Since there's not allot of ''Pool Rooms'' in the US with big tables, this Matchroom Move is Not what I had expected for the states. How about you?
Ahh the Kids/Matchroom
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What move?
Junior tournament, any news on how they pick the 32?
Odd that they'd announce without entry criteria. So what... invitation? Play offs? EBay? There's gotta be hundreds of brats ready to tear it up.
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My understanding it is the first 32 to pay the entry and you are in.
What's the entry fee. Sounds like they just threw this out and are going by ear.
I've traveled across this great country and have never had a problem finding a 9 foot table to play on... In terms of a "move," I'm not sure how anyone can classify an add-on event paired with the U.S. Open, aimed at promoting youth pool, with zero entry fee, as a move...
Perhaps this was put together a bit loosely, but I'd expect Matchroom to tweak things next year after learning from this experience...
Is this what they did with Snooker, have Jr. Events?
not matchroom afaik, but other promoters have junior events in the amateur scene. IBSF have the junior worlds, based in qatar. i think the best junior get a pro tour wildcard to go play with the big boys
It's exactly what I expected. The junior event played at the 2021 International was on the big tables and the juniors did just fine on them.
This is not in conjunction with Ra's Junior International Championship. In a way that would have been nice because Ra could have helped to create an invitational list based upon rankings. As it currently stands, there is going to be a mad rush to get signed up on Friday afternoon, first come, first served. A 64 or 128 person bracket would have helped, as Shane lobbied for. Nonetheless, I am not complaining; I am thrilled that Shane, Matchroom, and Cuetec are making an effort to promote junior pool in the US. It can only get bigger and better with their support.
How did that work? Did they close at 32?
After the first 32 the rest just go on a waiting list.
Ok. That's about what the announcement implied. The fix was probably advanced "intel". Is there any word on how quickly the field was filled?
Those advanced Intel fixes are something, aren't they?
Just thing if you get 'em.
