Asian Category-8 Qualifying Tournament for 2007 Men's World Pool Championship

 

Guidelines for Players

A. Tournament will follow WPA 9-ball Rules. Winner’s break.

B. Tournament Format – Group Play format:
a. Matches will be divided into Team A and Team B.
Round-robin; Race to 9.

b. “Each player” takes random draws from the organizer.
The random draws will determine which player goes to Team A, which player goes to Team B.

c. Winner of Group Play is awarded 3 points; loser receives 1 point.
In the event of equal points, the tournament office will judge according to the following:

1. If two or more players have the same points,
overall winning racks will be counted to determine the ranking.
The more winning racks, the higher rank the player gets.

2. If total of the winning racks are equal,
higher rank goes to the player who has the least amount of the racks lost.

3. If the above 2 conditions are the same,
the higher rank will go to the player who has won the Group Play match between the two.

4. If the above 3 conditions still unable to determine the ranking,
random draws will be made.

C. Each match will have a referee to govern the play and the racking of the balls for each inning.
Referee will rack the ball to the tightest position.
Player cannot ask for examination of the balls before breaking the balls.
First warning will be given to the player who violates this rule.
If the player violates this rule for the second time,
the player will be announced lost for the rack.
The referee’s judgment is the final ruling,
and no further discussions or alternative to this rule.

D. During each match, each player has the rights to ask for time-out.
This does not limit to whether or not the player is to break the balls to start the game.

Permission for time-out is only allowed in between the racks,
meaning when the referee is racking the balls on the table.

Time-out is only effective when the referee confirms such request,
then the player may leave the seat. Each time-out is 5 minutes.
Over 5 minutes and not returning to continue the game is lost to the rack;
opponent player will be awarded of 1 winning rack.

E. The Top 5 of the Category 8 Qualifying will be consisted of:
a. Winner of Team A
b. 2nd place of Team A
c. Winner of Team B
d. 2nd place of Team B
e. Winner of Race-to-9 match between 3rd place of Team A and 3rd place of Team B.

1-8 entries: Asian Qualifier#1
9-16 entries: Asian Qualifier#2
17-24 entries: Asian Qualifier#3
25-31 entries: Asian Qualifier#4
33 entries and more: Asian Qualifier#5 

 

Depending on the number of entries, different number of winner(s)will be selected. 

Seoul, Korea- Players from Japan, Philippines, USA, Hong Kong, Guam, and Korea joined the 4th Annual KIA Motors Korea International Championships. This event was originally the first ever international pool event in Korea which has led to the pool boom in Korea spurred on by Dragon Promotions.

The following countries are representated from Categories 1-7, therefore, are not eligible for Category 8 the Asian Qualifying Tournament this year.

 

China
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Chinese Taipei
Vietnam

 

Countries not listed above can send as many players to AQF Asian Qualiying Tournament. Dates and location will be announced later.

Each continent has different number of categories. Asia has 11 categories for strong players to emergy.

 

ASIA - Categories 1-11

 

For updated complete names of each category, please visit Cues Asia www.cues.com.tw >>> LIBRARY link on the top row of the Cues Asia home page >>> Tournaments >>> 2007 >>> folder for 2007 world pool championship 

Category 1
Previous five winners of the WPA World Pool Championship, as of December 31, 2006.

Category 2
Previous three beaten finalists at the WPA World Pool Championship, as of December 31, 2006.

 

Category 3
Last 16 finisher at the previous WPA World Pool Championship, as of December 31, 2006.

Category 4
Champion and beaten finalist from the All Japan Championship, as of December 31, 2006.
2 spots; can be Asians or non-Asians.

Category 5
APBU – ESPN Asian Tour Ranking 1-10. As of August 15, 2007.

Top 5 of APBU ranking, as of August 15, 2007.

Category 7
APBU Asian Championship Champion and the beaten finalist of Year 2007.
Not applicable for 2007.

Category 8
APBU Qualifying Tournament for those countries who are not yet nominated through Category 1-7.

 

Japan
Indonesia
Philippines
Taiwan

China
Korea
Malaysia
Singapore
Vietnam

 

India
Iran
Thailand
Qatar
UAE

 

GANDY Valle and Glendford Autor hurdle their respective rivals to finish undefeated in this 20 man-field second leg of 4th annual San Miguel Beer Philippine 9-ball Open late Sunday at the B3 Bowling Billiards and Bar, NCCC Mall in Davao City.

 
Valle, who teaming up Romeo "Snooky" Villanueva to bagged the country's gold medal in the 9-ball doubles in 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand trounced Danny Otacan (7-6) while Autor surprise Negros Billiard Stable (NBS) bet Jech-Jech Limen (7-6) in the winner's brackets to grab the first two slots in the Grand Finale on September 14 to 16.

 

Earlier, Valle, member of the star-studded Bugsy Promotion nipped Reymar Naraiso (7-5), Bernard Pague (7-3) before relegating Otacan in the loser's brackets while Autor blanked Bienvenido Soliman (7-0), Demosthenes Pulpul (7-5) and edges Limen (7-6).

 

Otacan and Lemen frustrate their respective opponents to secure the last two remaining slots in the loser's brackets, in this race-to-7, double elimination format. Interestingly, Valle, Autor and Otacan are the pride of host Davao City.

 

In the first leg, Ricky Zerna, Russian Petiza and Panfilo Damuag of Negros Billiard Stable and 2006 Kuwait 9-ball Open champion Jundel Mazon of Bronco Stable took the allotted four slots was held at the Paeng's Skybowl, Robinson's Galleria in Mandaluyong City.

 

The 2007 SMB Philippine 9-Ball Open is the joint initiative of Puyat Sports and Solar Sports, in close cooperation with Philippine Billiard God Father Aristeo "Putch" Puyat, with the continued patronage of San Miguel Beer which offers a total pot prize P1.350,000 where the champion getting the lion share of P500,000.

 
Puyat Sports events manager Ish Caparras said that seeded in the main draw were two-time defending champion Francisco "Django" Bustamante, Leonardo "Dodong" Didal, Mike "Choke" Takayama, Carlo "Cool" Biado, Ronato "Volcano" Alcano, Marlon "Marvelous" Manalo, Lee Vann "The Slayer" Corteza, Efren "Bata" Reyes, Alex "The Lion" Pagulayan and Jose "Amang" Parica.

Meanwhile, action resume this weekend, Aug. 18-19 at the Celebrity Billiards and Bar in Bacolod City, then followed on Aug. 25-26 at the Puyat Sports@Baguio Center Mall (Baguio City) and will ends on Sept. 1-2 at the AMF-Puyat Commonwealth Lanes, Ever Gotesco Comonwealth (Q.C).

 

UEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES---BUGSY PROMOTION stalwart Joven "The Shark" Bustamante defeated Negros Billiard Stable (NBS) bet Godofredo "Boy Cotabato" Ducanes, 13-11, in their special 9-ball playoff  Saturday night here at the Star Billiards Center in Joy. St, Grace Village, Quezon City.

 

 

Filipino Dennis Orcollo won the 2007 BCA Enjoypool.com in Las Vegas, Nevada to advance in the main draw of World Pool Championships on November 3 to 11 at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City. Orcollo make it to the "last 6" in the 2^nd BSCP National Pool Championships, however his slot dispute by Joven and Godofredo, who settled 7 ^th and 8^th in the National Open according to World 9-ball organizer Makabenta.

 

Joven, the 2007 Fujairah World 8-ball semi-finalist in United Arab Emirates needed two and half hours to finish the 52-years-old Ducanes in their race-to-13, alternate break format.

 

"It is my dream to make it to the main draw of WPC."  said the 2004 Abu Dhabi 8-ball champion fondly called "The Shark" or " The Giant" in the pool world.

 

Joven surge a 5-2 commanding lead after Ducanes scratch in the first rack then followed an 8-4 comfortable lead before take a close 13-11 match victory.

 

"Actually, I'am just lucky because the ball favor in my side." added  Joven, a member of the star-studded Bugsy Promotion, who is fresh from winning the 2007 4th Annual KIA Motors Korea International Championships in South, Korea recently.

 

In the Korean 9-ball Open, Joven beats fellow Bugsy ace Carlo "Cool" Biado (7-2) in the semis then subdued Japanese Go Takami (7-3) in the finals to pocket the top prize US$7,000.

 

According to Joven, a part of his preparation for his local and international competition by doing a 50 racks a day in the Bugsy's Lair Billiard Hall in Sgt. Esguerra in Quezon City.

 

 Aside from Joven and Django Bustamante, other seeded in the main draw of prestigious World Pool Championships were reigning champ Ronato Alcano, 1999 Cardiff WPC ruler Efren "Bata" Reyes, 2004 Taiwan WPC winner Alex Pagulayan, Lee Vann Corteza, Marlon Manalo, Antonio Lining, Rodolfo Luat, Ramil Gallego and Jeffrey de Luna. (MARLON BERNARDINO).

Just a reminder that for the first time in history, 3-cushion billiards will be shown on national television, this Tuesday, August 7th at 7:00pm Eastern Time/6:00pm Central Time on ESPN2.

We need to get RATINGS!!!

Please watch it, or if you can't, please tape it on VCR, DVR or TiVo.

Please forward this to everyone in your address book.

Participants include the amazing Semih Sayginer of Turkey, former 3-cushion World Champion, Eric Yow, a masse champion, and pool Trick-Shot king Mike Massey.

We need as much Ratings as we can get if we want ESPN to continue to air
3-cushion Billiards.

Please don't forget and please pass this on to as many people as humanly possible.
 

2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool

 

25^th – 30^th September

 

Rotterdam, Holland

 

 

Matchroom Sport is delighted to announce that the second annual PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool will be taking place at Outland, a futuristic nightclub in Rotterdam, Holland from Tuesday 25^th – Sunday 30^th September.

 

Last year’s successful inaugural event happened in Newport, Wales when the dynamic Team Philippines pairing of Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante cast aside Malta, Malaysia, Czech Republic and Germany en route to an emphatic 13-5 win over the USA in the final.

 

This year, the Philippines return to defend their trophy against 31 others teams containing the very best in World pool. Host nations Holland will be well supported and their two teams – Niels Feijen & Nick van den Berg and Alex Lely and Rico Diks – will have every chance to do well on home soil.

 

American Rodney Morris will be back, this time partnered by a resurgent Corey Deuel, and they will be hoping to go one better than last year. From Taiwan come Wu Chia-ching and Yang Ching-shun and they will certainly be one of the favourites for the competition.

 

Germany, England, Finland, Italy and Spain will all be looking to do well from the European contingent and from Asia, nobody will be underestimating Vietnam who arrived as rank outsiders but narrowly went out to the Americans at the semi-final stage.

 

This year there is a slight change in format as the tournament goes to winner-breaks from the outset and the races are to eight for the first two rounds, then nine for quarter and semi-finals and finally 11 for the championship decider.

 

The prize-fund stays the same at a total of US $250,000 with $30,000 going to each member of the winning team. First round losers are guaranteed $1,500 per man to soften the blow of defeat.

 

The venue this year is Outland, one of Holland’s premier nightclubs, and Matchroom Sport will be staging the event in a different way to their normal productions, making full use of the venue’s high-tech lighting system and two overlooking balconies.

 

Tickets for the event are generously priced at €2.50 and €4.00 and available from the usual outlets – www.matchroomsportdvd.com and select pool clubs in all the major Dutch cities.

 

Television production is by Matchroom Sport to their usual high standards and the event will be produced as 31 x one hour shows for distribution world-wide.

 

The 2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool is sanctioned by the World Pool Association and sponsored by PartyPoker.net, part of the world’s leading online gaming company.

 

Commented Matchroom Sport Chairman Barry Hearn, “We felt that the pool world was crying out for a team event like this so decided to take the plunge last year with the World Cup of Pool. The tournament was a huge success and I’m certain that this year’s will be even better.

 

“It’s all about the players and last year they delivered some fantastic performances with top class shot-making and plenty of drama throughout.

 

“Of course, the Philippines will start as favourites – not many people will back against Efren and Django – but there are plenty of teams there to challenge them and there will always be at least one pool minnow that has a great week as they emerge from the pack.

 

“Our events have always been well supported in Holland and I hope that the 2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool proves no exception,” he added.

 

 

 

Event Information

 

 

Dates: Tuesday 25^th to Sunday 30^th September 2007

 

 

Venue: Outland, Prins Alexanderlaan 37, 3068 PN Rotterdam

 

 

Format: 32 x 2-man national teams, scotch doubles format, winner breaks. First and Seconds Rounds: races to 8; Quarters and Semi-Finals: Races to 9; The Final: Race to 11.

 

 

Teams:         Australia      Stuart Lawler / Shaun Budd

Austria    Martin Kempter / Dejan Dabovic

Canada   Alain Martel / Edwin Montal

China       Li He-wen / Fu Jian-bo

Croatia    Philipp Stojanovic / Ivica Putnik

England    Daryl Peach / Imran Majid

Finland    Mika Immonen / Marcus Juva

France     Stephan Cohen / Vincent Facquet

Germany    Oliver Ortmann / Christian Reimering

Holland A    Niels Feijen / Nick van den Berg

Holland B    Alex Lely / Rico Diks

Hungary    Vilmos Foldes / TBC

India       Dharminder Singh Lilly / Manan Chandra

Indonesia    Ricky Yang / Mohammad Zulfikri

Italy       Fabio Petroni / Bruno Muratore

Japan      Naoyuki Oi / Satoshi Kawabata

Korea       Ryu Seung-woo / Kim Woong-dae

Malaysia   Patrick Ooi / Ibrahim bin Amir

Malta       Tony Drago / Alex Borg

Qatar       TBC

Philippines   Efren Reyes / Francisco Bustamante

Poland    Radoslaw Babica / Mateusz Sniegocki

Russia      Konstantin Stepanov / TBC

Scotland  Pat Holtz / Michael Valentine

Singapore  TBC

South Africa   TBC

Spain       David Alcaide / Antonio Fazanes

Switzerland    Marco Tschudi / Dimitri Jungo

Taiwan     Yang Ching-shun / Wu Chia-ching

USA         Rodney Morris / Corey Deuel

Vietnam   Luong Chi-dung / Phanh Nam Nguyen

 

 

Schedule:          

 

 

15.00 pm Tuesday Sept 25                                  20.00 pm Tuesday Sept 25

Round 1 – race to 8                                       Round 1 – race to 8

 

Croatia v Russia                                          Philippines v Scotland

China v South Africa                                           France v Italy

Japan v Spain                                             Holland A v Indonesia

 

 

15.00 pm Wednesday Sept 26                                  20.00 pm Wednesday Sept 26

Round 1 – race to8                                        Round 1 – race to 8

 

Australia v Austria                                         Germany v Singapore

India v Canada                                            Taiwan v TBC

Vietnam v Korea                                           Holland B v Malaysia

 

 

15.00 pm Thursday Sept 27                                  20.00 pm Thursday Sept 27

Round 1 – race to 8                                       Round 1 & 2 – race to 8

 

Hungary v Switzerland                                    USA v Malta

Middle East v Finland                                         Philippines/Scotland v Croatia/Russia

England v Poland                                          Holland A/Indonesia v Japan/Spain

 

 

15.00 pm Friday Sept 28                                            20.00 pm Friday Sept 28

Round 2 – race to 8                                       Round 2 – race to 8

 

India/Canada v Vietnam/Korea                               Hungary/Switzerland v USA/Malta

France/Italy v China/South Africa                               England/Poland v Middle East/Finland

Australia/Austria v Germany/Singapore                        Taiwan/New Zealand v Holland B/Malaysia

 

 

14.00 pm Saturday Sept 29                                  19.00 pm Saturday Sept 29

Quarter Finals – race to 9                                 Quarter Finals – race to 9

 

Quarter Final                                             Quarter Final

Quarter Final                                             Quarter Final

 

 

13.00 pm Sunday Sept 30                                    18.00 pm Sunday Sept 30

Semi Finals – race to 9                                      Final - race to 11

 

Semi Final 1                                               Final

Semi Final 2

 

 

Tickets:              Tickets are priced at €2.50 for all afternoon sessions and €4.00 for all evening

sessions. These are available now from www.matchroomsportdvd.com and

selected pool clubs across Holland.

 

 

Prize Fund:         Champions -       $60,000 per pair

Runners-Up - $30,000 per pair

Semi-Finalists - $16,000 (x2) per pair

Quarter-Finalists - $10,000 (x4) per pair

Last 16 Losers - $5,000 (x8) per pair

First Round Losers - $3,000 (x16) per pair

 

Total - US$250,000

 

 

Shot Clock:         There will be a 40 second shot clock in force throughout the tournament.

There will be a 10 second warning issued to the player at the table when 30 seconds have elapsed.

Each team is allowed one 40 second extension per rack. They must signal this to the referee by clearly saying ‘Extension’. The onus is on the player to make himself loud and clear.

The referee will then repeat 'extension' to confirm that they have heard it.  The player may call 'extension' at any time during the 40 seconds - the additional 40 seconds will not start until the initial 40 seconds has elapsed.

Ball cleaning, the use of a rest / mechanical bridge, or any other regular interventions by the referee will be included in the 40 second period.

 

 

Sanctioning:              The 2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool is sanctioned by the World Pool Association which is the world governing body for pool and administers the game at many levels across the globe. Membership of the WPA is made up of continental members which currently consists of Africa, Asia, Europe, North America Oceania and Latin America and the Caribbean. Individual national associations are in turn members of their continental associations.

 

 

Equipment:         Tables - Brunswick Tournament Edition Metro

Cloth –Simonis 860

Balls – Saluc Super Aramith                    Rest / Bridge – The Flexi-Rest 

7.  SCHEDULE:  (ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD)

AIRPORT PICK-UP FROM TAMPA INTERNATIONAL TO EVENT HOTEL(S) FOR THE ARRIVAL OF PLAYERS AND DELEGATES NOT ATTENDING NWPA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (SEPTEMBER 28 – 30, 2007; PLANET 9-BALL BILLIARDS; TAMPA, FLORIDA):

 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2007; SATURDAY, 10:00 AM TO 5:00 PM

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007; SUNDAY, 10:00 AM TO 5:00 PM

 

TOURNAMENT CHECK-IN FOR REGISTERED PLAYERS AND DELEGATES (PLANET 9-BALL BILLIARDS):

 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007; FRIDAY, 12:00 PM TO 4:00 PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2007; SATURDAY, 12:00 PM TO 4:00 PM

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007; SUNDAY, 12:00 PM TO 4:00 PM

 

FINAL PLAYER CHECK-IN FOR QUALIFIER WINNERS FROM

NWPA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007; SUNDAY, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (PLANET 9-BALL BILLIARDS):

       

WELCOME PARTY, OPENING CEREMONIES, PLAYERS MEETING, REVIEW OF TOURNAMENT SEEDING PROCESS, AND DINNER (SEPTEMBER 30, 2007; 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM; LOCATION TBD)

 

2 PLAYER INTERNATIONAL WHEELCHAIR OPEN TEAM TOURNAMENT (PLANET 9-BALL):

 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007; SUNDAY, 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM; TEAM SELECTION, DRAW, AND OPENING ROUND OF PLAY

 

THIS IS CURRENTLY A “TENTATIVE” EVENT DEPENDENT UPON LEVEL OF PLAYER RESPONSE AND VENUE AVAILABILITY; ENTRY FORMS AND TOURNAMENT FEES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AND COLLECTED AT THE TOURNAMENT VENUE).

           

            IF CONDUCTED, THE TOURNAMENT WILL RUN AS FOLLOWS:

·        9-BALL SCOTCH DOUBLES FUN TOURNAMENT

·        WORLD STANDARDIZED 9-BALL RULES

·        PLAYERS MAY SELECT TEAMMATES IN ADVANCE OR ON SITE

·        FOLLOWING FIRST ROUND OF PLAY, EVENT WILL RUN CONCURRENTLY WITH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AS TABLES AND PLAYERS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE FIRST 3 DAYS OF COMPETITION (OCTOBER 1^ST – 3^RD)

·        ANY QUALIFIED WHEELCHAIR PLAYER MAY COMPETE IN THE TEAM EVENT

·        SINGLE ELIMINATION, BEST OF 3 SETS, RACE TO 5 PER SET, FINALS, BEST OF 3 SETS, RACE TO 7 PER SET

·        MAXIMUM OF 32 TEAMS; $30 ENTRY FEE PER PLAYER

·        100% PAYBACK ON ENTRY FEE

·        TOP 8 TEAMS PAID (BASED ON 32 TEAMS)

·        ADDITIONAL PRIZES TO BE DETERMINED

 

FINAL SEEDINGS AND DRAW FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (OCTOBER 1, 2007; 11:00 AM; PLANET 9-BALL)

 

OCTOBER 1, 2007, FIRST DAY OF COMPETITION; 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM

 

OCTOBER 2, 2007, SECOND DAY OF COMPETITION; 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

 

OCTOBER 3, 2007, THIRD DAY OF COMPETITION; 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

 

OCTOBER 4, 2007, FINAL DAY OF COMPETITION:

NO-LOSS SIDE BRACKET FINAL; 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM

FOURTH PLACE MATCH; 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM

THIRD PLACE MATCH; 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH; 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

CLOSING CEREMONIES/FAREWELL PARTY 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM

 

OCTOBER 5, 2007, DEPARTURES TO AIRPORT, AS PREARRANGED

 

5.  ELIGIBLITY:

 

PLAYERS WHO MEET THE WPA REQUIREMENTS FOR MINIMAL DISABILITY ARE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE, AS DEFINED BELOW:

 

7.1 CUE SPORTS CLASSIFICATION

There are Three (3) Classes for those competing in wheelchairs.
1. Those players with hand or arm disabilities who cannot make or sustain a functional bridge while playing a shot.
2. Those players who can make and sustain a functional bridge but who have no stability and balance due to a lack of functional trunk muscles. These
players support themselves at the table with their bridge hand.
3. All other players with a good to normal balance meeting the criteria for minimal disability.

7.2 MINIMAL DISABILITY

A minimal disability is a significant disability that prevents a player from playing standing up.

7.3 GENERAL RULES

1. Players must remain seated on the cushion or seat of the wheelchair when playing a shot.
2. Feet must be kept clear of the floor; should the feet or footplates touch the floor it will be deemed a foul.
3. Players in Class 1 may request the referee for assistance with rest and equipment, etc.
4. Below the knee strapping is allowed to keep the feet on the footplates. However, strapping above the waist is not allowed except for medical reasons when it will be taken into account for classification purposes.

 

6.  APPLICATIONS AND DEADLINE OF PLAYERS AND DELEGATES:

a. FILL IN THE FIRST APPLICATION FORM AND SEND BACK TO     ORGANIZERS SO AS TO BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN AUGUST 17, 2007.  PLEASE PRINT ALL INFORMATION (USE ENGLISH ONLY).

b. THE ORGANIZERS WILL CONFIRM ALL QUOTAS AND REQUESTS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL QUOTAS FROM EACH COUNTRY/FEDERATION BY AUGUST 23, 2007.

c. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (PLAYERS) IS LIMITED TO SIXTY-FOUR (64).

d. OFFICIAL FIRST ENTRY FORM – PLAYER DUE TO ORGANIZERS BY SEPTEMBER 10, 2007.  PLAYERS ARE REQUIRED TO SEND 2 PASSPORT-SIZED PHOTOGRAPHS AND THEIR PLAYER PROFILE FORMS TO THE ORGANIZERS WITH THE OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM.

 

7.  PAYMENT:

ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY SEPTEMBER 10, 2007.  INTERNATIONAL CHECKS AND MONEY ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED, ALONG WITH BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFERS, BUT PLAYERS/DELEGATES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SENDING THE FULL AMOUNT DUE IN US DOLLARS.  ANY SHORTFALLS EXPERIENCED BY THR NWPA DUE TO A CHANGE IN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES MUST BE COVERED BY THE PLAYER/DELEGATE PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF PLAY OR SERVICES.  ANY EXCESS AMOUNTS RECEIVED DUE TO CHANGES IN THE CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES WILL BE REFUNDED TO THE PLAYERS/ DELEGATES ON-SITE (IN US DOLLARS).  IN THE EVENT A PAYMENT SENT BY A PLAYER IS NOT RECEIVED OR COLLECTABLE, FULL PAYMENT IN US DOLLARS MUST BE COLLECTED PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF PLAY OR SERVICES.  THE NWPA WILL REFUND ANY DUPLICATE PAYMENTS RECEIVED AND COLLECTED WITHIN 30 DAYS FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE EVENT.

 

7.1 ENTRY FEE:

$150.00 USD PER PLAYER, $50.00 USD DELEGATES*, INCLUDES:

        A.  REGISTRATION

B.  MEALS – WELCOME PARTY/DINNER, DAILY LUNCH AT PLANET 9-BALL FROM 10/1 TO 10/4, FAREWELL PARTY (BREAKFAST IS OFFERED AT EVENT HOTELS). 

C.  TRANSPORATION SERVICES* WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM EVENT HOTEL(S) TO/FROM COMPETITION VENUE (SEPTEMBER 30^TH – OCTOBER 1, 2007)

D.  TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FROM AIRPORT/HOTEL (ARRIVAL) AND HOTEL/AIRPORT (DEPARTURE) WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR EXTRA $20.00 USD PER PLAYER/DELEGATE (SEPTEMBER 27^TH AND OCTOBER 5^TH ONLY); MUST BE PREARRANGED PRIOR TO ARRIVAL AND/OR DEPARTURE

E. $100.00 OF ENTRY FEE APPLIED TO PRIZE FUND

F.  GIFT BAG.

*A DELEGATE IS ANY NON-PLAYER WHO WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE SERVICES OFFERED ABOVE IN B, C, D (ADDITIONAL FEE), AND F).

8.  COMPETITION FORMAT:  (9 FOOT TABLES)

        a. DOUBLE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT BRACKET

b. PLAYERS WILL BE SEEDED IN BRACKETS, WITH UP TO 16 SEEDED SLOTS MAXIMUM, STARTING BRACKETS WILL RANDOMLY DRAWN FOR EACH SEEDING LEVEL BELOW BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS IN THAT LEVEL*:

1. WPA WORLD CHAMPIONS;

2. CURRENT NATIONAL/CONTENTIAL TOURNAMENT POINTS/RANKING LEADERS

3. CURRENT PLAYERS RANKED IN THE TOP FIVE BY A CONFEDERATION ON A NATIONAL OR CONTENTIAL LEVEL

4. CURRENT NATIONAL OR CONTENTIAL CHAMPIONS (8 BALL OR 9-BALL) OR PLAYERS WITH MORE THAN ONE LIFETIME NATIONAL OR CONTENTIAL TITLES (8 BALL OR 9-BALL);

5. NATIONAL OR CONTENTIAL CHAMPIONS WITH ONE TITLE ONLY (8 BALL OR 9-BALL);

* IF INSUFFICIENT SLOTS REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR ALL PLAYERS ELIGIBLE FOR SEEDING CONSIDERATION AT A GIVEN LEVEL, SLOTS WILL BE AWARDED TO PLAYERS AT THAT LEVEL THROUGH A RANDOM DRAW.  ONCE ALL SEEDED POSITIONS ARE ALLOTTED, BYES, IF ANY, WILL BE ASSIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARD BYE PROCEDURES FOR A SEEDED TOURNAMENT. 

c. FIRST ROUND SAME COUNTRY PLAYER MATCHES WILL BE AVOIDED IF POSSIBLE, WITH A LIMITED REDRAW FOR AFFECTED MATCHES.  PLAYERS WHO RECEIVE FIRST ROUND BYES MAY END UP WITH SAME COUNTRY PLAYER MATCHES IN THE SECOND ROUND.  THESE SECOND ROUND MATCHES WILL OCCUR AS DRAWN AND WILL NOT BE CHANGED FOR ANY REASON.  DUE TO THE POSSIBILTY OF HIGH CONCENTRATION OF NORTH AMERICAN PLAYERS, SAME COUNTRY PLAYER FIRST ROUND MATCHES INVOLVING NORTH AMERICAN PLAYERS WILL NOT BE REDRAWN.

d. TO ENSURE HIGH DEGREE OF FAIRNESS AND OPENNESS IN THE SEEDING PROCESS AND DRAW, A DISCUSSION/REVISION OF SEEDINGS WILL OCCUR AT PLAYERS’ MEETING PRIOR TO THE CONDUCTING OF THE TOURNAMENT DRAW.  AT CONCLUSION OF PLAYERS’ MEETING, ALL TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE DECISIONS REGARDING THE SEEDINGS AND DRAW PROCESS WILL BE FINAL.  THE TOURNAMENT DRAW WILL BE HELD IN THE OPEN AREA AND ANY PLAYER OR DELEGATE MAY OBSERVE THE DRAW.

e. ALL PRELIMINARY MATCHES WILL BE A SINGLE RACE TO NINE (9) GAMES, ALTERNATING BREAKS.

f. THE NO-LOSS SIDE FINAL, FOURTH PLACE, AND THIRD PLACE MATCHES WILL BE A SINGLE RACE TO ELEVEN (11) GAMES, ALTERNATING BREAKS.

g. THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH WILL BE A SINGLE RACE TO THIRTEEN (13) GAMES, ALTERNATING BREAKS.

        h. MORE DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED AT THE PLAYER MEETING.

 

9.  PRIZES AND AWARDS (100% OF $100.00 USD PLAYER ENTRY FEES WITH A MINIMUM OF $5,000.00 USD ADDED TO THE PRIZE FUND)

a. WORLD CHAMPION WILL RECEIVE A CHAMPIONSHIP MEDAL/TROPHY AND 21.53% OF THE TOTAL PRIZE POOL UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $3,100.00 USD

b. SECOND WILL RECEIVE A MEDAL/TROPHY AND 16.67% OF THE TOTAL PRIZE POOL UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $2,400.00 USD

MEDAL/TROPHY

c. THIRD WILL RECEIVE A MEDAL/TROPHY AND 13.19% OF THE TOTAL PRIZE POOL UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $1,900.00 USD

d. FOURTH WILL RECEIVE A TROPHY MEDAL/TROPHY AND 9.72% OF THE TOTAL PRIZE POOL UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $1,400.00 USD

e. FIFTH AND SIXTH WILL EACH RECEIVE 6.25% OF THE TOTAL PRIZE POOL UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $900.00 USD

f. SEVENTH AND EIGHTH WILL EACH RECEIVE 4.17% OF THE TOTAL PRIZE POOL UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $600.00 USD

g. NINTH THROUGH TWELVE WILL EACH RECEIVE 2.43% OF THE TOTAL PRIZE POOL UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $350.00 USD

h. THIRTEEN THROUGH SIXTEENTH WILL EACH RECEIVE 2.08% OF THE TOTAL PRIZE POOL UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $300.00 USD

i. FINAL PAYOUTS WILL BE ROUNDED TO NEAREST $50.00 USD

j. SAMPLE PAYOUT SCENRIOS:

1.   64 PLAYER FIELD (64 X $100.00 USD + $5,000.00 ADDED = $14,400 USD)

        1^ST     -     $3,200.00    -    $  3,200.00

        2^ND        -    $2,400.00    -    $  2,400.00

        3^RD     -     $1,900.00    -     $  1,900.00

        4^TH     -     $1,400.00    -     $  1,400.00

        5^TH/6^TH     -    $   900.00    -    $  1,800.00

        7^TH/8^TH     -    $   600.00    -    $  1,200.00

        9^TH-12^TH    -    $   350.00    -    $  1,400.00

        13^TH-16^TH     -    $   300.00    -    $  1,200.00

                        TOTAL PAYOUT                                $14,400.00

 

2.   48 PLAYER FIELD (48 X $100.00 USD + $5,000.00 ADDED = $9,800.00 USD)

        1^ST     -     $2,150.00    -    $  2,100.00

        2^ND        -    $1,650.00    -    $  1,650.00

        3^RD     -     $1,300.00    -     $  1,300.00

        4^TH     -     $   950.00    -     $     950.00

        5^TH/6^TH     -    $   600.00    -    $  1,200.00

        7^TH/8^TH     -    $   400.00    -    $     800.00

        9^TH-12^TH    -    $   250.00    -    $  1,000.00

        13^TH-16^TH     -    $   200.00    -    $     800.00

                        TOTAL PAYOUT                                $  9,800.00

k. PLAYERS FINISHING 17^TH OR LOWER MAY RECEIVE MONIES, BASED ON THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE ORGANIZER

l. THE ORGANIZER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADD ADDITIONAL PRIZE AND ADJUST THE PAYOUT SCHEDULE AND PERCENTAGES AS IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE

m. PLAYERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL TAXES THAT MAY BE DUE AS A RESULT OF THEIR TOURNAMENT WINNINGS.

 

10.  COMPETITION VENUE:

        Planet 9-ball

11236 W. Hillsborough AvE

Tampa, Florida 33635

 (813) 818-7665

 

11.  HOTEL/VENUE TRANSPORTATION:

AS NECESSARY, THE ORGANIZER WILL PROVIDE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VEHICLE(S) FROM THE DESIGNATED TOURNAMENT HOTELS TO AND FROM THE PLAYING VENUE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMPETITION EVENT.  PLAYERS AND DELEGATES ARE WELCOME TO PROVIDE OR ARRANGE THEIR OWN LOCAL TRANSPORTATION.  LOCAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OUTSIDE OF MEETING REQUIREMENTS OF THE COMPETITION IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PLAYERS, DELEGATES, AND STAFF.

 

12.  LODGING ACCOMMODATIONS:

THE LISTING OF DESIGNATED TOURNAMENT HOTELS WILL BE PROVIDED TO COUNTRIES AND CONFEDERATIONS UPON SUBMISSION OF THEIR COMPLETED FIRST ENTRY FORM – CONFEDERATION.  TEAMS, INCLUDING PLAYERS, DELEGATES, AND STAFF, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THEIR OWN LODGING AND PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE DESIGNATED TOURNAMENT HOTELS OR OTHER LODGING ACCOMMODATIONS OF THEIR CHOICE. 

 

THE ORGANIZER IS NOT RESPONSBILE FOR SECURING HOTEL RESERVATIONS OR MAKING HOTEL PAYMENTS FOR ANY TEAM OR TEAM MEMBER/DELEGATE/STAFF.

 

13.  RULES OF COMPETITION:

·        9-BALL, CURRENT WORLD STANDARDIZED RULES

·        ALTERNATING BREAKS

·        FOULS ON ALL BALLS IN REFEREED MATCHES (FINAL 4 MATCHES)

·        CUE BALL ONLY FOULS IN PRELIMINARY MATCHES

·        THREE CONSECUTIVE FOULS, LOSS OF GAME RULE IN EFFECT

·        RULES GOVERNING EQUIPMENT AND PERSONAL CONDUCT ARE OUTLINED IN NWPA AND WPA DOCUMENTS. THIS PROVISIONS OF THIS 19 PAGE DOCUMENT FURTHER DEFINES THE RULES COVERING CONDUCT AND PLAY DURING THIS EVENT.

·        STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE DRESS CODE WILL BE FOLLOWED

 

14.  DEADLINES (RESTATED):

• COMPLETED FIRST ENTRY FORM – FEDERATION:  AUGUST 17, 2007
• COMPLETED THE OFFICIAL FIRST ENTRY - PLAYER AND COMPLETED PLAYER PROFILE FORM: SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
• ALL FEES AND ENTRIES MUST BE PAID BY: SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

  

 

2007 WPA WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP

FOR WHEELCHAIR PLAYERS

 

TOURNAMENT DETAILS

 

1.  SANCTIONED BY:

        WORLD POOL ASSOCIATION (WPA)

        NATIONAL WHEELCHAIR POOLPLAYERS ASSOCIATION (NWPA)

 

2.  ASSISTANTS:

        BILLIARD CONGRESS OF AMERICA (BCA)

        PLANET 9-BALL BILLIARDS

 

3.  ORGANIZER:

        NWPA

       

        PLEASE CONTACT:

        JEFFREY DOLEZAL, NWPA PRESIDENT

        4370 MAJESTIC LANE    

        FAIRFAX, VA 22033

        USA       

        PHONE/FAX:  +1-703-817-1215 CELL:  +1-703-980-2734

        E-MAIL:  JDOLEZAL@COX.NET

        WEB:  WWW.NWPAINC.ORG

 

4.  PLAYER QUOTAS:

        a. NORTH AMERICA        12

        b. EUROPE                        11

        c. ASIA                   11

        d. SOUTH AMERICA        06

        e. OCEANIA                      06

        f.  ALL AFRICA         06

        g. PANAMERICA           06

h. QUALIFIERS SLOTS    06

(BASED ON SIXTY-FOUR (64) PLAYER FIELD, MAXIMUM)

 

• THE PAST FOUR WPA WORLD WHEELCHAIR 9 BALL CHAMPIONS, 1999 - Bob Calderon (USA); 2000 - Fred Dinsmore (IRE); 2002 -Jounu Tähti (FIN); AND, 2003 - Henrik Larsson (SWE), ARE INVITED TO COMPETE WITHOUT PENALTY TO THEIR GROUP. 

 

• PLAYERS MUST BE IN GOOD STANDINGS WITH THEIR NATIONAL CONFEDERATION IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR COMPETITION.   EACH PLAYER, EXCEPT FOR THE PREVIOUS WORLD CHAMPIONS, MUST BE NOMINATED BY THEIR AFFILIATED CONFEDERATION, UTILIZING THE ATTACHED FIRST ENTRY FORM – CONFEDERATION, IN ORDER TO SECURE A PLAYER SLOT FROM THE QUOTAS LIST (ITEMS 4a – 4g ABOVE).

 

• NORTH AMERICAN PLAYERS WILL BE SELECTED BY THE NWPA USING THE FOLLOWING RANKING CRITERIA, WITH ONE POINT GIVEN FOR EACH CRITERIA MET, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED:

 

1.      PAST WPA World Champions (PRE-QUALIFIED)

2.      Past International Event Champions/Runners-up

3.      Past National Championship Champions/Runners-up

4.      Past other Major Championship (U.S. Open 9-BALL/8-BALL events) Champions/Runners-up

5.      NWPA sanctioned tournament Champions (past 3 years)

6.      Top 5 Viking Points leaders (past 3 years)

7.      Top 10 PLAYERS in current Viking Points standings

8.      Service to NWPA organizational missions and growth (past 2 years), including officers, directors & tournament coordinators

9.      MAIN EVENT RUNNERS-UP AND SECOND FLIGHT EVENT CHAMPIONS (PAST 3 YEARS; ½ POINT)

10.  National Veterans Wheelchair Games Nine Ball Gold MedalIsts (past 2 years; ½ POINT)

11.  IN CASE OF TIE, HIGHER VIKING POINT RANKING IN CURRENT STANDINGS WILL PREVAIL

 

• ANY QUOTAS UNUSED/UNASSIGNED BY A CONFEDERATION BY THE FIRST APPLICATION DEADLINE (AUGUST 17, 2007), MAY BE REALLOCATED TO CONFEDERATIONS WHO HAVE ASSIGNED THEIR FULL QUOTA AND HAVE REQUESTED ADDITIONAL PLAYER QUOTAS FOR ELIGIBLE PLAYERS OR FOR QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS, PROPORTIONAL TO THE ORIGINAL ALLOCATION SCALE. 

 

• ANY REMAINING UNASSIGNED PLAYER SLOTS MAY BE ALLOCATED, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE ORGANIZER, TO THE NWPA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR ADDITIONAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING SLOTS AND/OR FOR ASSIGNMENT TO ELIGIBLE NORTH AMERICAN PLAYERS WHO HAVE A CURRENT NWPA RANKING (RANKINGS WILL DETERMINE THE ORDER OF PLAYER SELECTION).

 

5.  DEADLINES:

        a. ALL QUOTAS ARE DUE BY AUGUST 17, 2007 (NUMBER OF PLAYERS)

b. LIST OF PLAYERS DUE FROM EACH CONFEDERATION BY 

AUGUST 17, 2007.

c. REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL PLAYER QUOTAS, ALONG WITH A LISTING OF ADDITIONAL PLAYERS, FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL QUOTAS DUE FROM EACH CONFEDERATION BY AUGUST 17, 2007.

d. TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE WILL CONFIRM QUOTAS AND ACCEPT/REJECT SUPPLEMENTAL QUOTA REQUESTS BY

AUGUST 23, 2007.

e. FIRST OFFICIAL ENTRY FORMS, PLAYER PROFILE FORMS, ENTRY FEES AND TWO PASSPORT SIZE PHOTOGRAPHS, DUE TO ORGANIZERS BY SEPTEMBER 10, 2007.

 

6.  QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS:

a. 2007 NWPA NATIONAL WHEELCHAIR 9 BALL CHAMPIONSHIP (SEPTEMBER 28 – 30, 2007; PLANET 9-BALL BILLIARDS; TAMPA, FLORIDA); UP TO THE TOP 6 FINISHERS, WHO HAVE NOT ALREADY SECURED A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SPOT, WILL GAIN ENTRY INTO THE WPA EVENT (NUMBER SUBJECT TO CHANGE; PLAYERS MUST OTHERWISE BE ELIGIBLE FOR WPA COMPETITION)

b. CONFEDERATIONS OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA HAVE THE DISCRETION TO HOST QUALIFER TOURNAMENTS USING AVAILABLE QUOTAS OR MAY REQUEST ADDITIONAL QUOTAS FOR SUCH A TOURNAMENT (UNUSED QUOTAS AFTER AUGUST 17, 2007).

Seoul, Korea-  For the first time ever in billiards history, Pocket Billiards took on Carom Billiards in a team trickshot event. The Pocket Ball Team was captained by USA's famed Mike Massey while the Carom Team was captained by Turkey's Semih Sayginer.  The Pool Team consisted of Shanelle Loraine of Guam, Shuji Nagata of Japan, and Sung Wook Choi of Korea. The Carom Team were Yu Ram Cha of Korea, Pil Hyun Cho of Korea, and Sweden's legendary Torbjorn Blomdahl.
The event took place at KIA Motors Showroom headquarters in Seoul and produced by Dragon Promotions.
 

 
 

"Carom trickshots and pool trickshots have inspired so many players with their magnificence. I thought it would be neat to have audiences see both at the same time with some friendly rivalry. And having each game's best man, Semih and Mike, would showcase it like no one's ever seen before." explained Charlie Williams, architect of this new event.

The format for the event involved 3 stages. The first stage each team would select a player to perform a shot on their home table and then the opposing team would select a player to duplicate that shot.  Sayginer won the lag for the team and selected Blomdahl for the first shot. Blomdahl made the shot and a point for the team while Massey took on the challenge but failed to make the point for the pool team. Next Loraine matched up against Cha and both players scored a point for their team. Then Cho made a force follow 3 Cushion shot with Choi of Korea tying him with a perfect duplication for a point each. Finally Nagata of Japan made 6 balls in one shot with Sayginer dupicating it on his second attempt for the point.
Score Carom Team 4 - 3 Pool Team.

The second stage involved one on one challenges with both players performing a shot on their own table with the other player having to duplicate. Only one player could score the match point for the team, so the first player to do their shot and duplicate the opponents shot would win. Massey defeated Cho in the first challenge. Next Sayginer defeated Choi with a magnificent looping masse. Then Loraine defeated Cha with a simple push stroke shot to tie the match, but Blomdahl defeated Nagata to put the Carom Team still ahead by one point 6-5.
 
Torbjorn & Semih perform a trickshot together with Success!

 
The last stage was an individual performance by each player consisting of 3 shots each. The three judges included Peter Kim, CJ Media Executive and Cindy Lee , President of Dragon Promotions. The players were judged on number of attempts, impressiveness of shots, and entertainment style.  Each player performed their routine to add to their team's scores and in the end Captains Sayginer and Massey scored the highest routine each with near perfect 8 points each out of 9 points. The Carom Team held their lead to win by one point 31-30!

The event was sponsored by KIA Motors, Coca Cola, and CYON Phones and will air on Korea's variety network XTM.

 
 Team Carom celebrates after the score were tallied. 

National Ranking for Men and Women in Malaysia for 2006 as of December 31, 2006.

Sorry for the delay in sending this over to you. Please find below the
ranking list for the players

Men
1. Patrick Ooi
2. Ibrahim Amir
3. Alan Tan
4. Moh Loon Hong
5. Jason Ng
6. Rasid Samy
7. Kovic Chong
8. Mohd Sapawi
9. Cruise Lim
10. Ivan Lau
11. Richard Tay
12. Ai Ikmal
13. Danial Idraki
14. Francis Koh
15. Peter Foo
16. Shamsul Anuar

 

 

Women
1. Esther Kwan
2. Suhana Dewi bt Sabtu
3. Lim Siew Boon
4. Wong Pui Ling
5. Sophie M.A. Wahab
6. Cheah Yuen Yuen
7. Nikki Lee
8. Mable Wong 

 

Raya Sports of the Philippines has announced the 2008 Asia-Pacific Pool Tour. This WPA-sanctioned series will be exclusively played as 10-Ball events and will begin with the Philippine 10-Ball Open to be held at the Araneta Coliseum in Manila January 21-27, 2008. The season will lead up to the WPA World 10-Ball Championship in October of 2008, also in Manila. Of course, performance in the APT legs will be one way of qualifying for the World Championship.

 

While the tour stop locations are still under review there are events that are certain to be held in the following locations. The Indonesian 10-Ball Open will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Taiwan 10-Ball Open is to be contested in Taipei and the Vietnam 10-Ball Open will be hosted in Ho Chi Minh City.

 

Other locations currently being studied include Melbourne, Australia, and Guandong, China. Two locations are also being explored in the United States, both in California. Carson City and San Francisco are those possibilities. All of these details will soon be ironed out and published quickly in order to keep all players and fans informed.

 

All tour stops on the Asian-Pacific Tour will be Open events that will welcome players from every part of the globe. The entry fee for each leg is $300 (US) and the tour will work with local hotels and strive to get the players and fans attractive rates at hotels near the venues.

 Each event on the tour will pay cash awards to any player who finishes 32^nd or better with the top prize offering a minimum of $20,000 (US). The organizers are working with sponsors to provide the greatest total prize purse possible.

 For those of you going or thinking about attending the World 9-Ball Championships in Manila, Philippines, there will be a great tournament in Korea 2 days after the World 9-Ball is finished. For those traveling far , it would definitely be worthwhile to play in a second event and Korea is just a 3 1/2  hour flight away.

Please submit your name, country, and credentials for a stage 2 invite.Otherwise you may qualify through Stage 1.

Entry fee will be $500 for Stage 2 Men players.  Women's Entry Fee $275 Stage 2.

USBA Announces Miami 3-Cushion Billiard

International Open Tournament
 

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$ 26,000 Prize Fund

 

$  7,000 First Prize

 

Dates: November 13, 2007- November 18, 2007

 

 

Players Meeting: November 13th at 4:00 pm - first round starts after draw at 6:00 PM

 

Entry Fee- $305

 

First 48 paid players guaranteed spots!!!!!

 

Payment Deadline 10/23 (no exceptions)

 

 

$ 3,000 (added by new wave)-$ 3,000 (local sponsors)-$ 3,000 (USBA)

 

$ 1,000 (donations & cue raffle)-$ 1,600 (wildcard spot $40x40=$1600)

 

48 players- Random Draw- Preliminary Round: 6 groups of 8 players- round robin-25 point matches.

 

"A"- FINALS: Top 2 players from each group plus1 wild card spot thru Raffle =

13 player round robin (35 point games).

 

3rd & 4th place finishers enter "B"- FINALS: Top 4 players get 1st round bye

12 man double elimination - 20 point games

 

Tie Breakers: 1- Most Wins 2- Most Points 3- Points Allowed 4- Head to Head

 

CASH PRIZES: "A" FINALS (based on $26,000 prize fund)                     

1- $7000

2- $4000

3- $3000

4- $2000

5- $1500

6- $1500

7- $1500

8- $1000

9- $1000

10- $600

11- $600

12- $600

13- $500

 

"B" Finals

1- $500

2- $300

3- $100

4- $100

 

Hi-Run- $100 Best game Finals- $100

 

Make All Payments out to: "New Wave Billiards" & mail to:

 

New Wave Billiards 1403 SW 107th Ave. Miami, Florida 33174

 

Telephone: 305-220- 4782

 

e-mail: Hernando Pineras silvando@bellsouth.net JimShovak - jimshovak@usba.net Jake Zymeck jzymeck@bellsouth.net

 

Hotel Information: Mention New Wave Tournament Airport Regency Hotel 1000 NW Le Jeune Rd. Miami, Fl 33174

(305)- 441-1600 $89 per day single or double, free breakfast

 

USBA Sanctioned Tournament: Ties, Vests, White Shirt & Shoes (all players must be or become current members of the USBA, or members of a foreign billiard organization)

Tournament Directors: Jake Zymeck 561-670-0240 Hernando Pineras 305-220-4790 Jim Shovak 516-238-6193

 

Equipment: 6 Wilhelmena 5x10 heated tables New Simonis Rapide 300 cloth Aramith spotted balls

 

Further information on the USBA is available at www.usba.net.

Further information on the ACS is available at www.americancuesports.org.