WEST COAST BILLIARDS SALOON
128 PLAYERS 9-BALL POOL TOURNAMENT
• 128 players
• Top 5 Men’s National 9-Ball Ranking Players are excluded
• Top 6 to 16 Men’s National 9-Ball Ranking Players need to give 2 Racks Handicap
• Top 8 Women’s National 9-Ball Ranking Players will be given 2 Racks Handicap from Top 6 to 20 Men’s National 9-Ball Ranking Players only.
• Other Ladies will be handicapped by 1 Rack(they will given 3 Racks Handicap if they play with Top 6 to 20 Men’s National 9-Ball Ranking Players)
• Organizer has the right to impose handicap for certain players other than the above-mentioned players.
• Entry Fee = $15
• Each player need to pay an Organizer’s fee of $2 per Match Day.
• Refer to poolkhakis.com for updates, WCRC 128 Players 9-Ball Tournament Thread.
Tournament Days & Timing
5 Qualifying Rounds of 16 or 32-Players each
27th August & 3rd September (16-Players each Wednesday)
Reporting Time 7pm
Draw will be conducted at 7.15pm
Matches will commence at 7.30pm sharp
Any registered players who report after 7.30pm will be strictly penalized. They will lose 1 Rack for every 5 minutes late. (If they report at 7.48pm, they will start their 1st match from 0:4)
23rd August, 30th August & 6th September (32-Players each Saturday)
Reporting Time 11.15am
Draw will be conducted at 11.30am
Matches will commence at 11.45am sharp
Any registered players who report after 11.45am will be strictly penalized. They will lose 1 Rack for every 5 minutes late. (If they report at 12.03pm, they will start their 1st match from 0:4)
Final Round will be on 20th September (Saturday) 12pm at West Coast Billiards Saloon.
Qualifying Rounds
Double Elimination Format with 2 or 4 groups of 8 players each.
All matches are Race to 7 with Alternate Break.
Losing players pay for the table for that match.
4 players in each group will proceed to Pre-Final Round Knock-Out Stage.
4 players in each group will be eliminated after the Double Elimination Stage.
8 or 16 players will proceed to the Pre-Final Round Knock-Out Stage
Players who won both matches from the Winner Pool will be seeded for the Pre-Final Round Knock-Out Stage Draw.
They will be paired with players from Loser Pool of other groups.
4 or 8 players from each Qualifying Round will advance to the Final Round on 20th September 2008.
Eliminated players can register for the next Qualifying Round.
Final Round
Date: 20th September (Saturday)
Time: 12pm
32 players have advanced to the Final Round
Reporting Time 11.15am
Draw will be conducted at 11.30pm.
Any players who report after 12pm will be strictly penalized. They will lose 1 Rack for every 5 minutes late.
(If they report at 12.18pm, they will start their 1st match from 0:4)
Double Elimination Format with 4 groups of 8 players each.
All matches are Race to 7 with Alternate Break.
Losing players pay for the table for that match.
4 players in each group will proceed to Pre Quarter-Final Knock-Out Stage.
4 players in each group will be eliminated after the Double Elimination Stage.
16 players proceed to the Pre Quarter-Final Knock-out Stage
Players who won both matches from the Winner Pool will be seeded for the Pre Quarter-Final Knock-Out Stage Draw.
They will be paired with players from Loser Pool of other groups.
All Knock-out stage matches are Race to 9 with Alternate Break.
Prize Money
$1920 of the total registration fee will be the prize money. (** Based on 128 players registration)
Champion : $820.00
1st Runner-Up : $400.00
2nd Runner-Up : $200.00
3rd Runner-Up : $100.00
Quarter-Finalists : $50.00 x 4 players
Pre Q-Finalists : $25.00 x 8 players
** In the event if there are less than 128 players registered for the tournament, the Prize Money will be reduced accordingly.
Tournament & Event Organizer
Mr. Ng (9632 6927)