This year the Canadian Pool Championship open events will be held in two different stages. Stage I will be held at The Corner Bank in Toronto (925 Warden Avenue East, at the corner of Warden and Ashtonbee Avenues). The Corner Bank is a new room destined to become one of Toronto's premier cue sport facilities. Owned and operated by John White and Jim Wych, the Corner Bank will offer 8 Shender snooker tables and 28 Diamond pool tables spread over a 14,000 sq.ft. facility. Set to open in late March, the new room will provide plenty of space for all billiard enthusiasts to watch the best players in the country compete for national glory. When open, all information will be available at:
www.thecornerbank.ca.
Stage II will be held in conjunction with the Canadian Cue Sports National Championships at the Delta Meadowvale, Mississauga, ON.
The schedule of the Open Pool Divisions will be:
Stage I - The Corner Bank, Toronto
•Tuesday, April 8 & Wednesday, April 9 - Open 8-Ball
•Thursday, April 10 & Friday, April 11 - Open 9-Ball
•Saturday, April 12 & Sunday, April 13 - Open 10-Ball
•Saturday, April 12 - Women's 9-Ball
•Sunday, April 13 - Women's 10-Ball
Stage II - Delta Meadowvale, Mississauga
•Monday, April 14 - Practice Day
•Tuesday, April 15 - Open 8-Ball Final 8
•Wednesday, April 16 - Practice Day
•Thursday, April 17 - Open / Women's 9-Ball Final 6
•Friday, April 18 - Open / Women's 10-Ball Final 6
•Saturday, April 19 - Open / Women All Around Event
Additional Notes on Stage II
Accommodations - A shared room, two per room, will be provided for all Stage 2 participants, as required, at the Delta Meadowvale.
All-Around Events - The top 8 in point rankings for Open, & the top 4 for Women's, will be invited to participate in the All-Around Event. The format for this second stage will be single knockout, with the Round of 8 being 8-Ball, the Semi-Finals being 9-Ball, & the Finals being 10-Ball. There will be at least $3,500 in guaranteed prize money for the All Around Champions - $2,000 for Open & $1,500 for Women
For more information:
http://www.cbsa.ca
http://www.thecornerbank.ca