World 10 Ball Silence
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JAM said:Furthermore, the only way for you to know for sure if there was, in fact, actual blatant dumping in a pool competition is if you were a party to the dumping. :angry:
Otherwise, it's only conjecture on your part.[/QUOTE
I have never robbed a bank, but I know it happens.
It seems that this thread has not accomplished it's goal and some players are still waiting for their prize money.
According to a source close to the players, the Chinese Taipei prize winners are still awaiting payment. These include Wu whose share is $40000.
There were a further 14 CT players who reached the paid section of the draw and these amounted to a further $29000 if they are all unpaid.
2 @ $4500
2 @ $3000
4 @ $2000
6 @ $1000
Perhaps the APBU could throw a little light on the matter.
According to a source close to the players, the Chinese Taipei prize winners are still awaiting payment. These include Wu whose share is $40000.
There were a further 14 CT players who reached the paid section of the draw and these amounted to a further $29000 if they are all unpaid.
2 @ $4500
2 @ $3000
4 @ $2000
6 @ $1000
Perhaps the APBU could throw a little light on the matter.
pro9dg said:
Doug,
I was hoping that the payment problem had been resolved. It is sad that ANYONE should still be owed money, let alone one of the fastest growing groups of pool players in the world.
Please keep us informed if you hear that they all got paid.
(Don't know who the APBU is.....)
Thanks,
JoeyA
The APBU are the Asian Pocket Billiard Union, the continental federation who are members of the WPA.JoeyA said:
They are supposed to represent the Asian (which includes the Filipino
and Taipei players).
But the players pay sanction/affiliation fees to these bodies but have no support in matters like this.
Nice to hear from you Joey
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jay helfert said:
I wrote the above on Nov. 6, 2008. It referred to e-mails I had sent to Yen Makabenta and Ian Anderson on Oct. 31, one week previously. Today I received a phone call from Ian informing me that he in fact did respond to my e-mail the next day. He then forwarded it to me again today and it came through okay this time.
What happened to this e-mail back on Nov. 1, I have no idea. I guess the internet is not a perfect system and an e-mail can get lost or dropped for some reason. Rare but it happens. I made the mistake of assuming that Yen and Ian were choosing not to respond to me. I still have yet to see a reply from Yen.
I told Ian that it is possible that some of the players (from Chinese Taipei) have yet to be paid. He was under the assumption that everyone had been paid. I am sorry if I made a mistake in saying that Ian had not responded to my e-mail. That may not have been the case. I still believe the WPA has some responsibility in looking into allegations of unpaid prize money, especially so if it is a tournament they have sanctioned.
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He could have done it while he was here for the QC vs World but didn't. I salute him for his tact. I guess he enjoyed his stay here at the time and decided not to dampen the festive mood all around him. If he so desires to return for such a reason then he's got our support. I'm sure that the POC and PSC will listen to him and even hold the presscon for him. If not, we will.yankwin said:
We still don't see where the funds, to pay-out, will come from.
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If anyone here can get word to Wu tell him that all he needs to do is fly here and he can stay at the Manila Hotel or the Peninsula for 3 days on us. Or stay here in Quezon City and party with us too. He's got Taiwanese friends here who can translate for him. Just confirm arrival and he's booked.
i just hope that these rare and sad occurrences do not affect the filipinos as a whole. i vehemently hope that this be resolved the soonest. i am a filipino and am proud to be. misgivings by a few does not speak for us as a whole. 
pro9dg said:
I'm sure we will find out soon after Wu and Yang holds that press conference here.
Let me pose my other questions on this thread instead of in the other one.
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Originally Posted by jay helfert
I received an e-mail on Dec. 26 from Thomas Overbeck referring to my forum post of Dec. 4 that questioned the actions of the WPA in light of the late payments from the WTB. Overbeck had been the tournament director of the WTB, and he is on the board of the WPA and works closely with Ian Anderson.
Good chance that Mr Overbeck will see this post then.
My question is simple and just for verification. Mr Overbeck, did YEN Makabenta of RAYA/BSCP pay the 5% or US$20,000.00 WPA Sanction Fee?
If so, how can WPA accept the $20k when not all the prize monies, that the 5% comes from, hasn't been paid yet?
Will WPA pay the unpaid prize monies specially with their pronouncements in "WPA quells rumors" article?
I was told that they promised (again) to pay Wu and Yang last Friday 23 Jan 2009. We will call and confirm from Steven if the payment was received. I doubt this very much because I heard that Yen only has 120k Pesos in collectibles and Wu and Yang's prize money is close to 2.3M Pesos.
If the Pinoys here want to see the "deep inside reason" for the debacle check http://forum.bilyar.net/viewtopic.php?p=25615#25615. If you feel like translating .....
If the Pinoys here want to see the "deep inside reason" for the debacle check http://forum.bilyar.net/viewtopic.php?p=25615#25615. If you feel like translating .....