China Open payouts

jay helfert

jay helfert

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I just saw on Facebook where Shane said that players remain unpaid from the last China Open, sanctioned by the WPA. He is debating whether to go back to China for the next event there. Does anyone have any insight into this situation and when was the China Open?

P.S. I see that the China Open was held in the first two weeks of June, two months ago! I have one word to say about that - UNBELIEVABLE!
 
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The WPA dropped the ball. When they made Barry POST up the cash a few years ago for the US 9 Ball Open, they should have applied that same standard to every promoter seeking WPA sanction under the sun. If a promoter is honest and has the cash up front (which they all should imo, before putting on an event), then even the promoters who paid every single year for 30 years would have no problem posting the cash with the WPA.

Only a promoter who is dishonest, or does not have their shit together, would have a problem posting up. Same as playing a cash game and posting on the light.
 
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jay helfert said:
I just saw on Facebook where Shane said that players remain unpaid from the last China Open, sanctioned by the WPA. He is debating whether to go back to China for the next event there.
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Jay,

Notice that your post does not say Shane did not get paid, it said players were not paid. Perhaps gxman is correct? What say you?

Lyn
 
Why does SVB state "WPA has not paid players from china open". Was the WPA the promoter? Has anything been changed where the WPA is guaranteeing payouts, doing escrow, etc?
 
gxman said:
http://www.azbilliards.com/tours_an...n/7867-2017-china-open-mens-division/results/

Was Shane at that event? Not seeing him on the money list.

Its a shame if true. Which probably is..
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Shane did not play in that China Open June 4-11. He played The Break Room 8-Ball Classic June 3-4 and the Accu-Stats Make-It-Happen One-Pocket Invitational June 8-11. During the MIH event, Pat Fleming publicly expressed thanks for some players sticking to their commitment to play in his event even after a bigger-money event (China) was announced for the same time frame.

The subject of unpaid prize money from the China event would still be of interest to Shane in deciding whether to go to future events there.
 
Players should boycott WPA events if players aren't getting paid.

Without the product playing in your events then there's nothing.


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Joe_Jaguar said:
Why does SVB state "WPA has not paid players from china open". Was the WPA the promoter? Has anything been changed where the WPA is guaranteeing payouts, doing escrow, etc?
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The WPA is the sanctioning body...shouldn't it be in it's mandate to protect players?
 
Who is the promoter for the China Open? Is it a Joy Table sponsored event? Johnnyt
 
cardiac kid said:
Jay,

Notice that your post does not say Shane did not get paid, it said players were not paid. Perhaps gxman is correct? What say you?

Lyn
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Shane didn't go, but he heard that players who did go and won money remain unpaid. This will have a direct bearing on his decision whether or not to go to the next tournament in China (also WPA sanctioned) during the second week of September.
 
AtLarge said:
Shane did not play in that China Open June 4-11. He played The Break Room 8-Ball Classic June 3-4 and the Accu-Stats Make-It-Happen One-Pocket Invitational June 8-11. During the MIH event, Pat Fleming publicly expressed thanks for some players sticking to their commitment to play in his event even after a bigger-money event (China) was announced for the same time frame.

The subject of unpaid prize money from the China event would still be of interest to Shane in deciding whether to go to future events there.
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Never stopped him from playing in the US Open ,,


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one stroke said:
Never stopped him from playing in the US Open ,,


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Black-Balled said:
Huhsay what??

You need a globe?:banghead:
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Shane got paid in full...albeit a little late.
Shane and Barry were on good terms after...

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AtLarge said:
Shane did not play in that China Open June 4-11. He played The Break Room 8-Ball Classic June 3-4 and the Accu-Stats Make-It-Happen One-Pocket Invitational June 8-11. During the MIH event, Pat Fleming publicly expressed thanks for some players sticking to their commitment to play in his event even after a bigger-money event (China) was announced for the same time frame.

The subject of unpaid prize money from the China event would still be of interest to Shane in deciding whether to go to future events there.
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Didn't Jayson Shaw cancel on the make it happen to go to China for this tournament?
I'm sure if he didn't collect his $3 K in winnings that will also directly influence future decisions to travel there.

More importantly, all we ever hear is the future of the sport is in China. The advent of Chinese 8 ball and also the supposed millions of pool players in China yet players are not getting paid. I used to think well at least pool has a future even if it was in China, now the future looks even more bleak.
 
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Stiff artists in China? Say it ain't so. Add to that the air you can not only see but feel and taste, why would anyone go to that s^*thole? Shanghai isn't so bad but the rest of the country is a colossal dump.
 
jay helfert said:
I just saw on Facebook where Shane said that players remain unpaid from the last China Open, sanctioned by the WPA. He is debating whether to go back to China for the next event there. Does anyone have any insight into this situation and when was the China Open?

P.S. I see that the China Open was held in the first two weeks of June, two months ago! I have one word to say about that - UNBELIEVABLE!
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