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by Andy Spark » 16 Jan 2016 Read
Yes, I've seen this stat. Not just slightly ahead of the relevant comparative statistics of his rivals, but massively ahead! You look for reasons why there might be a distortion, a bias to Ronnie's way of entering tournaments, but the only bias is when compared to the older players like Davis and Hendry who compete past their best. Simply snooker genius.
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by Cloud Strife » 16 Jan 2016 Read
Fantastic stat.
Ronnie > Hendry
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by PoolBoy » 16 Jan 2016 Read
Utterly meaningless!
The only stats that count are actual competition wins...
Worlds: Hendry > O'Sullivan (7-5)
Masters: Hendry > O'Sullivan (6-5)
'Triple-Crown' titles: Hendry > O'Sullivan (18-15)
Ranking Tournaments: Hendry > O'Sullivan (36-27)
For example, theoretically, player 'A' could enter 13 Masters tournaments and reach the final in every one - but lose them all. That's 39 wins from 52 matches = 75%.
Player 'B' entered the same 13 tournaments and lost in the first round in 12 of them - but won one actual title.
Yes, Just 4 match wins from 16, equating to a dismal 25%, but player 'B' for my money, is more successful!
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by Andre147 » 16 Jan 2016 Read
Why didn't you included the UK Champs there?
Or have you forgotten it's 5-5 between Ronnie and Hendry?
Or maybe because Davis is the one who holds the record, but still you should have included that.
I do agree though this stat isn't very significant.
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by Holden Chinaski » 16 Jan 2016 Read
I didn't say this stat proves who is the greatest. I just think it's an impressive and interesting stat. A 74% match win percentace after having played more than a 1000 matches is pretty impressive in my opinion.
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by PoolBoy » 16 Jan 2016 Read
Andre147 wrote:Why didn't you included the UK Champs there?
Or have you forgotten it's 5-5 between Ronnie and Hendry?
Or maybe because Davis is the one who holds the record, but still you should have included that.
I do agree though this stat isn't very significant.
I knew I'd get 'busted; for that!
Deliberately omitted, for the reasons you state!
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by Vallomas » 16 Jan 2016 Read
I wonder what was Jimmy White's win percentage before 2005, if he's still too high in the list. At least before 2010.
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by kolompar » 16 Jan 2016 Read
Ronnie also leads in the Triple Crown finals against Hawkinses stat.
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by Holden Chinaski » 16 Jan 2016 Read
kolompar wrote:Ronnie also leads in the Triple Crown finals against Hawkinses stat.
Hawkins is a great player so what's your point?
Hendry, Higgins, Davis, Williams, Hunter, Robertson, Selby... Ronnie has beaten them all.
You lead in the clueless snooker fan stat.
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by Andy Spark » 17 Jan 2016 Read
PoolBoy wrote:Utterly meaningless!
The only stats that count are actual competition wins...
If you insist on that then Steve Davis is the best with 81 pro wins. Your rules, not mine!
And if you break down the events then it becomes subjective. You need to consider a variety of statistics. There is no right answer, but to ignore some statistics is wrong.
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by vodkadiet » 17 Jan 2016 Read
It is all about youtube viewing figures. O'Sullivan has the most hits so therefore he is the greatest.
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by Andy Spark » 17 Jan 2016 Read
vodkadiet wrote:It is all about youtube viewing figures. O'Sullivan has the most hits so therefore he is the greatest.
My point is that it is not all about any individual statistic or any individual category of statistics like tournament wins. Why shouldn't youtube viewing figures be a relevant stat? Snooker is the entertainment industry after all.
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by vodkadiet » 17 Jan 2016 Read
Andy Spark wrote:vodkadiet wrote:It is all about youtube viewing figures. O'Sullivan has the most hits so therefore he is the greatest.
My point is that it is not all about any individual statistic or any individual category of statistics like tournament wins. Why shouldn't youtube viewing figures be a relevant stat? Snooker is the entertainment industry after all.
More people watch Jeremy Kyle than Newsnight therefore Jeremy Kyle is a better quality programme.
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by Wildey » 17 Jan 2016 Read
Andy Spark wrote:PoolBoy wrote:Utterly meaningless!
The only stats that count are actual competition wins...
If you insist on that then Steve Davis is the best with 81 pro wins. Your rules, not mine!
And if you break down the events then it becomes subjective. You need to consider a variety of statistics. There is no right answer, but to ignore some statistics is wrong.
for stats to be meaningful using what Steve Davis has done in the last 15 to 20 years to work out % is pretty stupid when his break building and game has declined.
for stats to be accurate you got to pick out their peak years of 5 or 10 years and work it out on that.
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by vodkadiet » 17 Jan 2016 Read
1.74
That is Djokovic's price to win The Australian Open. It is the shortest price I have ever seen for a male player to win a Grand Slam before the event starts.
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by Andre147 » 17 Jan 2016 Read
vodkadiet wrote:1.74
That is Djokovic's price to win The Australian Open. It is the shortest price I have ever seen for a male player to win a Grand Slam before the event starts.
And who would bet against him?
Atm I think Murray has the best chance of beating him, he's been in this Final for 4 of the Last 5 years I think.
Federer? No chance, Nadal? even worse. Maybe Wawrinka, but I doubt it as well.
Djoko will surely win a 6th Aussie Open.
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by Cloud Strife » 17 Jan 2016 Read
vodkadiet wrote:1.74
That is Djokovic's price to win The Australian Open. It is the shortest price I have ever seen for a male player to win a Grand Slam before the event starts.
Has Nadal never been shorter for the French?
That price on Djokovic actually looks decent.
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by vodkadiet » 17 Jan 2016 Read
Cloud Strife wrote:vodkadiet wrote:1.74
That is Djokovic's price to win The Australian Open. It is the shortest price I have ever seen for a male player to win a Grand Slam before the event starts.
Has Nadal never been shorter for the French?
That price on Djokovic actually looks decent.
You might be right. I have seen 1.77 Nadal for The French but it may have been shorter one year.
I agree that Djokovic looks nigh on unbeatable.
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by Holden Chinaski » 17 Jan 2016 Read
Wildey wrote:Andy Spark wrote:PoolBoy wrote:Utterly meaningless!
The only stats that count are actual competition wins...
If you insist on that then Steve Davis is the best with 81 pro wins. Your rules, not mine!
And if you break down the events then it becomes subjective. You need to consider a variety of statistics. There is no right answer, but to ignore some statistics is wrong.
for stats to be meaningful using what Steve Davis has done in the last 15 to 20 years to work out % is pretty stupid when his break building and game has declined.
for stats to be accurate you got to pick out their peak years of 5 or 10 years and work it out on that.
You're right about that. But we can't do that on cuetracker.
What we can do, is look at the stats of someone like Selby for example who is 32 years old and probably in his prime now or just past it. Selby's match percentage is 67.4% That is a very high percentage. Neil Robertson for example has 63.5% Now, if you compare these percentages to Ronnie's 74.1% you have to say that's an impressive stat for a 40 year old who's been playing since 1992. John Higgins and Mark Williams, two of the greatest players ever, started in the same year as Ronnie. Higgins has 68% and Williams 64%
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by Andy Spark » 17 Jan 2016 Read
vodkadiet wrote:Andy Spark wrote:vodkadiet wrote:It is all about youtube viewing figures. O'Sullivan has the most hits so therefore he is the greatest.
My point is that it is not all about any individual statistic or any individual category of statistics like tournament wins. Why shouldn't youtube viewing figures be a relevant stat? Snooker is the entertainment industry after all.
More people watch Jeremy Kyle than Newsnight therefore Jeremy Kyle is a better quality programme.
I wouldn't sneer too much at ratings Vodka. It's ratings that got snooker on the TV in the first place and it's ratings that sustain it there. Many is the time I've read the lead article in Snooker Scene magazine and Clive Everton mentions what the ratings are doing.
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by Holden Chinaski » 17 Jan 2016 Read
Indeed. Without Alex Higgins, Jimmy White and Ronnie O'Sullivan this sport would have been in dire straits.
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by Wildey » 17 Jan 2016 Read
Holden Chinaski wrote:Indeed. Without Alex Higgins, Jimmy White and Ronnie O'Sullivan this sport would have been in dire straits.
Lets be honest without Alex Snooker wouldn't have taken off but what caught the imagination was the contrast and rivalries he had with Reardon Spencer, Thorburn and eventually Steve Davis.
So to be a success you need contrasts of style and personalities.a tour full of Ronnie Clones would be just as Boring as a tour full of Rory McLeod's.
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by Holden Chinaski » 17 Jan 2016 Read
74.1 is 147 backwards.
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by vodkadiet » 17 Jan 2016 Read
Holden Chinaski wrote:74.1 is 147 backwards.
It must be 74.2 now?
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by Holden Chinaski » 17 Jan 2016 Read
vodkadiet wrote:Holden Chinaski wrote:74.1 is 147 backwards.
It must be 74.2 now?
I think it was 74.12 and now it's 74.15
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by vodkadiet » 17 Jan 2016 Read
Holden Chinaski wrote:vodkadiet wrote:Holden Chinaski wrote:74.1 is 147 backwards.
It must be 74.2 now?
I think it was 74.12 and now it's 74.15
You round up to 1 decimal place...
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by Andy Spark » 18 Jan 2016 Read
Wildey wrote:Holden Chinaski wrote:Indeed. Without Alex Higgins, Jimmy White and Ronnie O'Sullivan this sport would have been in dire straits.
Lets be honest without Alex Snooker wouldn't have taken off but what caught the imagination was the contrast and rivalries he had with Reardon Spencer, Thorburn and eventually Steve Davis.
So to be a success you need contrasts of style and personalities.a tour full of Ronnie Clones would be just as Boring as a tour full of Rory McLeod's.
Agreed.
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by Pink Ball » 18 Jan 2016 Read
PoolBoy wrote:Utterly meaningless!
Not at all. If anything, it's the Ronnie stat that impresses me most. This is why, for me, he's arguably the greatest of all time.
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