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Tuesday-Friday 6-9 December 2016
Additional event for European qualification - Bergen Open
ANOTHER TOURNAMENT has been added to the Official Mosconi Cup Team Europe Ranking list as the Bergen Open is included as a Level Three event. Now in its sixth year, the Bergen Open takes place from 24th to 26th June in the beautiful Norwegian coastal town and can boast the likes of Niels Feijen, Ralf Souquet and Efren Reyes as previous winners.
That maintains the number of events in the European ranking list at 12 and the tournaments are grouped into three levels. The highest is comprised of three WPA international events; the second is five Euro Tour events and the last is four smaller open events. The maximum number of points awarded for winning a qualifying tournament is 80 for a Level One event and the minimum given for a victory would be 28 for a Category Three event.
There will be three separate ranking lists with the top player in each ranking gaining an automatic spot on Team Europe for the 23rd annual Mosconi Cup which takes place at the Alexandra Palace, London from 6th to 9th December.
The first ranking will comprise the nine European events – ‘European Ranking’; the second will be the three WPA international events – ‘World Ranking’; the third will be made up of all 12 events – ‘Combined Ranking’.
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Team Europe qualification series announced
WITH THE opening event on the Official Mosconi Cup Team Europe Ranking taking place next week in Italy, Matchroom Sport can announce the full roster of events to determine three of the five spots on Team Europe for the 2016 event next December.
This year, in addition to ‘World’ events and the Euro Tour season, there is now an additional lower level of four established European events to give more opportunities for players to garner ranking points as the season progresses.
In total there are 12 events grouped into three levels. The highest is comprised of three WPA international events; the second is five Euro Tour events and the last is four smaller open events. The maximum number of points awarded for winning a qualifying tournament is 80 for a Level One event and the minimum given for a victory would be 28 for a Category Three event.
There will be three separate ranking lists with the top player in each ranking gaining an automatic spot on Team Europe for the 23rd annual Mosconi Cup which takes place at the Alexandra Palace, London from 6th to 9th December.
The first ranking will comprise the nine European events – ‘European Ranking’; the second will be the three WPA international events – ‘World Ranking’; the third will be made up of all 12 events – ‘Combined Ranking’.
A spokesperson for Matchroom Sport said, “In the light of there being 25 events determining the three USA automatic spots, we decided to up the ante in Europe and include some smaller established events that traditionally attract very strong fields.
“The system in place still weighs against non-European based contenders so we will be looking at all events when determining the two wildcards at the end of the qualification. However, there’s plenty to play for and it all gets underway with the Italian Open in Treviso on 25th February.”
2016 MOSCONI CUP | |||
RANKING EVENTS | |||
LEVEL ONE | |||
August 21/28 - WPA China Open – Shanghai, China Table: 9 ft Players: 64 Added: $200,000 September - WPA World 9 Ball Championship – Doha, Qatar Table: 9 ft Players: 128 Added: $250,000 October - US Open 9 Ball (Barry Behrman) – Norfolk, Virginia Table: 9 ft Players: 128 Added: $70,000 | |||
LEVEL TWO | |||
February 25/ 27 Feb - Euro Tour Italian Open, Treviso Table: 9 ft Players: 128 minimum Total Prize Fund: €34,000 April 14/16 – Euro Tour Austrian Open, Sankt Johann im Pongau Table: 9 ft Players: 128 minimum Total Prize Fund: €34,000 June 2/4 – Euro Tour North Cyprus Open, Kyrenia Table: 9 ft Players: 128 minimum Total Prize Fund: €34,000 August 4/6 – Euro Tour Albanian Open, Tirana Table: 9 ft Players: 128 minimum Total Prize Fund: €34,000 Sept 29/ Oct 2 – Euro Tour Dutch Open, Leende Table: 9 ft Players: 128 minimum Total Prize Fund: €34,000 | |||
LEVEL THREE | |||
Table: 9 ft Players: 128 plus Total Prize Fund: €10,000 June 16/19 - Deurne City Classic, Holland Table size: 9 ft Players: Up to 256 Total Prize Fund: Approx €15,000 June 24/26 - Bergen Open, Norway Table: 9 ft Players: 128 plus Added money: €5,000 plus July 22/24 – UK Open (GB9), Telford, England Table size: 9 ft Players: Up to 128 Total Prize Fund: €17,500 September 8/11 - Longoni Benelux Open, Rotterdam, Holland Table size: 9 ft Players: 256 upwards Total Prize Fund: €10,000 guaranteed |
2016 MOSCONI CUP | |||
RANKING POINTS ALLOCATION | |||
LEVEL ONE | |||
WPA events 1 – 80 pts 2 – 67 3/4 – 53 5/8 – 40 9/16 – 27 17/32 – 13 US Open 1 – 80 pts 2 – 67 3 – 59 4 – 51 5/6 – 43 7/8 – 35 9/12 – 27 13/16 – 21 17/24 – 16 25/32 – 11 | |||
LEVEL TWO | |||
1 – 50 pts 2 – 40 3 – 35 4 – 33 5/6 – 28 7/8 – 23 9/12 – 18 13/16 – 13 17/24 – 8 25/32 – 5 | |||
LEVEL THREE | |||
1 – 28 pts 2 – 22 3 – 21 4 – 18 5/6 – 15 7/8 – 13 9/12 – 10 13/16 – 7 17/24 – 6 25/32 – 3 1 – 28 pts 2 – 22 3/4 – 17 5/8 – 14 9/16 – 8 16/32 – 4 |
*Please note that the Interpool Open, a level three event, which is taking place from 24-27 March, will NOT now be included on the list of Mosconi Cup European Ranking Events.
After consultation with the organisers, it was found that the format was not suitable for the points system in place. Endeavours will be made to reschedule a revised ranking event with the same venue later in the year.
In the meantime, Matchroom Sport will be in a position to announce an additional event next week. (See above... It's the Bergen Open - Ed.)
