Press Release
TOURNAMENT FORMAT 2016-2017
For its 2016-2017 season ABO is guided by two main objectives:
1- Increasing participation in tournaments
2- Starting tournaments earlier in order to finish the day around 8 P.M.
Most ABO players are already rated in classes B, A, AA, AAA, SP or Pro.
Some fine tuning, before the season starts, will be necessary. An advisory committee will be struck to help ABO decision making.
For ABO tournaments, players will be divided into 3 main groups with similar skill levels.
Every month, starting at 10:30 AM (with registration at 9:30)
1- There will be a tournament for B and A players together,
- Races to 7
- 9 Ball, regular rules except for 9 off the break that doesn't count
- Double elimination with last 8 or 4 in single elimination depending on number of players in field
- A player will give one handicap game to B player
- Alternate break
- Magic rack mandatory
- Entry fee: $20 for B players
$30 for A players
2- On the same day, at the same time and in the same room:
There will be a tournament for Pro and Semi Pro players together.
- Races to 7
- !0 Ball under normal 10 Ball rules
- Double elimination with last 8 or 4 in single elimination depending on number of players in field
- Pro player will give one handicap game to Semi Pro player
- Alternate break
- Magic rack mandatory
- Entry fee: $60 for SP players
$90 for PRO players
On that day, any lower rated player can play for the cost of the entry fee in his or her class.
However the lower rated player will receive a one game handicap from a Pro only.
3- On another day of the same month:
There will be a tournament for AA and AAA players together.
- Races to 7
- 9 Ball, regular rules except for 9 off the break that doesn't count
- Double elimination with last 8 or 4 in single elimination depending on number of players in field
- AAA player will give one handicap game to AA player
- Alternate break
- Magic rack mandatory
- Entry fee: $40 for AA players
$50 for AAA players
On that day, any lower rated player can play for the cost of the entry fee in his or her class.
However the lower rated player will receive a one game handicap from a AAA only.
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Entry fees include green fees and a provision for Finals.
A once a year management fee is not included.
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We are planning a special tournament / dinner, off statistics, for all classes of players, on January 28, 2017 at the Terminus, birth place of ABO, to celebrate its 20th anniversary.
For more information go to http://billardquebec.com/abo/ABO-2016-2017/index.html