U.S. Open Players, Prize Fund & Rules

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PRIZE FUND

1ST $50,000
2ND $25,000
3RD $12,500
4TH $7,500
5-6 $5,000 EA.
7-8 $3,500 EA.
9-12 $2,500 EA.
13-16 $2,000 EA.
17-24 $1,750 EA.
25-32 $1.500 EA.
33-48 $1,000 EA.
49-64 $750 EA.
65-96 $500 EA.



HERE ARE THE RULES:

THE CUTOFF FOR PLAYER ENTRY IS 3 P.M. ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14TH. THE PLAYER MEETING AND DRAW WILL BE AT 3 P.M. ON SUNDAY.

$50 LATE FEE BEGINS ON OCTOBER 8TH, NO EXCEPTIONS. PLAYERS, GET YOUR MONEY IN.

TOURNAMENT WILL BEGIN AT 7 P.M. ON OCTOBER 14, 2007. WE EXPECT A FULL FIELD OF 256 PLAYERS.

BARRY IS ADDING OVER $80,000 WITH FULL FIELD TOTAL PRIZE FUND EQUALS $200,000

THIS YEAR FIRST PRIZE WILL BE $50,000

PAYING 96 PLACES

PAST CHAMPIONS PLEASE BRING YOU GREEN JACKETS OR GREEN SWEATER IF YOU WANT A FREE ENTRY.

THE EVENT IS CO-SANCTIONED WITH THE UPA AND WPA AND WILL SEED 16 PLAYERS FROM EACH, AS WELL AS, 16 OTHER SEEDS, PROMOTERS DISCRETION.

RULES

RACE TO 11 DOUBLE ELIMINATION FINALS ARE POTEINTIALLY ONE RACE TO 13. BARRY IS PONDERING.

USING THE CAMELLION RACK

ONE BALL ON THE SPOT, BREAKBOX

BARRY IS HAVING REFEREES THIS YEAR, AND THEY WILL RACK

WINNER BREAKS

NO SOFT BREAKS

40 SECOND SHOT CLOCK

WE ARE UP TO 156 PLAYERS SO FAR.
UPDATED PLAYER LIST

ABDULLAH AL YOUSEF KUWAIT
ADAM BEHNKE USA
ALAN JEWELL USA
ALEKSANDER RADOMSKI CANADA
ALESSANDRO TORTEMTI ITALY
ALEX KOPEL USA
ALEX PAGULAYAN CANADA
ALLEN HOPKINS USA
ARNAR PETERSEN ICELAND
BADER ALAWADI KUWAIT
BARRY BONEY USA
BEN ZIMMER USA
BILL DUNSMORE USA
BILL McCOLLIM USA
BILL MASON USA
BOB WATSON USA
BOB ALBERT USA
BRADY GOLLAN USA
BRANDON SHUFF USA
BRIAN PARKS USA
BROWNS BILLIARD QUALIFIER
BUDDY HALL USA
CARSTEN DUE USA
CARY DUNN USA
CERI WORTS NEW ZEALAND
CHEN MAN LEE HONG KNOG
CHRIS FUTRELL USA
CHRIS SZUETER USA
COREY DEUEL USA
DANA MICHAUD USA
DANIEL MADDEN USA
DANNY MULHOLLEN USA
DARYL PEACH GREAT BRITAIN
DAVE BOLLMAN USA
DAVID TOMASSON CANADA
DAVID BROWN USA
DAVID ROSS USA
DAVID HEMMAH USA
DAVID DESERIO USA
DAVID HOWARD USA
DAVID KROLICK NEW MEXICO
DEAMON DAWSON USA
DENNIS HATCH USA
DJ McGINLEY CANADA
DON POLO USA
DON STEELE USA
DONNY MILLS USA
DOTS CUE CLUB QUILIFIER
EARL STRICKLAND USA
ED BAKER CANADA
EDGARDO IRIZARRY PUERTO RICO
EDWARD CABERA USA
EDWIN MONTAL CANADA
EFREN REYES PHILLIPPINES
ELVIS PEREZ PHILLIPPINES
ELVIS RODRIGUEZ HONDURAS
ERIC GONZALEZ PUERTO RICO
ERIC MOORE USA
ERIK HJORLEIFSON CANADA
ERNESTO DOMINGUEZ USA
EVAN BROXMEYER USA
FABIO PETRONI ITALY
FRANKLIN HERNANDEZ USA
FRANSESCO TOMATI ITALY
GABE OWEN USA
GIORGIO MARGOLA ITALY
GOH TUAN KIAT SINGAPORE
GREGG MC ANDREWS USA
HARVEY SHOGNOSH CANADA
HOBSON CROFT USA
HOOCH SEE HOLLAND
ILIR JAHO ?
JAMES KAY GREAT BRITAIN
JAMES WALDEN USA
JASON YACKLEY USA
JASON KLATT USA
JEFF ABERNATHY USA
JEFFERY JIMENEZ USA
JEREMY JONES USA
JIM FAIRCLOTH USA
JIMMY REID USA
JOESPH SOROCENSKI USA
JOEY ARBUCKLE USA
JOEY KORSIAK USA
JOHN KUTCHER USA
JOHN MOODY SR. USA
JOHN SCHMIDT USA
JOHNNY ARCHER USA
JONNI FULCHER USA
JORGE RODRIGUEZ USA
JOSE PARICA PHILLIPPINES
JOSH LEWIS USA
KALOYAN RUSANOV BULGARIA
LARRY KRESSEL USA
LARRY NEVEL USA
LEE HOLT USA
LOUIS ULRICH USA
LUC SALVAS CANADA
MARC VIDAL USA
MARCUS CHAMAT SWEDEN
MARK PANTOVIC USA
MARK MALLARI USA
MARKUS JUVA FINLAND
MARTY HERMAN USA
MATT KRAH USA
MICHAEL STANSBURY USA
MICHAEL ARO USA
MICHAEL FULLER USA
MIKE LEBRON USA
MIKE RICCIARDELLA USA
MIKE FIELDHAMMER USA
NAOHIRO KAWABATA TOKYO
NAOYUKI OI TOKYO
NELSON RIVERA PUERTO RICO
NICK VAN DEN BERG NETHERLANDS
NICK VARNER USA
NIELS FEIJEN NETHERLANDS
OSCAR DOMINGUEZ USA
OUN KEOSAVANG USA
PAUL POTIER CANADA
PAUL SMITH NEW ZEALAND
PETER BOWMAN USA
RAJ HUNDAL GREAT BRITAIN
RALF SOUQUET GERMANY
RAMIL GALLEGO PHILLIPPINES
RANDY LABONTE USA
REID PIERCE USA
RICARDO CHAVEZ MEXICO
RICHARD BARNEY USA
ROBB SAEZ USA
ROBERT RAY USA
ROBERT PIERCE USA
ROBERT MAPES USA
ROBERT POLE JR. USA
RODNEY MORRIS HAWAII
ROEL GARCIA ESQUILLO PHILLIPPINES
SHANE VAN BOENING USA
SHANNON DAULTON USA
SHAUN WILKIE USA
SHAWN PUTNAM USA
SPORTSMAN'S BILLIARD CLUB QUALIFIER
STEPHEN FOLAN GREAT BRITAIN
STEVE LEE ENGLAND
STEVE LILLIS USA
STEVE SONES USA
T.F. WHITTINGTON USA
TERRY MILLER USA
THORSTEN HOHMANN GERMANY
TIM HALL USA
TOMMY KENNEDY USA
TOMMY TOKOPH NEW MEXICO
TOMOKI MEKARI TOKYO
TOMOO TAKANO JAPAN
TONY CROSBY ENGLAND
TYLER EDEY CANADA
WALTER BLACKER USA
 
...referees from the git go/ all matches?

...any idea how "soft break" will be defined?
 
How are they going to regulate the soft break? and what will the penalty be for breaking soft?
 
johnnydub said:
How are they going to regulate the soft break? and what will the penalty be for breaking soft?
Click to expand...

I am usually not in favor of judgment calls on anything, but I love this. This is one example where the "I know it when I see it" should be employed.

Setting silly rules like "3 balls must be past the side pocket" just doesn't work. I've seen breaks hit hard where for whatever reason, the balls stay on one end of the table.

Intelligent people, and hopefully the refs are, will know the difference between taking some power off the break and true soft-breaking. Put the judgment in their hands to make these calls.

- Steve
 
at our Predator World 10-Ball Championships,we announced no soft break and tournament directors discretion. a soft break would cost you a game penalty
we had no problems and not one soft break incident
 
Honestly, what is the big concern about soft break? It looks lame?

What does it do that it should be banned?
 
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"3 balls past the side pocket" is a little out of line if you ask me although I don't feel on todays equipment that its impossible. Safe break should be out of course, and to be honest they make a ball more consistently with the soft break on that equipment. Hell Cory put like 8 together like that playing Daulton the year he won it. Players are gonna figure out a way to win regardless.
 
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