2012 USBA TOUR
OPEN Tournament

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Tournament Venue: Tournament Dates: December 14-16, 2012

Hard Times Billiards 
17450 Bellflower Blvd 
Bellflower CA, 90706 
Phone: 562-867-7733 
http://hardtimesbellflower.com

Players' Meeting: Friday, November 16, 9:00am
Qualifications Begin: Immediately after player's meeting

Added Money: $7,500.00

Prize Fund: $16,000.00*

First Place: $4,000* 

with the top 12 finishers receiving prizes:

High Run Finals = $100
Best Game Finals = $100

*$16,000 prize fund is based on 35 players (10 "A" players + 25 "B" or "C" players) + auction & lottery. 100% of monies received through auction & lottery is added to the prize fund. The prize fund distribution may change depending on the number of players inscribed in the tournament & auction & lottery receipts.

Entry Fee:

"A" Players (.800+ average) = $335*
"B" or "C" Players (below .800 average) = $195*
*Includes $25 USBA Non-Member fee and $10 USBA sanction fee. USBA Members receive $25 back after start of the tournament.

USBA Rankings Bonus: For "Open" TOUR events, the top 6 nationally-ranked players will each receive $300 expense money when they arrive and play at the event, assuming they are eligible to participate. "B" or "C" players are also permitted to participate in this benefit if they manage to become nationally-ranked into the top six. Jim Shovak has opted himself out of this benefit. This extra bonus money is coming directly from individual sponsors. In order to qualify for the bonus, a player must reside in the United States and must not play in a foreign National Championship. The Rankings Bonus qualifications for each event will be based on the USBA Rankings that is in effect at the time that the tournament is officially announced. Those players' names will be posted in the tournament announcement and will not change regardless of any in-between rankings changes.

The Rankings Bonus for this event is based on the August 31, 2012 USBA Rankings. The players who qualify for this bonus are:

Hugo Patino
Pedro Piedrabuena
Mazin Shooni
Miguel Torres
Michael Kang
Sonny Cho

Qualifications Format

35 players divided into 5 Groups of 7 players—playing round robin. Matches will be 25 points. The top 2 finishers from each Group advance to the Semifinals. The top USBA-ranked “A” players (which may include foreign players) will be seeded into the Qualification groups, one per group. The remaining players will be assigned by random draw. 10 players plus 1 Auction & 1 Lottery winner will advance to the next round. 12 players total in the Semifinals.

Semifinals/Finals Format

12 players divided into 2 groups of 6 players—playing round robin. Matches will be 30 points. The top finisher from each Semifinal Group will play for 1st and 2nd place overall.

Dress Code: FULL DRESS ATTIRE: dress shirt, black slacks, black shoes, formal-wear tie and vest.

No check payments. Pay cash at the event.

Hotel:

Ranking Points to be awarded for this tournament (must be a USBA Member):

2012 USBA TOUR Sponsors:

David Levine, Jim Shovak, Bob Jewett,
Creative Billiard Shirts, Paul Frankel, Tommy Thomsen

USBA Sponsors:

Simonis
Gabriels
Tiger Cues
Aramith
Consumer Credit Services 

Hotel and Rental Car Discounts:

The USBA has a contract with Choice Hotels International. If you would like to receive at least a 15% discount at Choice Hotel locations, please refer to your Membership Package for details or you can access the USBA Forum "Members Only" area. To become a USBA Member, click "Join" at the top or the upper left side of this page and follow the instructions to pay by credit/debit card through PayPal. You do NOT need a PayPal account to use PayPal. You can also mail in membership dues by check.

USBA Members also receive between 5-10% discount from the following car rental companies, if they service the area: