MORE: i asked if Qatar had indicated bowing out as host country and they said so far no, they hadn't been told that yet. Its middle of Aug. and its possible they just haven't posted dates with WPA. We'll see. Wish this was somewhere like Sydney, Tokyo,Montreal, Miami. Somewhere people actually want to visit.
So disappointing that this organization can hold the keys to an entire year of who is the best in the world topic discussions just because they have “world” in the title.
The US Open and the International Open are the new best in the world tournaments, just because they are held every year, reliable and on schedule, and the worlds players attend.
the WPA can disappear with the fancy title—it’s unfortunate for the sport and the players who play it, but at least we still have some structure that the best in the world can duke it out to see who is the best.
How about a Mr. Olympia type format, where the winner of the US Open plays the winner of the International Open to see who will sit on the Mount Olympus of pool for that year? The WPA can watch from home.