Going to tournaments with club sponsorship

[Stefany93]

How strong do you have to become in order a European ( or any other ) club to want you to join their club and pay your tournament expenses?

Thanks.

[Uberdude]

I've never heard of this happening.

[Boidhre]

I've only heard of clubs funding pros come to give a few lessons at most.

[Uberdude]

I've only heard of clubs funding pros come to give a few lessons at most.

Or 6d amateur. For weaker amateurs such as myself I have done teaching days but didn't get paid though my hosts bought me dinner. Being paid to play I haven't heard of, what's in it for the club unless it's some kind of inter-club competition?

[HermanHiddema]

Or 6d amateur. For weaker amateurs such as myself I have done teaching days but didn't get paid though my hosts bought me dinner. Being paid to play I haven't heard of, what's in it for the club unless it's some kind of inter-club competition?

I've not heard of any club paying players to play in tournaments either. Our club does indeed reimburse registration and travel expenses for members representing the club in the national inter-club leagues, but we do that regardless of their level of play.

[clemi]

China A league of 2013 have some korean professionals participating :
http://igokisen.web.fc2.com/cn/al.html

Save for Na Hyun and Byun Sangil, they're all 9p !

[Stefany93]

How strong do you have to become in order a European ( or any other ) club to want you to join their club and pay your tournament expenses?

There are two prerequisites for you to recoup your tournament expenses:

1) choose a tournament where the prize money covers your expenses

2) win the tournament

Yeah dude that's obvious.

In chess if you are a member of a club, they send you to tournaments and cover your expenses, but you need to have a certain ELO rating. I was wondering whether it's the same for Go. Oh well, needless to say, it sucks!

[quantumf]

In chess if you are a member of a club, they send you to tournaments and cover your expenses, but you need to have a certain ELO rating.

Is this really true? For every European country? For every club in Europe? Where does the funding come from? The only way it can plausibly be true for all clubs in all countries is if the funding comes from some central European Chess body. Is that what happens?

Edit: I don't play Chess, nor do I live in Europe, so I really don't know how it works. I don't mean to sound argumentative. If it is like you describe, that's pretty impressive.

[Stefany93]

In chess if you are a member of a club, they send you to tournaments and cover your expenses, but you need to have a certain ELO rating.

Is this really true? For every European country? For every club in Europe? Where does the funding come from? The only way it can plausibly be true for all clubs in all countries is if the funding comes from some central European Chess body. Is that what happens?

Edit: I don't play Chess, nor do I live in Europe, so I really don't know how it works. I don't mean to sound argumentative. If it is like you describe, that's pretty impressive.

If you are a strong chess player and you are in a chess clubs where the owners are not total ( You know what ) then they pay you at least 3 tournaments, the Individual Championship, the Team Championship and one more, that is at least in Bulgaria.

[goTony]

Here in the states you pay your own way. Most of our clubs are small, and we participate as amateurs in the best sense of the word, as one who loves the activity. Chess is not much better off in the states.

I wont pay your way over here but if your ever play with our club the pizza and beer is on me. Let us know how you do in the tournaments.

[Stefany93]

Here in the states you pay your own way. Most of our clubs are small, and we participate as amateurs in the best sense of the word, as one who loves the activity. Chess is not much better off in the states.

I wont pay your way over here but if your ever play with our club the pizza and beer is on me. Let us know how you do in the tournaments.

Thank you, I am going to USA in a couple of months anyways

[goTony]

Here in the states you pay your own way. Most of our clubs are small, and we participate as amateurs in the best sense of the word, as one who loves the activity. Chess is not much better off in the states.

I wont pay your way over here but if your ever play with our club the pizza and beer is on me. Let us know how you do in the tournaments.

Thank you, I am going to USA in a couple of months anyways

It's a big country where are you going? Will you be in the great Northwest? Have a wonderful trip!