NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING
Monday 23rd January 2012, Leamington Liberal Club, 7:45PM Start.
The draws for the Stan Ward and Courier Cups, in addition to the individual competition Quarter Finals will take place immediately following the meeting.
NEW DATE FOR TONY DRAGO EXHIBITION
Steve Williams and Mark Quinton are organising another snooker exhibition at Cubbington Club, this time with "The Tornado" Tony Drago. The exhibition was originally due to take place on Saturday 10th March 2012, but due to unforseen circumstances, the exhibition will now take place on FRIDAY 16TH MARCH. If you have already booked tickets, please let Steve or Mark know if you're still interested. Anyone interest in tickets, sponsoring or refereeing should contact Steve (07841 871201) or Mark (07590 616936). For more information, see the QW Promotions Website.
The South West Snooker Open Festival 2012
Date: Friday 9th – Sunday 11th March
Venue: South West Snooker Academy Quedgeley, Gloucester
Four Tournaments – One Event!
Teams of 5-players are invited to register for the main event:
"The Team Championship" is sponsored by Weatherproof Wallcoatings Nationwide.
Prize Money £3000!
Entry Fee £50 per team – Round Robin Format (4 groups of 4, Roll-on, Roll-off)
In addition and in conjunction to the main event, there are three other competitions that players can enter:
- Open Tournament - Entry Fee £15 per/player - Best of 5-Frames
- Junior Tournament - Entry Fee £10 per/player - Best of 3-Frames
- Senior Tournament - Entry Fee £10 per/player - Best of 3-Frames
SW Snooker Open Festival Registration Fee: £5 – All Players
(100% pay-out subject to entries)
Dress code applies for all matches at the SW Snooker Academy (Smart Casual)
Entries close 5th March
Preferred Hotel: Holiday Inn Express (Glos South)
Further details can be viewed on www.southwestsnookeracademy.com or Facebook
Or call Paul Williams/John Redfern on Tel. No. 01452 223214
NEW MOBILE SITE AVAILABLE
There is now an all new mobile version of the site, designed for use on mobile devices such as phones and touch screen tablets, making it easier to view.
The site can be accessed via mobile.ldbsa.co.uk.
NEW TOURNAMENT
Phil Parkin is thinking about organising a NEW Snooker Tournament for the people around Leamington. The main things you need to know about the tournament are listed below:
- £5 entry per person
- All matches to be Best Of 7 Frames
- All players will be put in groups (how many groups will depend of the amount of entries)
- All group games will have a set deadline date (maybe about 3 or 4 months for matches to be played, again depending on how many entries and players in each group) 5. Matches can be played at any club, but must be agreed by both players before they arrange a venue.
Any other questions, please don't hesitate to contact Phil at pot_the_black@hotmail.com or call/text on 07891 556345.
All Phil needs now, is for people to let him know to who is interested. Will need 16 players minimum. There isn't a maximum number of players!
Also, if you know of anyone who might be interested around the Leamington and District area, please let them know about this tournament!
CHANGES TO RULES FOR 2011/2012
Following the Rules EGM and AGM, the following changes have been made to the rules for the 2011/2012 season.
- Players registered for a club may represent any of that clubs' teams on any given week. However, no player shall play for more than one of his clubsf teams in the same league week. Where a club has two or more teams in the same division a player may play for more than one of those teams during the season.
Once a player has played four matches for one team, that team is then deemed to be their team and they will not be permitted to represent any other team for the rest of the season.
Where a team is short of players for a match, they may use players who are registered for the club as long as they meet the above criteria. - Handicap Cups - for matches at one-table clubs, the home captain gets first pick on BOTH nights.
- The handicap cup finals will now be played as one-off, best-of-7 matches on the match table during the newly extended finals week. As the matches are handicapped, the miss-rule will not apply due to the varying standard of players.
- The handicapping has been removed from the Over 50s Cup, and the Final has been returned to a Best-of-3.
- The Pairs Cup has returned to a best-of-3 format, with semi finals and final best-of-5
- Two bonus points will be awarded to teams for winning matches in the league.
- For matches to be postponed, both captains MUST agree to the postponement.
In addition to this, the rule clarifying that an "out of the hat" draw should be made for a deciding frame to settle a 3-3 draw in the Three Man Cup was also passed.
RULES COMMITTEE
I think everybody agrees that there were too many choices regarding the league format rule proposals at the recent EGM. Because of this it was suggested that rules get discussed and vetted before going to a vote at an EGM or AGM. Therefore, it is suggested that a Rules sub-committee be set up in order to discuss any rule change proposals, or loopholes in our current rules which arise during a season. These can then be discussed and addressed, and viable changes/additions to the rules can then be proposed and voted on at the annual Rules EGM. Anyone wishing to be part of the sub-committee should let the committee know as soon as possible.
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