Jerry Forsyth
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Any women competing in the Dragon Promotions Women's International Pool Championship" will forfeit her existing ranking points and face further sanctions. Read all about it on our front page.
Dragon Women's Event Draws Ire
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Wow. I'm putting the over/under at 20 entrants
WOW conflicted inside.... WPA.... BCA... Dragon Promotions.... hrmmmmmmmmmm
Isn't the WPA itself run out of someone's basement?
Charlie's world, Charlie's world.
Doodlidoo, doodlidoo.
Party on Garth.
Doodlidoo, doodlidoo.
Party on Garth.
Just a lesson, if your going to start your own pool sanctioning body just use world in the title and instant credibility .
Apple, Amazon , Microsoft started in basement/ garage . I would be worried if they have their own nice big offices and buildings cos then sanction fees they charge will go up many times . Muahahaha
HELL YEAH, Frank! Ian Anderson for President...and make the flute our national instrument...as it has been since the start of this country! LOL :thumbup:
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
This is bad all the way around the block.
The women need events, seriously.
The WPA needs to step up, seriously.
Charlie needs a ride out of town, seriously.
Pool needs a better image, and better promoters, seriously.
Who the hell needs this kind of bullshit right now. Seriously?
The women need events, seriously.
The WPA needs to step up, seriously.
Charlie needs a ride out of town, seriously.
Pool needs a better image, and better promoters, seriously.
Who the hell needs this kind of bullshit right now. Seriously?
It is a shame because Charlie/Dragon is one of very few putting together any new events in pro pool. WPA had to lay down the law here, though, given the level of deception in how this event was marketed.
Everyone loses in this case. Especially sad for the ladies, who need events in which to compete.
The only people I see getting screwed are the women players. They either play and forfeit their points, or don't play and forfeit a possible pay day. In this case, they are getting screwed by both the WPA and DP. (Funny, because in porn DP means double penetration.)
sad part is, I'd rather watch the women play on good back and forth matches than the men run 6 packs. After the first 2 B&Rs, they all look the same.
sad part is, I'd rather watch the women play on good back and forth matches than the men run 6 packs. After the first 2 B&Rs, they all look the same.
the fact that this announcement doesn't come as a surprise should be a huge beacon as to what is wrong with pool.
This is *exactly* how Charlie ran the UPA when the UPA was the so-called "governing body" for men's professional pool.
With that said, this sentence in the above-referenced article is odd to me: The BCA has made a stand on this tournament. The Chairman of the BCA, Mike Serra of Championship Cloth, said: "All of us in the billiard industry, especially those of us who sponsor professional pool events and/or professional players, know how difficult it is for sponsorships to be acquired. It is not an easy task to attract and keep sponsors. We need uplifting and positive news for the great promoters we have in this country, not this.
Gee, BCA, how many of you sponsor professional players, American professional players? How many of you are really, really intersted in professional pool? Your actions speak louder than words, BCA. As the representative of professional pool in North America, you do little to nothing. Shame on you! You shouldn't even have a say in any of this. Go back to your BCA banquets and high-five your other industry member buddies, the ones you really support. If you're going to kick professional pool to the curb, just do it. Don't be a hypocrite.
The last paragraph of the article is the most important: This representation of a minor event as equal to a world title has now caused the WPA to take a very rare action. As announced today: “As a consequence, any player who participates in this Dragon Promotions “International 10-Ball Championship” will lose all of her ranking points that she may currently hold on the WPA ranking list. Further, the WPA will not accept the nomination of any such player for any WPA ranking event in 2015, regardless of whether such nomination comes through a member or sponsor/organizer. Such players will not be banned entirely from entering, and will be permitted to enter a ranking event through a qualifying event that is played in the host country, should such qualifying events be held”. Said Anderson: “It is a shame, really, that the only way you can get the players to see the big picture is to take action that will hopefully make them think before they send in that entry fee. The players cannot continue to support those who are driving sponsorship money out of the game.”
Though it is my opinon that WPA is more concerned about those sponsorship monies so they can travel the world and attend these events, stuffing their beaks in Qatar, hobnobbing with the rich, I do support their stand on this topic.
With that said, this sentence in the above-referenced article is odd to me: The BCA has made a stand on this tournament. The Chairman of the BCA, Mike Serra of Championship Cloth, said: "All of us in the billiard industry, especially those of us who sponsor professional pool events and/or professional players, know how difficult it is for sponsorships to be acquired. It is not an easy task to attract and keep sponsors. We need uplifting and positive news for the great promoters we have in this country, not this.
Gee, BCA, how many of you sponsor professional players, American professional players? How many of you are really, really intersted in professional pool? Your actions speak louder than words, BCA. As the representative of professional pool in North America, you do little to nothing. Shame on you! You shouldn't even have a say in any of this. Go back to your BCA banquets and high-five your other industry member buddies, the ones you really support. If you're going to kick professional pool to the curb, just do it. Don't be a hypocrite.
The last paragraph of the article is the most important: This representation of a minor event as equal to a world title has now caused the WPA to take a very rare action. As announced today: “As a consequence, any player who participates in this Dragon Promotions “International 10-Ball Championship” will lose all of her ranking points that she may currently hold on the WPA ranking list. Further, the WPA will not accept the nomination of any such player for any WPA ranking event in 2015, regardless of whether such nomination comes through a member or sponsor/organizer. Such players will not be banned entirely from entering, and will be permitted to enter a ranking event through a qualifying event that is played in the host country, should such qualifying events be held”. Said Anderson: “It is a shame, really, that the only way you can get the players to see the big picture is to take action that will hopefully make them think before they send in that entry fee. The players cannot continue to support those who are driving sponsorship money out of the game.”
Though it is my opinon that WPA is more concerned about those sponsorship monies so they can travel the world and attend these events, stuffing their beaks in Qatar, hobnobbing with the rich, I do support their stand on this topic.
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