How long before Matchroom dumps the US?

[TATE]

With the growth of pool, television and consumerism in the Pacific Rim, can it be very long before Matchroom replaces the US team with an Asian team: Europe vs. Asia-Pacific Mosconi Cup?

Note, this has nothing to do with won/loss records, competitivness, etc. It's strictly from a money-perspective of maximizing the audience/ad dollars. If ESPN wants to expand its brand in the Asia-Pacific region, it would be a good move for them too.

It would be interesting to know how many people (and from what countries) watched the Mosconi Cup via TV, computer streaming, etc. I bet it was fewer than 5,000 in the US. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that more people in Asia-Pacific watched the Mosconi Cup than in the US.

They'll drop it when the rest of the world tires of watching the USA get our asses kicked, which is "never" by the way.

 

[bdorman]

Cool....I was born there :thumbup: does that help.

Bill, I think I saw your name on the Chicago voter rolls in the last election....three times! In Chicago we call that "doing your civic duty."

Our motto is Vote Early and Often.

 

[Island Drive]

Bill, I think I saw your name on the Chicago voter rolls in the last election....three times! In Chicago we call that "doing your civic duty."

Our motto is Vote Early and Often.

Must be my brother, he's been there since he left college, right after the Kent state riots, where our national guard gunned down students.

 

[know it all]

With the growth of pool, television and consumerism in the Pacific Rim, can it be very long before Matchroom replaces the US team with an Asian team: Europe vs. Asia-Pacific Mosconi Cup?

Note, this has nothing to do with won/loss records, competitivness, etc. It's strictly from a money-perspective of maximizing the audience/ad dollars. If ESPN wants to expand its brand in the Asia-Pacific region, it would be a good move for them too.

It would be interesting to know how many people (and from what countries) watched the Mosconi Cup via TV, computer streaming, etc. I bet it was fewer than 5,000 in the US. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that more people in Asia-Pacific watched the Mosconi Cup than in the US.

Why don't we vote ,pick,or some how come up with the best 12 players in the world,no matter WHO and have a mosconi cup by shaking the pill bottle and and drawing pills 5 high and 5 low,and the two remaining pills,high and high will be the team leaders at the start of the event.No one will know who is on what team until then,and were off and running.Make it 10 ball, and rack the one ON THE SPOT> and play two shot push out rules,the old fashion way. Now that's what I'am talking about. Rich aka the skunk.