German/Euro Players - Need some help finding Fargorated events

[ShortBusRuss]

So.. I have decided I want to make the attempt to really commit to improving my overall level of play, AND Fargorate this year, but I have having some trouble figuring out which events to play. At one point I was around 590 Fargorate, and that didn't even include the tear I went on for about 6 months back in CO/WY, as none of those regional events reported to Fargorate. I need a REASON to practice, and money definitely ain't it.

I have been on the EPBF site... (Eurotour), and most of their events don't have an information sheet.. And have a word salad of acronyms regarding divisions/ages, and it is not that easy to interpret which events I am even allowed to enter, and WHEN I am allowed to enter.. I created an EPBF account today, marked myself as American... is it a matter of, when my profile is linked... Only the events I am eligible for will show up, and I can just apply on the site?

And so far as non-Eurotour events in Germany/Netherlands/Austria... How does one know if they are reporting to Fargorate? How exactly do I go about finding this out without emailing every single tournament organizer (assuming I can find a tournament info flyer)?

Any help any Euro players can provide would be helpful... I'd like to find a way to work on this goal without travelling back to the USA on leave...

Thanks,

ShortBusRuss

 

[easy-e]

So.. I have decided I want to make the attempt to really commit to improving my overall level of play, AND Fargorate this year, but I have having some trouble figuring out which events to play. At one point I was around 590 Fargorate, and that didn't even include the tear I went on for about 6 months back in CO/WY, as none of those regional events reported to Fargorate. I need a REASON to practice, and money definitely ain't it.

I have been on the EPBF site... (Eurotour), and most of their events don't have an information sheet.. And have a word salad of acronyms regarding divisions/ages, and it is not that easy to interpret which events I am even allowed to enter, and WHEN I am allowed to enter.. I created an EPBF account today, marked myself as American... is it a matter of, when my profile is linked... Only the events I am eligible for will show up, and I can just apply on the site?

And so far as non-Eurotour events in Germany/Netherlands/Austria... How does one know if they are reporting to Fargorate? How exactly do I go about finding this out without emailing every single tournament organizer (assuming I can find a tournament info flyer)?

Any help any Euro players can provide would be helpful... I'd like to find a way to work on this goal without travelling back to the USA on leave...

Thanks,

ShortBusRuss

What range do you think you’d be in right now if your rating were accurate?

 

[ShortBusRuss]

What range do you think you’d be in right now if your rating were accurate?

"Right" now? It's prolly fairly accurate at 550 or so. With a "little" practice? Somewhere right at, or a little north of 600. I've beaten some 650-675 players in my German club, when I had been practicing heavily. I have no idea what my rating would have been at during my run in CO/WY, if the major regionals had been reported to Fargo, as I placed top 3 in multiple, and won one large regional AA/AAA event.

My last trip at Derby, I got 5 games off Chohan in our 9 ball match, the year they had those crazy tight pockets. I don't think that is the expected result for a 550. He missed 1 or 2 balls, and I missed 2 or 3.

I am not saying I am underrated right now, the way I am playing. I am just looking for motivation to practice, and a way to measure real improvement.