Mosconi Cup Point Events and Point Breakdown Announced

[watchez]

http://www.matchroompool.com/news/team-usa-qualification-series-announced/

MATCHROOM SPORT can announce the Official Mosconi Cup Team USA Ranking Events for the 2016 Europe v USA match which takes place at the Alexandra Palace in London from 6th to 9th December. Three of the five spots on Team USA will be allocated to the three highest placed players on the ranking list following the conclusion of the US Open in October.
The roster of events has been significantly expanded from 2015 and this year there are a total of 25 tournaments which carry Mosconi Cup points. These events have been grouped into three categories: Category One is major international events both in the USA and overseas; Category Two is events played on 9 foot tables in the US and Category Three is events taking place in the US played on 7 ft tables.
In addition, within Categories Two and Three there are three separate grades each, making a total of seven levels of points through the three Categories. The maximum number of points a winner can receive would be 80 for winning a Category One event. The least number would be 21 points for winning a Category Three, Grade Three event.
Commented a spokesman for Matchroom Sport, “For 2016, we’ve decided to be as inclusive as possible and involve more and more tournament promoters across the USA. This gives players many more opportunities to play for Mosconi Cup ranking points and may cut down on some of the expense of playing every single event as in previous years.
“We’re also creating a strong connection to the Mosconi Cup with a variety of promoters and pool rooms across the USA which can only be good for everyone involved in this fantastic event. With such a range of points available, players can pick and choose which events they play in and it will all culminate at the US Open next October. Matchroom Sport will be publishing regular ranking lists as the season develops.”
2016 Mosconi Cup Ranking Events


LEVEL ONE
August 21/28 – WPA China Open – Shanghai, China
Table: 9 ft
Players: 64
Added: $200,000
September – WPA World 9 Ball Championship – Doha, Qatar
Table: 9 ft
Players: 128
Added: $250,000
October – US Open 9 Ball – Norfolk, Virginia
Table: 9 ft
Players: 128
Added: $70,000
LEVEL TWO
January 7/10 – Turning Stone Classic I – Verona, New York
Table: 9 ft
Players: 128
Added: $25,000
Grade: One
January 27/30 – Derby City Classic 9 Ball – Elizabeth, Indiana
Table: 9 ft
Players: 250-400
Added: $25,000
Grade: One
February 12/14 – Texas Open 10-ball Championship – Round Rock, Austin, TX
Table: 9 ft
Players: 128
Added: $4,000
Grade: Three
February 20/21 – Jay Swanson Memorial – Hard Times, Bellflower, California
Table: 9 ft
Players: 128
Added: $2,320 based on a full field
Grade: Three
February 20/21 – Empire State 10 Ball Championship – Raxx, W Hempstead, NY
Table: 9 ft
Players: 64
Added: $1,000
Grade: Three
April 6/10 – Don Coates Memorial (Tony Coates) – Raleigh, North Carolina
Table: 9 ft
Players: 128
Added: $8,000
Grade: Two
April 14/17 –Professional Players Championship – Oaks, PA
Table: 9 ft
Players: 64
Added: $10,000
Grade: Three
February – Chuck Markulis Memorial – Sacramento, CA
Table: 9 ft
Players: 100
Added: $15,000
Grade: Two
May 29/30 – Ginky Memorial (Tony Robles) – Steinway Billiards, New York
Table: 9 ft
Players: 64 pros (plus 96 amateurs)
Added: $4,000
Grade: Three
August 13/15 – Eastern State 10 Ball Champs (Tony Robles) – Snookers, Providence, RI
Table: 9 ft
Players: 64
Added: $2,000
Grade: Three
August 25/28 – Turning Stone Classic II (Mike Zuglan) – Verona, New York
Table: 9 ft
Players: 128
Added: $25,000
Grade: One
September 3/5 Texas Open 9-ball Championships – Round Rock, Austin, TX
Table: 9 ft
Players: 128
Added: $5,000
Grade: Three
October – Gotham City Billiards Pro 9 Ball Classic, Brooklyn, NY
Table: 9 ft
Players: 64
Added: $11,000
Grade: Three
LEVEL THREE
March 11/13 – Chinook Winds Open 8 Ball (Andrew Monstis) – Lincoln City, Oregon
Table: 7 ft
Players: 96-128
Added: $12,000
Grade: Two
May 17/22 – USTBC 8 Ball (CSI) – Reno, Nevada
Table: 7 ft
Players: 100 – 200
Added: $5,000 TBC
Grade: Three
May 17/22 – USTBC 9 Ball (CSI) – Reno, Nevada
Table: 7 ft
Players: 100 – 200
Added: $5,000 TBC
Grade: Three
May 17/22 – USTBC 10 Ball (CSI) – Reno, Nevada
Table: 7 ft
Players: 100 – 200
Added: $5,000 TBC
Grade: Three
July/August TBC – Midwest 10 Ball Tour – Olathe, Kansas
Table: 7 ft
Players: 128
Added: $15,000
Grade: One
July 22/24 – US Open 10 Ball (CSI) – Las Vegas, Nevada
Table: 7 ft
Players: 128
Added: $15,000
Grade: One
July 27/29 – US Open 8 Ball (CSI) – Las Vegas, Nevada
Table: 7 ft
Players: 128
Added: $15,000
Grade: One
September 15/18 – 4 Bears 8 Ball Classic (Ray Poitra) – New Town, North Dakota
Table: 7 ft
Players: 150-192
Added: $25,000
Grade: One
October 7/9 – Chinook Winds Open 10 Ball (Andrew Monstis) – Lincoln City, Oregon
Table: 7 ft
Players: 128
Added: $12,000
Grade: Two


2016 Mosconi Cup Ranking Points Allocation
Level 1
US Open
1 – 80 pts
2 – 67
3 – 59
4 – 51
5/6 – 43
7/8 – 35
9/12 – 27
13/16 – 21
17/24 – 16
25/32 – 11

WPA events
1 – 80 pts
2 – 67
3/4 – 53
5/8 – 40
9/16 – 27
17/32 – 13

Level 2
Events played on 9ft tables
Grade One
1 – 50 pts
2 – 40
3 – 35
4 – 33
5/6 – 28
7/8 – 23
9/12 – 18
13/16 – 13
17/24 – 8
25/32 – 5
Grade Two
1 – 40 pts
2 – 32
3 – 28
4 – 26
5/6 – 22
7/8 – 18
9/12 – 14
13/16 – 10
17/24 – 6
25/32 – 4
Grade Three
1 – 30 pts
2 – 24
3 – 21
4 – 20
5/6 – 17
7/8 – 14
9/12 – 11
13/16 – 8
17/24 – 5
25/32 – 3

Derby City (with a slightly skewed format):
1 – 50 pts
2 – 40
3 – 35
4/5 – 30
6/8 – 23
9/13 – 18
14/24 – 13
25/35 – 5
Level 3

Events played on 7ft tables
Grade One
1 – 35 pts
2 – 28
3 – 26
4 – 23
5/6 – 19
7/8 – 16
9/12 – 12
13/16 – 9
17/24 – 7
25/32 – 4
Grade Two
1 – 28 pts
2 – 22
3 – 21
4 – 18
5/6 – 15
7/8 – 13
9/12 – 10
13/16 – 7
17/24 – 6
25/32 – 3
Grade Three
1 – 21 pts
2 – 17
3 – 16
4 – 14
5/6 – 11
7/8 – 10
9/12 – 7
13/16 – 5
17/24 – 4
25/32 – 2

 

[BRussell]

I'm glad they've done this, but it seems awfully complex, with all of the different levels and grades. I would think they could have had, say, three levels total instead of all these. But that's a minor quibble. I hope that being a Mosconi Cup points event acts like a kind of stamp of approval for being a top pool tournament, and it attracts players and some attention to the events.

 

[Teacherman]

Anyone know the current point standings?

 

[SUPERSTAR]

Bar box events being used in this process?
What a joke

 

[Apocalypse2017]

Kinda looks like a pro pool tour minus the 7ft kiddy games.

 

[Nostroke]

Rube Goldberg Cluster F*ck!

 

[Pacecar]

Which of the Mosconi point venues require a shot clock? Those events should be the higher point value.

 

[boogeyman]

Which of the Mosconi point venues require a shot clock? Those events should be the higher point value.

Good point, Pacecar.
Shot clocks inject another dimension of pressure.
Not unlike the conditions at the MC.

I wouldn't think the difference in points would be that
great for a competition with a shot clock, but certainly
enough to differentiate.

 

[bfdlad]

Which of the Mosconi point venues require a shot clock? Those events should be the higher point value.

I can't think of a tourney that uses a shot clock. Other than MC of course. Probably because you have to have a clock at each table and someone to operate it. I don't think it is an issue at all.

 

[watchez]

Anyone know the current point standings?

Turning Stone -

3rd Place - Oscar Dominguez 35 points
4th Place - Rodney Morris 33 points
7th Place - Hunter Lombardo 23 points
9th Place - Dennis Hatch, Mike Dechaine 18 points
13th Place - Johnny Archer 13 points
17th Place - Tommy D'Alfonso, James Adams, Brandon Shuff, Mark Creamer, Bucky Souvanthong 8 points
25th Place - Jeremy Sossei, Karen Corr, Kyle Pepin, Jennifer Barretta, Ron Casanzio 5 points


Derby City - well since this is 2016, I still can't find all the results online.

1st Place - SVB 50 points
8th-10th Place - Scott Frost 23 points (not 100% this is where he would have finished)
Chohan, Owens, Wilkie, Shuff ???

Overall

1st SVB 50 points
2nd Oscar 35 points
3rd Rodney 33 points
4th/5th Hunter/Frost 23 points
6th/7th Hatch/Dechaine 18 points

Rest would be a guess til I can see how the four others actually placed @ DCC

 

[jojopiff]

Were the dates announced for the US Bar Table Championships? Cause this shows it as May 17-22 in Reno, correct?

 

[AtLarge]

... Rest would be a guess til I can see how the four others actually placed @ DCC

Frost went out in Round 10 (10 players). 6 players went on to Round 11, so Frost finished in a tie for 7th-10th.

Chohan, Owen, Shuff, and Wilkie all went out in Round 8 (27 players). 16 players went on to Round 9, so these 4 all finished in a tie for 17th-27th.

The published Matchroom points schedule for DCC will have to be adjusted a little to fit this year's placements.

 

[watchez]

Were the dates announced for the US Bar Table Championships? Cause this shows it as May 17-22 in Reno, correct?

.


The playcsipool.com website states



2016 US Bar Table Championships
Dates: TBA, Location: TBA

but I would think Matchroom would have had to verified something before they published the dates. There are other tourneys on the list that have dates still to be determined.

 

[watchez]

Frost went out in Round 10 (10 players). 6 players went on to Round 11, so Frost finished in a tie for 7th-10th.

Chohan, Owen, Shuff, and Wilkie all went out in Round 8 (27 players). 16 players went on to Round 9, so these 4 all finished in a tie for 17th-27th.

The published Matchroom points schedule for DCC will have to be adjusted a little to fit this year's placements.

Yes - that makes it weird.

 

[watchez]

Frost went out in Round 10 (10 players). 6 players went on to Round 11, so Frost finished in a tie for 7th-10th.

Chohan, Owen, Shuff, and Wilkie all went out in Round 8 (27 players). 16 players went on to Round 9, so these 4 all finished in a tie for 17th-27th.

The published Matchroom points schedule for DCC will have to be adjusted a little to fit this year's placements.

Turning Stone -

3rd Place - Oscar Dominguez 35 points
4th Place - Rodney Morris 33 points
5th Place - Shaun Wilkie 28 points
7th Place - Hunter Lombardo 23 points
9th Place - Dennis Hatch, Mike Dechaine 18 points
13th Place - Johnny Archer 13 points
17th Place - Tommy D'Alfonso, James Adams, Brandon Shuff, Mark Creamer, Bucky Souvanthong 8 points
25th Place - Jeremy Sossei, Karen Corr, Kyle Pepin, Jennifer Barretta, Ron Casanzio, Hendrik Drost 5 points


Derby City - well since this is 2016, I still can't find all the results online.

1st Place - SVB 50 points
7th-10th Place - Scott Frost 23 points
17th - 27th Chohan, Owens, Wilkie, Shuff 13 points


Overall

1st SVB 50 points
2nd Oscar 35 points
3rd Rodney 33 points
4th Wilkie 28 points
5th/6th Hunter/Frost 23 points
7th/8th Hatch/Dechaine 18 points
9th - 12th - Chohan/Owens/Wilkie/Shuff 13 points


note Frost and Chohan/Owens/Wilkie/Shuff points subject to change if Matchroom drops them into a different placement for points as they don't fit their defined place of finish.

 

[klone]

Not sure why Matchroom included events on 7' tables... Seems like there are plenty of tournaments on regulation tables, why not just allot more points for those and not have bar table tourneys being in the picture...


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[Johnnyt]

All this BS because U.S.A's players and promoters can't get together and get an organization. It would help pool in so many ways. I'm sure that if we had an Org, someone with money and juice could get online betting on pool started. IMO pool would skyrocket from it. Johnnyt

 

[spartan]

Not sure why Matchroom included events on 7' tables... Seems like there are plenty of tournaments on regulation tables, why not just allot more points for those and not have bar table tourneys being in the picture...


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I agree. 7ft are for kids
9 events on 7ft and 16 events on 9 ft
Added money on 7ft is about 15% of 9ft events
7ft events get less points about 70% of 9ft points


Matchroom gives much less weightage to 7ft. but since there are already 16 x9ft events, they could have just left out the 9 x7ft events and just stick to 16 events

 

[sharandrew]

Chinook Winds Open 8 Ball
$17,000 Added
March 11th-13th, 2016
Mosconi Cup Qualifier
Chinook Winds Casino Resort is adding $17,000 to the 8-Ball Open Event March 9th-13th 2016. $12,000 will be added to the Men’s division with guaranteed $10,000 for 1st place based on 96 entries. This is a MOSCONI CUP POINT QUALIFIER $5,000 will be added to the Women’s division based on 32 entries. Entry fee $150 and $25 green fee. It will be a race to 7 for Men’s division and race to 5 for Women’s division, double elimination, BCAPL rules. Deadline is March 1st we are only taking 128 men and fill the tournament every time…..entering at last day dead line does not guarantee to be in tournament.
Tournament will start after Calcutta (cash only; registering prior to start) on Friday at 4 PM and a brief player's meeting. Finals will be on Sunday evening.
A Warm up 8-ball tournament will commence on Thursday, March 10th at 6 PM, $25 entry $5 green fee, race to 4, double elimination, Women’s division 32 max. Men’s Division 64 max. will be open to all players. Ring games may be offered if there is enough interest. As always, sportsmanship is mandatory.
Tournaments will be played on 7 foot Diamond bar tables with Cyclops balls provided by Bad Boys Billiards Production. “Fast” Lenny Marshall of “On The Rail TV.com” will provide the high definition, quality streaming with many videos to view. Co-tournament directors are Andrew Monstis and Mike Jensen with WesternBCA staff helping out. Certified referees will be in attendance. For players flying in to PDX a Shuttle from & to PDX Airport is being arranged with schedules and discounts, details to come.
They say it’s better at the beach and they are right! Chinook Winds Casino Resort is a full service facility. It is an exceptional place to have a tournament venue. Having this event tucked in at the beach in Lincoln City, Oregon creates an atmosphere you can’t find anywhere else. The Chinooks Winds Open 8-Ball Tournament precedes the Western BCA's 21st annual regional 8-Ball Championships. Western BCA (WBCA) and Chinook Winds are jointly producing this event
The 8 Ball Tournament is sponsored by Chinook Winds Resort and Casino, a grant from the Lincoln City Visitor and Convention Bureau: http://www.oregoncoast.org/ and Anheuser-Busch. Bud Light is the official beer of event and sponsor of Warm-up Tournament.
Entry Forms and further entry information:
http://www.westernbca.org/Tournaments/EntryForms/CWOOpen8-BallEntryForm.html

 

[watchez]

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