MATCHROOM WPM - BUMS IN SEATS

[skogstokig]

Cuesports setup and crowd perfection:

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when the world pool championship was in manilla it was packed

 

[Nick B]

You couldn't get a crowd like that to watch pool even if you paid them.

They do that and even more at Mosconi event. It's been sold out for years (both in England and Vegas).

 

[arnaldo]

They do that and even more at Mosconi event. It's been sold out for years (both in England and Vegas).

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Regarding diminished in-person spectating, there are obviously many, many factors involved, but certainly some percentage of folks here and abroad -- who won't publicly admit to it -- are fully aware that Covid and its ongoing permutation-generating processes still exist and those airborne droplets are vigorously aggressive and highly transmissible in congregate settings.

Arnaldo

 

[Black-Balled]

You couldn't get a crowd like that to watch pool even if you paid them.

Hard to sell what nobody wants to buy, that's for sure.

 

[Mich]

I agree. In snooker, the audience interactions—polite applause after a good shot, cheers and applause on a win or a century, "oohs" and "aahs" when a ball scratches or misses the mark—is most definitely a part of the experience and adds excitement. The chanting of "Luca, Luca, "Luca" or "Come on, Ronnie" or "Mark, Mark, Mark" or "Come on, Judd," et cetera, is fun too.,

This recent World Pool Masters audience reminded me of the audience at the old U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship in Virginia when the audience was mainly made up of pool players and their friends and family, and even then, they had a much bigger audience than the recent World Pool Masters.

If tickets are not selling, give them away to local pool rooms or offer them to radio/TV stations as a prize. To the layman, seeing a sparse audience like this on TV isn't going to bring in new viewers.

Since snooker has a huge following in England, compared to USA, I do wonder if the World Pool Masters was in USA if they would have had a packed house.

On a positive note, though. the camera coverage, the commentary, and the art graphics for this WPM were first class all the way. I really enjoy Yates and McMullen providing the historical tidbits, and of course, Jeremy and Karl bring the strategy and analysis of the shots.

(When I first read "WPM," I immediately thought it was WordPerfect macro.) Hahahaha!

More MR events in USA would generate more live fan attendance. How about Reno? SRO 2.0

 

[Banger]

Free beer.

 

[pwd72s]

Free beer.

Tomorrow.

 

[TipWilson]

From a fan/spectator point of view, I assume many would prefer if pool could be more like what they have in the dart world.

These folks just know how to have fun!! (Not for the Earls of the pool game!!!)

 

[Banger]

I see a lot of pitchers of beer, spread around in that dart crowd.

 

[evergruven]

Regarding diminished in-person spectating, there are obviously many, many factors involved, but certainly some percentage of folks here and abroad -- who won't publicly admit to it -- are fully aware that Covid and its ongoing permutation-generating processes still exist and those airborne droplets are vigorously aggressive and highly transmissible in congregate settings.

Arnaldo

deffo still being pretty cautious/picky about in-person events here re: covid
the percentage of such-minded folks seems fairly slim these days, generally speaking
but perhaps it's part of the decision-making process for population chunks