Greg/DiamondGreg/Diamond
thanks to all who participated in the 2023 Derby City Classic, whether as players, fans watching on the stream, or spectators in attendance. While I am delighted to have completed another Derby City Classic, I cannot ignore some of the negative feedback I’ve been getting from various sources in the aftermath of the event.
The 10:00 AMcompletion of the Derby City 9-ball event is not something I am taking lightly. Asking players to play for so many consecutive hours to win the title was regrettable.
I know that the delay put undue stress on the players, some of whom were so tired in the late rounds that they could not perform at peak level. I realize that some had to risk missing their flights out of Louisville to continue competing, and that was hardly fair.
Similarly, the late finish performing in their peak form but got less. In addition, many fans didn’t even get to see the late rounds of nine ball as the matches were played in the early morning.
Spectators in attendance had it just as bad as the players, called on to either pull an all-nighter or go to bed and miss the last matches.
In view of these problems, we at Diamond Billiards will be studying what happened at the 2023 Derby City Classic in order to find methods of improving the management of the event. We are not satisfied with how it went and want our patrons to know as much.
To help us fix the problems, we encourage both players and fans alike to offer us additional feedback through social media outlets and pool websites, to which we'll pay attenti
thanks to all who participated in the 2023 Derby City Classic, whether as players, fans watching on the stream, or spectators in attendance. While I am delighted to have completed another Derby City Classic, I cannot ignore some of the negative feedback I’ve been getting from various sources in the aftermath of the event.
The 10:00 AMcompletion of the Derby City 9-ball event is not something I am taking lightly. Asking players to play for so many consecutive hours to win the title was regrettable.
I know that the delay put undue stress on the players, some of whom were so tired in the late rounds that they could not perform at peak level. I realize that some had to risk missing their flights out of Louisville to continue competing, and that was hardly fair.
Similarly, the late finish performing in their peak form but got less. In addition, many fans didn’t even get to see the late rounds of nine ball as the matches were played in the early morning.
Spectators in attendance had it just as bad as the players, called on to either pull an all-nighter or go to bed and miss the last matches.
In view of these problems, we at Diamond Billiards will be studying what happened at the 2023 Derby City Classic in order to find methods of improving the management of the event. We are not satisfied with how it went and want our patrons to know as much.
To help us fix the problems, we encourage both players and fans alike to offer us additional feedback through social media outlets and pool websites, to which we'll pay attenti