Mike Panozzo, the publisher/editor of Billiards Digest has some things to say about recent 14.1 tournaments:
http://www.billiardsdigest.com/showblogentry.php?id=372
http://www.billiardsdigest.com/showblogentry.php?id=372
Well, no, it's not. The European 14.1 Championship probably has a stronger field (but little prize money?), and the American 14.1 Championship has a much stronger field and about twice the prize money.... His tournament is the closest we'll come to a world tournament of 14.1. ...
Well, no, it's not. The European 14.1 Championship probably has a stronger field (but little prize money?), and the American 14.1 Championship has a much stronger field and about twice the prize money.
You seem to have posted without the benefit of knowledge.
The WPA WOULD have had a good case if there was a rival (better) event to CW's who wanted to use the name. As it is, there is no such event. So what the WPA is all about is actually PREVENTING a world championship from being held. Am I the only one who sees the stupidity of that?
Charlie got the original 5-year deal with a guarantee of only $25,000 added. This made (so I am told) the promoters of the other world championships really mad since they were adding closer to $100,000 and they had much higher production costs and I believe much lower entry fees.I don’t know the facts with regard to WPA and money and pool tournaments. ...
“And you do so at the expense of the players you portend to support.”
... Edit : I forgot to add, I don't think those players who show up to Williams' recent events care about prize money. They just do it to play the game they love the most. Ask Earl Erring if he was in it mainly for the money.
Yes, but the small prize fund these days probably keeps many top players from entering and incurring all the related expenses.
being on the esports side of things(not the big money games), I knew that was going to be an answer. But you'd be surprised how many gamers enter just to get into a tournament.