25/06/2021
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Our ambition has always been to provide top-level events for players to elevate the sport to new levels. With our clear and never-before-seen structure for 8 Ball Pool, we believe that we offer far more than any other organisations, who have over-promised and failed to deliver time and time again.
The structure of any sport should be rewarding for all involved at a cost that is both fair and reasonable. The average cost per event based on a player qualifying from Q School and playing on the WPT for 2 years is just ยฃ85.00.
An entire top-down structure - something that no other organisation offers - was announced with our 6 core elements, comprising of:
- The World Pool Tour
- The World Pool Women's Tour
- World Pool Q School
- The WPL Amateur Pool Championships
- The WPL Challenge Tour
- The WPL Developmental Tour
We believe that the "Elite" players have enough opportunities to explore, and while there are "Amateur" event offerings, these tend to filter the prize money to the top levels, or provide a safe passage through earlier rounds and we all agree that in order to push the sport forward, we need to take a step back.
Therefore, effective immediately, the World Pool Q School series in 2021 and 2022 will be open ๐๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฌ to any player who is ๐ก๐ข๐ง:
- An IPA Professional, or
- A UPG Pro Series player.
Any player who falls into these categories has been contacted, refunded and removed from WPL events going forward.
Additionally, players who enter WPL events will not be banned from participating in other events, subject to the above criteria.
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๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฝ:
"Through this new approach, we firmly believe that we can take the sport to new levels over the next 2-3 years, uncovering some of the best talent to build a future around. Within 5 years, we will have at least a dozen players earning a living from the sport along with some of the best people behind the scenes employed by the company.
We hope you share our vision and look forward to seeing you on the baize!"
You can enter your Regional Q School series either via your ๐ฑ or ๐ป at www.worldpoolltd.com/shop
๐ด Q School offers the best value series on the 8 Ball Calendar, with entry costing just ยฃ350 for all 5 events.
๐ก At each Regional Q School event, the format is Double Elimination with races to 9 and 6 frames.
โซ๏ธ 128 players qualify from Q School 2021 and will be eligible for a 2 Year WPT Tour Card, playing at venues/arenas across the UK.
For more information, visit www.worldpoolltd.com, or find your Regional Q School page on Facebook for venues, dates and more information.
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