Event 1 - 9-Ball Tour 2022 - Leicester Rileys

Welcome to the first event of the 9-Ball Tour 2022, being held at the newly refurbished Rileys Sports Bar in Leicester (UK).

This will be the first of 7 events, leading to a Grand Final eighth event near the end of 2022.

To qualify for entry to the Grand Final, you will need to participate in at least 4 events on our calendar throughout the year.

All players are required to arrive and register by 10:45am. Doors will be open from 10:15am with the tournament starting promptly at 11am.

There will be free on-street parking designated by white broken line bays in neighbouring streets.

For players that haven't arrived by 11am, if you are 15 minutes late (11.15am) then we will have to give your opponent a 2 rack head-start.

If you are 30 minutes late (11.30am) then your first group game will be forfeited to your opponent.

We apologise in advance for these rules, however, we do have a very jam-packed day of games ahead of us and we need to keep to schedule to avoid delays. We thank you in advance for your co-operation.

The format will be a group stage, followed by a 16-player single elimination.

We are proud to announce that we have a 28-player field for our first event - we are extremely excited with the turnout for our first event, and we hope to put on an amazing tournament for everybody.

The group stage will consist of 7 groups, each with 4 players.

The top 2 players of the 7 groups will advance. The remaining 2 players to go through will be chosen from the 3rd placed players - the 2 players with the best stats will advance.

Following on from the group stage on Sunday, we will do a random draw to determine the single-elimination matches. The top 8 players on stats will be seeded and play against the remaining 8 players.

Group stage matches will be races to 5 & single-elimination matches will be races to 7 all the way to the final.

Alternate breaking will form the basis of the entire tournament. We would prefer that players rack their own rack.

We will be using The Magna Rack for this tournament - we believe it will add a different dimension to the game. Our sponsor Tony Cureton will give a quick tutorial at the beginning of the tournament on how best to use it.

The racking rules are simple - the 1 ball at the top, the 9-ball on the spot and the 2-ball at the back. All other balls can be racked anywhere else.

There will be no 3-point rule.

We believe in good sportsmanship between players, and we wish for all players to exercise professionalism throughout their games. If there is a dispute, please call one of the tournament directors to your table. To avoid potential disputes, if you request for a tournament director to watch a shot in case of a possible foul, please request so before the shot is played.

All scoring will be tracked via Cuescore - there will be a tablet at every table for score tracking. If there are any problems with the technology, please give one of the tournament directors a shout.

More details on the prize fund payouts will follow on the day of the tournament.

Side Events:-

Break and Dish (Starting Pot = £100)

If you are unaware of how this event works, please come and see one of the tournament directors and we will explain. This will take place before the last 16 single-elimination matches.