Anybody go last year? Worth watching? Big crowds? yada yada yada...
Gerry said:I'm not that far from this event and will be there! maybe us AZrs can meet up?
maybe a banner is in order?....
Gerry
NYC cue dude said:July 9th through July 14th @ the Hilton hotel in EAST Brunswick, NJ.
Same format, 64 players, eith groups of round robin (all players play atleast 7 times) top four from each group advance to the tournament brackets.
If you search seyberts archives under world straight pool championships, there is a lot of info on last years event.
Unfortunately, we can't elevate the VIP seats.
This year we will have better score keeping methods and I think we will increase the numer of payouts to the top 32 (meaning anyone who advances out of the round robin stages.)
Hope to see you there.
RG
BTW, the dvd is finally available for this event.
mthornto said:Randy,
What airport is best to fly into? Newark?
From East Brunswick, is there is train from there to NYC? Easy to get to from the hotel?
Sorry to hit you up like you a are a tour guide. I lived in NYC about 15 years ago, but I am not at all familiar with East Brunswick.
NYC cue dude said:No one is more excited about this event than I am. I can't wait to see he final list of 64.
I agree with some of you with regards to the Hilton there not being very attentive. I was surprised at the slow inattentive service as well. I recall on the final day, they didnt even want to give me a late checkout, until I flipped out in the lobby telling the manager I was the reason the event was being held there in the first place. good grief.
But we came to very good terms with the management there, despite the roof colapse and other things. In fact, the understnading we reached is part of the reason we were able to repeat the event this year.
As far as vendors are concerned, i have talked to charlie about this and we are going to make an effort to have more on hand. Additionally, I will be running the "official" 2007 world straight pool championship merchandise.
Any ideas on what we should sell besides t shirts, caps and key chains?
Randy
Njhustler1 said:Well if all goes according to plan, the straight pool design you see here on your left, will be on sale. We're not certain yet whether they're allowing vendors. If so, PoolTees will be on hand.
We can probably work out some sort of discount for AZB members.
NYC cue dude said:No one is more excited about this event than I am. I can't wait to see he final list of 64.
I agree with some of you with regards to the Hilton there not being very attentive. I was surprised at the slow inattentive service as well. I recall on the final day, they didnt even want to give me a late checkout, until I flipped out in the lobby telling the manager I was the reason the event was being held there in the first place. good grief.
But we came to very good terms with the management there, despite the roof colapse and other things. In fact, the understnading we reached is part of the reason we were able to repeat the event this year.
As far as vendors are concerned, i have talked to charlie about this and we are going to make an effort to have more on hand. Additionally, I will be running the "official" 2007 world straight pool championship merchandise.
Any ideas on what we should sell besides t shirts, caps and key chains?
Randy
Njhustler1 said:Well if all goes according to plan, the straight pool design you see here on your left, will be on sale. We're not certain yet whether they're allowing vendors. If so, PoolTees will be on hand.
We can probably work out some sort of discount for AZB members.
pool said:Randy,
I was thrilled to see another 14.1 Championship tournament and am glad that it wasn't a one-time deal either. I figured that due to the building issues, at minimum, they would be offering an attractive situation for a return engagement. I thought it was really cool that you played in the event, too. The format was top notch. Round-robin, then progressive elimination rounds. You really got to see a lot of match-ups. The programs were very nice and made for a great autograph book, too.
As far as merchandise... I am glad to hear that there will be some directly related to the event this year. I was bummed when there weren't any shirts to commemorate the last showing. I think the videos are an excellent idea. I would have some from last year's event, some Accustats...and maybe even TheOne's (John Schmidt) video where he explains each shot in a run to 200+. I have been meaning to get that one.
It would also be nice if every match had somebody keeping score. The hanging score cards were nice, but sometime players had to flip them themselves. I would volunteer to be a scorekeeper if I attend. I would guess there are others with a similar level of interest as well.
Gerry said:hey, you should also offer the shirt with the "local 526" on the bottom!
I'll take one no matter whats on it.
Gerry