9-Ball
Topic: EuroTour Bosnia & Herz

Details just announced...

Diamond Nine - Euro Tour Bosnia & Herzegovina Open
Hotel Radon Plaza
Dzemala Bijedica 185
71000 Sarajevo / Bosnia & Herzegovina
www.epbf.com
www.epconline.eu

Thursday-Saturday 1-3 March 2012
    
DATES
Accreditation 29.02.2012 up to 18:00h
Draw 29.02.2012 - 19:00h
Tournament Start 01.03.2012 - 09:00h
Final 03.03.2012 - 20.00h

Announcement deadline - 15.02.2012

VENUES
Hotel Radon Plaza
Dzemala Bijedica 185
71000 Sarajevo / Bosnia & Herzegovina

Nearest Airport:
Sarajevo
10,00 EUR both ways, for booking send complete flight details
to gre.leenders@planet.nl

HOTEL:
Hotel Radon Plaza
Dzemala Bijedica 185
71000 Sarajevo / Bosnia & Herzegovina

Booking up to 25.02.2012
via booking@radonplazahotel.ba (Please use code-words “Sarajevo Euro
Tour” with the booking)

single room €80,00 per night
double room €40,00 per person / night
triple room €40,00 per person / night

IMPORTANT NOTES
Every player is OBLIGED to stay at the hotel except players from
Bosnia & Herzegovina and players who live in a circle of 50 km
around the venue. Reserved nights MUST be paid!
Announcements will only be accepted together with the respective hotel-accommodation


Entry-fee
€100,00 if already prepaid for entire Euro-Tour 2012
€125,00 paid up to 15.02.2012
€150,00 paid after 15.02.2012

Total prize-money €34.000,0
Max. No. of participants: 256

Playing-mode:
9-Ball, preliminary-rounds Double-KO, Last 32 Single-KO.
All rounds races to 9, alternate breaks. Balls will be tapped!

Dresscode:
Dresscode B: Club-Shirt with a collar or smart casual short or long sleeved shirt with collar, long dress trousers of freely chosen colour (no jeans will be permitted), dark shoes and matching socks.

PRIZE-MONEY BREAKDOWN / POINTS
1st place - 550 points - 3.400,00 Euro
2nd place - 480 points - 2.200,00 Euro
3/4th place - 420 points - 1.400,00 Euro
5-8th place - 370 points - 1.000,00 Euro
9-16th place - 330 points - 900,00 Euro
17-32th ploace - 300 points - 600,00 Euro
33-48th place - 275 points - 300,00 Euro
49-64th place - 230 points
65-96th place - 200 points
97-128th place - 180 points
129-192th place - 160 points
193-223th place - 140 points
224-256th place - 120 points


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*These details now added to The Pro Calendar for March 2012.

I must admit I don't see the logic in reducing entry fees and reducing prize money. Last year it cost 140 euro pr tourney if you signed up for all at once - this year it cost 100 euro. If 100 players take this option, then EPBF will 'lose 4000 euro compared to last year!!! I know I'd rather pay the extra 40 euro entry and have the chance to win a bigger prize. Personally I pay event by event, paying 150 euro last year and this year it is 125 euro. My goal is to reach the LQ, which last seaon gave 400 euro! This year th LQ gives 300 euro, meaning that I save 25 euro on the entry fee, but 'lose' 100 euro in prize money compared to last year!

I do fear that the reduction in prize money will have more of an effect than the reduction in entry fee, but we'll have to wait and see.

What do you guys think?

I think the reduction in prize money is going to cause a few problems for our top professionals as well. With Mosconi Cup ranking points being derived from these tournaments (unless already been changed) it is very difficult for a Pro to break even.

Consider Darren Appleton and Chris Melling who are flying half way round the world to these events to gain Mosconi Cup points - If they don't reach the semi-finals then they are losing money.

I think from a Mosconi standpoint Matchroom will have to seriously look at the way points are dished out.