tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post2711773741623005811..comments2024-02-03T12:04:16.336+00:00Comments on SNOOKER SCENE BLOG: SNOOKER BREAKS INTO MIDDLE EAST...AGAINDave Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-19433475818331177922008-08-19T06:00:00.000+01:002008-08-19T06:00:00.000+01:00The organizers and the players do not like to chan...The organizers and the players do not like to change the PHC into a ranking tournament for several reasons.<BR/><BR/>If you make a contract for ranking tournament you need a lot of sponsors and money. You have to fullfil the contract for not only one year and there are a lot of things you have to do and a lot of rights you loose.<BR/><BR/>For the organizers in Fürth at the moment it makes more sense to make a tournament where the players like to go and have a lot of fun.<BR/><BR/>Spectators can get in touch with the pros and much more.<BR/><BR/>In my opinion worldsnooker made there dates (NIT, Pontins, Qualifiers) to set us in trouble and the same now with the snookerleague.<BR/><BR/>But I am watching what happens now with the snookerleague and the new event in Bahrain.<BR/><BR/>JürgenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-12141957964168041452008-08-18T15:52:00.000+01:002008-08-18T15:52:00.000+01:00If they wanted to have a tournament in mainland Eu...If they wanted to have a tournament in mainland Europe, for example, couldn't they just make the existing German Open into a ranking event?<BR/><BR/>That might be more sensible than just creating a new tournament altogether in this instance.<BR/><BR/>It would also be good to see other old tournaments such as the British Open revived.<BR/><BR/>Sam TAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-50948475713811168752008-08-18T15:00:00.000+01:002008-08-18T15:00:00.000+01:00Quoted you in the German Snookerblog.Quoted you in the <A HREF="http://snookerblog.de/news/791/bahrain-bekommt-sein-main-tour-turnier" REL="nofollow">German Snookerblog</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com