The Buderim/St Lucia model for Australian Chess events. No more burning cash!
Both of these recent events have proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that –
AUSTRALIA’S POOREST SPORT DOES NOT HAVE TO GIVE AWAY CASH TO ATTRACT CUSTOMERS.
The St Lucia FIDE rated event was a massive success with 33.3% participation by RCC Inc. members.
NO RATING PRIZES
This time the Buderim event was down to 54 players (80 last time in the holidays).
NO RATING PRIZES
Parents are voting with their dollars.
What is the significance of parents in the Australian Chess business model?
Try taking them out of the equation and you have at least 40 bankrupt chess businesses in Australia.
PARENTS DON’T WANT RATING PRIZES
They want:
International Teams – currently none
National Teams – currently none
State Teams – currently none
Paid Admin. – local, state and national – currently none
Paid Trainers – local, state and national – currently none
Paid Coaches – local, state and national – currently none
Paid Team Managers – local, state and national – currently none
Paid Media Liaison – local, state and national – currently none
Our own premises on a local, state and national level – currently none (one in Melbourne)
ANYBODY WHO WISHES TO ARGUE THE CASE FOR AUSTRALIA’S POOREST SPORT HAVING TO BURN MONEY ON RATING PRIZES PLEASE, PLEASE, EMAIL ME AND I WILL POST VERBATIM.
Less freebies – more paid admin.
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2022 in Qld. – excluding Junior events
489 people played in only 1 event
83 people played in 2 events
42 people played in 3 events
24 people played in 4 events
16 people played in 5 events
11 people played in 6 events
5 people played in 7 events
3 people played in 8 events
1 person played in 9 events
1 person played in 10 events
Over 5 million people in Queensland. And they don’t want weekenders. I will happily show you the numbers for each event.
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