Largs T+C

[Graham Kerr]

I personally feel that there is a link to the decline in prize money over the years to the decline in numbers participating.

I quite agree Gary, i don't think it's a coincidence that Blackpool and Scarborough have both large entries and large prize funds.
Re- the cheating aspect, i'm pretty sure we don't have any Borislav Ivanovs on the Scottish circuit, but the bigger prizes might prove a bigger incentive for someone to cheat, and the congress has to protect its integrity. I'm sure the large prizes will attract entries from further afield than just from Scotland, players who aren't well known, if at all, around these parts