of course they won't
and getting chosen to play is an honor, pay or not pay.
but these events are for the fans and the fans want to see the biggest names and their favorite players and I can think of the better lineup to the ROW team.
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and getting chosen to play is an honor, pay or not pay.
but these events are for the fans and the fans want to see the biggest names and their favorite players and I can think of the better lineup to the ROW team.
The only substitution I would make, in my perfect world, is Filler for Woodward.
I would not add SVB given his seeming ambivalence to the Mosconi. He would be the better marketing choice, but maybe not the better player choice.
A case for Eklent Kaci could be made to add a whole lot of spice.
Scheduling is bound to result in conflicts if WNT and WPA keep expanding, as they say they will.
Even if the two entities communicate well, there are only so many prime dates in the calendar. They also have to contend with established events not entirely controlled by them (Derby, Chin Open, International, etc).
That said, there is some trouble in paradise.
Put Filler aside. He sided with WPA/Predator last year and is keeping his distance from Matchroom. That’s his choice.
The latest cracks in the WNT/MR armor involve Shane Van Boening, the Kaci brothers and the Ko brothers.
SVB opted out of Vietnam for Bali and WPA 8 ball. Matchroom clearly did not expect or anticipate that.
The Kaci brothers also opted for Bali. Kledio was in second place for the Mosconi automatic qualification when he made his choice. So he turned down a likely chance to make the Mosconi.
How often has that happened? No surprise, but Kledio is sponsored by Predator. So is big brother.
Finally, the Ko brothers. They opted for the “Duya Legends” heyball event in China. Still ongoing.
How come? Prize money. The top prize is 280,000 US dollars. The overall pot is about $780,000.
Both Ko brother appear to have advanced to the mid/later stages of the event, but I can’t tell just how much.
China and heyball is another thing WPA/Predator and WNT both have to contend with.
Anyone knows what is the prize this year?
Last year was $15K each for losers and winners https://matchroompool.com/reyes-cup/the-inaugural-reyes-cup-event-guide/ which is silly. Don't know any event where everyone get same prizemoney.
Last year was $15K each for losers and winners https://matchroompool.com/reyes-cup/the-inaugural-reyes-cup-event-guide/ which is silly. Don't know any event where everyone get same prizemoney.
Solution is easy, work together, joint resources and plan a full year. All events could be WPA sanctioned and MR are better on the production side.
It's a win win
No word yet. I expect the fund to be bigger. Last year it was $150,000 - or $15,000 for every player.Anyone knows what is the prize this year?
Last year was $15K each for losers and winners https://matchroompool.com/reyes-cup/the-inaugural-reyes-cup-event-guide/ which is silly. Don't know any event where everyone get same prizemoney.
The prize fund this year might be raised to $200,000. The winners are supposed to get more money, just like with the Mosconi.
It would work out to $25,000 per player on the winning team vs $15,000 for those on the losing team.
Hope AJ doesn't cost his teammates $10,000 apiece!
Panazzo made similar suggestions in the latest issue of Billiards Digest.
Odd thing is, nobody will directly ask Frazer/WNT/Matchroom or WPA/Predator why they don't work together. I know the sport has little media coverage, but come on!
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i can think of several players i'd pick over SVB, some that would be underdogs against him in any other circumstance
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