Fair enough, Rich. The reason I didn't immediately answer that question is because I want to promote the tour rather than myself. However, since some people seem interested, I will provide a short bio.
My name is Ozzy Reynolds. I am 32 years old, married with children, and I have been playing pool since I was about eight. I have a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Old Dominion University and I will soon have an MBA from the College of William & Mary.
I currently live in the Hampton Roads region - an area that has relatively few "dedicated" pool players. Because of the lack of organized competition in my area, I routinely travel to out-of-town events - many of which have been in Northern VA and Maryland, which in my opinion, has an abundance of great pool players! As I have traveled to these events, I have noticed that the players are hungry for more. Players should be given more opportunity at a tour event than simply playing in a double elimination tournament and going home when they are eliminated. Afterall, many players travel 2-5 hours just to get there! As I look around, I don't see that opportunity anywhere in the area. My goal is to provide people with numerous opportunities all weekend to do what they love to do - compete on the table.
I believe that my love of the game, my respect for the players, and my education in business, will allow
us to make this tour a success. Notice that I used the word "us?" That is because success can only be achieved with the help of the players. Together, we can make this tour an early success. With early success comes growth, with growth comes "real" sponsors (not the kind that donate chalk or pool cues to be raffled), with "real" sponsors comes "real" money which gets spread to the players. Let's make it happen!!! Hope to see you June 11-12. Don't forget to sign-up online!
Ozzy Reynolds
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