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Fulcrum
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posticon   Posted: 2013-12-07 16:16

What's your thoughts on the standard of the GB9 challenge tour for relative newcomers to 9-ball?



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posticon   Posted: 2013-12-07 16:26

It depends on your background, if you're new to 9-Ball, but not to cuesports you should be able to win a few matches. If on the other hand you've never picked up a cue before it will be very tough!

As a rough guide when I was practicing hard on a good day I'd run 2 out of 10 racks (in practice) and 1 out of 10 on a bad day. On the tour however I really struggled under match pressure and only ever won about 5/6 matches over 2 seasons.



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posticon   Posted: 2013-12-07 16:36

The new 2-tier challenge tour next season will suit players of ALL abilities.

This is how it will work, at each event all challenge players are listed in ranking order with single event entries at the top, then we split the list in half to create the tiers.

That way if you are weaker player, providing you are a member of the tour and have a ranking you will always fall into the lower tier and so will always avoid the good players. This lower tier will have £1,250 ring fenced per event.

More info on prize money here http://www.gb9balltour.com/prize-money


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posticon   Posted: 2013-12-07 17:25

What about very good amateurs that don't play regularly on tour Andy, would they be given a 'seeding' to ensure they don't start in the first round with the weaker players to avoid the situation where you have a complete mismatch in round 1 (e.g. under the old format where players dropping down from the pro division had no challenge ranking so started in round 1)?



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posticon   Posted: 2013-12-07 19:17

Any single event entries (non members) will be ranked at the very top of the seeding list at each event they play.

Anybody of a pro standard will not be permitted into the challenge event at all, they would have to take a pro spot (if one was available) and if not they could only play the main event.



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posticon   Posted: 2013-12-07 19:56

Sounds like great news for the weaker players!



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posticon   Posted: 2013-12-08 10:54

Thanks for the info gents, format sounds great.



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posticon   Posted: 2013-12-10 15:58

Applications for next season are starting to come in quickly now and the tour will be limited to 128 Challenge division and 16 Pro division.

Therefore if you intend to join next season I urge you to do it NOW!

It is on a first come first served basis but the absolute deadline for applications is as follows:

Pro Division - £99 deposit - Deadline 31st December 2013

Challenge Division - £99 deposit - Deadline 31st January 2014

http://www.gb9balltour.com/application-for-2014-membership



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posticon   Posted: 2013-12-11 00:39

I might come out of retirement if there's a "half blind and bald" division!



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posticon   Posted: 2013-12-11 16:12

There are some exciting changes that will make it far fairer for challenge level players to realistically hope for and enjoy a great run. The tour is working hard to ensure that not only is it good for our top players, but worth it for those further down that form the heart of the tour.



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posticon   Posted: 2013-12-13 01:08

On 2013-12-11 00:39 , mrbuzz Wrote:

!!! QUOTE !!!

I might come out of retirement if there's a "half blind and bald" division!


Starting the mind games already!

Must be thinking about it again pal?



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posticon   Posted: 2013-12-13 15:08

On 2013-12-11 00:39 , mrbuzz Wrote:

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I might come out of retirement if there's a "half blind and bald" division!

If there is a "one armed half blind and bald" I might join you Alan.




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posticon   Posted: 2013-12-13 18:00

On 2013-12-13 01:08 , simmo77 Wrote:

!!! QUOTE !!!

On 2013-12-11 00:39 , mrbuzz Wrote:

!!! QUOTE !!!

I might come out of retirement if there's a "half blind and bald" division!


Starting the mind games already!

Must be thinking about it again pal?


Would love to play again and seriously thinking about it.



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posticon   Posted: 2013-12-13 18:01

On 2013-12-13 15:08 , Riggers Wrote:

!!! QUOTE !!!

On 2013-12-11 00:39 , mrbuzz Wrote:

!!! QUOTE !!!

I might come out of retirement if there's a "half blind and bald" division!

If there is a "one armed half blind and bald" I might join you Alan.



Your one arm is better than my two Lee!



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