Pro pool events are open to anyone and everyone.
A community available to all does have areas to improve on.
Watching a pool match during a tournament, is what can be improved on. People that watch pool matches help support the event. That support comes at a cost, when players are managing their runout management strategy and defending against cell phone ringers and loud behavior. This is called the hometown environment, which is people being disrespectful. Are fans paying tickets? Yes. But if you are paying a ticket to cause commotion and upset people, then you aren't a fan. You could be the sponsor of the event and still be jerk about it.
Pro players have every right to confront audience behavior and make requests that event staff take action.
Is a pro pool match about making them sweat more during a match? I thought its enough that they sacrifice a good portion of their lives to billiards excellence. But some fans believe, not only do players have to put up with disrespect they have to do it without fear of repercussions.
Am I suggesting pro pool events have policies for removing fans due to bad behavior? Yes.
Pro players do share their frustration during the matches, should there be a policy for behavior that won't be tolerated? Let's address this issue once and for all. As I fan I am there to watch great billiards. Do big misses and upsets happen yes? But seeing a pro bounce back is what makes me love it.
The pro pool community is competitive, what can be done is, if a fan is being unruly, single them out and bring it to event staff attention. I'd rather watch some fan get yelled at then watch a cue ball get polished ten times over.
A community available to all does have areas to improve on.
Watching a pool match during a tournament, is what can be improved on. People that watch pool matches help support the event. That support comes at a cost, when players are managing their runout management strategy and defending against cell phone ringers and loud behavior. This is called the hometown environment, which is people being disrespectful. Are fans paying tickets? Yes. But if you are paying a ticket to cause commotion and upset people, then you aren't a fan. You could be the sponsor of the event and still be jerk about it.
Pro players have every right to confront audience behavior and make requests that event staff take action.
Is a pro pool match about making them sweat more during a match? I thought its enough that they sacrifice a good portion of their lives to billiards excellence. But some fans believe, not only do players have to put up with disrespect they have to do it without fear of repercussions.
Am I suggesting pro pool events have policies for removing fans due to bad behavior? Yes.
Pro players do share their frustration during the matches, should there be a policy for behavior that won't be tolerated? Let's address this issue once and for all. As I fan I am there to watch great billiards. Do big misses and upsets happen yes? But seeing a pro bounce back is what makes me love it.
The pro pool community is competitive, what can be done is, if a fan is being unruly, single them out and bring it to event staff attention. I'd rather watch some fan get yelled at then watch a cue ball get polished ten times over.
Last edited:
