Zerksies
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Probably the list isn't really filled yet. The sponsors haven't really filled the lists out
US Open 9-Ball, 2023, Atlantic City, Sep 25-30
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Have you ever looked at a US Open field? Filled with dead money
Zerksies
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Last year their was pros that I would consider "dead" money. 100% of the women were dead money.
Have you ever looked at a US Open field? Filled with dead money
Damn near the whole field is dead money. There's no conspiracy to save spots for pros
all their majors sell out in no time at all. you can probably find matches on youtube or brackets from earlier events, and you'll find there are a lot of non-professional players. too many, imo. there really should be qualifiers to funnel players into the these events.
If I were Matchroom and any player in the top 32 of my rankings was slow on the mouse, I'd make sure there was a spot available for him. Maybe the top 64. Or maybe I would ask for a very firm commitment prior to opening entries. It wouldn't be a conspiracy, it would be making sure the field was as strong as possible.
There's also the problem of free entry for previous winners, in case Matchroom is continuing that.
I’d bet dollars to doughnuts the “sold out” portion is a limited amount, not the full 256 field. Then, MR will give the legit pros the right of first refusal.
I’d estimate there were 64 to 128 truly open “first come first served” spots. A good thing, imo.
I’d estimate there were 64 to 128 truly open “first come first served” spots. A good thing, imo.
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Zerksies
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I highly doubt you even have that many open spots
I wonder if TinMan got in.
Hey gang! Thanks for thinking of me!
Yes, I was fortunate. The last two years I was refreshing my screen the morning of registration waiting to enter. This year I was asleep at the wheel.
Fortunately my partner in crime (Jesse Engel) messaged me and I registered immediately. I got an email from Matchroom a couple of hours later saying that registration was opened but it was full by the time I saw it come through.
It is amazing how these big tournaments are filling faster than ever. Derby, Turning Stone, US Open, and others. I think that with more visibility in the pool world we're seeing record participation. I do think it would be smart for them to have blocks of entries set aside for players of certain levels and maybe give them a few weeks lead time to register before allowing the fields to fill. But I can't control that (nor would that necessarily benefit me as I might not make that cut). I just need to be hyper vigilant about getting in to the tournaments I want to play.
I also think there is room for more events at the national level for our stronger amateurs. The market has spoken.
Don't they maintain a regulars list?
Have you ever looked at a US Open field? Filled with dead money
Damn near the whole field is dead money. There's no conspiracy to save spots for pros
I was more or less referring to the post that said something like only 30 actual open spots lol.
I'd change it to the US "kinda" open. So many good players get left out.
Your guess is as good as mine. Even if they had a list the follow up is would be how are they going to use it? Maybe they do hold spots for top players and I just don't know about it. I can only speak to my sign up experience.
Seems if they wanted too they could assign regular and preferred players registration windows and everyone else would be on standby. Would deposits work?
$ Talks....
Iwishiwasrich
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Some of the matches in open tournaments are hard to watch. Terrible play,I think MR should hold qualifying events for non pro players. That would at least guarantee some better players from the amateur side. Still dead money but maybe not so many 1 sided matches.
Zerksies
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And how to do rate someone that is a "Pro" player? Do we get a Pro card like golf? They need to qualify every year.
Bullshit, a properly managed company can make events happen without such a requirement. Hell I have covered much bigger events for my music media company that involved multi day & multi week events & none of them required where I had to stay. The only requirement was to show up & do what you need to do.