Chia Ching Wu banned by APBU
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THE WPA needs funding. Without adequate funds, what they can do is very limited. Maybe some of the funds could be generated through league operations and other International groups, professional tours, etc.
It would be interesting to see their balance sheet, for sure.
JoeyA
It's very unfortunate that Wu wants to move to Singapore.
While it might not be completely justifiable that Taiwan wants Wu to return the $39,000. But i understand where they are coming from. This pool thing works a bit differently in Asia.
There are different classes of professionals in Taiwan. Wu, Yang ching shun, and Chao feng pang belong to "class A". And they have special privilege when it comes to qualifying for tournaments. The government also give out incentives (kind of like a signing bonus for a sports teams) in hope to encourage players to keep cranking out top performances in the world class events to draw attention to Taiwan (a relatively small and unknown country out side of the pool world). I know for a fact that the reason why Wu wants to move to Singapore is because he will be receiving salary from the Singaporean government. While it's nice to get an opportunity to play in tournaments and win the prize money, it is nicer to get the sure thing form Singapore. It is quite unfair for him to reap the benefit from both countries.
I think he's pretty dumb to sell out tho. he gets way better sparring partners in taiwan, and he'd get so much better if he stays.
Never mind the funding and the expenses. Financing is self-regulatory when people are willing to pay. The main question is for what?
The command responsibility in having to regulate the constituents can be rated with performance. If people are happy with the administration, then they will abide without question.
I think that there is so much apathy in pool that funding, command responsibility and benefits are tucked aside. But people are waking up because of the consequences of both stagnancy and apathy.
As I had discussed with Edwin in his involvement with the pending restructuring and rehabilitation of the new governing body of the country, I strongly feel that everybody should hold sacred all of the By-Laws and rules of any organization. Hence, by restructuring By-Laws, whoever sits up there will be protected when utmost pressure from selfish interests will render it difficult to decide on matters. And it will also go the other way around if there is an automatic check on selfish and conflict of interest by the one who sits on top. Fairness and goodness will fall back on the By-Laws. It is therefore pertinent that we all stand on solid and fair By-Laws, from the mother organization down to the country organization.
We cannot blame WPA for having so many loopholes because their organization preceded all the action in today's pool scene. If this pool scene came first, then it would be another story. But that does not mean that they have to stick with their original By-Laws, rules and regulations. If WPA had a hand in organizing all these promoters, then they should be commended. But if they merely accommodated the rise of professional pool, then they have to adjust.
If the WPA cannot cope up with change and the consequences of its loopholes, I predict the rise of a world professional mother organization.
wu cc
as a singaporean.
i wont say yes or no to wu cc decision.
he is in sg, he is way ahead of everybody, nobody come close to him.
he can even afford to try out snooker,
and he can hit high breaks, with his playing cue,
with his stroke he is one of the best.
wat he can do now is to return the $ given by taiwan, or half.
he may not be able to play in any international tournaments, unless invited ones (they r gettin lesser anyway, unless in the states)
he is getting a monthly fixed salary from sg.
lets say if he come to USA for a big $ tournament, his expenses n airfare are being covered.
he is looking to be a permanent resident in sg,
he is treated very well here
as a singaporean.
i wont say yes or no to wu cc decision.
he is in sg, he is way ahead of everybody, nobody come close to him.
he can even afford to try out snooker,
and he can hit high breaks, with his playing cue,
with his stroke he is one of the best.
wat he can do now is to return the $ given by taiwan, or half.
he may not be able to play in any international tournaments, unless invited ones (they r gettin lesser anyway, unless in the states)
he is getting a monthly fixed salary from sg.
lets say if he come to USA for a big $ tournament, his expenses n airfare are being covered.
he is looking to be a permanent resident in sg,
he is treated very well here
how awesome is it that in Asia a top player will have nations fighting over him?
i wonder how much Singapore is paying him....
i wonder how much Singapore is paying him....
its a weird situation.
Wu was raised in Tu's taiwan training program and wouldnt be here today without APBU
and yet should a player have a right to earn a good living wherever the opportunity is?
i heard that APBU and Tu's busines practice methods are very questionable, so who knows what really happened behind the scenes. anyone know?
Wu was raised in Tu's taiwan training program and wouldnt be here today without APBU
and yet should a player have a right to earn a good living wherever the opportunity is?
i heard that APBU and Tu's busines practice methods are very questionable, so who knows what really happened behind the scenes. anyone know?
I did an interview at the Amway cup with Mr Tu. in order to get his side of the situation. I will be doing a writeup of that interview soon. For now I will tell you that the reality of the situation is pretty far from the speculation that has been presented here.
In fact in a lot of ways the Chinese Taipei Billiard Association's system could be a blueprint for pool all over the world if we really want to see pool become successful all over the world.
When you see the other side of the story things will look much different.