2015-2016 A&E TOUR


IF YOU ARE IN TOUR AND DEFINITELY NOT ABLE TO ATTEND EVENT 3 PLEASE CONTACT ROBERT HAWKINS ON 07970450050 OR FACEBOOK NIPA POOL

REGISTRATION TIMES FOR EVENT 5
AMATEUR - CLOSES AT 10.30am
ELITE - CLOSES AT 2.30pm

SUNDAY 24th APRIL, 147 CLUB, OMAGH

ELITE (8)
TOMMY MORROW, RONAN MCCARTHY, RAB MCCULLOUGH, BRIAN CRILLY, HERBIE O'NEIL, COLIN MOORE, RYAN FOSTER, ADY TONER

AMATEUR (47)
AARON LESLIE, ALAN RAINEY, COLIN WILSON, COLLETTE HENDRIKSEN, DANIEL CLARKE, DAVID RIDDELL, DEAN MCDONAGH, GARY JOHNSTON, GARY CLARKE, GEE CRAWLEY, GREG STEVENSON, IAIN BRITTON, JAMES MEREDITH, JEAN MCILROY, KYLE KIRKWOOD, LEE HULL, LEE TOPPING, MARTIN SHARVIN, MARY CUNNINGHAM, MARYJO MCCOURT, MICHAEL HIGGINS, MICHELLE ROONAY, PADDY LYNCH, PADDY MULHOLLAND, PAUL CARVILLE, RAYMOND STOCKMAN,  ROISIN SMYTH, RYAN MCKILLOP, SAM NEWELL, SARA GREENBERG, SHAUN MCALISTER, STEPHEN JOHNSTON, TASHA MAGILL, BILL MCILROY JR, TYLER MCCONNELL, UEL STEWART, WAYNE LEWIS, KENNY ENGLISH, STEPHEN MCCULLOUGH, DAVE JONES, MARK STOCKTON, RICKY CLYDE,WILLIE EAKIN, RYAN SCOTT, RAB BROWN, CHRIS WOODS, STEPHEN MCILREAVY


EVENT 1 -- Sunday 25th October 2015 -- MINNESOTAS, BALLYMENA
EVENT 2 -- Sunday 6th December 2015 -- Q.CLUB, LARNE
EVENT 3 -- Sunday 21st February 2016 -- NORTEL CLUB, NEWTOWNABBEY
EVENT 4 -- Sunday 3rd April 2016 -- MINNESOTAS, BALLYMENA
EVENT 5 -- Sunday 24th April 2016 -- 147 CLUB, OMAGH

Total cost for 5 events - Elite Players - £150, Amateur Players £100

Entry Payment - First come first served. Limited spaces. Payment must be made in full by Sunday 18th October. Only full payment secures your spot whilst spaces available

At our meeting of Committee and League Delegates immediately after our 2015 AGM it was voted that 25% of any money won by any player in the combined Elite/Amateur section only, would be held back for that player at the next International event he/she plays in. Any held back monies won by players who are either not considering travelling or from players who withdraw will be distributed by the Executive Committee as they deem fit to travelling teams.
To enter
- Contact Robert Hawkins on 07970 450050. Either pay in person to one of the following, Ady Toner 07907 227992, Robert Hawkins 07970 450050, Pauline Lynch  07796546126, Jean McIlroy 07921 825336 or Rab Brown 07899 913785 or alternatively transfer your entry fee to Sort Code 950441, Account Number 30015997 stating your name and A&E 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 in Amateur section. Elite shall consist of last seasons Top 5 players plus the top 3 from last seasons Amateur section. Any promoted player not wishing to take their place in the Elite section shall be replaced by a player nominated by the Executive Committee. Any player refusing to take his/her place in the Elite section cannot play in the Amateur section.
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
- All matches  ""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. Amateur players winning points in the combined Elite/Amateur section shall be awarded those points towards their total in the Amateur section.
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. If players are level on points they will be seperated by 1/ most frames won 2/ least frames lost.
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 (assuming full entry achieved)
Prize money Combined section
- Winner - £400, Runner up - £200, Semi Finalists - £100 each (assuming full entry achieved)
Dress code
- Full NIPA Dress Code for each event

Terms & conditions subject to change if deemed necessary by Exec Committee for smooth running of Tour