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What has changed since the days of ClickFest?

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AMRN:
In S2 and S3, seats at APAT tournaments were like rocking horse poo - the ClickFest sales typically sold out in under 2 minutes.

In S4, sales seemed to slow down, despite smaller fields.

I see that for Newcastle in S5, almost 24 hours after the sale opened, only 55 seats are sold. I"m sure it will sell out before time though.

So my question is, why did APAT 200 runner events sell out in minutes two seasons ago, but now even with comparatively reduced field sizes, events are not selling out with anything like the same gusto. Why?

duke3016:
32 people will be registering through a different thread - however it is still a mystery....

Swinebag:
I think the answer is simple - more choice and lack of novelty.

There are now much more 2 day deepstacks at affordable prices that are following the APAT model. There are also much better structured 1 day comps being organised.

When APAT started there was no such thing as affordable deepstack events and you could count the well structured 1 day comps on one hand. So when the chance to play in an APAT event came around people would snap up the seats.

Finances may also be a reason, but they are still selling out so not that big a factor

Paulie_D:
The economy and the plethora of other tours have undoubtedly eaten into the enthusiasm but the value overall is the primary draw for me.

Oh...and the people...well, some of them. ;D

HaworthBantam:

I think Rob has hit the nail on the head.

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