by Dannyboy » 25 May 2011 Read
Dannyboy's World Snooker Master Plan (based on Uncle Barry's £10m tour proposal)
Tournament Calendar
May
2 week period (shorter) - UK, European & Asian Q Schools
June
10th-12th English Classic (PTC1) - EIS, Sheffield - All PTCs having the same format, except that the L128 and Prelims shortened to best of 5s.
17th-19th English Open (PTC2) - SW Academy, Gloucester
July
1st-3rd Paul Hunter Classic (PTC3) - Stadhalle, Furth, Germany
7th-10th Australian Open (Qualifiers) - EIS, Sheffield - All matches Best of 7 Frames
13th-17th Australian Open (The Finals) - Bendigo Stadium, Australia
21st-24th Brazilian Masters (Non Ranking) - Transamerica Expo Centre, Sao Paulo - Best of 7, 9 Frames
28th-31st Canadian Open - Toronto - Top 64 players - Best of 7, 9 Frames
August
12th-14th Dubai Masters (Qualifiers) - Dubai (BO7)
15th-17th Dubai Open (PTC4) - Dubai
18th-21st Dubai Masters (The Finals) - Dubai (BO7, 9, 11, 19)
25th-28th Indian Masters (Non Ranking) - Hyderabad/New Delhi (BO7, 9)
September
5th-8th World Matchplay (Qualifiers) - Shanghai Grand Stage - Renamed from Shanghai Masters (BO9)
9th-11th Shanghai Open (PTC5) - Grand Stage
12th-18th World Matchplay (The Finals) - Grand Stage (BO9, 11, 19)
30th-2nd October Scottish Open (PTC6) - Magnum Centre, Irvine
October
7th-9th World Open (Qualifiers) - EIS, Sheffield (BO5)
15th-23rd World Open (The Finals) - Venue ? (Maybe keep in Scotland or move back to Preston)
November
4th-6th Austrian Open (PTC7) - Wels - moved from June slot and upgraded to PTC status
11th-13th Scandinavian Open (PTC8) - Oslo, Norway
18th-20th Irish Open (PTC9) - INEC, Killarney
December
1st-4th UK Championship (Qualifiers) - SW Academy, Gloucester Agree with the shortening of the event (BO11)
8th-18th UK Championship (The Finals) - York Barbican Centre - Lengthened to BO17, 25, 31
28th-30th World Seniors Championship - Bradford - Moved to suit Xmas Live TV
January
6th-8th Belgian Open (PTC10) - Boudewijn Seapark, Brugge
14th-15th Premier League Finals - Wembley Arena, London
21st-29th The Masters (Non Ranking) - Alexandra Palace - Limited to Top 16 only
February
9th-11th German Open (PTC11) - Tempodrom, Berlin
12th-15th European Championship (Qualifiers) - Tempodrom, Berlin - Renamed to give a more Euro feel
16th-19th European Championship (The Finals) - Berlin - Setup was perfect last season
24th-26th Sky Shoot Out - Blackpool
27th-1st March Welsh Masters (Qualifiers) - Cardiff International Centre
March
2nd-4th Welsh Open (PTC12) - Cardiff International Centre
5th-11th Welsh Masters (The Finals) - Cardiff - In future this tournament could be shortened? (BO9, 11, 19)
12th-15th Chinese Masters (Qualifiers) - Beijing Students Gym
16th-18th Beijing Open (PTC13 - Final PTC) - Beijing Students Gym
19th-25th Chinese Masters (The Finals) - Beijing Students Gym (BO9, 11, 19)
28th-1st April World Cup (Non Ranking Team Event) - Shorter than planned this year
April
5th-8th Players Tour Championship - The Helix Dublin - A bit longer than last season (BO7, 9, 11)
9th-1th World Championship (Qualifiers) - EIS, Sheffield
21st-7th May World Championship (The Finals) - The Crucible, Sheffield - SFs shortened to BO31
Prize Money
Obviously prize money needs to reflect the prestige of the tournament; if we are going to see £10m in prize money - this will probably be the ideal distribution...
World Championship - Winner: £500,000 (Total: £2m)
The Masters - Winner: £300,000 (Total: £900,000)
UK Championship - £250,000 (£1m)
World Open - £150,000 (£735,000)
Chinese Masters, Premier League - £100,000 - Prestige
PTC Finals, World Matchplay - £80,000
Shoot Out, European, Dubai, Australia - £60,000
World Cup, Welsh, Brazil, India, Canada - £40,000
PTC Events x 12 - £20,000
Player Workload & Costs
I'm conscious of the fact that workload and the costs incurred by either sponsors of the player themselves need to be kept to a minimum. You'll see that PTCs are put in the middle of some ranking events, so players who lose in Round 1 have something else to play for. Due to the short turn around between qualifiers and the finals, World Snooker should try and forge relationships with hotel chains (ie Van der Valk, Marriott etc) and airlines (such as Qantas, Air India, TAM Brazil, easyJet etc) to minimise the costs.
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Dannyboy on 25 May 2011, edited 5 times in total.