Due to the current outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, it may not be possible to hold this event on it’s original date. We will be looking at our options in the coming days and will notify all entrants as soon as a decision is taken. In the meantime, entry to this event has been frozen.

 

Entry List

 

Entry No	Player Name	County	Paid Y/N		Entry No.	Player Name	County	Paid Y/N
1	Lorin Clough	Northants	Y		25	Rob Scarrott	Northants	N
2	Curt Driver	Kent	Y		26	Tony Britten	Northants	N
3	Phil Osborne	Sussex	Y		27	Keith Thomson	Northants	N
4	Colin Southouse	Sussex	Y		28	Jim Thomson	Northants	N
5	Mark Trafford	Oxon	Y		29	Alan Taylor	Northants	N
6	John Tyson	Northants	Y		30	Andy Jarvie	Northants	N
7	Tony Jenner	Sussex	Y		31	Gary Tipping	Northants	N
8	James Whittle	Sussex	Y		32	Andy Chambers	Northants	N
9	Simon Coleman	Northants	N		33	Stuart Adams	Northants	N
10	Michelle Coleman	Northants	N		34	Martin Cole	Sussex	N
11	Joe Oakley	Sussex	N		35	Joe Foxon	Notts	N
12	Matt Knight	Sussex	N		36	Chas Peel	Northants	N
13	Nigel Senior	Sussex	N		37	Jim Smith	Northants	N
14	Damian Coates	Northants	N		38	Cliff Marshall	Northants	N
15	Pauline Withey	Oxon	N		39	Matt Jones	Bucks	N
16	Stephen Coleman	Northants	N		40	Jim Millward	Sussex	N
17	Phil Griffin	Notts	N		41	Norm Reynolds	Northants	N
18	Ian Moss	Oxon	N		42	Joe Elleson	Surrey	N
19	Lewis Stratford	Oxon	N		43	Keith Sheard	Oxon	N
20	Kevin Tunstall	Sussex	N		44	Steve Hale	Suffolk	N
21	Mary Leeming	Northants	N		45	Jeremy Fry	Suffolk	N
22	Dunc Harris	Northants	N		46	Sid Ponting	Oxon	N
23	Jason Neal	Northants	N		47	Bob Hall	Sussex	N
24	Trish Coates	Northants	N		48	Terry Folley	Northants	N
R1	Adam Gunn	Northants	N		R2	Karl Brown	Northants	N
R3	Martyn Neal	Northants	N		R4	Mark Dunn	Northants	N

Event Details

Players must attend at least 15 minutes prior to the start time to confirm their attendance with the Admin Desk.

Players shall compete in a ’round robin’ league of matches consisting of a single leg with equal breaks. Winners shall be awarded 1 point for a leg win and ranked accordingly. In the event of a tied game ½ point per player shall be awarded.

After all group matches have been completed, players ranked 1 & 2 in the group shall be automatically entered into the last 16 Knockout stages of the event. In the round of 16 (only), those who finished first in their group shall be drawn against a player who finished second in another group as follows:

1st in Group 1 shall play 2nd in Group 5

1st in Group 2 shall play 2nd in Group 6

1st in Group 3 shall play 2nd in Group 7

1st in Group 4 shall play 2nd in Group 8

1st in Group 5 shall play 2nd in Group 1

1st in Group 6 shall play 2nd in Group 2

1st in Group 7 shall play 2nd in Group 3

1st in Group 8 shall play 2nd in Group 4

From this point the draw is fixed and the winner of last 16 match 1 shall meet the winner of last 16 match 2 and so on.

Players ranked 3rd and lower in each group shall be automatically entered into the last 32 Knockout stages of the Plate tournament.

The nominated Tournament Referee is Simon Coleman. In the event of a dispute please notify the Tournament Referee for adjudication. The Tournament Referee’s decision is final.

Play shall take place on the AEBBA’s competition tables but set up for 4-Pin Bar Billiards including pin and spot positions as well as pocket values.

Full competition rules are as follows:

Event Rules

Play shall take place on the AEBBA’s competition tables but set up for 4-Pin Bar Billiards including pin and spot positions as well as pocket values and the use of mushrooms.

1. To be consistent with all AEBBA matches, the player named first on the match card shall have the choice whether to take the opening break. In matches played over a single leg, equal breaks shall apply. In matches played over two legs, the non-breaking player from the first leg shall take the break in the second leg.
2. Four mushrooms (not pegs) should be placed in front of the four high scoring holes except for the last ball shot. There must be 7 White balls and 1 red ball in the tray after the timer jack is pulled. To start the game, place the red ball on the spot above the ‘D’ (‘break spot’) and play a white ball from the centre of the ‘D’. This is called the break shot. The centre of the ‘D’ should be marked with a spot. Thereafter, with the exception of further break shots, and the last ball, either coloured ball may be played from any position within the confines of the ‘D’. All strokes throughout the game must be played from the ‘D’.
3. The player must not play the cue ball directly into a hole. The cue ball must first strike another ball to become a scoring shot. In normal play players can choose to use any ball from the tray.
4. When the red ball is potted, the score of that ball is doubled. When two balls are potted from the break shot position on three consecutive occasions into any pockets the scorer will call “One Up” if both balls are then potted into any holes a foul is called and that break score is lost.
5. When all balls are in play, and none left in the tray, the ball nearest to the baulk line is returned and played from the ‘D’ to continue the game. If two or more balls are equidistant from the baulk line the ball nearest to the centre should be returned to continue play as it is “nearest to the ‘D’”.
6. When no balls are left in play, the red and white balls are positioned as for the start of the game.
7. When a ball returns to cut the baulk line (not the edge of the baize), that ball is removed to the tray.
8. If a mushroom is knocked over by a ball and cannot be replaced because of obstruction by a ball, that ball shall be removed to the tray. The mushroom must be replaced to its correct position immediately.
9. If a mushroom is knocked from its correct position without falling over, if possible it shall be immediately replaced on its spot, if a ball is obstructing the spot the mushroom will remain in its position until such time as that ball is moved from the spot then the mushroom should be immediately replaced correctly. If a break ends the mushroom will be re-spotted and the ball returned to the tray.
10. If a ball and mushroom are wedged in a hole together, the mushroom is to be removed first and the ball allowed to drop down the hole and not returned to the tray even after the gate has dropped.
11. Each player continues until a non-scoring shot is played.
12. Once a player leaves the table their break is deemed over, should a ball fall down a hole after they have left the table this will not count towards their break or their opponents break unless their opponent has first struck the cue ball whether or not it strikes another ball.
13. Scores shall have the same value before and after the gate has dropped. The red ball will continue to score double.
14. The last ball on the table shall be played from the centre of the ‘D’ and must be played into either the 100 or 200 hole but must first hit one side cushion only. The mushroom in front of the 100 hole will be removed for this shot.

Foul Shots

1. The player loses his/her entire score if :- 

a. The last ball is holed without striking the side cushion.

b. The player causes the mushroom covering the 200 hole to be knocked over – applies to last ball shot only.

2. The player loses the score of that break if :- 

a. The cue ball fails to strike another ball.

b. Any ball returns to cut the baulk line (not the edge of the baize) – the ‘D’ counts as baulk.

c. If two balls are sunk from the break shot into any holes more than 3 times in succession.

d. The player causes any mushroom to be knocked over.

e. The player fails to keep 1 ball up when instructed by the scorer

f. Any ball leaves the table, or strikes the backboard, even if that ball returns to the normal play area.

g. Any ball is played other than from the ‘D’.

h. The player causes any ball to move other than a shot played correctly from the ‘D’.

i. If a break shot or final ball is not played from the centre of the ‘D’.

3. If a combination of foul shots occur, then, regardless of sequence of events, the first penalty counts only.

 

Event Draw

Group Stage Draw will be posted here on Monday 4th May 2020.

Group 1			Group 2			Group 3			Group 4
1			1			1			1
2			2			2			2
3			3			3			3
4			4			4			4
5			5			5			5
6			6			6			6
Group 5			Group 6			Group 7			Group 8
1			1			1			1
2			2			2			2
3			3			3			3
4			4			4			4
5			5			5			5
6			6			6			6

Event Schedule

Time	Series	Stage	Match
10:00 – 10:15	Player Registration
10:15	Series 1	Group Stage	Group Player 2 vs Group Player 1
10:40	Series 2	Group Stage	Group Player 3 vs Group Player 6
11:05	Series 3	Group Stage	Group Player 4 vs Group Player 5
11:30	Series 4	Group Stage	Group Player 6 vs Group Player 1
11:55	Series 5	Group Stage	Group Player 2 vs Group Player 5
12:20	Series 6	Group Stage	Group Player 3 vs Group Player 4
12:45	Series 7	Group Stage	Group Player 1 vs Group Player 5
13:10	Series 8	Group Stage	Group Player 6 vs Group Player 4
13:35	Series 9	Group Stage	Group Player 2 vs Group Player 3
14:00	Series 10	Group Stage	Group Player 4 vs Group Player 1
14:25	Series 11	Group Stage	Group Player 5 vs Group Player 3
14:50	Series 12	Group Stage	Group Player 6 vs Group Player 2
15:15	Series 13	Group Stage	Group Player 5 vs Group Player 6
15:40	Series 14	Group Stage	Group Player 1 vs Group Player 3
16:05	Series 15	Group Stage	Group Player 4 vs Group Player 2
16:30 – 16:45	Draw for Plate and Main
16:45	Series 16	Plate last 32	Plate Last 32 matches (single leg)
17:10	Series 17	Plate last 32	Plate Last 32 matches (single leg)
17:35	Series 18	Main Competition	Last 16 Knockout (double legs)
18:15	Series 19	Plate last 16	Plate Last 16 matches (single leg)
18:40	Series 20	Main & Plate	Quarter Finals (double legs)
19:25	Series 21	Main & Plate	Semi Finals (double legs)
20:15	Series 22	Main & Plate	Plate Final & Championship Final (double legs)
21:00	Presentations
21:15	Event close

 

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