US Open (9 ball) 2024, August 19-24, Atlantic City

Idk. Just to reiterate this is from the local promoter, so each qualifier will probably have a different format, pay structure, etc.

Here is the fb group if you’d like to contact directly. The TD’s name is Frank. He does a nice job and I play in a lot of his events. The room has GC’s and they all play perfect.

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This yr is most likely the last ''open'' year.
With 128 players needed to fill the non seeded 1/2 of the Open, seems inevitable qualifiers will be in cue in 2024.
 
Here is the info for a qualifier for the UK Open. The room is Spots & Stripes in London. 8 qualified from 64:

UK OPEN QUALIFIER
SUNDAY 28th April
£60 ENTRY MAX 64 Entries
Double Elim to Last 16, Last 8 Qualify ( Subject to 64 Entries)
Races to 8, (Losers Bracket to 6), Winner Breaks
Doors Open 10am. Start 10:30am
 
Well, here's something new. I just got this from Matchroom.

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MATCHROOM WORLD NINEBALL TOUR AND SALOTTO INTRODUCE GOLDEN TICKETS​

Matchroom's World Nineball Tour has partnered with Wyoming-based competitive billiards mobile app Salotto to launch an exciting new feature: "Golden Tickets".
Salotto is a mobile app designed to connect pool players for in-person 1v1 matches of pool, facilitating scoring, results submission to rating organizations, and now, the introduction of Golden Tickets.
From July 10, players can participate in a ranked 30-day competition, playing races to 9 in Nineball pool on any 9ft pool table. The top four players at the end of the competition will earn a paid spot at the prestigious US Open Pool Championship, held at Harrah's Resort, Atlantic City from August 19-24. In addition to the entry, winners will also receive $1,000 USD travel cash.
Pool enthusiasts eager to compete can download the Salotto app prior to the Golden Tickets launch here.

Competition Details:
- Session Start: July 10, 2024 00:00 UTC
- Session Finish: August 09, 2024 23:59 UTC
- US Open: August 19-24, 2024
- Rules: Matchroom WNT Rules as default
 
WTF? Talk about confusing. Just how does this work? I know what Salotto is but who gets to do this? Just those on some points list? The MR/WNT world list i assume?
 
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Bob Jewett said:
Well, here's something new. I just got this from Matchroom.

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MATCHROOM WORLD NINEBALL TOUR AND SALOTTO INTRODUCE GOLDEN TICKETS​

Matchroom's World Nineball Tour has partnered with Wyoming-based competitive billiards mobile app Salotto to launch an exciting new feature: "Golden Tickets".
Salotto is a mobile app designed to connect pool players for in-person 1v1 matches of pool, facilitating scoring, results submission to rating organizations, and now, the introduction of Golden Tickets.
From July 10, players can participate in a ranked 30-day competition, playing races to 9 in Nineball pool on any 9ft pool table. The top four players at the end of the competition will earn a paid spot at the prestigious US Open Pool Championship, held at Harrah's Resort, Atlantic City from August 19-24. In addition to the entry, winners will also receive $1,000 USD travel cash.
Pool enthusiasts eager to compete can download the Salotto app prior to the Golden Tickets launch here.

Competition Details:
- Session Start: July 10, 2024 00:00 UTC
- Session Finish: August 09, 2024 23:59 UTC
- US Open: August 19-24, 2024
- Rules: Matchroom WNT Rules as default
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what are the rules and format?
 
Mowem down said:
There is no US open 9 ball tournament anymore.....
There's a matchroom 9 ball open held in the US that's titled US open but really its just an abomination.
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Nonsense. Matchroom has taken the US Open event to a higher level than ever before while paying proper respect to its traditions, and even more importantly, to its founders.

The winner's trophy is now called the Barry Behrman trophy and Barry's children, Shannon and Brady, are included in the award ceremonies after every Matchroom US Open.

Matchroom has proceeded in a manner that would have delighted Barry Behrman, showing respect for the event he conceived and, while doing so, honoring both his memory and his family.
 
garczar said:
WTF? Talk about confusing. Just how does this work? I know what Salotto is but who gets to do this? Just those on some points list? The MR/WNT world list i assume?
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It looks like anyone anywhere can enter. I assume you get some number of points for each match win and the top four points winners go to the US Open. They get their entry and $1000 expense money.
 
Bob Jewett said:
It looks like anyone anywhere can enter. I assume you get some number of points for each match win and the top four points winners go to the US Open. They get their entry and $1000 expense money.
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so i can download salotto and beat a hundred numpties and go to the US open? this needs further explanation. surely it can be gamed
 
skogstokig said:
so i can download salotto and beat a hundred numpties and go to the US open? this needs further explanation. surely it can be gamed
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Yep, I'm sure that's exactly how it's going to work. No way will anyone at MR have thought of that angle. Brilliant! Better get to booking those matches.
 
skogstokig said:
so i can download salotto and beat a hundred numpties and go to the US open? this needs further explanation. surely it can be gamed
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I'm sure that's been a consideration in their planning. Even if that does happen, the net result is that four more players go to Atlantic City and fill spots that would otherwise be byes. Maybe the Salotto website has more info.
 
Bob Jewett said:
I'm sure that's been a consideration in their planning. Even if that does happen, the net result is that four more players go to Atlantic City and fill spots that would otherwise be byes. Maybe the Salotto website has more info.
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no. nothing other than a pic of that same promo ad.
 
Cord said:
Yep, I'm sure that's exactly how it's going to work. No way will anyone at MR have thought of that angle. Brilliant! Better get to booking those matches.
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i don't know? only time i heard of the salotto thing is in discussions on lowering ones fargo to play capped events
 
garczar said:
no. nothing other than a pic of that same promo ad.
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The Matchroom qualifying stuff might be like this points-based competition they already have:

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But, yeah, no official info there yet. I think the Salotto qualification project started a little late for this year's Open.
 
sjm said:
Nonsense. Matchroom has taken the US Open event to a higher level than ever before while paying proper respect to its traditions, and even more importantly, to its founders.

The winner's trophy is now called the Barry Behrman trophy and Barry's children, Shannon and Brady, are included in the award ceremonies after every Matchroom US Open.

Matchroom has proceeded in a manner that would have delighted Barry Behrman, showing respect for the event he conceived and, while doing so, honoring both his memory and his family.
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...yeah, kind of like the inBev buy out of Anheuser-Bush, just not the same reasoned seasoned.
The work-about fargo already having the player tuned profile(robustness) and ranking support (pre and post attested game publishing), the whole point of having a fargo number does have an aside hustle amusement to the matchroom show too relevancy.
 
In separate qualifier news.... One room posted some details to Facebook. In their case, Matchroom is taking a little over $1000 per qualified player, or adding about a 35% surcharge over the normal entry fee of $750. The room is paying out the rest of the entries as prizes, and is adding some money.

My opinion: The rooms are doing the work of gathering players and running the qualifiers. It is wrong to make the room pay extra for that. I can see why one room said, "No qualifier here because the arrangements were not mutually acceptable."

I think Matchroom will end up with fewer than 60 qualified players for the US Open. If you have entered a qualifier, I think you will be getting an invite so they can fill the 256-player bracket. I expect those invites to go by quickest to respond.
 
Bob Jewett said:
In separate qualifier news.... One room posted some details to Facebook. In their case, Matchroom is taking a little over $1000 per qualified player, or adding about a 35% surcharge over the normal entry fee of $750. The room is paying out the rest of the entries as prizes, and is adding some money.

My opinion: The rooms are doing the work of gathering players and running the qualifiers. It is wrong to make the room pay extra for that. I can see why one room said, "No qualifier here because the arrangements were not mutually acceptable."

I think Matchroom will end up with fewer than 60 qualified players for the US Open. If you have entered a qualifier, I think you will be getting an invite so they can fill the 256-player bracket. I expect those invites to go by quickest to respond.
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I know which one you are talking about and i heard this from another qualifier as well. I think they almost want to do the right thing, but overall the communication leaves a little to be desired.

Seems okay, if the top finishers qualify and even get their entry paid. If that entry fee comes from the prize fund of that qualifier, that also.seems okay with me. They collect a little more, which is debatable. But I only read one qualifier who disclosed this upfront. And the qualifiers for the European open are cheaper than the us open ones. I think it was something 30-40 euros versus 120-150 dollars. All in all still.some kinks to iron out.
 
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