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2012 USBA TOUR


Paris Bida Billiards
2012 USBA TOUR OPEN in Houston, TX

11810 Bellaire Blvd, Suite A
Houston, TX 77072

 

Tournament Dates: October 19-21, 2012 
Player's Meeting Friday, October 19 th at 9:00am

Added Money : $7,500.00

Prize Fund : $15,000.00**

First Place: $4,000**

1st $4000

5th $1250

 

2nd $3000

6th $1000

 

3rd $2000

7th $800

 

4th $1500

8th $600

 

9th through 16th place each receive $100

**$15,000 prize fund is based on 28 players (8 "A" players + 20 "B" or "C" players) + expected lottery proceeds. 100% of money received from lottery is added to the prize fund. The prize fund distribution may change depending on the number of players inscribed in the tournament & lottery proceeds.

Entry Fee: "A" Players (.800+ average) = $335* 
"B" or "C" Players (below .800 average) = $235* 
*If you show your current USBA Membership Card, you receive a $25 discount 

Entry fees are refundable up until the start of the player's meeting.

Qualifications Format

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. 28 players divided into 4 Groups of 7 players—playing round robin. Matches will be 25 points. The top 3 finishers from each Group plus the two-best 4 th place finishers advance to the FINALS along with two Lottery winners. 16 players total in the FINALS.

Finals Format

16 players will play SINGLE elimination with matches to 30 points.

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

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 May 31, 2012 USBA Rankings. The players who qualify for this bonus are:

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

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

1st Place

80 points

2nd Place

60 points

3rd Place

50 points

4th Place

40 points

5th & 6th Place

30 points

7th & 8th Place

25 points

9th through 12th Place

20 points

13th through 16th Place

15 points

17th through 24th Place

10 points

25th through 32nd Place

5 points

33rd Place and over

3 points

 

Send entry fees to Paris Bida Billiards or bring cash to the event :

Owner: Toan Tran
C/O Paris Bida
11810 Bellaire Blvd, Suite A
Houston, TX 77072

For more information, please call Doug Deitel cell at 713-319-5335 or email him: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Hotels that are part of our Choice Hotels relationship:

Quality Inn & Suites West Chase 
2930 West Sam Houston Pkwy. So,
Houston , TX , 77042
3.73 miles from hotel
Direct Phone to Hotel: (713) 785-3899
For USBA Discount, call 1-877-240-2929 and give them USBA discount code. 
Fri-Wed $63.74 night (with USBA Member Discount Code) 
Thurs $79.04 night (with USBA Member Discount Code)

Comfort Suites Westchase
2830 Wilcrest Dr
Houston TX 77042
approx 3.3 miles from room

Comfort Inn Houston Southwest
11230 Southwest Freeway
Houston TX 77099
approx 4.6 miles from room 

Two hotels that are a tiny bit closer are: 

Hampton Inn & Suites
6440 S Sam Houston Pkwy W
Houston TX 77072
281-530-7776
approx 2.1 miles from room

Hilton Garden Inn
6855 S Sam Houston Pkwy W
Houston, TX 77036
713-270-6100
approx 2.1 miles from room

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

2012 USBA TOUR Sponsors:

David Levine, Jim Shovak, Bob Jewett, Creative Billiard Shirts, 
Marty Isserlis, Professor-Q-Ball, Tommy Thomsen

USBA Sponsors:

Simonis 
Gabriels 
Tiger Cues 
Aramith 
Consumer Credit Services

Location 

Paris Bida

11810 Bellaire Blvd Suite A

Houston, Texas 77072 USA

281-840-7446

Contact Doug Deitel 713-319-5335

 

Equipment:

Eight 5'X10' Gabriels heated tables

Four 4 1/2'X9' Carom tables

Four 4 1/2'X9' Pool tables