INTERNATIONAL PAN RAMAJAY UPDATE: Due to the number of participants, the decision was taken not to broadcast the preliminary stage of the competition as the duration would be very time consuming ...

[Claude Gonzales]

Well I think that they should RETHINK this broadcast CHANGE -- or at least set up a PLATFORM where EVERY ENTRANT could be showcased -- FOR THE WORLD TO SEE. Personally, I am willing to give a 15-second listen to every CONTESTANT because I am judging on TONAL QUALITY of THE PAN in terms of RECORDING THE INSTRUMENT. Suppose a man come LAST in the PRELIMINARIES but he has the HIGHEST QUALITY RECORDING OF THE INSTRUMENT -- I want to hear HIS MASTERY.

And by now I thought that we would have been getting DAILY UPDATES on the LIST OF PERFORMERS with a little BIO on EACH PLAYER.

THIS IS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS and a GIANT LEAP FOR GLOBAL PAN -- No Stone should be left UNTURNED!!!

[Andre-Roger Dellevi]

Excellent Points, hope the organizers/sponsors are listening and taking "notes" (pun intended)...