International Open 9-Ball 2024, St. Augustine, FL, Nov. 18-22

iusedtoberich said:
Does anyone have info on the amateur event?
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It's the 18th through the 22nd -- same dates as the Open. I think I saw that they'll have 32 tables total.

Here's the info from the website:

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The 2024 International 9-Ball Semi Pro Event is scheduled for November 18 – 22, 2024 (Monday-Friday). $10,000 added, $125 entry fee, $25 registration fee. Single Elimination, race to 7, with a $50 Buy-Back Option. Single Elimination for final 16 players. Alternate Breaks and rack your own. If you lose your first two matches, your $50 Buy-Back fee will be refunded to you! If the race to 7 is not done in 2 hours (no need to be ashamed 😊), the players will continue the match by lagging for each rack win until a player reaches 7.​
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(I read the "no need to be ashamed" as "you need to be ashamed". ;))
 
sjm said:
That's a pretty weak amateur event. I'd say amateur speed goes up to about Fargo 720 these days, maybe higher.
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That's roughly in the Ernesto Dominguez or Tommy Tokoph range. I think a 700 belongs in the main tournament. Another consideration is that if the semi-pro level is set lower, there is a better chance to fill the 200 places.
 
Bob Jewett said:
On the other hand, could there be APA 6s who are also 650s? :devilish:
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Doubtful, unless their LO is an idiot. Usually a 600 fargo would be an APA9, or whatever the max is. A 600 in APA is God. It is a huge mismatch to make it 650 and/or APA 6. Pat must not have any idea about APA ratings is the only explanation. It's quite possible, as he's been entrenched in pro pool for 50 years.
 
I think I want to play this event with a buddy of mine that lives in Florida. IDK if I should do the pro or amateur event. I'd obviously be a better fit for the amateur.
 
I just noticed that the American14.1 Straight Pool Championship has been renamed the International Straight Pool Open and that its dates overlap with the Bigfoot 10-Ball event. Rats, at least to the second point.
 
AtLarge said:
I just noticed that the American14.1 Straight Pool Championship has been renamed the International Straight Pool Open and that its dates overlap with the Bigfoot 10-Ball event. Rats, at least to the second point.
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I guess that will reduce the number of 14.1 matches from the TV arena.
 
AtLarge said:
I just noticed that the American14.1 Straight Pool Championship has been renamed the International Straight Pool Open and that its dates overlap with the Bigfoot 10-Ball event. Rats, at least to the second point.
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open.. isn't it a 40 something player invitational? i think they have overlapped before, i don't think that matters as much as long as they're in the same geographical area
 
Bob Jewett said:
I guess that will reduce the number of 14.1 matches from the TV arena.
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Right. I don't know whether the Bigfoot ("Big Foot") will be single-elimination again, but if it is it will involve just 7 matches. Depending on what the races are to (just 10 last year, 11 the prior two years) those 7 matches might end well before the end of the day on the 24th, and the table swap could be made for some 14.1 matches on the 24th. We'll see.
 
skogstokig said:
open.. isn't it a 40 something player invitational? i think they have overlapped before, i don't think that matters as much as long as they're in the same geographical area
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From the American 14..1 Straight Pool Championship website (https://americanstraightpool.com/) it looks like they are hoping for 49 players and have already invited 44. Maybe it's "open" to fill any spots not taken by the invited players. And, yes, I think there was some minor last-day overlap in the past, but they were flexible enough to not let that eliminate anyone.
 
AtLarge said:
Right. I don't know whether the Bigfoot ("Big Foot") will be single-elimination again, but if it is it will involve just 7 matches. ...
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I talked to Pat about that and it will remain single. I think the feeling was that it took up too much center-stage time. No way to interleave other matches.
 
650 is too low to call this a "Semi-Pro" or even an amateur event. Not that I would be able to play at this stage of my life, but if I'm not an amateur than amateur players don't exist. I'm certainly not a semi-professional being just north of 670.

Call this what it is -- another Fargo Capped Event!
 
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BasementDweller said:
650 is too low to call this a "Semi-Pro" or even an amateur event. Not that I would be able to play at this stage of my life, but if I'm not an amateur than amateur players don't exist. I'm certainly not a semi-professional being just north of 670.

Call this what it is -- another Fargo Capped Event!
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hmm? neither the intl 9b or 14.1 is capped..
 
Bob Jewett said:
I guess that will reduce the number of 14.1 matches from the TV arena.
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Unfortunately, this is correct. The TV table will be five days of 9-ball, followed by two days of 10-ball and then the final two days of the straight pool.
 
I had figured that 650 is the max for an amateur these days. What's Joey Korsiak's Fargo? He's considered a semi-pro if that's the speed they are aiming for. Or is it strictly just an amateur event?
 
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