Best player defined. IYO

What in your opinion would define the best player in any given one pocket competition between any two players under ideal conditions and on neutral ground?
(a) a mammoth ahead race, say 12 ahead, played until the finish, but not longer than 8 hours per day.
(B) play 6 games total, play 3 games a day, and get 3 breaks apiece, going to 50 balls each game for a winner of that game. Most balls aggragate over the 6 games decides the overall winner.
(C) play 12 games per day for 4 consecutive days going to 8. Most total game wins overall decides the winner.
(D) other suggestions as to what you think would define the best player, IYO.

A or C... definitely not B if you are trying to find out who the best onepocket player is. Under B's format that would take away the end game strategy which is a huge part of one pocket. B would show more or less who can run the most balls. Personally im partial to A

(A) and (C) are pretty close to the same in terms of strategy, (B) is an entirely different format which would take the most important part of one pocket strategy away from the competition "playing the score" So the question you asked cannot be answered with option (B) simply because ..playing the score is a large part of deciding who the better players are in today's one pocket.

Hacker says that it would take the end game away from one pocket, yes and no. There would be an end game but not nearly as crucial as in a regular formatted contest. The end game in today's one pocket (A) and (C) will have a much bigger role in deciding who the best players are, where in (B) it will only be worth a few balls, lessening the importance of the end game value for the player that plays it the best.

Format (B) takes too much decision making away from the game to use it as a measuring stick when determining who the best players are..in today's one pocket.

Format (B) is a better contest to decide what format takes the most luck away from the contest, but not who the best one pocket player is because of the reasons I explained above..imo.

Dr. Bill

Before I ever read any of the answers, I had chosen A and C. I didn't analyze it but I think the analysis given was right on.

onepockethacker said:

A or C... definitely not B if you are trying to find out who the best onepocket player is. Under B's format that would take away the end game strategy which is a huge part of one pocket. B would show more or less who can run the most balls. Personally im partial to A

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Ed Zachery.

gulfportdoc said:

I think option C is the best of the three... once per week for several weeks.

... a better gauge...

~Doc

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Good point Doc.

You've convinced me... I think this is the best way.