In reply to Graeme Alderson:
Maybe it is a matter of getting countries more interested. Does the BMC not care that we don't have any rounds here in the UK. Have they been approached and turned the idea down? What about Australia, the Netherlands, South and Central America etc. I sure someone with marketing savvy and contacts could sell the comps to many places. The advertisers, I am sure would like a greater exposure. Is the IFSC proactive in pursuing new venues?
Once I know the results I tend to lose interest in watching an event. One less viewer, one less chance for the advertisers and the country concerned to make an impact on me!
The comps are not widely advertised/publicised anyway. We have a competitor who is world class, but the publicity machine has not managed to get her some exposure outside the closed world of the climbing press.