US International 9-Ball Open Details Released

JAM said:

There are fewer and fewer high-profile pool competitions happening on United States soil. China is hopping with pool activity, as are other regions of the world.

Folks, especially Americans should be supporting this event instead of trying to figure how much profit the organizer is making, what kind of table or equipment he should use, and who he should let play free or not free.

Those who think they can do a better job, have at it. I'd love to see more events. In the meantime, let's support what we have.

Pro players are banned from many regional tours, and the majority American pros cannot afford to fly to China to compete. Most pool sponsors here sponsort the pro by way of product, not cash. It is nice to have some events here, and I hope this one continues in the future.

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oldzilla said:

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The U.S. International 9-Ball Open
Norfolk, Virginia
October 21-27, 2018

Pat Fleming takes immense pride in officially announcing the U.S. International 9-Ball Open!
It will be staged at the Sheraton Waterside Hotel in Norfolk, Virginia.

This will be the fourth straight year that the Sheraton will be hosting a major global 9-Ball event.
As in the past, the Sheraton will provide all of the creature comforts that you would expect from a world class hotel. Discounted rates on hotel rooms are offered for spectators as well as for contestants. An assortment of meal options will be available including food stations in the ballroom and full course menus in their City Dock Norfolk restaurant.

The U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships was an annual event that will skip 2018 and continue in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2019 under the auspices of Matchroom Sports.

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lorider said:

I have seen and heard a lot in my 63 years so far on this earth.

It never ceases to amaze me how fickle people are. It was only a fee weeks ago pat was getting a whole lot of atta boys on here and people were singing praises on how much pat has done for pool over the years and also voicing their discontent on pat getting the shaft so to speak concerning the us open.

Now pat is getting a bunch of aww chits and wondering what kind of subterfuge is going on concerning the payout of his tournament.

Well.....considering the perceived reputation of ....any one promoting pool is a crook and lining their pockets off the backs of poor unsuspecting pool players I guess the comments in this thread are expected.

According to pat he is doing the same thing he did the last 3 years while running the u s open. .... With high praise from every one I might add. Where have all you pool detectives been for the last 3 years in not catching this gross misconduct of pats ?

I hate to see pats....arguably sterling reputation tarnished like it has been in this thread for not explicitly itemizing where every last dollar in this tournament is going.

Its a wonder guys like pat Fleming and mark griffin keep.doing what they do for pool . Ya'll guys keep wondering why some savior with deep pockets does not come along and rescue pool ?

If I ever hit the lottery and decided to sponsor a pro tourney and then come on here and read crap like I do about where every damn dime went I would tell all ya' ll to go fvck yourselves and put my money where it was appreciated.

There is no telling how many countless hours pat has spent putting this together and if he made a few dollars it would be money well earned. Apparently the only money he intends to make off this is through video sales....i suppose that money oughta go to the players also huh ? Come to think of it ...i did read such a thread on here one time.

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Swighey said:

9 fts are big enough for most folk and certainly big enough to get it on TV. General public will be confused as hell by 10 fts and there is zero need to play on them even from a players point of view. This is a pool tournament, not a money match.

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jasonlaus said:

People can't tell the difference. Hell, I have a 10' and still have trouble telling the difference between the different brands. Pros should be on 10', have no idea what you're talking about.
Jason

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Positively Ralf said:

anyone know where on the site you can see the list of players already signed up?

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iusedtoberich said:

62 players signed up as on June 19 for a late Oct tournament. This looks super promising to max out at 128 by tournament start.

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