Provisional Tournament Structure

THE SEASON WILL COMPRISE 5 RANKING TOURNAMENTS, A 32-MAN END-OF-SEASON INVITATIONAL, COMPRISING THE TOP 32 (ELIGIBLE) RANKED PLAYERS UPON THE COMPLETION OF RANKING EVENT 5.

ENTRY FEE FOR ALL TOURNAMENTS IS £25 – £5 OF WHICH WILL BE USED FOR PRIZE MONEY FOR A PLATE COMPETITION FOR FIRST ROUND LOSERS. THE TOP 16 IN THE LATEST RANKING LIST WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR ENTRY INTO THE PLATE, BUT MUST PAY THE FULL ENTRY FEE. IF A CLUB IS NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO HOLD A PLATE, THE ENTRY FEE WILL BE £20.

ALL ENTRY FEES TO BE PAID AT LEAST 1 WEEK IN ADVANCE OF TOURNAMENTS & THE FULL DRAW TO BE POSTED ON-LINE A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT.

APPROXIMATELY 75% OF ENTRY FEES (85% OF THE PLATE ENTRY FEES) ARE TO BE PAID OUT AS PRIZE MONEY IN EACH TOURNAMENT, 15% GOES TO NIBSA AND 10% GOES INTO A POOL FOR AN END-OF-SEASON 32-MAN INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT (WHICH WILL BE NON-RANKING & TAKE PLACE BEFORE THE NI CHAMPIONSHIP).

THE BREAKDOWN OF PRIZE MONEY FOR BOTH THE MAIN TOURNAMENT AND THE PLATE WILL BE AS INDICATED BELOW.

PLAYERS MUST PLAY IN AT LEAST 4 OF THE 5 RANKING TOURNAMENTS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE 32-MAN END-OF-SEASON INVITATIONAL.