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The model for poolplayers in the Philippines is not much different than the one in place here. The top players have sponsors/backers who pay their expenses to compete in tournaments over here in return for a cut of the winnings. A typical full sponsorship deal may result in a player like Carlo keeping 50% of whatever prize money he wins, with the other half going to their sponsor. A very highly regarded player like Dennis who has a long track record of success can make an even better deal, perhaps keeping up to two-thirds of his winnings. As one would expect it's not inexpensive for Filipino players to compete over here, with airfares, hotels and entry fees to be paid. It takes a sponsor with deep pockets to foot the bill for them and is risky with an unproven player, no matter how good he is. Even a top player like Anton Raga needs a good sponsor (who will also expedite his visa application) before he can travel to the United States or Europe to play. Most of the up and coming players over there must cut their teeth on Asian events first and show a high level of success before they can hope to get the necessary sponsorship to compete over here.Biado: Sponsors needed for billiards boom
Without the leverage that moneyed backers can bring, don’t expect another boom in billiard sports anytime soon. Newly crowned US Open champion Carlo Biado said on Tuesday that amplifying his
About 10 min after Biado won I wondered to myself how much of the 50K he would actually keep. I figure the prize money would have to double and we need at least 50% more tournament calendar to make the math work for at least the Top 20. Anything else and it's just a passion project.
Sounds like they are having similar issues as us....young players can make more money hustling/ playing money games than they can playing for the national team in international tournaments.
2/3 Jay, that's a huge cut, especially considering the stupid amount you'd have to win to cover 1 loss. 25k 50k match, that would sting.
I was referring to pool tournament sponsorship only. It's a different story and a very different arrangement when you're talking about big money matches. It's more like the player is getting one third of a big score, and in some cases even less.
My cues are third tier but it's a hobby. I'm saying most of the people I know who's only interest in life is the pool culture are bums, yes. One in a thousand of them can make a living at it if even that many. They tend to be moochie and parasitic.
Your original comments were not about people you know.
Sorry if the truth hurts but it doesn't make it false.
Fact is, there's only about 20 players in the world that actually make a living playing pool professionally, so what does that say about the rest of the millions of players around the world pursuing playing pool as a Profession?
It says, according to your data and god knows we know you are 110% always right, that if you want to make a living in pool, you better be in the top 20.
Being a pool player just falls into the same category as many many pursuits. Want to be an artist, stand up comedian, actor, writer, musician, animal breeder, farmer, activist, beekeeper and almost any athlete. I could go on and probably list a thousand professions that have very little possability of financial rewards. Are all these people all bums?
It says like most of the Olympic events, they're essentially playing an amateur sport.
