For years, the mantle of "best player to not win Wonderboy" was one carried by Eric D'Souza. Now that D'Souza has finally gotten his WB stein, however, that title has to be placed upon someone else. There are many options.
D'Souza had been without a major win after participating in 17 major tournaments, which was a big factor in giving him that title. While number of tournaments played is not the only way to determine who is the new best player without a WB stein, it is one statistic that can be used, along with others, such as Wonderboy Ranking and overall event victories. Using data like this, the WB Best Player to Never Win Subcommittee made a chart detailing who could be the best player not to win Wonderboy.
The first name that jumps off of the list as a strong contender is Alex Little. Little has actually played in 15 tournaments, almost as many as D'Souza did before winning in 2016, and finished in the top ten of WB tournaments on 11 separate occasions. Little has earned the most points per tournament of any player on the list with 7.3 points per tournament in his career. Little has also dominated two events at Wonderboy: logsaw and tug-of-war, the tournament leader in career points in both.
Another name that is sure to garner consideration for the best player without a WB stein is Greg Doan. While he is now up there in age, Doan has had plenty of opportunities to capture a tournament. He has played in more tournaments than Little, 20 to be precise, and has finished in the top half only 13 times. He has shown that he can win but just not in any Wonderboy events.
Outside of these two candidates, there are many other names on the list that could become relevant as the years go on. For example, there are young players like Ethan Cooper and Drew Forsyth that have not won a WB stein yet and are high in the World WB Ping Pong Rankings but they simply haven't had enough exposure. If years go by and they still haven't won a WB stein, however, these young stars could be candidates for the title.
With many options to choose from when it comes to deciding who the best player is to never win Wonderboy, it is hard to give the moniker to one player. Perhaps, it is just better to hope that they can all one day find success and win their first WB stein.
D'Souza had been without a major win after participating in 17 major tournaments, which was a big factor in giving him that title. While number of tournaments played is not the only way to determine who is the new best player without a WB stein, it is one statistic that can be used, along with others, such as Wonderboy Ranking and overall event victories. Using data like this, the WB Best Player to Never Win Subcommittee made a chart detailing who could be the best player not to win Wonderboy.
The first name that jumps off of the list as a strong contender is Alex Little. Little has actually played in 15 tournaments, almost as many as D'Souza did before winning in 2016, and finished in the top ten of WB tournaments on 11 separate occasions. Little has earned the most points per tournament of any player on the list with 7.3 points per tournament in his career. Little has also dominated two events at Wonderboy: logsaw and tug-of-war, the tournament leader in career points in both.
Another name that is sure to garner consideration for the best player without a WB stein is Greg Doan. While he is now up there in age, Doan has had plenty of opportunities to capture a tournament. He has played in more tournaments than Little, 20 to be precise, and has finished in the top half only 13 times. He has shown that he can win but just not in any Wonderboy events.
Outside of these two candidates, there are many other names on the list that could become relevant as the years go on. For example, there are young players like Ethan Cooper and Drew Forsyth that have not won a WB stein yet and are high in the World WB Ping Pong Rankings but they simply haven't had enough exposure. If years go by and they still haven't won a WB stein, however, these young stars could be candidates for the title.
With many options to choose from when it comes to deciding who the best player is to never win Wonderboy, it is hard to give the moniker to one player. Perhaps, it is just better to hope that they can all one day find success and win their first WB stein.
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