After last year's event I posted my negative, but justified, response to how my situation was badly handled. http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=356349&page=2 Some folks who responded missed the essence of what occurred.
Last year I signed up for three events and TAP. I was well aware that if I started going deep on Saturday choices would have to be made BY ME. The year before I had to forfeit my senior round to continue on in the super seniors. Both matches to get in the final eight at the same time. I didn't like it, but I made a choice.
That didn't happen last year. I had a conflict w/senior/super matches and was told by officials, "we are aware your table is hours behind because of a prior lady's match on your table and WE WILL ACCOMMODATE YOU." "Go to your table and wait for your opponent.". I did as instructed and when I brought up my scoresheet was told I forfeited my senior money round while I was playing a second round super match. I WAS NOT GIVEN THE CHOICE. that's the rub.
I asked for an explanation from the scorers who couldn't look me in the eye. "See Allen.". I did. By the time we approached the scoring table, he forgot what he was there for and I was totally ignored. No explanation, no refund, no apology.
So its 2015 and I'm sent an application like everything is good. SBE has no problem taking multiple event entries and I have experienced the conflict choices that can occur if I choose to enter more than one event. Let's face it, its a long way to travel and expensive just to enter one event. Would venture to say most players who can enter more than one event.
So instead of my usual check being enclosed with my app, here is my message to Allen and company.
Last year I signed up for three events and TAP. I was well aware that if I started going deep on Saturday choices would have to be made BY ME. The year before I had to forfeit my senior round to continue on in the super seniors. Both matches to get in the final eight at the same time. I didn't like it, but I made a choice.
That didn't happen last year. I had a conflict w/senior/super matches and was told by officials, "we are aware your table is hours behind because of a prior lady's match on your table and WE WILL ACCOMMODATE YOU." "Go to your table and wait for your opponent.". I did as instructed and when I brought up my scoresheet was told I forfeited my senior money round while I was playing a second round super match. I WAS NOT GIVEN THE CHOICE. that's the rub.
I asked for an explanation from the scorers who couldn't look me in the eye. "See Allen.". I did. By the time we approached the scoring table, he forgot what he was there for and I was totally ignored. No explanation, no refund, no apology.
So its 2015 and I'm sent an application like everything is good. SBE has no problem taking multiple event entries and I have experienced the conflict choices that can occur if I choose to enter more than one event. Let's face it, its a long way to travel and expensive just to enter one event. Would venture to say most players who can enter more than one event.
So instead of my usual check being enclosed with my app, here is my message to Allen and company.
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