The Siberian Express is About to Roll

[lfigueroa]

oh that’s weird i’m surprised sorry to hear though, thanks for the swift reply and let’s continue to debate who is next!

f’n corey deuel man, if he don’t get a shot at this- the whole planet earth just went all wrong.

At this moment I don't know who will be next.

We're trying to schedule pool players and it is not so easy. They are all over the place geographically and busy with money games, and traveling to and playing in tournaments. They are here and overseas. There's Turning Stone coming up and the DCC. And all of that is why Bobby said this could go on for a while.

So there will be periods when we cover the table and turn off the streaming equipment. Which, to be honest is probably a good thing because that way everyone can take a break and recharge after gorging on some fine 14.1 (burp). We want to keep up the quality of play and are in no hurry.

I'll let you know when we get another champion to commit.

Lou Figueroa

 

[sjm]

oh that’s weird i’m surprised sorry to hear though, thanks for the swift reply and let’s continue to debate who is next!

f’n corey deuel man, if he don’t get a shot at this- the whole planet earth just went all wrong.

Given that neither SVB nor Ruslan has won a WPA sanctioned World Championship, I doubt Corey Deuel would be eliminated from consideration due to that "supposed" requirement for participation. If he wants in, I'm sure they'll find a way. Same thing with John Schmidt.

 

[lfigueroa]

Given that neither SVB nor Ruslan has won a WPA sanctioned World Championship, I doubt Corey Deuel would be eliminated from consideration due to that "supposed" requirement for participation. If he wants in, I'm sure they'll find a way. Same thing with John Schmidt.

As I said earlier in the thread, we made an exception for Shane and explained why, please keep up.

And Ruslan won a Junior World 9ball title sanctioned by the WPA in 2009. He personally claims two WPA championships but I don't know which other event that would be.

Lou Figueroa

 

[Welder84]

As I said earlier in the thread, we made an exception for Shane and explained why, please keep up.

And Ruslan won a Junior World 9ball title sanctioned by the WPA in 2009. He personally claims two WPA championships but I don't know which other event that would be.

Lou Figueroa

I think he may be listing his American 14.1 title at Q Master billiards. On the tournament flyer the event is described as the premier straight pool event world wide. That event did have players from all over and may be the a World title Ruslan is listing.

 

[sjm]

As I said earlier in the thread, we made an exception for Shane and explained why, please keep up.

And Ruslan won a Junior World 9ball title sanctioned by the WPA in 2009. He personally claims two WPA championships but I don't know which other event that would be.

Lou Figueroa

And my point is that if you're going to make exceptions in these cases, you'd surely make an exception for Corey Deuel, who has many major titles.

 

[Dimeball]

You know, the thing with Shane was -- it's Shane.

You get the best American player to kick off the event and it was a perfect opportunity. I mean, who doesn't love to see Shane shoot?! Plus, he sets a benchmark because everyone knows how straight he shoots. So, we were able to get him for a week and he is so amped about the 14.1 run attempts he wants to come back. What's not to like?!

The committee made an exception. Shoot us.

Lou Figueroa

hahah, that's so awesome!

 

[lfigueroa]

I think he may be listing his American 14.1 title at Q Master billiards. On the tournament flyer the event is described as the premier straight pool event world wide. That event did have players from all over and may be the a World title Ruslan is listing.

Yes, but then the question is: was it sanctioned in 2019?

Lou Figueroa
dan't know

 

[lfigueroa]

And my point is that if you're going to make exceptions in these cases, you'd surely make an exception for Corey Deuel, who has many major titles.

Many guys have won many titles and our reasons for starting the event with Shane do not automatically transfer to other players.

Having said that, Corey would make an interesting choice but probably not at this juncture... and don't call me Shirley.

Lou Figueroa

 

[Welder84]

Many guys have won many titles and our reasons for starting the event with Shane do not automatically transfer to other players.

Having said that, Corey would make an interesting choice but probably not at this juncture... and don't call me Shirley.

Lou Figueroa

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Many guys have won many titles and our reasons for starting the event with Shane do not automatically transfer to other players.

Having said that, Corey would make an interesting choice but probably not at this juncture... and don't call me Shirley.

Lou Figueroa

An interesting format for the future would be Calcutta style. Each player is purchased raising revenue and has so many tries. That would also increase stream purchase interest.

 

[Black-Balled]

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An interesting format for the future would be Calcutta style. Each player is purchased raising revenue and has so many tries. That would also increase stream purchase interest.

That would be a lot of headache and might need a lawyer.

Bobby is already the event's sponsor and while he does bear the risk alone, he is also 100% in control of it too. That control is beyond value.

 

[wrldpro]

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An interesting format for the future would be Calcutta style. Each player is purchased raising revenue and has so many tries. That would also increase stream purchase interest.

No Calcuttas .No Stream purchases. Just top level straight pool on a FREE live stream with unedited video for the Billiard Community to see.

 

[Bob Jewett]

Yes, but then the question is: was it sanctioned in 2019?
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Peter Burrows' event has never been sanctioned as a World Championship. He's working on it but the required added money is a little steep. It is currently $100,000. That was, of course, a huge problem for that other straight pool event that called itself a WC but had essentially no added money.

Here are the WPA sanctioning rules: https://wpapool.com/tournament-sanctioning/

 

[Cameron Smith]

Peter Burrows' event has never been sanctioned as a World Championship. He's working on it but the required added money is a little steep. It is currently $100,000. That was, of course, a huge problem for that other straight pool event that called itself a WC but had essentially no added money.

Here are the WPA sanctioning rules: https://wpapool.com/tournament-sanctioning/

it would be great if they could tier the prize money based on the game. It sucks that we don’t have a 14.1 world title anymore in part because the WPA has set the threshold out of reach for the discipline. On the one hand you could argue that it should incentivize the promoter to build the event to meet the criteria. But on the other hand, WPA sanctioning and making it a world title would undoubtedly aid them in boosting the events exposure and therefore their sponsorships.

 

[AtLarge]

Peter Burrows' event has never been sanctioned as a World Championship. He's working on it but the required added money is a little steep. It is currently $100,000. That was, of course, a huge problem for that other straight pool event that called itself a WC but had essentially no added money.

Here are the WPA sanctioning rules: https://wpapool.com/tournament-sanctioning/

I don't remember what the WPA's "required" added money was at the time ($75,000?), but somehow "that other straight pool event" managed to wrangle WPA World Championship status in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010 with total (not added) prize money ranging from $45,700 to $57,600. I hope Peter Burrows is able to achieve his objective with this.

 

[Black-Balled]

it would be great if they could tier the prize money based on the game. It sucks that we don’t have a 14.1 world title anymore in part because the WPA has set the threshold out of reach for the discipline. On the one hand you could argue that it should incentivize the promoter to build the event to meet the criteria. But on the other hand, WPA sanctioning and making it a world title would undoubtedly aid them in boosting the events exposure and therefore their sponsorships.

It is an interesting question, should the WPA think about lowering it's money structure to attract your business the elite event status?

 

[Bob Jewett]

I don't remember what the WPA's "required" added money was at the time ($75,000?), but somehow "that other straight pool event" managed to wrangle WPA World Championship status in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010 with total (not added) prize money ranging from $45,700 to $57,600. I hope Peter Burrows is able to achieve his objective with this.

There was an exception made about the added-money requirement in the hope that sponsors would eventually show up, or some such. My understanding is that the reduction caused a very large problem for the promoters of the other WCs who had to add the full amount. "How come he gets to slip by with...." I believe that the reduced amount was $25,000 and eventually even that was not met. In contrast, Peter Burrows added about $25,000 to his latest event. (Plus something over $12,000 to the women's event)

 

[Bob Jewett]

It is an interesting question, should the WPA think about lowering it's money structure to attract your business the elite event status?

I think the WPA should arrange for the winners (and top finishers) to get reasonable compensation. The method that is traditional in the US for funding pool tournaments is to make it an Open and have the never-rans fund the prizes. In an actual World Championship there are no open entries, although there may be open qualifiers just before the Championship. And often the entry fees are more like admin fees.

 

[VarmintKong]

f’n corey deuel man, if he don’t get a shot at this- the whole planet earth just went all wrong.

F’N badass man, that made me laugh.

I love watching Corey shoot pool; he marches to his own drummer. I love seeing the end pattern of racks and the spin on the cue ball Coming off the stack for the break angle. Watching Corey run a couple thousand balls would be an education.

 

[JusticeNJ]

I would contribute $$$ if Corey ran 300+ using only side pocket break shots.

 

[markjames]

I would contribute $$$ if Corey ran 300+ using only side pocket break shots.

yes hilarious laughter

but world champs i hope to see

filler
gorst
biado
ko pin yi
appleton
hohman
immonen
archer
strickland
varner
why not reyes
ouschan, others i forgot i’m sure

oh yea i forgot corr, fisher, siming chen

this could take awhile