Tournament Information

2018 Dick Takano Memorial Tournament

Tacoma Elks Club

Tacoma, Washington, USA

The Tacoma Billiard Federation Presents 2018 Dick Takano Memorial Open  

Hosted by the BPOE 174 Elks Club

2013 S. Cedar St., Tacoma, WA 98405  (253) 272-1117

December 7^th-9th 2018 beginning at 9:00 AM

Entry Fee is $ 120.00 Including TBF Fee $20.00

Deadline for confirmed entry is November 30th which means

your money is received or guaranteed with Ed Brasfield

by that date. Four flights of 6 players will fill the tournament

Handicap Play using USBA Criteria. We will use the current Tacoma Handicaps for those who play there, and will ask that you give us a current Billiard- Per-Inning Average when you register if you are from out of Town. The Tournament Director will determine which category you fall into.

The prize fund of $100 per entry will be matched by MOBPA making the pool $4800 with 24 players.  Two players from each flight will advance to the finals and all 8 players will be in the money.

Friday & Saturday Flight Play; Sunday Finals till complete

There will be a Blind Draw on December 1^st with no seeding by a neutral party.

The Tacoma Billiard Federation Presents:

2018 USBA Dick Takano Memorial Open

• Standard USBA Rules of Play apply.
• Maximum entries will be 24 players.
• All games will be played to USBA Handicap ( 15, 17, 21, 25 ,30 )
• A 75 minute time limit will be enforced for all games. Score-keepers will call the game once inning is complete. Winner who has the highest percentage of handicap is the winner of the game. Ties will be recorded if appropriate. Clock starts when table is assigned, each player is entitled to one 5 minute break during the game.
• Innings will be accurately kept for each game by loser of the lag.
• The winner of the lag has choice of Break shot, or deferring to use yellow ball.
• Loser of the game is responsible for cleaning the table, winner must turn in balls and report score and innings immediately.
• There will be a “Finals” for the top 8 finishers, two from each flight,  starting at 9:00 A.M. Sunday. In the case of a Tie in the Flights, the results from the flight will determine which player advances. Wins, Losses, Points Scored as a percentage of possible points, then Head to Head will determine the Tie-Breaker. Same applies to Finals.
• If a player does not finish all his games, none of his games will be counted.

Send your entries directly to ED Brasfield as soon as possible at 16303 Spanaway Loop Road, Spanaway, WA 98387. You may call him at (253) 468-9839, or email him at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

• Make all checks payable to “Tacoma Billiard Federation”.

Luis Carranza is the Tournament Director for this event and will answer any questions about the rules or format. 15206310911, . This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

This is not a USBA Event, no membership required