So not only will 100,000 people pay to take the test, but they'll also pay to log in to check their results.
Genius.
What are you waiting for?
World Fargo Rating list --place changes from the US Open
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So not only will 100,000 people pay to take the test, but they'll also pay to log in to check their results.
Genius.
What are you waiting for?
Fargorate is doing the same thing for free, and you're actually tested agaist other players.
Not bashing you or your idea, I just feel like Fargorate IS the future. If they would just start their own league with a small fee every week for pro events(much more to it than that).
Why does everything have to come down to a league system? And just exactly how does Fargo rate an unknown player....before they become known....explain that please.
Let's me.guess here for a second....League system hmmmm....so, if a player in a tournament has a Fargo rating of 826....and his opponent has a rating of 670....are they going to be playing even up, or is the better player by far going to have to play with a handicap?
Well that is an option if it's handicapped league or tournament.
But we're talking about professional pool where everyone plays even, so why even bring it up?
You know what, when the Mariners host their open to the public try out camps annually....would you like to guess how many thousands of people who up for the week, hoping for a chance to be a Pro baseball player and sign a major contract?
Or would you rather guess at how many actually gilet picked to play after the public try out are over?
This isn't about league vs pro. It's about combining the two.
Its about having a worldwide rating of all players where you can see where you fall in rating.
It's about having the capability of handicapping if somebody wants to do a handicapped tournament.
It's about having a stand alone Pro "tour" where the top 64/128 are paid weekly for doing training videos, exhibitions, pro am's etc.along with guaranteed payouts for ALL (pro)players.
Its about "pro" players earning a living and giving back to the sport
Its about becoming an Olympic event.
Its about everything pool
Jason
Dont wanna argue with you Glenn, I know your heart is in the right place. Its also about having guys like you, Mark, Oscar and Ernesto. etc doing table repair/classes. Guys like(fill in the blank) doing cue repair/building.
The top 64/128/256 would be automatically be qualified. In your case of Brandon Shuff, I'd like to see a way to challenge for a spot againt another player - it would cost $ for the challenging player(if they lose) if they win, they take over the spot 
hows that for drawing interest???
hows that for drawing interest???
Because THAT'S exactly what's wrong with pool today! There is nothing separating those who should the Pro's and those who WANT to be considered a Pro, but don't want to put in the time and effort to have the skills to BE a Pro. Instead they'd rather complain about racking the balls, racking aids, shorter races, the value of their entry fees in the pay outs knowing they're NEEDED to fund the tournament, alternating breaks.....anything to make their time more enjoyable to THEN for the money they pay....anything done for the chance to say....I played so-and-so in the tournament.
Come on Buddy, wake up....name ONE other sport on this planet that the amatures get to play right along beside the PROFESSIONALS of that sport.....PLEASE NAME ONE?
The bottom line in this sport, and the truth of the matter is.....if you're NOT a Professional pool player by skill, then you're a fan, unless you really put in the effort to build your skills up to BE a Pro. The problem is, the fans and those that make money in this industry are the ones that are actually holding BACK the Pros from being in a division of their own....so that we CANNOT gain sponsors who are willing to advertise during major events....BUT we can't get those major events off the ground.....until we shed the fat off the backs of the Pros!
Why are you arguing a point that I'm in agreement with you on?
I guarantee you won't find one single Pro complaining about my ideas on how to straighten this sport out.....so, guess who's doing ALL the complaining?
This option is still available in a "pro am" amateurs are never allowed in a pro event.
Fargorate determines the top players(if you only played 150 games, thats your fault) end of story(other than the wildcard"challenge" by say the next 10 players on the Fargo list.
The top 64/128/256 would be automatically be qualified. In your case of Brandon Shuff, I'd like to see a way to challenge for a spot againt another player - it would cost $ for the challenging player(if they lose) if they win, they take over the spot
That's why the different dates between going public with everyone's scores, then closing the door to testing 2 months later, pryor to the world championship tournament. If you're a player that finds you're 35 points short of making the cut to Pro....get your but out there and put in a shit load more hours practicing. Practice on the same kind of table you're going to be testing on, keep score! If you can't improve enough to make up them 35 points, don't bother spending the extant $50 to reschedule another skill test. But if you can see the improvement, and in practice you cut your test score by 40 points the GREAT....test again, bump a lower player out and put your butt on the list.
My plans help pool rooms all around the world because it drives players into the pool rooms because that's where the 9fts are, and that's where they need to practice...AND test!....but it's all about the individual player and NOT a team effort.
I could talk about my plans for hours, I've been working on them since June 1995, it's just taken this long for a lot of other parts of my plans to fall in place. Believe it or not, even a production built 9ft pool table was in my plans so that the 9ft pool tables would be the same everywhere....5 years before I even knew who Diamond was! What a stroke of luck there, that's one of the reasons I got involved with Greg Sullivan, I liked what he and Diamond had to offer.
So WU, at 16 years old, and no Fargo rating to speak of.....wouldn't be allowed to compete.....unless he went out and played 150 games somewhere else.....at 16 years old at the time, here in this country on a visa, taking time away from school....just so he can get a Fargo rating....is that what you're saying?
Or he could have played in a qualifier got in that way.
But hey, why make things simple when you can complicate the shit out of them.
I have no doubt you want to make pool great! I'd like to lay out a plan side by side but I think Fargo has their own plans. I'm not entirely sure they actually know what they have and how valuable it is in terms of all pool in the world.
Jason
In my system, WU would have made the cut to the Pro's. Flew in one day before the tournament. Played for 3 days, won the event, and flew out on the 5th day and been back home in time for dinner!
Forest for the trees Glenn.
Nobody from Wu's neck of the woods was surprised. I'm sure he had more than enough games to be rated properly