Sminole Pro Tour **STREAMING PPV Event**
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I agree. That's too much.
I may watch on the final day, but won't pay that much for the whole package
Are there brackets posted anywhere?
While I appreciate all streams, this just seems out of line. I watched Accu-Stats, who has much more money invested in gear and people than anyone else and has the best equipment, stream to me for free last week. Now I have to step down in quality and step up with cash?
Is there a reason of which I am unaware that the Seminoles cannot follow the same business plan as Accu-Stats? Are they trying to see how few viewers they can get? Sorry, I just don't get it. I would like to see the viewers reward the streamers who take care of them best and require the PPV's to rethink their plan.
Is there a reason of which I am unaware that the Seminoles cannot follow the same business plan as Accu-Stats? Are they trying to see how few viewers they can get? Sorry, I just don't get it. I would like to see the viewers reward the streamers who take care of them best and require the PPV's to rethink their plan.
The Accu-Stats stream was paid for by sponsors as far as I know. It is rare. Their coverage of the US Open 9 Ball and DCC are both PPV.
If you wont pay to watch premium events then you wont be seeing many of them in the future.
The ad supported model doesnt work. This is why everyone is moving to PPV. Its the only way to stay alive. The streamers who provide good production quality and top shelf events will make it. The ones who don't will go away because they do not provide the value that a viewer will require when posting up money to watch. Its a good thing actually. The overall product will improve across the board.
$35 for the week is probably less than what it would cost to watch in person. I dont have any experience with the Seminole streams so I cant say if the production quality is worth the money to me but if I had the time I would fire a few bucks to find out.
some idea who's playing on the stream
I feel as thought the price for this stream is not all that bad..but I would
like to know or have some idea of who will be shown on the streaming
table. I don't care too much to have to watch somebody that's not
particularly interesting play two or three times. I don't know who is in
charge of scheduling the streaming action, but it seems that they ought
to know at least who will be on-at least day to day.
I feel as thought the price for this stream is not all that bad..but I would
like to know or have some idea of who will be shown on the streaming
table. I don't care too much to have to watch somebody that's not
particularly interesting play two or three times. I don't know who is in
charge of scheduling the streaming action, but it seems that they ought
to know at least who will be on-at least day to day.
http://www.seminoleprotour.com/brackets/STEVE_MIZERAK_-_SPT_Brackets.pdf
Brackets for those who are interested.
Brackets for those who are interested.
I usually can't watch these on the weekdays, but you can get Saturday and Sunday for 10$ and watch some of the best in the world, IMO it's a great price.
We apprecaite everyone who supports our tour and stream. Those who purchase the stream are supporting our tour and our stream. We stream our events for the fans and for the players. This tour does NOT make enough money or have enough sponsors for us to have free streams this year.
While we have tried our hardest to continue to provide a quality event and quality tournaments we will always have to field complaints from people who did not see the bigger picture. We are trying to better the sport and need the support of everyone to do so. The same way we go to other events and pay entry fees to watch, and pay for streams. We do this not because we have to but because we want to show our support for the sport!
All of that being said, here is the $$$ breakdown for your $34.95. We will be streaming a minimum of 5 matches a day for 4 days. That's roughly 10 hours a day of pool for 4 days totalling 40 hours of pool...again at minimum since we often show nearby matches if the stream match ends quickly. If you divide the hours of pool by the $35 weekend pass you are technically paying only $1.14 an hour or $2.28 per match (give or take depending how long the match takes). Throw in a FREE $20 kamui tip for the 1st 50 viewers to buy weekend pass and the price drops even more.
The Seminole Pro Tour has done everything we can for pool and will continue to do so as long as we have a tour. We apprecaite everyone who supports us!!!! Thank you for your support not just today or this weekend but throughout our history as a pro tour.
While we have tried our hardest to continue to provide a quality event and quality tournaments we will always have to field complaints from people who did not see the bigger picture. We are trying to better the sport and need the support of everyone to do so. The same way we go to other events and pay entry fees to watch, and pay for streams. We do this not because we have to but because we want to show our support for the sport!
All of that being said, here is the $$$ breakdown for your $34.95. We will be streaming a minimum of 5 matches a day for 4 days. That's roughly 10 hours a day of pool for 4 days totalling 40 hours of pool...again at minimum since we often show nearby matches if the stream match ends quickly. If you divide the hours of pool by the $35 weekend pass you are technically paying only $1.14 an hour or $2.28 per match (give or take depending how long the match takes). Throw in a FREE $20 kamui tip for the 1st 50 viewers to buy weekend pass and the price drops even more.
The Seminole Pro Tour has done everything we can for pool and will continue to do so as long as we have a tour. We apprecaite everyone who supports us!!!! Thank you for your support not just today or this weekend but throughout our history as a pro tour.
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Watched Seminole Pro Tour stream
A couple of times now and the pic quality is top notch. Plugged a laptop into a 32" screen asked a couple of friends over, grabbed some beers & enjoyed the competition. I learn watching the way pros work the table and friends pitched in for the ppv. Cheapest lessons I've had. Think I'll grab the weekend pkg.
A couple of times now and the pic quality is top notch. Plugged a laptop into a 32" screen asked a couple of friends over, grabbed some beers & enjoyed the competition. I learn watching the way pros work the table and friends pitched in for the ppv. Cheapest lessons I've had. Think I'll grab the weekend pkg.
Thanks for posting the brackets
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Date conflicts
I hate it when dates conflict - it is hard on the players and can be harder on the promoter!
The Seminole $50,000 Steve Mizerak event seems to be in conflict with the Predator INternaitonal 10-Ball taking place in Manila.
I do not know how many players this affected, and it probably was not a lot, but somehow the billiard industry should really try to avoid such problems.
Part of the problem is that there are only 52 weekends a year.
Mark Griffin
I hate it when dates conflict - it is hard on the players and can be harder on the promoter!
The Seminole $50,000 Steve Mizerak event seems to be in conflict with the Predator INternaitonal 10-Ball taking place in Manila.
I do not know how many players this affected, and it probably was not a lot, but somehow the billiard industry should really try to avoid such problems.
Part of the problem is that there are only 52 weekends a year.
Mark Griffin