Men's 2023 World 8-Ball C'ship, Oct. 17-22, Austria

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skogstokig said:
i would think it's predator added money. agree on the payment structure, it's not a good incentive for american and asian players, and i think we'll miss out on some very good players because of it
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Yes, most likely, but as I didn't know, I listed some other possibilities. Thanks for the info.
 
Bob Jewett said:
I think it is a combination of ranking and nomination by the confederations of players they choose. The organizer may also get wildcards. Google, google.... Here is the document that describes how players are selected:


See around page 20.
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Thanks for the link, you are a scholar and a gentleman. I’m sure the field will be strong, and the champion worthy. Highly unlikely that the 96 best 8 ball players will be there.
 
I wonder how many players will attend both the Matchroom Asian Open and this vs. the ones that only attend one vs. the players that only attend the other. This being a world championship and Matchroom's event just being one of their major opens. The way this plays out could be telling.
 
They are wrong about the highest prize for tournament pool, even if we don't count IPT. The older World Championship had prizes over $100,000 several years. It was also 20+ years ago which means it's a lot more money accounting for inflation, about double, so we would need to hold a $200,000 first place prize event to match what was being done back then.
 
Jimmorrison said:
....Highly unlikely that the 96 best 8 ball players will be there.
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It is absolutely certain that some of the top 96 will be absent. One of the main points of a World Championship is to include players from all over the world. Part of the reason for that is to promote development of the sport in regions where play is weak. I think such inclusion is good.
 
hang-the-9 said:
They are wrong about the highest prize for tournament pool, even if we don't count IPT. The older World Championship had prizes over $100,000 several years. It was also 20+ years ago which means it's a lot more money accounting for inflation, about double, so we would need to hold a $200,000 first place prize event to match what was being done back then.
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yes, I remember Alex P won 75k in 2004 and then I think it was 100k for 05, 06 and 07.
 
Bob Jewett said:
I think it is a combination of ranking and nomination by the confederations of players they choose. The organizer may also get wildcards.
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I just played in my national Open Championship tourney this weekend. Top 3 were provided spots in Austria. I'm assuming our CBSA (Canadian Billiard and Snooker Association) has some affiliation to the WPA.

...and no I didn't win anything, (don't plan on ranting anymore about it...lol), but a teammate who's also a member here at AZB did. :cool:
 
hang-the-9 said:
They are wrong about the highest prize for tournament pool, even if we don't count IPT. The older World Championship had prizes over $100,000 several years. It was also 20+ years ago which means it's a lot more money accounting for inflation, about double, so we would need to hold a $200,000 first place prize event to match what was being done back then.
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Yes, and the 2001 Tokyo 9-ball Open had a $163,000 first prize won by Efren. There's a lot of revisionist history going on here.
 
Bob Jewett said:
Just got this press release. There will also be Women's and Junior's 10-ball championships at the same venue. I think the full release is here:
www.azbilliards.com

World 8-Ball Men’s Champion To Earn $75,000 - News - AZBILLIARDS.COM

The 2023 Predator WPA World 8-Ball Men’s Championship will pay its champion $75,000, the highest winner’s prize in tournament pool. That marks an increase from the $60,000 earned by defending champion Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz when he took the title home from Puerto Rico last year. The 2023 Preda
www.azbilliards.com www.azbilliards.com

The 2023 Predator WPA World 8-Ball Men’s Championship will pay its champion $75,000, the highest winner’s prize in tournament pool. That marks an increase from the $60,000 earned by defending champion Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz when he took the title home from Puerto Rico last year.​
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The 2023 Predator WPA World 8-Ball Men’s Championship will take place this October 17-22 at Sportpark Klagenfurt in Austria, which will also be hosting the Predator WPA World 10-Ball Women’s Championship (October 18-22) and the Predator WPA World 10-Ball Junior Championships (October 19-22).​
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The 96-player invited field for the Predator WPA World 8-Ball Men’s Championship will be competing for a total prize fund of $250,000. A race-to-8 double elimination bracket will reduce the field to 32 players who will then face single elimination to determine the champion.​
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The Predator Pro Billiard Series, working alongside Richwert promotions, returns to the picturesque city of Klagenfurt, home of the Jasmin Ouschan Billiard Academy, for the third time but this year marks the first staging of the Predator WPA World 8-Ball Men’s Championship in the country.​
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Anybody know if it will be free-streamed?
 
Any suggestions for minimum (or average) fargo strength to determine if a championship has a strong enough field?

Or should the champsionship be decided by mandatory representation from all federations?
 
The_JV said:
I just played in my national Open Championship tourney this weekend. Top 3 were provided spots in Austria. I'm assuming our CBSA (Canadian Billiard and Snooker Association) has some affiliation to the WPA. ...
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The North American governing body that belongs to the WPA is the BCA, so CBSA gets its quota through the BCA, I'm pretty sure.
 
sjm said:
Yes, and the 2001 Tokyo 9-ball Open had a $163,000 first prize won by Efren. There's a lot of revisionist history going on here.
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From the wording, it's conceivable they are talking about events for 2023. It is phrased in the present...

... The 2023 Predator WPA World 8-Ball Men’s Championship will pay its champion $75,000, the highest winner’s prize in tournament pool. ... ​

But it certainly could have been more explicit.
 
Bob Jewett said:
From the wording, it's conceivable they are talking about events for 2023. It is phrased in the present...

... The 2023 Predator WPA World 8-Ball Men’s Championship will pay its champion $75,000, the highest winner’s prize in tournament pool. ... ​

But it certainly could have been more explicit.
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I agree, 2023
 
predator is doing their thing, and it's a nice addition to the pool universe. the winner prize sum is blown up a little on behalf of the other players. this will favor the european players who don't have the same travel costs, austria is in the middle of europe.

my participation wish list aside from the obvious faces: chang, dennis, bustie, lee van, corey, darren, yubo
 
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