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Its time to think about World backgammon federation

Posted By: Albert Steg
Date: Thursday, 23 February 2017, at 4:25 p.m.

In Response To: Its time to think about World backgammon federation (Colin Owen)

"Do you really think that this wouldn't happen with seeded events?"

Well, if the argument is that we need more 'big names' in the finals and seeding is an effective end towards that goal, that must mean less frequent appearances by non-giants. Of course I'm not saying such appearances would never happen -- they would just be less common, and perhaps perceived as substantially less likely than now.

So I'm just asking a genuine question whether the current feeling is that the low-PR players aren't doing well enough. I think the potential for discouraging a certain segment of your base of players not-world-class players should be thoughtfully weighed -- especially if the motivation is to cater to promoters who are at present not even in the picture.

On the scale of things that might get sponsors engaged, I think seeding our existing brackets is pretty low on the list, and it has potential to do some substantial harm right away.

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