Mezz Cues Baltic pool tour - stage IV
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registration
regulations
OPEN division
WOMEN division
SENIORS division
MINI division
PRO division
Uptown Billiards
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Baltic Pool League
- Game
- 9-ball
- Category
- International
- Type
- Individual
- Venue
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Vilnius, Uptown Billiards
Vytenio st 42A - Start
- 18 October 2024 09:00
- Final
- 20 October 2024
PLAN of the tournament:
Friday - 18th October |
Arrival date |
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16:00 - Mini 16:00 - PRO |
Saturday - 19th September |
Open, women, seniors start |
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09:00 – start of the matches |
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19:00 - end of day 1 |
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Sunday - 20th September |
Open, women, seniors single knock out |
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09:00 – continue of the matches |
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16:30 – Final |
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17:30 - Award ceremony |
Max limitations per city:
- Vilnius (Uptown) – 72x16x24 (open x women x seniors)
- Klaipeda (Black Ball) – 72x16x24
- Riga (Bams) – 96x16x24
- Tallinn (Hill Hill) and Club 147– 96x16x32
Tournament regulations:
Dress code |
Saturday: The dress code is nice and tidy pants or jeans in one color, polo shirt or long sleeved shirt with collar. No untidy clothing is allowed. Sunday: Dress code B. The head referee reserves the right to decide on the clothing. Additionally, the organizers reserve the right to make exceptions on clothing based on the circumstances, e.g. sweater for cold pool hall, short smart pants for very hot weather etc. All the exceptions will be announced no later than 2 days prior to start of the matches. |
Entry fee (mandatory for Riga stage) |
All players HAVE to pay their entry fees by transfer to below details before registration ends: IBAN: LT273250007823857496 Receiver: Gintaras Petrovas Purpose: Entry fee for BPL xxxxx (xxxx means division, i.e. open, mini, senior or all together or separate) Paying at a tournament desk on the day of the tournament is 50€ extra. |
Time out |
Time out can be taken at any time in a match in between the racks. Time out cannot be more than 5 minutes and no smoking and drinking alcohol during time out is allowed. Time out can be taken by any player. |
Alcohol, smoking, snuff, chewing tobaco or any other drugs |
It is not allowed to use any of these drugs during the match. It is not allowed to use alcohol during whole tournament day. As time out is part of the match it is not allowed to use any of these during time out. |
Mobile phones, smart watches |
It is not allowed to use mobile phones or smart watches during the matches, unless smart watch is on flight mode. If such a situation occurs, participant will get a warning at first occasion and at 2nd - penalty is 1 rack to opponent. |
Unsportsmanlike behavior |
Unsportsmanlike behavior will not be tolerated and will be evaluated by the head referee and penalized accordingly to the WPA tournament regulations. |
Protest against referee decision |
There might be some situations where athlete will not agree with referees decision. In these circumstances protest can be given by an athlete in writing no later than 3 days since the situation happened and 100 Eur paid at the front desk as a protest analyze fee. If after investigation protest is valid to athlete side, fee is returned and valid actions to be taken. In case the athletes protest is not satisfied the 100 Eur fee will not be returned to the athlete. |
Tournament page and setup system |
Tournament will be running in www.cuescore.com and all tables for main event will have score boards for scoring. There will be no live scoring for Riga`s stage. |
Late cancellations |
Participant has to pay an entry fee if on the day of the tournament or after draw they cancel their participation. |
30 minutes before the match |
Each participant has to be 30 minutes before the match is scheduled as ther might be that the match will be called earlier. |
BPL MINI
Name |
Mezz Cues Baltic 9Ball Tour Mini Tournament |
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Description |
Event played on 9tf tables. Pro players are forbidden to participate in this event. PRO players are to be determined by tournament organisator. This event is a fun part for all BPL and not only, participants. Like a weekly tournament for arrivers on Friday to BPL and locals who maybe not want to participate in big event but would love to have a big game with foreigner. Action starts at 16:00. All players are free to enjoy the evening as they wish. |
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Friday |
4:00 PM |
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Player type |
Singles |
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Tournament type |
Double elimination |
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Game type |
9 Ball |
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Race to |
4 (in case more than 32 players, then race to 3 in looser side) |
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Bracket size |
48 |
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Tables |
Tournament will be played on 6 tables |
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Break format |
Alternate break |
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Rules |
WPA. 9 ball on the spot. 3 point rule. |
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Entry fee |
30 Eur (5 Eur cloth fee) |
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Draw type |
Random |
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Tournament Organizer and Leader |
Gintaras Petrovas |
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Payouts (in case of full chart) |
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PRO event
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PRO event |
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Description |
Event is open for everybody, but mainly for all PRO who cannot compete in MINI. |
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Friday |
4 PM |
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Player type |
Singles |
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Tournament type |
Double knock out |
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Game type |
9 ball |
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Race to |
8 |
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Bracket size |
16 |
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Tables |
Depending on availability, but not less than 2 tables |
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Break format |
Winner break |
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Rules |
WPA |
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Entry fee |
100 Eur (150 Eur cloth fee in total) |
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Draw type |
Random |
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Tournament Organizer and Leader |
Gintaras Petrovas |
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Payouts (in case of full chart) |
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Open division:
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Mezz Cues Baltic 9 Ball Tour main event |
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Description |
Main event can be participated by everyone. Men, women, seniors, wheelchair, youth, etc. Matches will be played on 9ft tables. |
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Saturday |
9 AM |
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Player type |
Singles |
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Tournament type |
DOUBLE ELIMINATION |
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Game type |
9 ball |
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Race to |
7 - until last 32, 9 from last 16. |
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Bracket size |
max 80 participants |
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Tables |
As many as possible |
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Break format |
Alternate break |
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Rules |
WPA |
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Entry fee |
70 Eur |
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Draw type |
Best players according to MCBPL2024 rankings will be seeded. The rest will be randomly drawn. |
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Draw to single KO |
Losers qualification winners will be drawn to single elimination to meet winners from Winners qualification. |
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Participation in multi events |
Applicable for women and seniors only. If participation in multi events will result conflict in a game schedule, participant will need to choose the priority in which tournament shall he or she should proceed further and cancel participation in one or another. That means that the player will forfeit one or another group and will not be able to compete in one or another. |
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Tournament Referee |
Gintaras Petrovas |
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Payouts (guaranteed) |
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Women:
Name |
Mezz Cues Baltic 9 Ball Tour women division |
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Description |
Women division will be played on the first day of the tournament as early as possible. |
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Saturday |
9 AM |
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Player type |
Singles |
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Tournament type |
Round robin qualification and single depending from amount of participants |
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Game type |
9 ball |
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Race to |
5 in a group stages, race to 7 in single knock out stage. |
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Bracket size |
max 16 participants | ||||||||||
Tables |
As many as possible |
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Break format |
Alternate break |
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Rules |
WPA |
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Entry fee |
50 Eur |
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Draw type |
Best players according to MCBPL2024 rankings will be seeded. The rest will be randomly drawn. |
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Draw to Single KO |
Depending on amount of participants we want to leave a free choice to us how many players will qualify to Single Eliminiation, but current thought is not les than 50%. For example 16 players in total and we want to let 12 players to single KO. 2024 is a year where we want women to play as much as possible. |
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Tournament Organizer and Leader |
Gintaras Petrovas |
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Payouts (guaranteed - in 2024 we will give away all entry fees in women group and additionaly add 300Eur) |
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Seniors:
Name |
Mezz Cues Baltic 9 Ball Tour Seniors division event |
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Description |
Seniors division will be played at the earliest convenience as possible on day 1. |
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Saturday |
9 AM |
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Player type |
Singles |
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Tournament type |
DOUBLE ELIMINATION |
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Game type |
9 ball |
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Race to |
7 - until last 16, 9 from last 8. |
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Bracket size |
max 32 participants |
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Tables |
As many as possible |
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Break format |
Alternate break |
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Rules |
WPA |
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Entry fee |
60 Eur |
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Draw type |
Best players according to MCBPL2024 rankings will be seeded. The rest will be randomly drawn. |
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Draw to single KO |
Losers qualification winners will be drawn to single elimination to meet winners from Winners qualification. |
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Tournament Organizer and Leader |
Gintaras Petrovas |
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Payouts (guaranteed)+ 200 Eur (in case of maximum participants number is reached) |
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- Prize money will be paid during award ceremony only.