2023 Turkish Masters - Cancelled

[DeanH]

Apparently, due to lack of local backing this event has been cancelled by WST; and most probably the qualifiers in Feb will not be held.

https://wst.tv/2023-turkish-masters/

[Griff1]

WST over stretching their reach maybe?

[GeordieDS]

WST over stretching their reach maybe?

A sign of the times

[DeanH]

WST over stretching their reach maybe?

Not the way I read it, it seems that it is the local sponsor/promotor who could not raise the necessary readies to support the event.

[DeanH]

interesting article

https://snookerhq.com/2023/01/24/wha...nooker-events/

[SnookerfromtheThatcherEra]

Interesting criticism, Dean. You'd have thought Belgium and Ireland, at least, would be obvious locations to resurrect major events in Europe.

I'll be at the German Masters in Berlin next week - will be interesting to see how crowds hold up, and attitudes, considering last year's final consisted of two Chinese players, both now suspended for match-fixing, and a highly unexpected and now dubious 9-0 whitewashing.

[DeanH]

Interesting criticism, Dean. You'd have thought Belgium and Ireland, at least, would be obvious locations to resurrect major events in Europe.

I'll be at the German Masters in Berlin next week - will be interesting to see how crowds hold up, and attitudes, considering last year's final consisted of two Chinese players, both now suspended for match-fixing, and a highly unexpected and now dubious 9-0 whitewashing.

wonderful
always wanted to pop to the Tempodrom, I am sure the crowds will be fantastic
Let us know how you get on, running commentary would be nice
Obviously, what happens in Berlin, stays in Berlin

[DeanH]

as if by magic, a new event pops up...


https://wst.tv/new-wst-classic-added...oker-calendar/

[Texas Snooker]

I still live for the day when the "Texas Shootout" WST-sponsored event occurs in Ft. Worth

[DeanH]

I still live for the day when the "Texas Shootout" WST-sponsored event occurs in Ft. Worth

I would love to see it happen as well

[Starsky]

as if by magic, a new event pops up...


https://wst.tv/new-wst-classic-added...oker-calendar/

Unless I missed it I couldn’t see a sponsor mentioned. Are the funds being put up by WST ?

[DeanH]

Unless I missed it I couldn’t see a sponsor mentioned. Are the funds being put up by WST ?

I would say so at this time.

[trains]

A lot of matches at the Turkish Masters last year iirc looked like cubicles straight out of Sheffield, Barnsley etc, put my head in a spin

[itsnoteasy]

No qualifiers for this, gives all the players that wouldn't have played till the crucible another chance to move around in the rankings.