2010 Season Tour Stop 2:
The Main event - The 2010 GB9 Paul Medati Trophy
& The Blackpool Pro Cup
& The Blackpool Challenge Cup
from Barceló Blackpool Imperial Hotel
23-25 April 2010
New requirement: All players (tour players and
reserves) are required to
complete the entry form to register
for this event - see below.
About this special event:
The second event on
the GB 9 Ball Tour calendar will be the second annual Paul Medati Trophy
in memory of one our best loved players who sadly passed away during our
first season having lost his fight against cancer. Paul, a former top 32
snooker professional, retired and took a well earned break from the cue
sport scene. Years later, he discovered the game of 9 ball, which
reignited his passion for the game. In the final year of his life Paul
was still playing a very high standard of pool, beating a host of top
players and regularly appearing in the final stages GB9 events despite
being the oldest player on tour at the grand age of 64. Paul was a true
professional sports person with a larger than life personality. His kind
will never be seen again, we are thankful he took up our sport and it is
a great privilege to be able to continue to honour his memory.
During the event we will be holding various fund raising activities and,
at the request of Paul's family, we will donate these to Macmillan
Cancer Support. On behalf of the GB9 Committee we would like to thank
you all in advance for your support and hope you have a very enjoyable
weekend.
Entry:
This is a regular GB9 Tour Stop open to GB9 tour players only and
players on the reserve list who have been offered a spot.
All players (tour players and reserves) are required to complete the
entry form here before the
closing date to
register for this event. Before completing the form please ensure
you have already contacted the hotel and booked your room in accordance
with the instructions below (or made
arrangements with another player to do so if you are sharing).
Closing Date: 28 February 2009
All entry forms and hotel room bookings must be completed by the closing
date to ensure entry to this event. The only exception will be
where GB9 contact a reserve player after this date, in which case you
will have 24 hours to complete the form and book your room.
Reserve entry:
If you have been contacted by GB9 and offered a reserve place in this event complete the
entry form above. After submitting the form we will give you instructions on how to pay your entry fee.
Your entry fee must be paid in advance at least 2
weeks prior to the event unless otherwise agreed with GB9. If you have already submitted your reserve entry form and now wish to pay your
fee
click
here to link directly to the
payment page.
Players meeting:
There will be no players meeting before the event - we only do that at
the first event of the season.
Accommodation instructions:
To guarantee entry to the event players MUST contact the hotel to book rooms
before the closing date for entries quoted above.
If you have not booked by this date the hotels will inform us and you
will not be allowed to play in the event. It is important, therefore, to
contact us to let us know if you are having any difficulty booking a room.
It is a condition of membership that all players stay at the hotel venue on the Friday and Saturday night.
Choice of accommodation is on a first-come-first-served basis and with a
limited number of twin or family rooms available we strongly advise players to book early.
Rooms are priced at the preferential rate of £39 pppn shared occupancy or £62.50 pppn
single occupancy.
Booking dates are as follows:
-
Up to 28 February: Only players and guests sharing a room
with players may book rooms allocated to GB9.
-
1 March to 12 March: If tour players have not booked rooms
and completed their entry forms GB9 will use this period to offer
places to reserves and allow them to book their rooms.
-
13 March onwards: Friends, family and spectators who are
not sharing with a tour player may book their rooms subject to
availability. Quote GB9 and receive the same discounted rate
as the players.
Need another player to share with? Post your details on the forum in the
room share thread for this event.
Booking details:
Barceló Blackpool Imperial Hotel
North Promenade,
Blackpool,
FY1 2HB
Telephone: (+44) 01253 623971 - select option 2.
The reservations line is open from 10am until 7pm Monday to Friday.
IMPORTANT: When booking for multiple players sharing one room make
sure the hotel take the names of all players and tick them off on
the GB9 entry list.
The hotel will require a valid debit/credit card to secure booking but no money will be taken until check-in. Cancellation can be made up to 24 hours before the first night.
Upon checking in the hotel receptionist will give you a voucher confirming your 2 nights stay, which you must present to the tournament desk for entry to the tournament.
Entry fees:
All membership fees must be paid up to
date before the start of play at this event. You may pay in cash at the
event but in order to speed up the registration process prior to the start of
play we would prefer you to pay in advance via bank transfer, PayPal or cheque.
If paying by bank transfer this must leave your bank account 4 days prior to the event at the latest. Payments by cheque must arrive 10 days prior. PayPal payments must be made by the day before the event at the latest using cleared funds (credit/debit card or PayPal balance). Failure to observe these deadlines
could result in you being asked to pay in cash at the event or forfeit your match.
Failure to pay the instalment due will result in you being refused entry to this and any subsequent events until arrears are paid. There will be absolutely no exceptions and fees must be paid up to date prior to the start of play.
Draw / Start Times:
Start times for every player for each tournament will published
here at approximately 8pm on the
Wednesday prior to the event. In the meantime if you would like to work
out your likely start time you can do this if you know your current
ranking by looking at the
match schedule.
The actual draw will be displayed on the notice board in the venue 1
hour before the start of play on the Friday evening and on our
live scoring site shortly after play has begun.
Player registration:
Players are requested to register with the tournament desk on arrival at the venue and at least 30 minutes before their scheduled start of play.
Equipment:
16 x SAM Professional Pool Tables customised specifically for GB9 featuring a single slate with Artemis cushions and Simonis 860 cloth. Aramith TV Pro Cup Balls. Flexi-rest. Tapped tables.
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