Club 8
Admiraal de Ruyterweg 56B
1056 GL
Amsterdam
Netherlands
www.club-8.nl
eet(AT)club-8.nl - for info and entries
Friday 26 November 2010
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Amsterdam (D)open - Coming Again!
Only one pool tournament in the World has a doping policy that every participant is required to be under the influence of marijuana: The Amsterdam (D)open.
Since the 80’s, pool billiards in Amsterdam has developed in its famous “coffee shops” where a typical Amsterdam-style of pool has emerged. Since a couple of years the official circuit of organized pool is under the scrutiny of the official Olympic list of forbidden substances. Although Marijuana is in no way helpful for human concentration or endurance it still is listed as a officially forbidden substance. As a tribute to the roots of the sport Club 8 organizes the annual Amsterdam (D)open 8-ball tournament which this year will take place the 26th of November.
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Every contender is free to put their chosen nickname on the participants list but is required to smoke, vaporize or eat their dose of marijuana so that every match is a fair game. Since the Amsterdam (D)open does not take itself seriously we hope that players also don’t and play for the enjoyable experience and the fun of the game as much as for the winning.
As every year all the participants receive a goody bag with the necessary paraphernalia and all the entrance fees will return as prize money to the best 8 players of the event.
In the spirit of the event no results and photo’s will be released of the participants afterwards, so one just has to be there to experience legendary players perform with small eyes with an amazing amount of skill considering their intake.
Fact sheet:
The Amsterdam (D)open has a maximum of 64 players so to be sure of a seat one can sent an email to eet(AT)club-8.nl for their entry. The entry fee is only € 25,- to be paid at arrival. The tournament starts at 8 PM, participants need to be in Club 8 at 19.30 to pay their fees and get high. The finals are expected around 1 AM.
Club 8
Club 8 is one of the best Pool Halls in Europe.
Club 8 is more than just a pool hall.
The first floor features 24 pool tables all top quality Buffalo Pro 9ft tables, EPBF sanctioned, all equipped with Simonis Cloth. The balls are Aramith Super Pro TV. The quality of the restaurant is unmatched in Europe and our (sports) cafe is superb.
If you need a cue or need your cue repaired: no problem, we have the facilities!
The second floor is our party place! Every weekend, the place is jam-packed with hundreds of people, all dancing to the beats of different Club Nights.
Travel
The venue is just 20 minutes away from the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.
Airlines that fly at Schiphol include Easyjet, Ryan Air, and many more of the budget airlines!
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