MENS SELECTION FOR THE 2016 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS & 'B' TEAM NATIONS CUP

 
Please find details below for selection process to the above named International competitions

2016 'A' TEAM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - Tuesday 11th - Sunday 16th October (Killarney, S.Ireland)
2016 'B' TEAM NATIONS CUP FOR ADULTS - Thursday 20th - Sunday 23rd October (Coleraine, N.Ireland)

PLAYERS WHO REFUSE SELECTION TO REPRESENT OUR 'A' TEAM AT THE 2016 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN KILLARNEY CANNOT PLAY IN THE NATIONS CUP IN COLERAINE. PLAYERS CANNOT PLAY IN BOTH.

Any player who wishes to trial for a place on one of our MENS teams please email us at nipablackball@yahoo.co.uk stating your name, phone number and date of birth or contact an Exec Committee member direct

PLAYERS CAN ONLY ENTER TRIALS FOR ONE CATEGORY ie MENS, LADIES, SENIORS etc
Do not put your name forward unless you are free to play on said dates in October.

ANY PLAYER OVER 18 YEARS OF AGE ON 8TH MARCH 2016 CAN ENTER OUR MENS TRIALS 

To participate in any set of International Trials players must be paid up Associate Members of the NIPA (£15 over 18s)

Selected players to pay £100 event deposit by 31st August 2016. If unpaid player will be removed from team squad

Cost - £10 per day or £25 for all three payable at Trial Day 1
Scores - Players best 2 scores from a possible 3 count towards their final total
Dress code - Yes
Prizes - 1st - 50% of prize fund if winner accepts invite onto A Team to Killarney for WCs. 2nd & 3rd - 30% and 20% respectively if players accept invites onto B Team for Coleraine.
ANY PRIZE MONIES WON TO BE GIVEN TO PLAYERS AT RELEVANT EVENT. ANY PLAYERS PULLING OUT OTHER THAN FOR ACCEPTED REASONS WILL LOSE SAID WINNINGS

DATES

SUNDAY 8TH MAY - MENS TRIAL DAY 1 (Q.Club, Larne, 9.00am start)
SATURDAY 21ST MAY - MENS TRIAL DAY 2 (Primacy, Bangor, 9.00am start)
SUNDAY 22ND MAY - MENS TRIAL DAY 3 (Minnesotas, Ballymena, 9.00am start)


SELECTION FOR 2016  WCs and NC
MENS A 
Invite to current NI Champion
Trials Winner
Top 2 % scorers from previous event, having played a minimum of 60% of available frames
2/3 Wild cards
Top B1 player from previous event. This is optional to the B1 player and no sanction will be applied if he refuses his option.
MENS B1
2-6 from Trials
Top 4 scorers from previous event having played minimum of 60% of frames (or 2-5 if Top B1 player takes up his A team option)
4 Wild cards
MENS B2
7-11 from Trials
Top 4 scorers from previous event having played a minimum of 60% of frames (See below). B2 players have the option of entering the Trials to try and get onto the B1 or A team but can keep their B2 spot if unsuccessful.
As there is no B2 team in Bridlington this year 5th & 6th top scorers (or 6th & 7th if the Top B1 players accepts an 'A' team spot) will be asked onto B2 team along with 2 others from the trials.
4 Wild cards

TIMELINE
16th April - Teams return from European Championships in Bridlington
27th April - Top 2 scorers in 'A' Team and Top 4 scorers in B1 Team and selected Wild cards to confirm if they are available for selection in October
30th April - No more names taken after this date for Trials
8th May - Trials begin

FINAL STANDINGS /50

39 GARY CLARKE
35 MARTY QUIGG
33 GEE CRAWLEY
33 IAIN BRITTON
32 PAUL HARRIS
32 STEPHEN MCARTHUR
31 JAMES MEREDITH
31 ADY TONER
30 COLIN WILSON
28 LEE MCILREAVY
28 TREVOR WHITESIDE
27 PAUL ROBERTS
26+ GARETH FEARS
26+ PADDY LYNCH
26 RICKY CROOKE
25 DARREN LOWE
25 STEVEN STRAIN
24 KEITH HUNTER
24 ANDREW BAILLIE
22 JONNY BLAIR
22 SCOTT HAY
21 NEIL MCFAUL
21 ANDY MACKEY
20 IAN BOAL
19 CRAIG JOHNSTON
17 MICHAEL THOMPSON


 "" In the case of tied positions for team qualification at the end of Day 3 "a single frame play off" will ensue. If effected players are not in the venue a date will be arranged as soon as possible""

TERMS & CONDITIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE, ANY CIRCUMSTANCE NOT COVERED IN THESE NOTES SHALL BE DECIDED UPON BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE