What is quoted in red is not true at all.
CSI Invitational 10-Ball & 8-Ball Championships
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What is quoted in red is not true at all.
This whole thing is silly. Had it not been for Rodneygate and CSI simply announced the idea for a couple of new small field invitationals of top players, this discussion would be completely different.
We'd likely be calling this the best thing to happen to pool since the Mosconi Cup, another small field invitational event.
We'd likely be calling this the best thing to happen to pool since the Mosconi Cup, another small field invitational event.
I thought about this and I think you maybe a little right that it may not be the case in all circumstances but I bet it is for most. I'm only thinking about top level players that don't get in, not the almost good enough ones that their play is not quite there.
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There can be a plethora of reasons why a player might not be invited or cannot attend an invitational, one of which is finances, other obligations occurring at the same time, et cetera.
Every match will be a stream table match most likely, because they will use one table
and stream each match. Like they did at the Bigfoot Challenge.
There can be a plethora of reasons why a player might not be invited or cannot attend an invitational, one of which is finances, other obligations occurring at the same time, et cetera.
I referred to players not being invited not the ones that can't go.
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I like this format. It allows for longer races. The road to the final match is probably even tougher with an all elite field. Look and see how many big names shane had to play against in last year's 9b u.s open. It doesn't come close to being challenged every single match like this.
The entry fee will be high without all the dead money. The payout is very good and deep though I think.
There's plenty of tournaments to go around for the smaller fish to show if they belong.
No archer, no rodney, no big deal.
I would like to see north america with an additional 2 players since the u.s is the hosting site. Matchroom.com gives extra players to hosting sites for the pool world cup etc.
The entry fee will be high without all the dead money. The payout is very good and deep though I think.
There's plenty of tournaments to go around for the smaller fish to show if they belong.
No archer, no rodney, no big deal.
I would like to see north america with an additional 2 players since the u.s is the hosting site. Matchroom.com gives extra players to hosting sites for the pool world cup etc.
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And sometimes people can be invited but cannot afford to go, as one example. :smile:
Yes for sure that's quite possible in the pool world, but my point is the top players could be there if they choose to act right so the winners shouldn't feel like they didn't beat the best players and therefore no asterisk is required. I hope all that are invited do get the chance to play.
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Highly doubtful it will only be done on one table given they will start with a four group round robin. Would have liked to see it be a 32 player invitational. Maybe down the road....
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Yup, 4 group round robin. Top player from each group advances.
IMO, a lot can go wrong in the round robin format. Thankfully, the players that are invited are of the higher moral character. Still, the format is ripe for deceipt.
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There is so much wrong in your post that I'm not even going to bother with it. Other than to say, next time you win a tournament, remember, it means nothing at all. After all, there are far better players than you that didn't play in it.
There can be a plethora of reasons why a player might not be invited or cannot attend an invitational, one of which is finances, other obligations occurring at the same time, et cetera.
Damn it Jen, please stop using those three dollar words :embarrassed2: .My Thesaurus is running double time
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There is so much wrong in your post that I'm not even going to bother with it. Other than to say, next time you win a tournament, remember, it means nothing at all. After all, there are far better players than you that didn't play in it.
I'm always aware of that, Neil.
The US OPEN should never be just another tournament, as far as I'm concerned.
I hope that's not just a personal idiosyncrasy.
I like to think of this tournament to be as grand a stage as any in the world of Pool.
A tournament that produces the Peoples Champion. A tournament, that exposed correctly, could capture fans and viewership of Americans that may not play pool, but do watch TV.
It's hard to get all the money in the house if you don't open all the doors.
The underdog is drama ... The unexpected is what keeps sport fans coming back for more.
Most importantly, I may feel like playing .. and I want everyone else to feel that way too.
Good rolls brother.
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I disagree with this. Not every event has to produce a World Champion or even a "People's" Champion as you put it, to crown a champion of that event and have it carry prestige.
The Super Bowl is a country club event, only open to members of the NFL.
The Stanley Cup is a country club event, only open to members of the NHL.
The World Series is a country club event, only open to members of MLB.
The US Open Golf Championship is a country club event, only open to players with a 2 index or better, to even qualify to attempt to get in the tournament. And the Masters is an invitational.
The Mosconi Cup is obviously a country club event...
The list goes on...and I dare say the winners of all these events are recognized as champions and have earned prestige.
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Donny, I was once in a meeting and when the discussion got around to distributing information I piped up with "We need to decimate this information everywhere we can." I wanted to say 'disseminate this information' and I misspoke BADLY! A couple of people gave me a funny sideways look and finally one guy graciously corrected me. To say I was embarrassed is an understatement. Where was Grady when I needed him?
Had you been working at JPMorgan, I'd say your words were probably well chosen. lol :grin: