$57,000 Ballpark Village 9-Ball Invitational in St. Louis,11/27-12/1/2018
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Rob,
Thanks for the great introduction.....sounds like a stellar event.
Stellar location. I watched Mark Wilson's Mosconi Cup team event at Ballpark Village,
and the excitement was crazy good.
And particularly glad to see it is on 9-foot tables!
Any update on registered players yet?
I know it is still early, but getting the player names public as soon as you can is a good thing.
I hope all is going well.....lotsa work involved.
Wishing you the very best.
Will Prout
Thanks for the great introduction.....sounds like a stellar event.
Stellar location. I watched Mark Wilson's Mosconi Cup team event at Ballpark Village,
and the excitement was crazy good.
And particularly glad to see it is on 9-foot tables!
Any update on registered players yet?
I know it is still early, but getting the player names public as soon as you can is a good thing.
I hope all is going well.....lotsa work involved.
Wishing you the very best.
Will Prout
Website says it's postponed
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Website says it's postponed
Two months ago, Mark Griffin announced that the 2018 US Open Straight Pool Championship would be held Nov. 15-18. That would have conflicted with the Ballpark Village event's dates (now postponed). But I can't find any mention of the 2018 US Open event on CSI's website. So I now wonder whether it is on or off.
No senergy in pool.
St Louis sounded like a great event.
St Louis sounded like a great event.
I'd bet my dollars to your doughnuts the postponement had nothing to do with the US Open Straight pool. That even has had about 20 players in it for the past few years. There would have been no conflict. I'd go even as far as saying I doubt the St Luis promoter even knew of Griffin's event.
Its probably just another case of the promoters not having all of their act together. Same old same old.
This sounds like they want this to be a really big really nice even. As such I bet there are a lot of moving pieces to figure out especially for a first time event. I suspect figuring those things out has something to do with the postponement.
Regardless of whether this even happens, and I hope it does, there is something to be said for holding more big tournaments here in the midwest. The DCC is held right here in Indiana, and while there are many reasons why it has flourished one of those not to be overlooked is the accessibility of getting (airports and major interstate highways) here and the lower cost of hotel rooms and food compared to bigger coastal cities. More midwest pool please.
Regardless of whether this even happens, and I hope it does, there is something to be said for holding more big tournaments here in the midwest. The DCC is held right here in Indiana, and while there are many reasons why it has flourished one of those not to be overlooked is the accessibility of getting (airports and major interstate highways) here and the lower cost of hotel rooms and food compared to bigger coastal cities. More midwest pool please.
Dave...Is this the gentleman that owns Capone's in Springhill FL?
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
postponed
Hope this event happens. Am I only one seeing this event is postponed?
Hope this event happens. Am I only one seeing this event is postponed?
No, but you might be the only one that believes it is just "postponed"
Ok Joe, you are probably right.
I naw, man...come on!
That isnt 3 words, it is only two, with one used twice.
Everything else accurate!!
........lol!
I just saw this. The US Straight Pool Championship will take place as announced. It will be affordable for everyone to play. More info coming next week.
Mark Griffin