Why no open division @ BCAPL tournament?

[stevelomako]

Why isn't there an open division at the BCAPL tournament in Vegas?

Mark is involved with tons of "Pros", has tried all kinds of other stuff at his events, why not this?


Have a $5000.00 entry team event. Any players in the world can make up a team.

I know a few stake horses would put teams in and you might have a lot of players from some other countries that would play especially since the rooms at the Rio are big enough for a whole team to stay in. They can survive on baloney and beans to keep the other expenses down. I'll provide 16 coolers and a can opener.

Keep it small to start like 16 teams max and you'd also have enough players to do a singles event also.


Think it might go over?

 

[hang-the-9]

There was a pro tournament at the event a few years ago, Mark did not like how it went so he just went with a much smaller invitational.

 

[Bigdogbret]

First off, there is an Open Division at the BCAPL tournament in Vegas. It is for those players not rated as Advanced, Master or Grandmaster. I am assuming you are referring to the Pro event. Last year Mark went to an invitational pro tournament which consisted of 8 players. He did offer an 8 ball, 9 ball and 10 ball tournament open to anyone though. I believe they referred to it as the Triple play.
A much easier way to get a solution to your issues would be to pick up a telephone and give Mark or Ozzy a call at the CSI Office. They are both easy to reach and willing to talk. Coming on here to ***** about something isn't going to get anything done.

 

[TimKrazyMon]

in the 8 ball events, the pros play in the Grandmaster event.

 

[BasementDweller]

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A much easier way to get a solution to your issues would be to pick up a telephone and give Mark or Ozzy a call at the CSI Office. They are both easy to reach and willing to talk. Coming on here to ***** about something isn't going to get anything done.

Dude was just floating an idea. Isn't that part of the reason we have a pool forum?

We talk about stuff here. Reading comprehension is a critical part of participating here.

Nobody is *****ing about anything.

 

[watchez]

The original poster misused the word 'open' as it relates to the BCAPL. For BCAPL, Open is a skill level not to mean that anyone can play. That should have been easy enough for people to understand from his post.

The BCAPL used to have a master team event that basically anyone could play --- one year Appleton, Mick Hill, Boyes and two other English champions came over trying to get the money and play as amateurs. This level of team play dwindled in interest each year to it got down to less than a dozen teams so the BCAPL did away with it. There wasn't a $5000 entry fee but there was good added money to the event itself.

I don't see the BCAPL bringing it back ever.

 

[BasementDweller]

The original poster misused the word 'open' as it relates to the BCAPL. For BCAPL, Open is a skill level not to mean that anyone can play. That should have been easy enough for people to understand from his post.

The BCAPL used to have a master team event that basically anyone could play --- one year Appleton, Mick Hill, Boyes and two other English champions came over trying to get the money and play as amateurs. This level of team play dwindled in interest each year to it got down to less than a dozen teams so the BCAPL did away with it. There wasn't a $5000 entry fee but there was good added money to the event itself.

I don't see the BCAPL bringing it back ever.

Here's a way they could bring it back:

CSI could continue to have their Professional Invitational 16 Player Tournament but instead of having those players commit to doing charitable work or spending time with the youths, you could have them commit to playing in an open team event. The players could be raffled off to play in this event.

The details would have to be modified somehow but there's always been this great divide between the amateurs and the pros. Figuring out the way to bridge this divide I think is the key to getting professional pool really going in this country. Maybe finding a way to get these pros playing along side some of these amateurs would do the trick.

Surely you could draw together 16 teams from those already there that would like to play in another tourney, especially if they are playing alongside a pro.

Maybe not though.