Tourney: WHBPC 2011: Seattle 08-11.09.2011

Surface is very important but I wouldn't want that to prevent a tourney happening.
However, like Will said, the bigger tourneys should be played on the best possible surfaces.

I'd rather play on a court which has had some attention and thought, rather than prizes, posters, and t-shirts.

If you're gonna take your game seriously, you should be interested in the surface your playing on.
And Rupert = serious.

I agree with everything that has been said above, more or less. It's been great to play so many tournaments in the UK, but it's a shame that the 2 major Champs of this year have been played out on slippy courts. The UK National Series has been a success because it has spread high-quality tournament polo all over the country, and not just kept it in London. On the other hand, I spent + £400 on the EHBPC, I would have happily paid £20 or even £30 to get a grippy court. I would also have been happy to pay extra to make sure that the tournament organisers didn't make a loss (Bristol & Edinburgh).

We have to man up, and, if neccessary, pay higher entry fees to play on better surfaces. Tournament organisers need to know that we, the players, are willing to pay higher entry fees in order to have good facilities. The UK champs would have been perfect, indoor, changing rooms, big enough courts, viewing gallery, clocks (!), except that the surface changed from ok to incredibly & unpredictably slippy as the humidity went up (when the EH guys played on that surface earlier in the week, it was, by all accounts, grippy). That's a learning experience for the organisers & the players.