Chris Santana here. I am responsible for the Mezz West State Tour Facebook, website, posters, graphics, advertisements, photography, brackets (done manually - not automated), apparel, and general marketing and event info for all tour stops.
There are FOUR people on our staff. Desiree runs the ENTIRE event almost single-handedly. Ra does ALL streaming and commentary (along with guests). And Oscar plays. We do not have "employees" - what we do we have are a few great friends and supporters who help us with technical support and set-up (Phil Prentice, Kevin May, and sometimes Mike Meeker). We all work very hard for something we love. We have spoiled a lot of spectators and fans across the world with live coverage, live scoring, and online brackets.
We all have lives and jobs outside of the tour (with the exception of Oscar who plays pool for a living :wink
Not that I have to explain myself or speak for the rest of us on the team, but the main reason why you didn't see much in terms of updates was because of me. I played in the event and did well, and that takes a lot of time and focus. What I do for updating the world on what's happening is on my own time to keep everyone interested and entertained. The events that I can't make it to because of money or life, end up lacking in those updates.
I don't know who you are but obviously we don't know each other otherwise you would know this. But now you know. We aren't just a pool tour. We are a growing family of pool players, fans, and friends who look forward to seeing each other every few weeks and cracking a few racks.
So now you know. If you want to complain in the future about "Mezz results and coverage in general" - come see me - Chris Santana. I'm the absurdly tall guy at nearly all events taking photos and hanging money balls.
