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I Like the WNT But....

Frosty
It’s not just traditional ball colors, it’s cloth color, a reasonable sized pocket for 9 ball, like 4 1/4” to allow it to be 9 ball. But most of all quality of equipment, the best players in the world should play on the best equipment, Diamond tables, Aramith balls, Simonis cloth, not on equipment made by whomever writes MR a big check to get MR to use their equipment.
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I Like the WNT But....

boogeyman
BasementDweller said:
I like what Matchroom has done with 9 ball. Their production is really good and the tournaments are enjoyable, but I'm afraid the WNT is going to peter out. Ultimately, I think they made a mistake going all-in on one game. I'm a fan, but I'm finding their tournaments are all having the same feel, and it's hard to distinguish one from another. The same setting, the same gray cloth, and the same players, doing the same thing in a different location.

I don't really like 8 Ball, but maybe they could have added more variety to their calendar by adding the other disciplines, or at least a single 8 ball tourney and maybe even 10 ball. Either that, or they need to figure out a better way to differentiate their tourneys. I could be totally wrong, and they are just running into the limitations intrinsic to pool. Plus, I do understand that there are competing organizations. I also do think 9 ball is a great game for professionals. But -- if I'm losing interest as a fan, surely there's something they could do differently.

Anybody else feel like all their tourneys are just bleeding into each other?
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BasementDweller said:
I like what Matchroom has done with 9 ball. Their production is really good and the tournaments are enjoyable, but I'm afraid the WNT is going to peter out. Ultimately, I think they made a mistake going all-in on one game. I'm a fan, but I'm finding their tournaments are all having the same feel, and it's hard to distinguish one from another. The same setting, the same gray cloth, and the same players, doing the same thing in a different location.

I don't really like 8 Ball, but maybe they could have added more variety to their calendar by adding the other disciplines, or at least a single 8 ball tourney and maybe even 10 ball. Either that, or they need to figure out a better way to differentiate their tourneys. I could be totally wrong, and they are just running into the limitations intrinsic to pool. Plus, I do understand that there are competing organizations. I also do think 9 ball is a great game for professionals. But -- if I'm losing interest as a fan, surely there's something they could do differently.

Anybody else feel like all their tourneys are just bleeding into each other?
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(Sorry I double replied)
Maintaining a consistent brand and predictable presentation is very important. It allows everyone (including sponsors) to know what to expect and how to insert themselves into the process. You minimize surprises, you test things incrementally, and you ensure things march forward. The WNT is doing just that.
If things changed every tournament people might then say, "that WNT is so chaotic and disorganized."
No tournament format is gong to please everyone, but so far, this WNT is doing exactly what it is supposed to do
The longer it continues to do the same thing, the better it will become at it. That's what's important in any endeavor.
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I Like the WNT But....

fastone371
BasementDweller said:
You can't compare the variety found in all those other sports mentioned to pool. It's the viewing experience. When you produce an event now, it is not just competing against other live events, but against all other events ever produced and made accessible for viewing! The events need to stand out. When searching for a recent US Open match, I ended up watching a 2025 match instead.

That's interesting that you'd rather watch Ultimate Pool.
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I am a fan of Ultimate Pool too, it's very entertaining, things happen at a quick pace, there's no sitting around watching the chalk dry on the cue tip. Players don't have time to view every straight in shot from 9 different angles.
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1995 garage era predator pool cue with prototype six slice shaft in excellent condition. With the original butt laser engraved ICF – 14–95.

BarenbruggeCues
a1phase3 said:
I would sell it, but don’t come at me with a lowball number. I know how rare this is and you will never see another one&
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You never mentioned what amount of money you feel you need for your cue.
In order to sell it there would need to be a starting price.
How does one know if you are being lowballed on the price if we don't know what the price is?

It's an interesting piece but there needs to be a starting point. :unsure:
Put it in the for sale forum and put a price on it and let's see where it goes.
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I Like the WNT But....

fastone371
jay helfert said:
All things being equal I prefer watching Predator events for one big reason. They use traditional ball colors! Makes for easy viewing of matches, no squinting to figure out which ball is which. It actually makes a huge diiference! I enjoy watching a helluva lot more.
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i couldn't agree more!! Like I mentioned in a previous post the fan shouldnt have to think about the order of shots while casually watching. For most viewers the traditional ball colors are so ingrained that you are always looking for the purple ball after the red ball.
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I Like the WNT But....

B
Positively Ralf said:
So I'm curious, besides the SFR gaff, what other horrible inane comments did Joe Rogan make?

As for the original post, what other major sports tours play different games besides the one seen on TV? I know Tennis does doubles but even that doesn't draw as much as the regular singles tournaments. What, car racing?
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You can't compare the variety found in all those other sports mentioned to pool. It's the viewing experience. When you produce an event now, it is not just competing against other live events, but against all other events ever produced and made accessible for viewing! The events need to stand out. When searching for a recent US Open match, I ended up watching a 2025 match instead.
Positively Ralf said:
Anyway, the only thing I do not like about the WNT is the grey cloth and the dull looking balls. It literally makes everything look dead around it. Even still, they are doing fine at what they set out to do and like sjm above mentioned, if you enjoy other disciplines, there are plenty of other entities holding tournaments for them. I love watching Ultimate Pool and would watch it over any WNT event.
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That's interesting that you'd rather watch Ultimate Pool.
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