I have commented several times on what is needed for pool to be successful in the US. It needs a pool czar like Barry Hearn here in the US. What was done for snooker in the UK could in theory be done here in the US. It will take leadership and lots of capital a finally corporate sponsorship. The ideal corporate sponsor is beer brewers. You have to create real stars so when SVB walks into a pool room everybody even the once every six month player knows who he is.
The future is the asian market, all those chinese are not going to be golfers. There is so much content in media these days that the only thing that will make pool compelling is much bigger prize funds and the stars this will create. San Miguel beer in the Philippines sponsors pool tournaments. No stars no eyes on the content no sponsors. Pool and beer are a perfect fit. It will take someone that is upright and not a scammer like Kevin T. to turn pool around with some serious money to grease the skids. The beverage marketplace is very crowded and one thing is for certain pool players are beer drinkers. Pool players don't drink Chardonnay and eat Brie after playing a spirited set of Nine Ball. After the game it's Miller time. What pool needs is mo money and lots of it. When you win a world championship you should a half million dollars. Now that would breed some excitement. It's all about the money period. There are some real fine pool players that have made millions playing poker, there has to be a way of getting these games to cross pollinate. This is a game for high rollin bad boys not choir boys and thats the way it needs to be marketed and after all that woofing, wagering, battling it out and taking down the cash one get's thirsty and it's Miller time.
The future is the asian market, all those chinese are not going to be golfers. There is so much content in media these days that the only thing that will make pool compelling is much bigger prize funds and the stars this will create. San Miguel beer in the Philippines sponsors pool tournaments. No stars no eyes on the content no sponsors. Pool and beer are a perfect fit. It will take someone that is upright and not a scammer like Kevin T. to turn pool around with some serious money to grease the skids. The beverage marketplace is very crowded and one thing is for certain pool players are beer drinkers. Pool players don't drink Chardonnay and eat Brie after playing a spirited set of Nine Ball. After the game it's Miller time. What pool needs is mo money and lots of it. When you win a world championship you should a half million dollars. Now that would breed some excitement. It's all about the money period. There are some real fine pool players that have made millions playing poker, there has to be a way of getting these games to cross pollinate. This is a game for high rollin bad boys not choir boys and thats the way it needs to be marketed and after all that woofing, wagering, battling it out and taking down the cash one get's thirsty and it's Miller time.
