WPBA US Open Brackets
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Most likely the purse money is a lot smaller than it use to be. I believe a few of the top women have jobs now and a few went back home to their country. As far as Ga Young Kim, Yu Ram Cha, X Pan, Jasmin, and few more, they are not going to fly over here for the two or three tour stops a year they have now with smaller purses than in years past. They have their own good paying women's tournaments in Aisa and Europe. Johnnyt
That is why Yu Ram started doing this a couple years ago. There are plenty of tournament in Asia they can play and not have to travel.
Let's face it, women's pool in the U.S. is a complete joke now & at its lowest point in quite some time if ever. This is not a slight against the players but the people running things who mainly have no concept of how to run a business.
This field is a complete sham for what is supposed to be one of the most prestigious events in the women's game. Allison has to be 1/9 to win this with only 3 or 4 players tops who could also win. The rest are clear filler who stand absolutely no shot if you played this event 100 times.
This field is a complete sham for what is supposed to be one of the most prestigious events in the women's game. Allison has to be 1/9 to win this with only 3 or 4 players tops who could also win. The rest are clear filler who stand absolutely no shot if you played this event 100 times.
See the brackets yourself.:smile:
http://www.wpba.com/images/stories/brackets/2012_us_open.pdf
http://www.wpba.com/images/stories/brackets/2012_us_open.pdf
About one fourth the field are grade A players. Another fourth are also good players and about half the field are ???
A much weaker field than what we see for women's events held in China nowadays.
A much weaker field than what we see for women's events held in China nowadays.
Excuse me, but
Tulsa's my hometown. We had six local gals qualify and that was pretty exciting for me to go watch them last night. I was pretty amazed with the venue, the speed of the cloth seemed crazy fast and most of what I saw when I was there displayed professionalism.
I visited with a guy last night from out of town. His wife played and I visited with them after she was done. He told me that there are much less quality events now and basically there's less money. He also said that the field is somewhat diluted in terms of professional caliber players.
I've never been on the road, the only pro tournament I've really seen is the one that came through here in '98 and that's the Camel Pro Tour. When I lived in LA around '92 I did stop by the LA Open briefly, and truthfully, that is what a Pro Pool Tournament is supposed to be like.
One of the long time legends around here, Jim Whitman has shared with me a great deal from his experiences. He mentioned how he instructed Louie Roberts, (I didn't even know who that was) and also bought a Balabushka for $125 with 2 shafts. He was from back east and said pool was originally 'a gentleman's game'. (what came to mind was snooker in England) he also clued me in on how places would get busted up by the FBI because of what went on in those places.
My concern at the moment is trying to figure out how to help our sport grow. Pool died in my town because of the 'Indian Gaming'. I hate the fact that everything has to be about money, money, money... all the time... money is the root of all evil IMO.
The officials were at the event could not have complained more about not being able to get a hot dog, and also give their opinion on Tulsa and 'the Magoo's crowd'. There was a younger gentleman there and he did his job very well, but the other guy was one crabby dude. Maybe he just needed to take a nap.
I mentioned my lack of event attendance because I don't stay up-to-date with it. From what I understand, men's pro pool is basically gone, and from what I can see, the women's is fading. If something doesn't change, or we don't come together, we might be traveling to China to compete, and that's not just pool either.
If there is anyone who is up-to-date on things and has an idea about how to change the negative image Americans might have of pool and help our sport grow, please send me a PM.
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Tulsa's my hometown. We had six local gals qualify and that was pretty exciting for me to go watch them last night. I was pretty amazed with the venue, the speed of the cloth seemed crazy fast and most of what I saw when I was there displayed professionalism.
I visited with a guy last night from out of town. His wife played and I visited with them after she was done. He told me that there are much less quality events now and basically there's less money. He also said that the field is somewhat diluted in terms of professional caliber players.
I've never been on the road, the only pro tournament I've really seen is the one that came through here in '98 and that's the Camel Pro Tour. When I lived in LA around '92 I did stop by the LA Open briefly, and truthfully, that is what a Pro Pool Tournament is supposed to be like.
One of the long time legends around here, Jim Whitman has shared with me a great deal from his experiences. He mentioned how he instructed Louie Roberts, (I didn't even know who that was) and also bought a Balabushka for $125 with 2 shafts. He was from back east and said pool was originally 'a gentleman's game'. (what came to mind was snooker in England) he also clued me in on how places would get busted up by the FBI because of what went on in those places.
My concern at the moment is trying to figure out how to help our sport grow. Pool died in my town because of the 'Indian Gaming'. I hate the fact that everything has to be about money, money, money... all the time... money is the root of all evil IMO.
The officials were at the event could not have complained more about not being able to get a hot dog, and also give their opinion on Tulsa and 'the Magoo's crowd'. There was a younger gentleman there and he did his job very well, but the other guy was one crabby dude. Maybe he just needed to take a nap.
I mentioned my lack of event attendance because I don't stay up-to-date with it. From what I understand, men's pro pool is basically gone, and from what I can see, the women's is fading. If something doesn't change, or we don't come together, we might be traveling to China to compete, and that's not just pool either.
If there is anyone who is up-to-date on things and has an idea about how to change the negative image Americans might have of pool and help our sport grow, please send me a PM.
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It can all be traced back to the dismissal of Peg Ledman, imo. They highly underestimated her importance to the running of the tour. :sorry: