http://www.croydonpool.com/ RSS News Feed sh-srp Copyright 2007, org.com name@org.com (name ) http://www.croydonpool.com/images/rss.jpg http://www.croydonpool.com/ RSS News Feed http://www.croydonpool.com/news.php#54 We are pleased to announce the third and final Surrey affiliated competition of the year being held at Rileys Purley Way, Croydon.<br /><br />There is a Junior and Ladies event on the 22nd November with entry £5 for Juniors and £10 for Ladies. There is a guaranteed £100 to the winner of each event with all other money being paid out in prizes.<br /><br />Sunday 23rd sees the main event which is limited to 96 runners and is a straight knockout.<br /><br />Money to secure your entry is needed by October 26th and should be given to myself or Tom Kennedy or Bob Taylor if you see him. You can also pay via paypal.<br /><br />This is a Surrey restricted comp which means if you play county for another team or you play interleague for a team in another county you will not be able to enter.<br /><br />Hannah and her staff have done a sterling job in supporting pool within the area, lets show our support and fill there club and drink them dry http://www.croydonpool.com/news.php#53 <br />Jacques Ladies Grand Prix of Pool<br />£17,500 (min) Total prize money*<br />Rileys are delighted to announce a prestigious new tournament especially for our ladies members.<br /><br />There will be five separate ladies singles events in the Jacques Grand Prix, held geographically around the country, and all played within Rileys units. The first date for your diary is the weekend of September 20th and 21st 2008 in Chesterfield. The tour then moves on to Preston and Croydon, with further dates and locations to be confirmed.<br /><br />Entry fees will be £75.00 per event payable in advance, or a discounted £220 payable to enter all five!<br /><br />Priority will be given in all instances to those entries opting to make the full payment.<br /><br />Prestigious trophies will be awarded to both winners.<br /><br />PRIZE MONEY<br />MAIN EVENT PLATE <br />Best of 9 Frames Best of 7 Frames <br />Winner £700.00 Winner £400.00 <br />Runner up £400.00 Runner up £200.00 <br />LS/F x 2 £250.00 LS/F x 2 £100.00 <br />LQ/F x 4 £125.00 LQ/F x 4 £50.00 <br />L/L 16 x 8 £50.00 <br />Total £2500.00 Total £1000.00 <br /><br /><br />To download an application form please click here http://www.rileysltd.com/common/downloads/tournament_jacques.pdf http://www.croydonpool.com/news.php#52 Entry forms are now out for this prestigious new event to the pool calender!<br /><br />Aimed purely at amateur players only and as such has a strict qualifying criteria:<br /><br />No professionals, at any time in the last 5 years.<br />No Internationals in the last two years.<br />No 2008 IPA tour players<br />No-one that has won a £1000 or been part of any team that has won a £1000 at any non local league competition or money match in the last couple of years.<br />In fact everyone that enters hopeful should have a chance!<br /><br />Forms are now in our clubs, but if any individual or particuarly league secretaries want a batch of forms to distribute to their team captains, please PM me.<br /><br />Please don't mix this up with the Hainsworth £10,000 7 man team event or the Hainsworth £10,000 amateur singles which will be open only to those playing from Rileys clubs.<br /><br />The four man team event is open to absolutely anyone, from any pub/club and to keep costs down to a minimum ALL early rounds will be played locally and the national final in February will be a one-day event where all 16 qualifiers will already be on at least £250!<br /><br />By the way the winners cop a first prize of £3,000!<br /><br />Closing dates for entries will be Monday 25th August 2008.<br />Early round matches will begin W/C Monday 8th September 2008.<br /><br />So who's entering and who you entering with???<br /><br />For any further information please PM Hannahfish or call myself at the club on 020 8688 3479 http://www.croydonpool.com/news.php#51 I Would like to thank everyone that gave up their Sunday to play at The Thomas Farley Fun....d Raising Mini Comp.<br /> We Raised £328! More Than I could have hoped for, very happy to thank you all.<br /> <br /> The Main Comp was won by an unshaven Gary Swettenham, who in the first round drew Paul Saxton. Who would have thought it was gonna be tactical! Gary cornered one of Paul's balls over a pocket, & that was that for about 20mins. God knows how much Paul parted with into the 'Sin-Bucket'. At one point in the game Gary asks Paul "how much money you got left?" Great sportmanship Paul, you're a star. Thank you.<br /> <br /> The Plate comp was won by Andrew Waters, who beat Graham Thompson 2-1. Graham broke-dished in the first frame and thought he had won it! "Graham...sorry mate, its best of 3!"<br /> <br /> Both Gary & Andrew only accepted half of their winnings, putting the other half towards the kitty. Thank you guys, superstars.<br /> <br /> Our very own 'Superstar' Charles 'Chaslington' Burrows won the 'Killer' comp, with 3 lives still intact! Hero.<br /> <br /> Good Sportsman of the day for me without a doubt was Luke Willsher. He drew Landlady Bettie in the second round and every time he potted a ball got boooed & hissed at! Bettie on the other hand moved the que-ball around like a pro...not always with the cue though! Ref saw nothing out of the ordinary of course! Luke...great sport, I salute you.<br /> <br /> So the sums then:- Entry Fees £155, Sin-Bucket rounded up by myself to £60, The Thomas Farley Donation £100 (thanks Dave & Bettie), a donation of £13 by Alex Barnetson makes a grand total of £328.<br /> <br /> Bouncey Castle £173 (this includes generator & outside event insurance), Winners Prizes £85, less £30 returned by messers Swettenham & Waters (Thanks guys), which leaves if my maths are correct a cheque of £100 for Cancer Reasearch. Event Organisers 'Chips' on the way home! £1!<br /> <br /> There you have it, Great success, Great fun, and a little good as well, all in a days work. There is already talk of another event nearer Xmas. I will keep you posted on that.<br /> <br /> Regards<br /> Rainbow http://www.croydonpool.com/news.php#50 CroydonPool.com is pleased to present the 2008 Scotch Doubles Open<br /> <br /> Rileys Purley Way - Imperial Way - Croydon<br /> Saturday 9th August 2008<br /> Single Elimination Scotch Doubles<br /> 12:30pm Registration - 1pm Start<br /> Matches Played to Best of 11 Frames<br /> £20 Entry Fee Per Pairing<br /> Free Tables & Free Buffet<br /> Poker & 10 Ball Crash throughout the day . .<br /> <br /> For further information or to enter . .<br /> <br /> PM - Golden<br /> E-Mail - enquiries@croydonpool.com<br /> Visit - Hannah @ Rileys Purley Way<br /> SMS - Text DOUBLES followed by your message to 07624 80 81 82<br /> <br /> If a player is unable to find a partner they can enter as an individual for £7.50 and will be randomly paired up on the day! http://www.croydonpool.com/news.php#49 On Sunday 20th July 2008, The Farley Loyalists will host a Mini-Comp to raise money for a bouncey castle for kids at a local event.<br /> <br /> this comp will start hopefully at 13:00-13:30 and will be a one frame knock-out, best of 3 in the final, £50 winner only. Entry £5.<br /> <br /> The 16 first round losers will have the chance at a plate comp, entry £1! Yep a squid! One frame knock-out, best of 3 in final, £25 winner only.<br /> <br /> The 8 first round losers of the plate comp can then redeem themselves in a game of 'Killer'<br /> Entry £1 again!! Winner £10 <br /> <br /> Please support this Ladies & Gentlemen, it would be nice to have more than enough money in the pot to also send a cheque to 'Cancer Research'<br /> <br /> Regards,<br /> Rainbow<br /> :angel: http://www.croydonpool.com/news.php#48 Rileys Purley Way in conjunction with CroydonPool.com are pleased to present the Bank Holiday Classic 2008<br /> <br /> Sunday 24th August 2008<br /> Double Elimination Format<br /> 12pm Registration - 12:30pm Start<br /> Best of 11 Frames Winners Side - Best of 7 Frames Losers Side<br /> £10 Entry Fee<br /> Tables on Free Play<br /> Free Buffet<br /> Limited to 32 Players<br /> CDPL Players ONLY*<br /> <br /> For further information or to enter . .<br /> <br /> PM - Golden<br /> E-Mail - enquiries@croydonpool.com<br /> Visit - Hannah @ Rileys Purley Way<br /> <br /> PLEASE NOTE - Your place will not be guaranteed until your £10 Entry Fee has been paid to either Steve Field, Danny Evans or Hannah @ Rileys . . Entries will be taken on a 'First to Pay' basis regardless on your position in the list so pay early to ensure your entry . .<br /> <br /> * Players must be registered in both Winter 07/08 and Summer 08 season and played at least 3 competitive frames in each - This will be checked! http://www.croydonpool.com/news.php#47 The new improved GLCPA website is now online.<br /> <br /> Should you feel the desire to visit a website other than this one you could try <a href="http://www.londoncountypool.com">www.londoncountypool.com</a>.<br /> <br /> Thanks to all those who have helped with getting it started in particular Steve Wallace, Rupe Ward and Marc Burnett.<br /> <br /> As with all websites it will forever be a work in progress with further content and features being added over the coming month. Check back regularly for details of tournaments in and around London.<br /> <br /> Sass<br /> Webmaster http://www.croydonpool.com/news.php#46 On Sunday 15th June I will be running a qualifier at Riley’s Purley Way for the Riverside Amateur Players Championship which takes place on 25-27 July at Riverside Pool Club, Ware, Hertfordshire.<br /> <br /> The winner of the main event will pick up £1600 from a £6400 prize fund (subject to entries). Direct entry for the Main Event is £100; however, you can take part for just £12.50 by qualifying locally. The qualifier requires a minimum of 8 players to go ahead and there will be one Croydon representative in the main event for every 8 players who take part.<br /> <br /> In a similar format to the main event, the qualifier will be best of 3 sets with each set being best of 7 frames, but if the match goes to the final set, then it must be won by 2 clear frames.<br /> Registration is from 11.30am with the competition starting at midday. You can pay in advance at the club if you wish.<br /> <br /> This qualifier is open to all amateurs except for former professionals who are welcome to enter the main event but must do so by buying in direct for £100. This is the same for all the qualifiers being held across the country.<br /> <br /> It’s not often you have the opportunity to win £1600 for the price of a few beers so why not give it a go?<br /> <br /> <a href=http://www.riversidepoolclub.com/downloads/calendar/08/amateurplayerschampionship2008.pdf>Entry Form and Full Details of the Riverside Amateur Championship 2008</a><br /> <br /> Contact Sarah Long (Sass) if you need any further information regarding the qualifier or Neil Toms for information regarding the main event.<br /> http://www.croydonpool.com/news.php#45 Where? - Riverside Pool Club, Ware, Herts. SG12 9HW<br /> When? - Saturday 24th May 2008<br /> <br /> 4 PLAYERS WILL GO FORWARD FROM THIS VENUE TO PLAY IN THE NATIONAL FINAL QUALIFIERS<br /> <br /> Closing Date for Entries - Friday 23rd May 2008<br /> <br /> This is your opportunity to play in the 2008 World Pool Championships by entering 1 of only 8 clubs holding regional qualifiers!<br /> <br /> 4 players from each venue will go through to the final stage at 147 Club Leicester on June 8th. to join the 32 National Finalists who will play for 8 places to qualify into the world championships.<br /> They will then join the leading players in the world at Blackpool to compete for a share of the £ 21,000 prize fund.