Looks like Koempher has dropped out of the Calgary Challenger field over the weekend, which is really too bad. I'm going to say this has turned out to be a pretty underwhelming draw for the second iteration of the event. I definitely don't see a long term future for if they can't seem to convince any of the more significant players to turn up. You don't need too many top 100 level players, but you certainly need to have a deep field of those in the 100-200 ranking. Filling your draw with 300-400 ranked players won't be sustainable in the long run for fans that want to see the best up and coming talent.
The Columbus event also on this week, has far more top 200 hundred level players in the field and offers less points and prize money, which makes very little sense to me. Hopefully the event team puts on a great show this week so the word gets out that this is an event not to be missed next year.
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Last edited by Hot_Flatus; 02-24-2020 at 09:08 AM.
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