What this is
Estimated spectator badge takings at the 2023 World Championships in Yokohama: about ¥16–28 million, or $0.10–0.20 million.
How it’s built
- Ceiling: all 14,194 unique attendees paid the ¥2,000 badge: ¥28.4m.
- Floor: remove the 2,043 competitors and two free guest badges per competitor, leaving 8,065 paying: ¥16.1m.
- Convert at ¥140–155 per dollar.
What we assumed
- Each competitor received two free guest badges.This sets the floor; the research uses it as the event convention for complimentary badges, and repeats it for 2026.
- Everyone else bought a badge at ¥2,000.The ¥2,000 price is from the registration page; no count of badge sales exists.
Sanity check
Even the top end is about a fifth of the $1m prize pool, so ticketing came nowhere near paying for the event in 2023.
Where it comes from
Our calculation from other figures in the trainer’s notes:
Show the working
- ¥ m: 16.1 to 28.4
- $ m: 0.1 to 0.2
- Paid badges at most 14,194 unique attendees
- at least 14,194 − 2,043 competitors − 2×2,043 complimentary badges = 8,065
- 8,065 × ¥2,000 = ¥16.1m
- 14,194 × ¥2,000 = ¥28.4m …
Where it’s used
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