APA Cost Analysis vs Pro Tour

Flip_dat_Quarta · 2016-06-06T18:28:51+00:00

APA League Cost Breakdown: 250,000+ Members (from APA Website) $25 Annual Dues (from person experience) $8 Weekly Fee (from personal experience) $1,500,000 Annual Prize Payouts (from APA Website) Assumptions: 150,000 members actively playing each week 30 weeks per year of league play Rough Calcs: 250,000 members x $25 annual fee = $6,250,000 150,000 members x $8 per week x 30 weeks per year = $36,000,000 Total Revenue = $6,250,000 + $36,000,000 = 42,250,000 (42.3 Million Dollars) Conclusion: The APA is collecting 42.3 Million Dollars each year and only giving back 1.5 Million Dollars in annual payouts. So basically, the APA has 40.8 Million Dollars left over to pay for their annual overhead costs (operators, tournament setup, advertisement, accounting, lawyers, etc...) and collect the profit. The profit margin is sickening. Why is it so crazy to think that the APA could expand by running a professional tour with monthly or biweekly $100,000 added tournaments? Other factors/considerations: 1. This is only one league. There are many other leagues that make a lot of money as well. 2. These calculations are very conservative, I'm sure the actually amounts are much larger. For example, many players play on multiple teams each week. 3. The APA also receives money from sponsors. (Pool Dawg, Aramith, Action, etc...) 4. Creating a professional tour would increase league participation at the local level. 5. The amount of professional pool players would grow exponentially once the many short stops realize that there is a reason to put in the extra work to become a pro and make good money. 6. The APA would also make money on the pro tour, it wouldn't just be taking away from the league profits. 7. Televising the tour isn't even necessary, the money is already there! THERE IS MONEY IN POOL! It's just not allocated correctly for pro's to survive...

Thread starter Flip_dat_Quarta
Start date Jun 6, 2016

KissedOut

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Jun 11, 2016

#221

BmoreMoney said:
On a serious note, don't the chics on the LPGA Get to wear shorts? I'm fairly certain they do. If that's the case, that's sexist! That's racist! Thats.......... just messed up!!!!

Assuming it really IS a serious note, different governing bodies.

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