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The new U S. pro pool tour

Black-Balled
Bob Jewett said:
If you're referring to the Crystal Kelly tournament in Monaco/Nice, it ran for 17 years, ending in 2011. It was supported by a software billionaire from The Netherlands, IIRC. Unfortunately, he had major health issues and died. He also supported a chess tournament.

Maybe you mean the McCreery invitational that took place in New York in 2018. That was funded by an American finance billionaire. It was a one-off, rumored to end due to complaints from a family member.
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Ahh yahh

I always forget crystal kelly.
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WNT, WPA and 2026

jax_joe
jbart65 said:
I wonder if Predator creating this all-star event put pressure on Matchroom to bring World Pool Masters back. Predator outlined this all-star event some months ago, but not the details.

Predator has also created their own, bigger version of the World Cup of Pool to take advantage of that event disappearing for the past few years.

Not sure Matchroom will bring the WCP back. Predator has really stolen its thunder.

Whatever the case, competition in general is good. Hope it pushes both “tours, of a sort, to new heights.
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More like a downsizing from last year's events. Being about 10 minutes aways from the venue I'm happy the Pro event is still being held but the format is a drop off from the scale of last year, especially on the Women's side.
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The new U S. pro pool tour

B
Actually I think APA is sitting in the Cat Birds seat. It has the largest membership of all the pool organizations active. For some reason they keep their amateur status and don't raise the prize pool?? They hold at least two LV stops yearly for about 10 days with 7K players attending for a very mediocre prize pool. I think they could pass all the other organizations in a couple of years if they really wanted to. They seem content where they are at.
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The new U S. pro pool tour

Bob Jewett
jay helfert said:
There is a very wealthy man who loves Three Cushion. Every year he puts on his own Invitational event paying huge money. It's a gift to the sport he loves! SJM knows who I mean.
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If you're referring to the Crystal Kelly tournament in Monaco/Nice, it ran for 17 years, ending in 2011. It was supported by a software billionaire from The Netherlands, IIRC. Unfortunately, he had major health issues and died. He also supported a chess tournament.

Maybe you mean the McCreery invitational that took place in New York in 2018. That was funded by an American finance billionaire. It was a one-off, rumored to end due to complaints from a family member.
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The new U S. pro pool tour

fastone371
easy-e said:
It was the best of the designated areas. I would love to follow pool teams of the best regional players. But the same thing would happen. Everyone would want to play, so they'd design their own lower-level teams and have their own competitions.
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What happened to people that they want competition to lower their level so it can be "fair"? It used to be that if you wanted to play with the big boys you knew that you had to up your game. This doesn't apply just to pool but everything. Its pathetic. I also have no problem with handicapped events, there are folks out there who just will never be at a high level but still want to compete with relatively equally skilled people but you gotta understand where you fit in.
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