This morning it came to my attention from a phone call I received that the following information needed to be outlined for the players. I hope this is helpful. Anyone who has any questions please contact me.
The main purpose of the NCS is:
- To offer an open national championship in multiple disciplines. Open to all players, men, women, amateur and pros.
- To build a program that promotes 9' table play both on the national level but also on the local and regional level
- To bridge the national and local pool communities and have the two work together.
The structure of how the qualifiers work as follows:
Qualifiers are scheduled around the country and CSI offers a flexible, but structured framework on how the qualifiers are ran such as:
Entry amounts are decided by the host room not to exceed $100. (We felt that each region was different and that they would know best what entry would be appropriate for their geographical area). A green fee can be taken out up to $20. any rooms have not taken a green fee at all.
The format for the first national event is 8-Ball however we will be moving forward with 9-Ball, 10-Ball, 14.1 and One Pocket throughout the year. With each discipline the format will be defined to the host rooms. At the qualifier host rooms for the 8-Ball qualifiers the races can vary between 5-7 games depending on player participation and tables available. Some host rooms have a strong Sat. evening crowd, some do not, and we did not want their NCS qualifier to interfere with their normal regular crowd.
Each spot to the NCS 8-Ball Championship is valued at $550. Some rooms have sent one qualifier winner, some two; a couple had such a large turnout they qualified more. The host room sends all the qualifier winner(s) and alternate player(s) contact information along with a check for the total amount for the spot(s) from their qualifier to CSI. Out of each qualifier spot for that winner $500 goes back into the prize fund at the NCS 8-Ball Championship at the Golden Nugget.
Qualifier Added Money. CSI did not stipulate for the qualifier host rooms to add money. That was each host rooms decision. Any added money along with the entry fees from the players at the qualifier are added together. Out of the total the money for the spots are taken out and submitted to CSI for the qualifier winners spot at nationals. If there is any additional money remaining, that is paid out in cash at the qualifier level, how deep the cash is paid out is determined by the qualifier host room to the players who participated. Depending on the entry fee amount, any added money amount and the number of players dictates the total purse for a given qualifier.
For example: The NCS qualifier held at Mickey?s in Las Vegas, in December:
There were 15 players who each paid $60. The owner took $10 per player as a green fee and added $500. Thus the total amount at the qualifier was $1250. Two players qualified, thus $550 was submitted to CSI for each entry to the NCS 8-Ball Championship (2 x $550 = $1100). Therefore there was $150 remaining in cash to pay out. This money was paid out to the 3rd place finisher, who did not win a spot.
The main purpose of the qualifiers is for the winners to win their entry to the national level, where they have a shot at thousands of dollars and a chance to win a spot to the World 8-Ball Championship.
I hope this helps with some questions some players have had. The NCS is new, but those involved are not. This is not a money maker for CSI this is about the sport, the game, the love of our industry.
The main purpose of the NCS is:
- To offer an open national championship in multiple disciplines. Open to all players, men, women, amateur and pros.
- To build a program that promotes 9' table play both on the national level but also on the local and regional level
- To bridge the national and local pool communities and have the two work together.
The structure of how the qualifiers work as follows:
Qualifiers are scheduled around the country and CSI offers a flexible, but structured framework on how the qualifiers are ran such as:
Entry amounts are decided by the host room not to exceed $100. (We felt that each region was different and that they would know best what entry would be appropriate for their geographical area). A green fee can be taken out up to $20. any rooms have not taken a green fee at all.
The format for the first national event is 8-Ball however we will be moving forward with 9-Ball, 10-Ball, 14.1 and One Pocket throughout the year. With each discipline the format will be defined to the host rooms. At the qualifier host rooms for the 8-Ball qualifiers the races can vary between 5-7 games depending on player participation and tables available. Some host rooms have a strong Sat. evening crowd, some do not, and we did not want their NCS qualifier to interfere with their normal regular crowd.
Each spot to the NCS 8-Ball Championship is valued at $550. Some rooms have sent one qualifier winner, some two; a couple had such a large turnout they qualified more. The host room sends all the qualifier winner(s) and alternate player(s) contact information along with a check for the total amount for the spot(s) from their qualifier to CSI. Out of each qualifier spot for that winner $500 goes back into the prize fund at the NCS 8-Ball Championship at the Golden Nugget.
Qualifier Added Money. CSI did not stipulate for the qualifier host rooms to add money. That was each host rooms decision. Any added money along with the entry fees from the players at the qualifier are added together. Out of the total the money for the spots are taken out and submitted to CSI for the qualifier winners spot at nationals. If there is any additional money remaining, that is paid out in cash at the qualifier level, how deep the cash is paid out is determined by the qualifier host room to the players who participated. Depending on the entry fee amount, any added money amount and the number of players dictates the total purse for a given qualifier.
For example: The NCS qualifier held at Mickey?s in Las Vegas, in December:
There were 15 players who each paid $60. The owner took $10 per player as a green fee and added $500. Thus the total amount at the qualifier was $1250. Two players qualified, thus $550 was submitted to CSI for each entry to the NCS 8-Ball Championship (2 x $550 = $1100). Therefore there was $150 remaining in cash to pay out. This money was paid out to the 3rd place finisher, who did not win a spot.
The main purpose of the qualifiers is for the winners to win their entry to the national level, where they have a shot at thousands of dollars and a chance to win a spot to the World 8-Ball Championship.
I hope this helps with some questions some players have had. The NCS is new, but those involved are not. This is not a money maker for CSI this is about the sport, the game, the love of our industry.
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