tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903178515431539698.post2094032369139080462..comments2023-11-02T06:18:46.916-04:00Comments on Bob Weeks on Curling: Stagnating PursesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903178515431539698.post-11078887128075881402008-10-22T17:27:00.000-04:002008-10-22T17:27:00.000-04:00Prize money has not grown in 20 years. In fact in...Prize money has not grown in 20 years. In fact in alot of cases it is less. Back in the 90's the Kelowna Cash Spiel wa $16,000 first prize..now you are hard pressed to find one over $10,000. Granted there are more spiels to play every week, but the prize money has not grown. In regars to Slams...There was the World Open back in the early 80's that had $25,000 first prize..in the 60's and 70's there were car spiels...now there is none of those. In other sports such as golf and tennis, there are playing for 50x the amount they were playing for 20 years ago. This tells me curling does have stagnant purses..and has not grown as much as the competitive curlers would like to think. Rick Folk just won $10,000 on the weekend..he won $10,000 for the same type of event in 1980...money was worth more then too....PattyMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17899532245125395477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903178515431539698.post-22935091613182640412008-10-22T14:29:00.000-04:002008-10-22T14:29:00.000-04:00Patrick, there is already a surcharge on the playe...Patrick, there is already a surcharge on the players in each event. I agree that the WCT needs to give back to the events that have made the WCT what it is today. Making an event more professional is a start. Pick any aspect of the event ... sponsorship, format, media coverage or venue standards.coppercanuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284794823653953280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903178515431539698.post-76149245590388850302008-10-21T17:17:00.000-04:002008-10-21T17:17:00.000-04:00So my take on the problem you present is that the ...So my take on the problem you present is that the WCT would work with WCT event organizers to provide more "professional" marketing within the region and on a wider scope.<BR/><BR/>However, this would obviously cost money, would this come as a surcharge to participating teams?Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834766394521678228noreply@blogger.com