Payout comparison with typical $20-25k tournaments

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Brian Jackson
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Joined: 29 Nov 2010

The following table shows the payout comparison with the 8 $20,000-$25,000 tournaments held in 2010 to a 1-day Singles events at an MLD Local that you can host. These are the actual numbers extracted from the results and from the tournament flyers. The numbers are from the 'Mens 501 Singles' results and payouts.

The comparison of the existing tournaments with a full field MLD Local event of the same size.














Average US MLD Local

$20-$25k (full field)

tournament
Minimum number of guaranteed legs 2 23
players134 56
purse $2,199 $2,529
entry fee $22 $50
Winner $613 $500
2nd $314 $300
Semis $161 $195
Last 8 $81 $130
last 16 $48 $90
Last 32 $24 n/a
Consolation

Winner n/a $90
% of entry fees paid out 82% 90%
% of field paid 24% 32%+

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