Just got an email from a friend of mine that played in the European championships ( www.europeanpoolchampionships.com )this past week. Follows are some random thoughts which lead to support a vote for the above...
Many players described this as the greatest venue for pool they had ever seen
The organizers players and sponsors reportetly spent 400k on the venue
They tested the website for 1 year before hand, and used it secretly on 3 tourneys during the year to fix bugs
They had 4 guys with wireless PDAs walking around to update the scores every 7 secs live on the net
The players lounge could hold 400 people and had internet terminals, a live stream of the 3 TV tables, live scores for all matches and a full bar and a massive TV screen
They had a team a few days before hand that went round breaking stuff, so they could time how long it would take to track and fix problems!!
The lights over the tables were too hot, so on a sunday they sourced 74 replacement lights and installed them that night
Lots more stuff but the above are the highlights.
A big congratulations goes out to the event organziers, promoters, sponsors and all players that attended. Wish I could have been there (maybe next year, Team Ireland!!)
Maybe we will have a US event on par with the above??
Many players described this as the greatest venue for pool they had ever seen
The organizers players and sponsors reportetly spent 400k on the venue
They tested the website for 1 year before hand, and used it secretly on 3 tourneys during the year to fix bugs
They had 4 guys with wireless PDAs walking around to update the scores every 7 secs live on the net
The players lounge could hold 400 people and had internet terminals, a live stream of the 3 TV tables, live scores for all matches and a full bar and a massive TV screen
They had a team a few days before hand that went round breaking stuff, so they could time how long it would take to track and fix problems!!
The lights over the tables were too hot, so on a sunday they sourced 74 replacement lights and installed them that night
Lots more stuff but the above are the highlights.
A big congratulations goes out to the event organziers, promoters, sponsors and all players that attended. Wish I could have been there (maybe next year, Team Ireland!!)
Maybe we will have a US event on par with the above??
