Chapter 484 Masters Qualifiers, Global Tournament Established
The next day.

Chen Yuan and his team were not in a hurry to return, but went to the Fishing Association headquarters to hold a meeting, firstly to determine the preliminary list for the Masters Tournament, and secondly to discuss the Global Brand Super League.

In addition to Chen Yuan, Deng Gang, Hua Xin and Zuo Xianwei, who are also responsible for fishing gear brands, were also present.

“As the highest-level CAA event, the Masters Championship has a longer planning period and more qualifying spots than before.”

“The overall competition is similar to the Class I competition and will feature regional qualifiers and a national finals.”

“Each division will have a different start time. The preliminaries will start on July 7 and end at the end of September. Each division will have different quotas. There will be a total of 21 places for the national finals at the fishing park, including special invitations.”

At the main seat, the president was talking about the quota for the Masters Championship qualifiers.

The so-called special invitation actually refers to Ye Zhi. Apart from Ye Zhi’s special invitation, there are actually only 127 players in the Masters Championship.

There is definitely no problem with the competition system. The competition procedures had been announced as early as when the CAA annual competition was formulated. Moreover, those present are either leaders or board members. They are all required to participate in the annual competition. How could they not know about it?

What they care about is the qualifying list and the qualifying spots for each region.

“I think it’s okay.” Zuo Xianwei held the qualifying list in his hand and looked at the qualifying places for the Sichuan Province competition area. A smile appeared on his face and he nodded in approval.

Chen Yuan flipped through the list and nodded slightly.

As far as the Sichuan provincial competition area is concerned, there are quite a few places for the preliminaries, with a full one hundred people selected in the preliminaries, and nearly ten people will eventually advance to the national finals.

Simply put, the number of places for the national finals is fixed, after all, there are only so many places in the fishing park, but the number of places for specific competition areas should be determined based on this international fishing friendly match.

“That quota is no problem.”

“I have no opinion.”

Not only did Zuo Xianwei fully agree, but the other leaders and directors of the Fishing Association also fully supported it, especially athletes like Deng Gang.

The scale of this Masters Championship is far greater than before. The more qualifying spots there are, the more spots there are to advance to the national finals, and the competition will naturally be more intense.

It is beneficial to the development and promotion of fishing sports.

And there is another rule in the Masters Championship.

“It seems that there are more places for the preliminaries and national finals this time than in previous years, but contestants who have won the title of competitive fishing master do not need to participate in the preliminaries, so the number of places that can actually advance from the preliminaries is limited,” the president explained.

The Masters Tournament does have some reforms, whether it is the prize money or the competition process, etc., which are different from previous years. But since you are already a competitive fishing master, you naturally should not participate in the preliminaries.

You will directly qualify for the Masters Championship.

Therefore, there are not many places for qualifying.

As the CAA annual competitions continue to be held, more and more athletes will be awarded the title of competitive fishing masters, and there will definitely be a day when more than 127 people will qualify for the Masters Tournament, and the competition rules will certainly be adjusted.

But that is a matter for the future, so don’t consider it for now.

“Haha, it doesn’t affect us much.”

Zuo Xian laughed and changed the subject: “However, for some contestants, it is more difficult than in previous years, with an additional preliminaries.”

When CAA was first established, it held a Masters Championship, and all entries were invited. For example, last year’s Little Fish King did not need to be a fishing master. As long as the association reviewed and approved him as qualified, he could directly participate.

But this year’s Masters Tournament is more complete and has a qualifying mechanism, so except for the contestants who have won the title of Competitive Fishing Master, the rest of those who have passed the review and obtained the qualification to participate will start from the qualifying rounds.

Even Wang Heng.

“Haha, for a true fishing master, the preliminaries are just a process. If you can’t even pass the preliminaries, there is no need to participate in the Masters Tournament.” Deng Gang said with a smile.

“That’s true. Although fishing is a sport that involves a lot of off-field factors, for a master like Wang Heng, he will definitely be promoted to the fishing master competition this year. The preliminaries can’t hold him back.” Hua Xin agreed.

Everyone present agreed deeply, whether it was the leaders such as the president or Deng Gang and others, they had all witnessed Wang Heng’s fishing skills.

Winning a Category I Grand Slam is not something that can be achieved easily.

For them, the qualifying round is nothing more than a process.

“I believe that as fishing competitions continue to develop, their influence will grow, and there will be more masters like Wang Heng appearing in the future.” Yi Zhe smiled and sighed.

Chen Yuan agreed with this.

Although there are many experts in fishing competitions nowadays, there are still many experts who are more famous in later generations who have not yet participated. With the development of the competition, they will surely emerge like mushrooms after rain.

The competition will surely become more exciting, and the sport of fishing will also reach a wider range of people.

“The qualifiers and qualifying spots were decided in this way.”

The president made the final decision and then changed the subject, saying, “Next, let’s talk about the Global Fishing Tackle Brand Super League.”

As he spoke, the president took a sip of water from his teacup and slowly said, “After a series of meetings and discussions with foreign fishing associations, we decided to organize this event. Currently, thirteen countries and regions have been united, and it has been decided to start the event in early autumn every year.”

Early autumn.

There is no problem with the time. Spring and autumn are good seasons for fishing, but in early spring, association competitions basically start and there are many domestic competitions.

So it is appropriate to schedule international competitions in the autumn.

“This tournament is led by the International Fishing Association and organized by fishing associations from various countries and regions around the world. The specific details of the tournament are still to be discussed, but as of now, the level of the tournament is considered to be a domestic tournament, no lower than the Masters Tournament.” The president continued to explain the details.

“The level of the competition is so high?”

Deng Gang and the others were immediately surprised, and even Chen Yuan looked a little surprised.

The Masters Tournament is already the highest-level domestic event and the only special category in domestic fishing competitions. Does the Global Fishing Tackle Brand Super League have to be on par with the Masters Tournament as soon as it is launched?

Not even lower than.

“Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that the prize money for the tournament is no less than that of the Masters,” the president explained and emphasized.

“A grand prize of over one million? Is the prize money set so high?”

Deng Gang and the others were even more surprised.

Even Chen Yuan felt a little surprised this time.

The company originally wanted to use the Global Fishing Tackle Brand Super League to impact the international fishing tackle brand market, but it did not expect that the prize money would be no less than that of the masters, exceeding one million level, which is a considerable income.

“Is this going to surpass the MLF events, match the FLW events, or even BASS?”

Deng Gang and others were surprised and moved.

Right now, the biggest fishing tournaments in the world are the FLW Outdoor Fishing Tournament and the BASS Fishing Championship.

Putting aside the level, the bonus is very terrifying.

Previously, Chen Yuan and the president discussed domestic competitions and wanted to create a very influential competition, so they increased the championship prize of the Masters Tournament to one million, trying to be on par with the MLF competition.

But there is still a big gap between the prize money of FLW Outdoor Fishing Tournament and BASS Fishing Tournament.

FLW’s prize money for each championship is around $20, which is higher than the domestic Masters Championship prize, and even the overall championship prize is in the millions of dollars. As for BASS, it includes various levels of competitions, including the classic competition, which is the Super Bowl of the fishing industry. The champion prize used to be $50, and now it is no less than $30.

The BASS Elite Series is even more terrifying. The series consists of eight regular season games and two AOY games, with a total prize pool of more than 10 million US dollars.

To be honest, Chen Yuan wanted to extend the schedule of the Masters Tournament, turn it into a series, and make the Fishing King Tournament an All-Star Game, all based on this event.

“It’s not that exaggerated. The International Fishing Association is originally an association of Lao Mi. Even if they want to create an event with global influence and bundle global fishing gear brands with fishing events to open up international competitions, they will definitely protect FLW and BASS events.”

The president smiled and shook his head, then continued: “For now, the Global Fishing Tackle Brand Super League is roughly divided into two stages. The first stage is naturally the qualifiers of various countries, which is the domestic fishing tackle brand super league for us.”

“The second stage is naturally the finals of the Global Fishing Tackle Brand Super League.”

“The details of the two stages of the competition, including the schedule, competition format and prize money, are still under discussion, but the global championship prize is currently mentioned to be a maximum of US$500,000.”

“If there is an individual ranking, then both the team champion and the individual ranking champion will receive $500,000.”

“However, this amount may change. The final prize for the team and individual championships will most likely be $30.”

Just as the president just analyzed, even if the Global Fishing Tackle Brand Super League is successfully established, the International Fishing Sports Association will ensure the influence of local events.

So $30 should be the final number.

Even so, Deng Gang and the others were stunned when they heard this number.

According to the current exchange rate, 30 US dollars is roughly equivalent to about million RMB. The prize money for this tournament is indeed not less than that of the Masters, and it may even be doubled.

“Because the prize money for the championship is so high, the event organizer may charge a service fee when the competition enters the second stage,” said the president.

TOLL.

These two words are somewhat sensitive.

In other words, anything involving money is more sensitive.

And although the prize money is tempting, there is no shortage of cutting-edge brands among global fishing gear brands gathered together to compete, so it must be extremely difficult to stand out.

Everyone wants high bonuses, but if it takes a high price to get a chance and the probability of return on investment is low, people will naturally be discouraged.

After all, the fishing gear brand representatives present here are not only anglers, but also businessmen.

It is the nature of businessmen to pursue profit.

“The event service fee is reasonable. I wonder how much I need to pay?” After a brief silence, Chen Yuan asked first, and Deng Gang and the others looked at the president.

“The specific amount still needs to be negotiated, but it will definitely be kept within a reasonable range.”

The president said: “In addition, for the second stage of the global competition, the service fee will be determined based on the results of each country’s sub-competition area. The service fee will be different for different results.”

This kind of planning is more fair.

Or to put it more rationally.

After all, no matter how many places there are in the global finals and how many places there are in each region, if it is difficult to achieve good results in your own region, the probability of getting good results in the global finals will naturally be slim.

Therefore, the event service fee is relatively low.

It’s more like paying a small entry fee to take a chance.

The better the performance of a brand, the higher the probability of winning a prize in the finals, and the higher the service fee will naturally be.

Very reasonable.

“And as far as the number of award places is concerned, there will most likely be a main competition and additional qualifying rounds. There will also be award places in the qualifying rounds for those who fail to qualify from the main competition. We will try to increase the number of award places as much as possible.” The president continued.

This is basically the current plan for the Global Fishing Tackle Brand Super League.

It can only be said that this is a rough plan. The specific details have not yet been perfected. Whether it is the competition system and schedule, the prize money, or the event service fees, etc., they all need to be discussed.

But there is a general plan, and the framework of the entire event has been reflected, and we can already get a glimpse of the general idea.

“President, how is the publicity for the event?” Chen Yuan asked.

Chen Yuan is not very concerned about the details of the competition process. What he cares about is the influence of the competition, whether he can use the competition to increase the international popularity of Chen’s fishing gear, and whether he can have a strong impact on the international market.

“This is an attempt at an international event.”

The president smiled and said, “Not only us, but also fishing associations in various countries and even the International Fishing Association hope to enhance the influence of fishing events and allow fishing to enter higher-level events. Therefore, in terms of publicity, fishing associations in various countries will do their best to promote it.”

That’s good.

As long as the publicity is guaranteed, this event can be held.

Deng Gang and the others felt a little relieved after hearing this. It was only natural for an event to charge a service fee, especially since it was an event that was being promoted with all efforts.

As long as it’s not too outrageous, they naturally have no objection.

Moreover, not every fishing gear brand is eligible to participate in this global competition. Without excellent results, you may not be able to get an entry ticket even if you pay.

Not only the Global Fishing Tackle Brand Super League, but also the subsequent domestic fishing tackle brand league will probably follow suit. After all, this competition stage was originally built for these fishing tackle brands.

“The competition will start in the early fall, and the schedule is already very tight.”

“It seems that the next focus will be to focus on the research and development department and strive to develop products with better fish attracting effects before the competition.”

Deng Gang and the others were talking.

It is already July and the beginning of autumn will come next month. Although the final competition time has not yet been determined, it will probably be in September at the latest.

They don’t have much time to prepare.

Fortunately, the Domestic Fishing Tackle Brand Super League has ended, and the places can be selected based on the results, which gives them more time.

But the R&D time is still tight.

“Boss Chen, after we finish here, how about we go directly to Yucheng Village to take a look?”

Deng Gang and the others were chatting when suddenly he looked at Chen Yuan.

Obviously, they are very excited about the high prize money of the Global Fishing Tackle Brand Super League and want to improve the product effect. If the research and development team of Chen’s Fishing Tackle can really improve the effect of Golden Arowana, they will definitely carry out in-depth cooperation.

“welcome.”

Chen Yuan naturally understood what they meant and nodded with a smile.

“Next, let’s discuss the specifications of the Masters Tournament.”

After talking about the preliminary places for the Masters and the establishment of a global fishing gear brand, the president mentioned the third item of discussion, the standards for the Masters.

(End of this chapter)