Introducing the new NIPA Amateur & Elite
Blackball Pool Tour
Event 1 ~~ Sunday 21st September 2014 (147 Club, Omagh)
Event 2 ~~ Sunday 7th December 2014 (Primacy Sports Bar, Bangor)
Event 3 ~~ Sunday 8th February 2015 (Potters, Coleraine)
Event 4 ~~ Sunday 22nd March 2015 (Swift Bar, Carrickfergus)
56 Amateur players, 8 Elite
Amateur players £80, Elite £120
ALL ENTRIES TO BE PAID IN FULL BEFORE 14th AUGUST 2014, RESERVE LIST IN WAITING. ALL PLAYERS MUST BE FULLY PAID UP NIPA MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN TOUR.
To enter - Either pay to one of the following 3 persons Rab McCullough 07742 793884, Trevor Harte 07814 432753, Robert Hawkins 07970 450050 or alternatively transfer your entry fee to Sort Code 950441, Account Number 30015997 stating your name and AET as reference
Players - Tour will be made up of 64 players, 56 Amateurs and 8 Elite. Entry is on a first come first served basis. A player who enters then subsequently withdraws shall still be liable to the NIPA for the entry fee
Selection of Elite players - The 8 Elite players will be selected by the NIPA Executive Committee from the players who enter
Format - 56 Amateur players will play down to Last 8 where they will join 8 Elite players and play to a finish
Last 16 draw - Will be drawn from 2 pots, Pot 1 the remaining 8 Amateur players and Pot 2 the 8 Elite players to give 8 ties of Amateur versus Elite
Frames - ""Best of 9""
Rankings (Amateur Section) - The 56 Amateur players will only receive ranking points in the Amateur only section matches. Last 64 = 3 points, Last 32 = 5 points, Last 16 = 10 points, Last 8 = 15 points. Appearance = 5 extra points
Rankings (Elite Section) - The 8 Elite players will have their own Ranking Table. Appearance = 5 points and 5 points for each subsequent match they win
Promotion & Relegation - At the end of the Tour the bottom 3 in the Elite Section shall be relegated to the Amateur Section and the Top 3 in the Amateur section promoted to the Elite Section. Match scores will count in both Ranking Tables so frame difference can determine positions in the event of players finishing level
Prize money Amateur section- Players not receiving byes and winning two matches only in the Amateur section win £25 each. Players reaching Last 8 win £50.
Prize money Combined section - Winner - £400, Runner up - £200, Semi Finalists - £100 each
Registration closing times - Omagh 10.45am. All other venues 10.00am
Dress code - Full NIPA Dress Code for each event
Any Questions - Call Trevor Harte on 07814 432753, Rab McCullough on 07742 793884 or Robert Hawkins on 07970 450050
Terms & conditions subject to change
AMATEURS (56) - Stephen Johnston, Davy McGurn, Sara Greenberg, Jean McIlroy, Kenny English, Wayne Lewis, Willie Eakin, Derek Whiteside, Maryjo McCourt, Marty Goudie, Lee Hull, Gee Crawley, Johnny Mackay, Robert Hawkins, Craig Laughlin, Tyler McConnell, Michael Higgins, William Irvine, Rab Brown, John Barrons, Pat McAnally, Mark Miller, Ricky Crooke, Barry Cunningham, Shaun McAlister, Darren Lowe, Dean McDonagh, Kyle Kirkwood, Ellis Martin, Gary Johnston, Tom Leggett, Bill McIlroy, Ady Toner, Paddy Lynch, Scott Hay, Ben Nesbitt, Chris Beattie, Emmett Maguire, Paul Withers, Davy Moore, Chris Ross, Ryan McKillop, Raymond Stockman, Herbie O'Neil, Colin Moore, Tony Tennyson, Declan Duff, Jimmy McGarrell, Greg Stevenson, Lee Caulfield, Billy Moore, John Tennyson, Gavin Armstrong, Neil McFaul, Iain Britton, Gary Crawford
ELITE (8) - Ronan McCarthy, Gary Clarke, Rab McCullough, Damian Corrigan, Sam Newell, Dee Irwin, Darren Sterrett, Ronan Fay
RESERVE LIST (7) - Andy Giltrap, Colin Rafferty, Billy Browne, James Meredith, Craig Gawley, Raymond Christie, Paul Carville
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