World Pool Masters 2023 (10-13 May), nineball, Essex UK, Winner $40K
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If there is Razzies award for pool , Zielinski wins it easily for worst performance of the year.
He missed so many easy balls in this match that it is record for most easy misses
This miss with ball in hand is easily worst miss by top pro (800+ Fargorate) player this year. Even Emily Frazer won't miss that
And he just made 2 golden breaks, now ties Aranas 9-9 and is favorite to win the match despite the worst performance of the year. Shocking
He missed so many easy balls in this match that it is record for most easy misses
This miss with ball in hand is easily worst miss by top pro (800+ Fargorate) player this year. Even Emily Frazer won't miss that
And he just made 2 golden breaks, now ties Aranas 9-9 and is favorite to win the match despite the worst performance of the year. Shocking
Matchroom is an event organizer and promoter. Each of these below are broadcasters. Matchroom sells the broadcast of their events to them. They in turn sell advertising that airs during the broadcast. And advertisers in turn sell their products and services to you. In person ticket sales help but they are very likely not the primary revenue source for the events. Matchroom also likely gets some money from sponsors to have their brands utilized and/or advertised inside the event (Cuetec, Simonis, Rasson, Aramith, Kamui, Everyone Active, etc.).
It's been said many times that the WPBA would actually pay ESPN to air their matches during WPBA's heyday. How does pool go from paying to air, to selling to air? ps, I know nothing first hand, just what I've read here over the years.
I’m giving Wiktor three years to win the world championship….less sulkiness, more humor with maturity.If there is Razzies award for pool , Zielinski wins it easily for worst performance of the year.
He missed so many easy balls in this match that it is record for most easy misses
This miss with ball in hand is easily worst miss by top pro (800+ Fargorate) player this year. Even Emily Frazer won't miss that
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And he just made 2 golden breaks, now ties Aranas 9-9 and is favorite to win the match despite the worst performance of the year. Shocking
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i feel the same. wasn't that long ago that i (and probably you) on this same forum were bemoaning the lack of a pro tour, or the lack of events in general. now there are two tours.
as for this event, it's a perk for for performing well in the open events, and i like that merit based process. no more throwing earl or chris melling in for the fun of it. both zheng and aranas were given wild cards for good reasons and aranas is showing that it was well deserved
In the television industry, there are two general models for how programming gets onto a network:
- The network pays the content producer for the rights to broadcast their content. This is the most common model for high-demand content, like popular sports events, hit shows, or blockbuster movies.
- The content producer pays the network to broadcast their content. This is known as "time-buy" or "paid programming," and it's more common for things like infomercials, or less popular content that might struggle to find a broadcaster otherwise.
If billiards was seen as a niche sport with a small but dedicated audience, it's possible that the WPBA paid ESPN for the airtime in order to get their events in front of a larger audience. This kind of arrangement can be beneficial for a sport trying to grow its audience and attract more sponsors.
On the other hand, if the WPBA events were seen as valuable content that could attract a significant audience, ESPN may have paid the WPBA for the broadcasting rights.
Without specific information about their agreement, it's hard to say for certain which model was used. It's also possible that the arrangement evolved over time, starting as a time-buy and transitioning to a more traditional broadcasting rights deal as the sport grew in popularity. It's hard to picture even WPBA being able to afford a time-buy arrangement for any longevity. What would the payback be? Unless Brunswick was involved in the deal and they did the actual funding for the purpose of specifically having their brand highlighted heavily in the content. In that sense it would more likely have been an advertising style situation funded by Brunswick moreso than by WPBA directly. Hard for me to say unless someone actually familiar speaks to it.
With Matchroom, there's a reason Emily puts so much focus on making the sport marketable including arena design, (*sigh*) ball colors, players instagrams, event flyers, featurettes, etc. I doubt they're paying for all those broadcasters to accept their content. They're likely working very hard to convince the broadcasters that pool is a marketable product in many respects.
I agree. It's shocking. The audience cheering and applause adds to the fun. This is like a dead zone.
Would've been nice to have a more full audience. Maybe tomorrow will be more packed being the weekend. But they do sell some tickets and they're not expensive to me. I think it's just a reality of an event that's more friendly to broadcast than it is to getting people to take time off from work in the middle of the week.
Just my humble opinion, but, I'd put Big Ko as the favorite from here on. SVB has a good chance in there match for sure, no doubt, however, Ko is so powerful and with his confidence high... dangerous. SVB would be second.
Of course, all these guys are top tier, so, might be a pick em!
Of course, all these guys are top tier, so, might be a pick em!
Good info. Also, I have mentioned before that matchroom and dazn entered into a BILLION dollar deal to broadcast fights in the US. Matchroom boxing signed anthony joshua signed a LIFETIME deal with Eddie Hearn. I say all that to show that Matchroom has a great big Anthony Jshua/Canelo Alvarez sized cash cow. How much eddie pulls from boxing to supplement the other sports is anyone's guess.
When you're clipping a ball like this there's Allot going on when you Add in table & object ball conditions, cue ball squirt and spin release.If there is Razzies award for pool , Zielinski wins it easily for worst performance of the year.
He missed so many easy balls in this match that it is record for most easy misses
This miss with ball in hand is easily worst miss by top pro (800+ Fargorate) player this year. Even Emily Frazer won't miss that
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And he just made 2 golden breaks, now ties Aranas 9-9 and is favorite to win the match despite the worst performance of the year. Shocking
Darker colors (2 ball and the 8 ball) are more porous than lighter colors, thus they absorb dirt quicker.
Like a black car paint when touched on a HOT 100-degree day in AZ, compared to a white car.
Object ball cleanliness and cue ball release of a cue ball with one tip of outside horizontal spin at a slow speed is not a cinch when trying to get Perfect SHAPE, I've seen Ghorst miss a similar shot.
You have to be aware of all these things to pocket and get perfect shape angle.
He had ball in hand!! That is just one of probably 7 or 8 he is expected to make
mario made a real poor intentional foul there, tying up the 3-ball close to the 9 while the 4-5 were already tied up.
Doesn't matter, his mindset thought is was Easy, therefore he most likely/obviously did not put 100% into the shot.
This is Not an easy game.
Any time the cue ball is coming Across the face of the obj. ball at a SLOW SPEED, all elements ''of the shot'' are in play.