Nordic Championship, Women

Welcome to the 2022 Nordic Championship 10-Ball in Oslo!

General
The Norwegian Billiards Federation, in cooperation with the Nordic Billiard Council and the local host, Oslo Biljardklubb, is responsible for the organizing of the event. A total of 48 women representing Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden will participate.

10-Ball will be played according to the WPA rules, with break box and alternating breaks. In the Women's division a race to 6 will be played, but the organizer reserves the right to shorten the races in the loser's bracket by 1 point, should the time schedule suggest that this will become necessary.

The final schedule as well as the draw will be published in Cuescore immediately following the announcement deadline.

All tables will be updated live by the players, and the Tournament Director will confirm the scores on a regular basis. It will be possible to follow at least two tables per round via live-stream at any time. The stream will be a Pay Per View (PPV) solutions. We will get back with prices and info later.

Schedule
Accreditation – Friday September 16 09:00-13:00
Player Meeting – Friday September 16 13:00-13:30
Tournament start – Friday September 16 14:00

Dress Code
Dress code B. Irrespective of category/division, the following rules will apply:

Shirt: Long or short sleeve piquet (polo shirt) – club or National Federation shirt. The shirt must long enough not to allow bare skin to be visible when stretching.

Undershirt or National Sweatshirt /Tracksuit without hoods: Use due to temperature conditions is allowed only with permission of the Tournament Director.

Trousers/Skirt & Belt: Formal dress trousers (or skirt/”pantskirt”). The use of a belt is mandatory if the trousers (skirt, “pantskirt”) are prepared for its use (i.e. if belt loops are present).

Shoes & Socks: Use of dress shoes or sports shoes with leather or leather-like top, and socks, is mandatory.

Seeding
According to agreement between the Nordic Countries the seeding is based upon the results from the Championship 2020 and the respective national federations seeding plus the fact that the seeded no. 1 and no. 2 from the same country will be seeded in different halves of the chart.

As a result of this we have in the Women´s division the following seeding:

Seeding Women

TBA

For further information, please contact the Norwegian Billiards Federation via biljard@biljardforbundet.no.