Jason Klatt & Brittany Bryant

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Canadian Championship Flyer

Shooters Billiards is hosting qualifiers this weekend for all events in the Canadian Championship, except the Juniors. Players looking to win entries into the 9-Ball or Snooker main event should come to Shooters Saturday at noon.

Entry fees will depend on the number of players and number of spots that can be offered. I would estimate the entry for the open 9-ball qualifiers will be around $75 and the amateur 9-ball qualifiers will be about $25 and will offer 1 spot per 8 players.

All events begin at 12:00

So ladies and gentelman this may be the last chance to win a spot and not have to pay the full entry so we will see you all at Shooters! Tell your friends, lets get everyone out to compete so Ontarios best can be represented in the Canadian Championship!!!

Also note that players looking to just buy a spot will fall onto a list where players that supported the qualifiers will be at the top.

Just a quick note first about last weekends 8-Ball qualifiers at Silver Tip Billiards in Mississauga. Thanks to Yonette Alphonso for all her hard work to make it happen. One mens and one womens spot were awarded and the players earning them were Jason Klatt and Brittany Bryant. Chris Orme and Kayla Jones will also have partial spots paid for as a result of their second place finish.

9 Events + Finals: September 20th, October 11th, November 1st, November 22nd, December 13th, January 10th, February 7th, March 7th, April 4th, May 2nd (finals)

Events may require 2 days if field is too big

$20 tour membership fee..paid all at once, or over 4 evets at $5 per event

ENTRIES
5/5+ - $30
6/6+ - $35
7/7+ - $45
8/8+ - $50
9/9+ - $60
10/10+ - 70
11/11+ - 75
$15 Green Fees Included

Money added
16 - 20 $325
21 - 25 $400
26 - 31 $475
32 - 36 $550
37+ $650

6 Events will be 9-ball, remaining 3 will be 10 ball. 10 Ball will be November 1st , January 10th and March 7th . March's 10 Ball Event will be OPEN handicap. To be Eligible, Must have played at least two other events played during the tour and tour memberships must be paid in full. Entry fees for this event will be $30 for 5's and 6's, $40 for 7's, 8's and 9's remain the same. 10's will be 80 and 11's will be $100. Players ranked 7+ and under will receive Double points for this event only.

4 Events to qualify for finals and 6 Events to qualify for points money
all 9 events = 5 bonus points 8 events = 3 bonus

Top 10 paid in points

Finals money comes from $3 per event per player + $25 per event from money added. Rough estimates are around $1000 added for finals based on 20 players per event average.

Point money comes from $4 per event per player + %10 of money added per event

Alternate break format

Handicaps are generally loosely based on "K tour", altho I rank higher.. Example I was a 5 at K tour.. Play as a 7 in mine.. Races are similar to race to your handicap except races are shortened to save some time.. i.e 9 vs a 7 is a 7-5 race..

Spots in the Canadian Championships are available in the following categories to purchase. The Canadian Championships will take place at Shooters Billiards in North York, Ontario. Please review the schedule of events and corosponding entry fees listed below. Also remember there are still qualifiers taking place where you can win an entry!

Friday, August 15th 2008 - Men’s amateur 9-ball $175
Friday, August 15th 2008 - Women’s amateur 9 ball $175

Monday, August 18th 2008 - Men’s 8-ball $425
Monday, August 18th 2008 - Women’s 8-ball $325

Thursday, August 21st 2008 - Men’s open 9-ball $475
Thursday, August 21st 2008 - Women’s open 9-ball $475

Saturday, August 23rd - Juniors 9-ball $325

Please note if you do not have an up to date membership with your provincial association, $25 will be added to entry fee.

Any players who played in Ontario qualifiers will have first rights to spots available. Please contact sue lemaich, suelemaich@yahoo.ca as soon as possible.