Zitat:
Zitat von TJRemington
my questions:
# why were so many Pro Tour events cancelled?
## shouldn't important big events like Pro tour Chamionships, European or World Championships better take place more often at big cities like NYC :-), Paris, Melbourne and comparable cities?
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A few pro Tour events were cancelled or replaced this year for various reasons. 2 of them for financial reasons (sponsor pulling out) due to the bad economy.
Yes, of course you are right, we should have events in larger cities, but unfortunately until now we do not get good conditions from these cities because they do not need more promotion. On the other hand, the smaller cities give better conditions because they like to promote their city.
We are working with many Tv networks to make our sport more attractive on TV with slow motion cameras, better camera angles, replays, etc.
I order to get sponsorship to have the money to do the things uyou suggest, you need sponsorship. Sponsors want to be on TV to sell their product. So, we need TT on TV first to get the sponsorship money and then we can invest as you suggest. The 2003 WTTC was in Paris with 12,000 spectators every day. The 2005 WTTC in Shanghai and 2008 in Gaungzhou. The 2009 will be in Yokohama (Tokyo) and 2010 in Moscow. So we are already following your advice at least with our World Championships.
Adham
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