Darren Appleton's World 8 Ball Series 2017
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what happened to evgeny stalev? wasn't he the last russian flavour of the month?
Stalev is not a pool player. He is Russian Pyramid player who just hobby pool sometimes.
What was the payoffs on this tournament? I only know that first paid $20,000.
based on a full field of 128. They were a few players short, so it should be close.
Champion $20,000
Runner-Up $8,500
Semi Finals $5,250
Quarter Finals $3,500
Last 16 $2,000
Last 32 $500
$16,200 added guaranteed
$475 entry fee + $50 green fee
$77,000 prize fund on full field of 128 players
There was also the Cheqio challenge, which I think had 65 players.
$2,200 added guaranteed
$150 entry free
No green fee if participated in Main Event
Additional $25 green fee if did not participate in Main Event
$19,000 total prize fund based on full field of 112
Last 16 from Main Event not eligible to play in Challenge Event
Champion $4,500
Runner-Up $2,500
Semi Finals $1,300
Quarter Finals $750
Last 16 $400
Last 32 $200
$2,200 added guaranteed
$150 entry free
No green fee if participated in Main Event
Additional $25 green fee if did not participate in Main Event
$19,000 total prize fund based on full field of 112
Last 16 from Main Event not eligible to play in Challenge Event
Champion $4,500
Runner-Up $2,500
Semi Finals $1,300
Quarter Finals $750
Last 16 $400
Last 32 $200
The chart shows 51 byes and 13 matches in the first round, for a total of 77 players. But 2 players have FF next to their names, so I imagine those were forfeits. Apparently Darren's hope was that everyone who was knocked out of the main event before the final 16 would play in the second-place event, but it looks like 26-28 chose not to. So the prize fund actually totaled $14,200 -- $4,000 for first, $2,000 for second, $1,000 for 3rd/4th, $650 for 5th/8th, and $450 for 9th/16th.
He used to play in the U.S. quite a bit. Saw him play at DerbyCity in '07. Dude has a crazy powerful stroke due to his pyramid background. Quit pool to play poker but i've heard he's started playing again.
The article written about him says "Chinakov’s success on Tuesday represents the biggest win of the 23 year old’s career. Since he began his international career at the tender age of just 13 years old, the young Russian, a veritable pool prodigy since the very beginning, has been a fixture on the pro scene around the world"