The sands regency tournament used to be three races to seven for every match I believe. If a player won the first two sets, he won the match of course.
There were some stats that our own Billy I. rattled off at the finals of one of those tournaments. I’m just going to come clean, and say I can’t remeber the numbers (and I don’t have the vhs or a vhs player anymore, haha), but the stat was in all the matches that went to a final set (ie one set a piece), in the final set the player who won the first set was heavily favored to win the match.
I hope someone could correct me if I’m wrong on that, and also maybe let us know any insight you have on a stat like that. From memory, Billy was saying the player who won that first set was heavily favored to win the match. I find that fascinating, as on paper it should be 50-50 (or thereabouts) in my estimation.
This relates to one of the things I have been thinking in pool recently. Like this big one pocket match, it’s just my intuition, but I’d seriously guess DO would win this second session. Yet, if they play a third time, I’m telling you, I don’t know what will happen, but I think tony has a way better chance at that point. I have no idea why the hell I think that, but it seems to be supported by the three set sands data.
I don’t want to sway anybody into my way of thinking, I’d like to hear everyone’s objective opinions on the topic, but I think the stat is fueled by player passion. One of the most important driving forces for a player to win is his passion and desire for the victory. A player who has just lost a set, I’m proposing, is much more apt to have a relatively high level of motivation and passion, thus driving the anomalous (in my opinion) stat.
There were some stats that our own Billy I. rattled off at the finals of one of those tournaments. I’m just going to come clean, and say I can’t remeber the numbers (and I don’t have the vhs or a vhs player anymore, haha), but the stat was in all the matches that went to a final set (ie one set a piece), in the final set the player who won the first set was heavily favored to win the match.
I hope someone could correct me if I’m wrong on that, and also maybe let us know any insight you have on a stat like that. From memory, Billy was saying the player who won that first set was heavily favored to win the match. I find that fascinating, as on paper it should be 50-50 (or thereabouts) in my estimation.
This relates to one of the things I have been thinking in pool recently. Like this big one pocket match, it’s just my intuition, but I’d seriously guess DO would win this second session. Yet, if they play a third time, I’m telling you, I don’t know what will happen, but I think tony has a way better chance at that point. I have no idea why the hell I think that, but it seems to be supported by the three set sands data.
I don’t want to sway anybody into my way of thinking, I’d like to hear everyone’s objective opinions on the topic, but I think the stat is fueled by player passion. One of the most important driving forces for a player to win is his passion and desire for the victory. A player who has just lost a set, I’m proposing, is much more apt to have a relatively high level of motivation and passion, thus driving the anomalous (in my opinion) stat.
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