Monique wrote:Wild WC wrote:OK Monique take the UK Championship how about this as a Module then using the exact UK Prize pot as this year but distributed slightly Differently.
Last 96 £300= £4,800
Last 80 £500= £8,000
Last 64 £3,000=£32,000
Last 48 £6,000= £88,000
Last 32 £8,000= £120,000
Last 16 £11,000=£88,000
Q F £17,000 =£68,000
SF £25,000= £50,000
R Up £50,000= £50,000
Winner £110,000 =£110,000
I would go with that. I have no problem with the top prize being slightly lower to compensate for the lower ranked players to get something fair. I would even get the winner at 100K in order to give the last 80 a bit more.
the problem i have with that is that thousands of pounds is paid out to people who dont win a game, whether at the last 96 stage of last 32 stage. I did research into last years WC and worked out that almost 300k was paid out to "losers"
For me people who dont win a match arent contributing to an event and therefore shouldnt be rewarded, as Hearn might say they are mediocrity.
Thats why i favour a flat system
Lose your last 128 match and you dont get rewarded
Win 1 game and make the last 64 and you get your expenses covered and make a few quid
Win 2 games to make the venue and you get your qualifying and venue expenses covered plus make decent money
Prize money obviously increases throughout tournament at venue stages.
The advantages of this system is that winners are rewarded, PLUS the prize money is weighted towards the venue stages so the actual people who have earned their right to be their and playing in the tv stages are rewarded.