by SnookerFan » 04 Nov 2017 Read
To be blunt, I'm not sure I care.
I never find myself watching snooker thinking; "I wonder if players were stronger in 2005?"
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by kolompar » 04 Nov 2017 Read
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by Alex0paul » 04 Nov 2017 Read
There's been 4 times the amount of tournaments this decade but only double the amount of centuries
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by Andre147 » 04 Nov 2017 Read
Might be the strongest in terms of overall strength in depth on the whole Tour, but certainly not the strongest between the Top 16 and certainly not in the Top 10.
That one belonged between 1998-2005.
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by sas6789 » 05 Nov 2017 Read
Not in the slightest, there's been more than double the amount of tournaments the last few years. 1997-2005 was and always will be IMO snooker's strongest ever era
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by TheRocket » 05 Nov 2017 Read
Andre147 wrote:Might be the strongest in terms of overall strength in depth on the whole Tour, but certainly not the strongest between the Top 16 and certainly not in the Top 10.
That one belonged between 1998-2005.
yes, that sums it up perfectly. In terms of depth is might be the strongest but the players at the top were better back then.
It obviously needs to be said that four all-time greats, three of them legit GOAT-candidates being in their primes and competing in that period played a big role in that. That alone made that era very special.
It was similar like the Federer,Nadal,Djokovic era.
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by vodkadiet » 05 Nov 2017 Read
The tables and the balls are very conducive to making big breaks today.
I would say many of today's players wouldn't be able to be competitive if they had played on tables in the 80s and 90s. They have no tactical nous.
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by OoNebsoO » 05 Nov 2017 Read
More centuries per game in the 2000-2009 though.
0.16 2010-2019
0.17 2000-2009 (every 5.7 matches)
0.12 1990-1999
1.13 1980-1989
Also interesting (at least to me)
5.1 frames per match
6.2 frames per match
7.4 frames per match
8.1 frames per match
buck off, best of sevens!
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by The_Abbott » 06 Nov 2017 Read
put there is not proof that modern players visit the Gym more than previous generations to prove they are stronger.
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by gallantrabbit » 06 Nov 2017 Read
Not such a relevant stat. The quick cloths break the packs wide so big breaks are easier.
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by gallantrabbit » 06 Nov 2017 Read
Worded that badly. The quick cloths facilitate packs that star burst.
gallantrabbit wrote:Not such a relevant stat. The quick cloths break the packs wide so big breaks are easier.
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by gallantrabbit » 06 Nov 2017 Read
O'sullivan was talking about this today on twitter.
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by gallantrabbit » 06 Nov 2017 Read
My writing sh!te today.
gallantrabbit wrote:Worded that badly. The quick cloths facilitate packs that star burst.
gallantrabbit wrote:Not such a relevant stat. The quick cloths break the packs wide so big breaks are easier.
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by kolompar » 11 Nov 2017 Read
Frames/century isn't all that better, 31.55 in the 2010s and 34.41 in the noughties (lower number is better). It was 63.32 in the 80s and 63.61 in the 90s, but that was the open era with 400-500 players in all tournaments. That's actually a pretty good rate considering most of the frames were played by the lower ranked players who wouldn't make many centuries. If you only took matches from the last 128 onwards you might even get a better rate than now.
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