2008 PDGA Format

[Bruce Brakel]

If you look at IOS results you see players rated in the 960s and below cashing in Open at all of our tournaments.  Because of this, many of the masters aged players have no economic incentive to play Pro Master.  They look at the size of the field and switch to Open where the bigger cash is. 

The pro master switching thing won't be happening in 2008.  Saturday will be Open-Am2-Am4, only.  Am1, Am3, and all age and gender protected divisions will play Sunday.  Pro Masters who show up on Saturday will pretty much have just one option, Open, unless they are rated below 935.  Pro Masters who show up on Sunday will have their choice of Pro Master or Advanced if they are rated below 970. 

If you choose to play Pro Master at an IOS in 2008 you'll have the assurance that half your field won't be jumping to Open.  I doubt any of them will play Advanced. 

[chaos]

Bruce,
           Thanks for the input I look forward to playing both days at some of the IOS events next year . I just hope that I can get my head together so that I don't blow up and can have some fun playing in the pros.

[Bruce Brakel]

I wish I had the option to play both days.  It will probably work out best for the process if I play Saturday. So I'll play Am 2 if my rating stays down, or Open if it goes up a point. 

[ChrisPUTTS]

In limited tournaments last year i ended up with a rating of "866"... So if i wanted to play both days of the IOS i could play Am3 and trophy-only Am4?

[stpitner]

In limited tournaments last year i ended up with a rating of "866"... So if i wanted to play both days of the IOS i could play Am3 and trophy-only Am4?

You could play Am3 or higher, but not Am4.  Am4 is less than 850.  You would be able to play trophy only in any division you want (again, no Am4).  If you want to play both days, it would be Am3 and Am2 (and you'd probably go for the trophy only option)

[Bruce Brakel]

In limited tournaments last year i ended up with a rating of "866"... So if i wanted to play both days of the IOS i could play Am3 and trophy-only Am4?

You could play Am3 or higher, but not Am4.  Am4 is less than 850.  You would be able to play trophy only in any division you want (again, no Am4).  If you want to play both days, it would be Am3 and Am2 (and you'd probably go for the trophy only option)

He could play trophy-only in any IOS Am division for which he is qualified by rating, age and gender.  For 2008 we won't have trophy-only in pro divisions at the IOSeries.  Instead we'll have "Half In." 

[chaos]

would play half in but never done anything "halfway" in my life always beeen wide open if i blow up i blow all the way up .

[stpitner]

Another interesting thing to note for 2008:

I noticed on the new PDGA payout tables for 2008 they are offering two different options for TD on payout's to AM divisions.  They have the 50% payout table as an "optional" listing, and the new standard seems to be a 45% payout table for AM's.  Very interesting   It's nice to have when the fields aren't all that big.

[tjdub26936]

The 50% table is more top heavy.  For example, if there are 30 participants in a division, 1st place gets 15% of the payout on the 50% table, but only 11% on the 45% table.