I just left the RIO last night and the place looks great.
It was awesome seeing some of the Pro matches however it seems like a lot of people are going to miss out on seeing the event live because it's being held before the BCALP "team" events get started.
I guess that had to be done because the 10-Ball & 8-Ball events are being held on the bar tables not a separate arena of 9 foot tables. Which brings me to my issue with the use of the "US Open" name.
If you are going to hold these Pro events on Bar tables IMHOP the title should be:
CSI 10-Ball Championships
CSI 8-Ball Championships
OR
US Open 10-Ball Bar Table Championships
US Open 8-Ball Bar Table Championships
The point being that there should a clear distinction when Pro tournaments are being held on Bar tables vs. 9 foot tables.
The use of "US Open" in the title of a pool tournament is the Gold Standard and for 40 years now it has been synonymous with the Pro tour as a "Pro table" / "Big table" event.
Any thoughts?
It was awesome seeing some of the Pro matches however it seems like a lot of people are going to miss out on seeing the event live because it's being held before the BCALP "team" events get started.
I guess that had to be done because the 10-Ball & 8-Ball events are being held on the bar tables not a separate arena of 9 foot tables. Which brings me to my issue with the use of the "US Open" name.
If you are going to hold these Pro events on Bar tables IMHOP the title should be:
CSI 10-Ball Championships
CSI 8-Ball Championships
OR
US Open 10-Ball Bar Table Championships
US Open 8-Ball Bar Table Championships
The point being that there should a clear distinction when Pro tournaments are being held on Bar tables vs. 9 foot tables.
The use of "US Open" in the title of a pool tournament is the Gold Standard and for 40 years now it has been synonymous with the Pro tour as a "Pro table" / "Big table" event.
Any thoughts?