Chua's fargo rating is up to 808. #4.
I think it went up maybe 40+pts.
http://www.fargorate.com/Home/TopTen
I think it went up maybe 40+pts.
http://www.fargorate.com/Home/TopTen
Congrats to Johann "Bubwit" Chua
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The Japanese Pool Association really knows how to milk the players for everything they've got..
$25 an hour to practice is ridiculous. I live here and even the fanciest of pool halls will only charge around $10/hr per player.
They cut the prize money every year, AND on top of that take off 20% off foreign players' winnings in taxes... plus starting from 2016, they will stop paying money to amateurs who reach the money rounds in all the tournaments they run, including this one.
$25 an hour to practice is ridiculous. I live here and even the fanciest of pool halls will only charge around $10/hr per player.
They cut the prize money every year, AND on top of that take off 20% off foreign players' winnings in taxes... plus starting from 2016, they will stop paying money to amateurs who reach the money rounds in all the tournaments they run, including this one.
Can you clarify this for me please, does this mean that only Japanese professional players can earn money at this event? Or did you mean something else? I'm very curious since I was planning on going to next year's event but not if it's going to be for basically charity, I'm already pretty much donating since I play like poop but on the off chance that I place in the event it would be nice to get paid.
Thank you very much,
Neil
The All-Japan is not an open event so you'll need to apply to play through the BCA, so technically you'd be participating as a foreign pro player. To play as a amateur you'll need to win an major amateur event in Japan or be a top ranking amateur in the local pro tour events.
The Japan Open is the one that anyone can play in. But yes, for pretty much any large open event in Japan starting from 2016, amateurs finishing in the money will no longer be paid in cash, but "prizes", whatever that means.
Thank you very very much for the information, it was the Japan Open that I was thinking about playing I knew one of them was "closed" off and it makes sense that the Japan Open is........an open (field). Who knows who decided this bright idea you can almost bet that the prizes will have to have their retail prices exponentially inflated to equal what the actual Japanese professionals can earn if they finish in the money.
*sigh* guess the trip to Japan will have to be strictly one of sight-seeing and trying to gain 10 pounds while on vacation, at least it removes the stress of having to get your cue overseas.
Neil
You should bring your cue anyway, there are a ton of weekly and monthly tournaments everyday in Tokyo that actually pay out. It's just the tournaments run by the pro association that have cut out the money for amateur players.
Let me know if you come and we can hit up a few tournaments.