02-05-2015, 12:46 PM
George Neave Wrote:What a bizarre discussion. Surely the person who wins the top event gets the greatest reward? I cannot think of any other sport or competitive activity of any description where we would see it otherwise!
Which is all very nice but which other top events reward is subsidised by the fees of subsidiary events?
There are usually at least 3 separate competitions held under the same banner.
Largs last year being an exception, but numbers well down on the year before when it was the three sections, perhaps titled players are not the draw it is mooted they are. Unless there are stats to back up the claim that titled players attract entrants?
I cannot think of any other sport or competitive activity of any description where we see that at all.
Perhaps we should think about charging more to enter the top events where the top players play as it is apparently a better experience to play the top players rather than the lower sections. You also have the situation of titled players getting free entry to events, a shortfall which has to be made up somewhere.