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BWPPA tour returns to Barnsley as season ends

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Date: Wednesday, October 30 2013 @ 19:24:32 UTC
Topic: BWPPA



2013 BWPPA Event No.5 - The Predator British Wheelchair 9 Ball Championships
Escape Pool Bar
47-51 Peel Street
Barnsley
S70 2RL
01226 779 347
www.bwppa.com
www.bwppa.com
www.poolbarpool.co.uk

Saturday/Sunday 23/24 November 2013


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All wheelchair players invited to compete as BWPPA 2013 Season concludes

The 2013 BWPPA tour continued at Event 4 as Aslam Abubaker took the Talisman 10 Ball Championships with a win over Ireland's Fred Dinsmore.

Abubaker took pole position in the rankings from Kimberley, and with just one event to go, the battle for the top spot at the end of the season and the Predator Ikon-2 cue that goes with it, could come down to the last ball of the season. The rankings are based on best 4 out of 5 events, and with the final event being event 5, only this season's points will count, and provisionally Abubaker is 20 points clear of Roy Kimberley and Abubaker knows a place in the final would mean he would become the only player other than Roy Kimberley to hold the No.1 spot at the end of the season, in the history of the tour. Kimberley needs to finish two places higher in the event to regain the top spot.

After this event, in the new year we will be moving to our permanent home for the tour at Stoke Mandeville and will be based there for 3 out of 5 events, although we will be returning to the 'Escape Pool Bar' in Barnsley for the other 2 events.

In the best news ever for the tour, it is with great pride that I can officially announce that the pool legend and future hall of fame member Dynamite Darren Appleton has agreed to become the patron of the British Wheelchair Pool Players Association (BWPPA).

Darren is currently raising funds for BWPPA by auctioning some of his playing shirts from his big events, for more details on his auction see his Facebook page.



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OVERVIEW

The 2013 tour will feature five events. Each event will be held in a crammed weekend of pool, which will consist of two tournaments, a main ranking event to be played over the Saturday and Sunday and a Challenge-Cup event on the Sunday, open to all players who haven’t made the second day in the Main Event.

MAIN EVENT

The main event will be used to derive all UK rankings – the number 1 player on the main event will be known as the UK number 1 wheelchair player.

The main event will start on the Saturday after the registration and players meeting at 10 30am. We will play down to the last 4 on a Saturday unless the Quarter-Final matches are unable to start before 6pm then they will be moved to played a 9.30am start on the Sunday morning. The Semi-Finals will commence on Sunday starting at 10.30am, or after the Quarter-Final matches if applicable alongside the challenge cup.

PLEASE NOTE: A random draw for the table allocation will take place just before matches start.

• Main Event will be double elimination until the Quarter-Finals unless there are under 17 entries at which point it will be the Semi-Final stage.

• All races in the winner’s side will be to 7 racks. All races in the one loss side will be 7 racks, unless entries are over 16 in which case they are reduced to 6.

• For all 10-ball events, losers’ side will be a race to 6.

• The top 4 ranked players attending will be seeded.

• Quarters or semi finals will be redrawn only if players have met each other in the previous round.

• Winner breaks and players must lag for first break. (Tapped/Magic tables are alternate break format).

• Please note that (in 9 ball) when using the Magic Rack, the 7 & 8 balls to be positioned directly behind the 1 Ball, and 2 Ball is to be positioned at the back of the rack to avoid a soft break advantage. The tournament director will be made aware of this rule, however the sole responsibility lies with the player not breaking to ensure the rack is laid out correctly.

CHALLENGE CUP

This is an open event to all players who do not qualify for the second day’s play of the main event. The event will be single elimination. At the end of the season the top Challenge Cup ranked player will receive a prize from our sponsors. The draw for the challenge will take place at 10.30am on the Sunday.

Open to all players who did not qualify for day two of the main event, at an extra cost of £5.

ENTRANCE FEE

Entrance for each event will be £25 plus a one-off compulsory annual membership of £10 per season payable at first event attended, for players outside of the top 8 in the rankings.

Entrance for the top 8 ranked players is as follows plus £10 annual membership. Please check your ranking on www.bwppa.com/Rankings.html before the event.

1-2     £50

3-4     £40

5-6     £35

7-8     £30

Players who are playing in a BWPPA event for the first time entrance is free but £10 BWPPA annual membership is still required.

It is an extra £20 per season for players who wish to attend the European or World Championships.

DRESS CODE

Collared shirt (or Collared polo T Shirt) Dark trousers, socks and shoes. NO Jeans, Cargo Pants or Trainers. Members must wear supplied tour shirts for the main event and any BWPPA prize presentation.)








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