Nineball Asian Tour
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I had to go back and re-read the announcement and look at the schedule. Do I have this correct?
- Matchroom Pool and Asian Pool Promotions have announced a strategic partnership to launch the Nineball Asian Tour in 2023.
- The new tour aims to break new ground for the Nineball World Rankings by introducing new 9-ball events in several Asian countries, including events listed on the Matchroom schedule in Singapore and Chinese Taipei as well as events not yet listed on the schedule in Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Hong Kong China, and Thailand.
- A major event with a total prize fund of $200,000, the Asian Open, will be introduced as part of the tour. This event will join other 9-ball multi-table open events such as the US Open, UK Open, and European Open.
- The Asian Championship, promoted by the APP, will also be part of the Nineball Asian Tour. This tournament originated from an event held in Singapore in August 2022, which became the first Nineball World Ranking event in the Southern hemisphere.
- The partnership is driven by the success of the inaugural event and aims to increase representation from Asia on the Nineball World Rankings. The goal is to create more opportunities for Asian pool players by introducing more local competitive events with increased prize money, ranking points, and exposure.
asian open will be in hanoi city, vietnam. i'm sure it will be well attended by fans, pool seems popular there. philippines would seem a more obvious choice but i guess security concerns and corruption plays some part in choosing these locations. hopefully someday they will have a major in the philippines.
They have added Sharks International Open this month July 24-29 https://matchroompool.com/schedule/ But it is ranking event (not major event) even though winners cheque apparently $30K which is like that for MR major events.
It is really good that they bring in Sharks cos the newly launched Sharks (with a sports betting app business model) are hoarding all the top elite Filipinos to play in their endless exhibition/ daily matches (which are all betting based and gamblers can bet per rack, per match etc).
I may be wrong but the players must be paid some good appearance fees cos they prefer to play Sharks events instead of going overseas to play in Matchroom /Predator events
They have added Sharks International Open this month July 24-29 https://matchroompool.com/schedule/ But it is ranking event (not major event) even though winners cheque apparently $30K which is like that for MR major events.
It is really good that they bring in Sharks cos the newly launched Sharks (with a sports betting app business model) are hoarding all the top elite Filipinos to play in their endless exhibition/ daily matches (which are all betting based and gamblers can bet per rack, per match etc).
I may be wrong but the players must be paid some good appearance fees cos they prefer to play Sharks events instead of going overseas to play in Matchroom /Predator events
a lot of their missed tournaments are due to visa issues. raga is shying away from international tournaments after derby city disappointment. great to see that sharks can produce that kinda winners price money, but what's the total purse?
Total purse $100K. Winners cheque rumored to be $30K which is biggest for any MR ranking event which are typically not more than $15K and same as new majors like UK Open, Spanish Open, European Open. So it may attract big names who don't mind using this as a leadup to European Open in early August. I think MR will reschedule this next year to be leadup to Asian Open cos back to back or multiple header events attract big names like recent Spanish Open/ WCOP double header.
Already common that smaller events attracting truckloads of Filipino cuesmen who can play. A bigger event could really flush out many lesser known Filipino 800s. Some lesser knowns like Mocaibat, Oliver Villafuerte unofficially 800s though they don't have enough number of games yet
The Matchroom major events this year have paid 60k for first, and 30k for second. I believe it was 30k/15k last year. So I don't know where you are getting these numbers. And it's check (not cheque lol).Total purse $100K. Winners cheque rumored to be $30K which is biggest for any MR ranking event which are typically not more than $15K and same as new majors like UK Open, Spanish Open, European Open. So it may attract big names who don't mind using this as a leadup to European Open in early August. I think MR will reschedule this next year to be leadup to Asian Open cos back to back or multiple header events attract big names like recent Spanish Open/ WCOP double header.
Already common that smaller events attracting truckloads of Filipino cuesmen who can play. A bigger event could really flush out many lesser known Filipino 800s. Some lesser knowns like Mocaibat, Oliver Villafuerte unofficially 800s though they don't have enough number of games yet
Major Event Prize Money: $150,000 – $299,999
Blue Ribbon Event Prize Money: $300,000+
The Blue Ribbon events (World Championship and US Open) are paying 50 or 60k to the winner. The other Majors pay 30k. I believe this is the same in 2023 as it was in 2022.
It's either check or cheque. Both are correct everywhere in the English speaking world, regardless of which one is the standard spelling in your location. Give me a check for 60k USD and I'll happily cash said same cheque for 60k USD.
either way, the sharks international looks to be the best paying non-MR tournament on the tour, tied with the international open in virginia. that's quite impressive (if it delivers).
vietnam seems to be a rapidly growing market for pool though, so i bet turnout will be great