A full 256 has been pretty standard for the WNT/Matchroom open events. When they tried to go to qualifiers for the bottom 128, they had some issues, but they seem to be allowing direct entry again. I think it will take a few years for a qualification-only scheme to work.
The entry fee is only $250. That means that 64th nets $750 which at least pays for the hotel.
Can i buy a vowel???
Derby City 9ball: $160 to enter and every contender buys back for $100. So, it costs $260 for most to play in the Derby City 9ball, which pays $16,000 for first and $8,000 for second, despite a field of 500 players.
THANK YOU for listing the players in alphbetical order. It makes it so much easier to see who's in and who's not.
Very precise!
Like you I'm not a big fan of having this big a discrepancy between first and second prize money, but last year, the top four at the European Open took home a combined $64,000 at this event, and this year the top four will walk away with $76,000. Matchroom event prize money is growing, and prize money growth should continue to track revenue growth.
