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Thanks a lot. It took a lot of work to put this project together and a lot of trust from Mike who started all this alone 15 years ago (in a month or so). Et oui je suis Français ! Two team members are in Paris, France; One in Georgia, USA and well... One in AZ :smile: Thanks so much for the...

Thanks JAM, the team has been working hard. What is hard to understand though is that it's now the site that is, as a whole, AZBilliards.com. The forums and the old site were brought together and the software / back-office was developped by programmers, it's not something you buy in a shop :-)...

It's down with "Ask the Pros". It seemed to make sense to group these together. The header with the menu is now the same on both site; It's basically just one site now. Go to NEWS, TOURS & EVENTS etc... Of course you need to use the "AZB v4" look & feel of the forums. Go to the left-bottom...

Yes they will. We are working on the new site and Bonus Ball, as any other tournament, will be incorporated into the payouts. We're trying our best to feature every info we can get and add it to AZB.

I read already about the thursday matches, I thought it was a good idea; A mix of free and PPV makes a lot of sense, that's what TAR does and it probably triggers more than a few buys. What I was asking is, why rely at all on the PPV model if it's not the core of the business? So from what I...

Reading this, I have to ask : Why not making the game more popular by streaming it for free if the PPV model is silly ? It would bring way more viewers and better coverage for the players and the potential sponsors.

It's very difficult to present solutions when we don't have all the keys. I understand your position a little bit better as you explain it further and further. The global business plan could incorporate downtimes in the future and work around a few tournaments that require the top international...

But you're at ease with the others losing income with some of the main players not being able to attend their tournaments. The way you guys enter the industry could not be more careless and whatever the concept or the project is, all this chaos it's creating was probably not necessary. Other...

It was my first question yesterday, about the 52 weeks. So what's going to happen to the studio the remaining 26 weeks of non-play ? That's what I was asking about. I can see you guys having less costs, but not zero cost during off-season.

Well, BB didn't get Shane and Mike D. Who are probably going to cash a lot between all of the events we listed, plus a few regional tours. I agree that the BB income would be nice for the players, but it would be better to have it on top of the other tournaments. I can't see a reason to turn...

Sorry I missed the Southern Classic in my listing. You're absolutely right for the overlap. What's going to be the result of all this if a majority of players chose to go to all these events and have their alternates play in the BB team ? This will surely lower the value of the ppv offering...

you mean season 3 of Big Tony ? we're still waiting for season 2...

Now that's common sense. Back to square one :) I do hope nobody gets hurt and that the players can have a regular income out of all this, but what a mess...

Nathan just posted a list showing they've already started to work things out, which is good.

Nathan, I wasn't trying to be Correct or False. This list you just wrote is still in the works and not complete, so I understand that you're trying to work things out. What I was writing was there was a scheduling conflict. The fact is, there is. Players and spectators, viewers on the internet...

This is different. We're talking about having the equivalent of two leagues in the same sport. I'm not mentioning any regional tours/tournaments here. I've worked in the professional tennis industry long enough to know about scheduling conflicts, appearance fees, cancellations with press...

Nathan, this is not even the beginning of a point you're making here. Everybody has costs, it's all in the business plans. Do you mean BB will run 52 weeks a year from now on ? If not will the building be rented during the off season ? Should a point be made that AZ has to pay for server and...

What do you mean by that ? Both are work, it seems. It's more like getting a job opportunity somewhere, and leaving your current job. Will your former employer take you back if things go wrong ? That's a risk :smile: Nothing to do with Vacation here. There are plenty of problems with the...

As a person who's working hard on helping our sport get a better image, I don't get what this is all about. It seems to me that everybody craves for a better attention to any of the cuesports - pool, billiards or snooker - towards the mainstream audience. Why would any attempt to bring...

There's a new tournament on the calendar, and invitational with 40-points matches, 40-seconds shot clock, and performance based bonuses. This week-end is the first edition, you can find the first pictures and results here: http://www.facebook.com/lausannebillardmasters Enjoy !