New Nationwide Pro-Am Tournament!

[Sarah Mount]

Happy New Year to you all!

In 2010 On Q Promotions will be running the first Pink Ribbon Pro-AM tournament in association with Breast Cancer Care.

The tournament director is Roland Van Laere who is currently involved in running the PIOS.

Professional players confirmed to be taking part include Jimmy White, Stephen Lee, Robert Milkins and Barry Hawkins with more to be confirmed.

This competition is open to everyone of any age or ability who would like to take part in a new tournament and support Breast Cancer Care at the same time. All of the preliminary rounds will be held at your local snooker clubs with the chance to win a place at the finals in Gloucester at the new South West Snooker Academy (http://www.onqpromotions.co.uk/site/Pink%20Ribbon.aspx) later in the year.

All of the details are on our website (http://www.onqpromotions.co.uk/site/Pink%20Ribbon.aspx) at www.onqpromotions.co.uk

Thanks for taking the time to read this and good luck to everyone who enters!

Sarah Mount

[jonplayer]

Thanks for the thread, I'll be in for sure. What clubs will the prelim stages be played at? My local club hasn't mentioned anything.

[Sarah Mount]

Hi Jonplayer!

Thanks for the interest!

Any club can host the prelim stages. It may be that your local club is not aware yet but if you and others at your club are interested then please do visit the website (http://www.onqpromotions.co.uk/site/Pink%20Ribbon.aspx) for more information and let your club know to see if they are interested enough to find out more information.

Thanks again for your interest!

Sarah

Hope that helps!

[cazmac1]

Hi Sarah,
sounds good I'll have a look a your web link.:D

[ferret]

What are the dates for this event?

We are in the middle of arranging a snooker event for TSF members and we don't want to clash the dates, ours are scheduled for the 2nd sunday(s) in February, March and April.

[Sarah Mount]

Hi Sarah,
sounds good I'll have a look a your web link.:D

Thanks Cazmac1! Hope you found all of the information you were looking for online. If you do have any questions feel free to let me know or to email the tournament director, Roland Van Laere, who's email is on the website.

Thanks again!

Sarah


What are the dates for this event?

We are in the middle of arranging a snooker event for TSF members and we don't want to clash the dates, ours are scheduled for the 2nd sunday(s) in February, March and April.

At the moment the plan is to allow each local club to choose the dates and times that best suit their venues diary's, within a time frame of course, so there should be no problems regarding clashing with your proposed event.

Best of luck with your TSF members event!

Sarah


Hi Jonplayer!

Thanks for the interest!

Any club can host the prelim stages. It may be that your local club is not aware yet but if you and others at your club are interested then please do visit the website (http://www.onqpromotions.co.uk/site/Pink%20Ribbon.aspx) for more information and let your club know to see if they are interested enough to find out more information.

Thanks again for your interest!

Sarah

Hope that helps!

I should have mentioned that promotional material will be being sent to every snooker club in the UK and Ireland so each club should be aware of the tournament over the next few days.

More information can now be found here (http://www.onqpromotions.co.uk/site/Pink%20Ribbon.aspx).

We also have a facebook fan page which you are more than welcome to join here (http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Pink-Ribbon-Snooker-Pro-Am-Tournament/245098608830?ref=mf).

Sarah

[jonplayer]

mmm, not heard any more about this, and the website is down?
Anyone else got a bad feeling?

[Sarah Mount]

mmm, not heard any more about this, and the website is down?
Anyone else got a bad feeling?

The website shouldn't be down?!? It's working fine for me. Perhaps I did the link wrong. Try HERE (http://www.onqpromotions.co.uk/site/Pink%20Ribbon.aspx)

Everything is coming together very nicely. There has been a lot of interest in this tournament which we are really pleased about-obviously! There is a facebook group that you, or anyone interested, could join HERE (http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Pink-Ribbon-Snooker-Pro-Am-Tournament/245098608830?ref=mf)

If there are still problems I'd appreciate it if you could let me know!

Thanks

Sarah

[jonplayer]

Hi Sarah
Thanks for putting my worried mind at ease. I still can't access it but it maybe just me.
Is there a list of clubs that are running matches?

[ja.]

onqpromotions website doesnt work for me either :confused:

[Sarah Mount]

Hi Sarah
Thanks for putting my worried mind at ease. I still can't access it but it maybe just me.
Is there a list of clubs that are running matches?

Hi Jonplayer,

No problem at all. I can access the site so I hope it is running ok. We've had a large number of hits this morning as well so I'd imagine others are accessing it ok. Hopefully you'll be able to view it soon.

We started sending letters and posters to snooker clubs this week. Any club can hold qualifiers and the top four players qualify for the regional rounds. If any one club have only 4 applicants then they will automatically qualify for the next round, then we choose regional clubs to give us regional
winners. The PIOS players and the Pro's then join and contest the finals in Gloucester at the new South West Snooker Academy.

Hope that answers a few questions. Feel free to ask me any more questions you may have.

Sarah

[magicman]

Oh dear, nor me.

[Sarah Mount]

onqpromotions website doesnt work for me either :confused:

Oh no! That's not good! Sorry about that. I will get someone to look into it and hopefully have the problem rectified asap.

Thanks for letting me know Ja.

Sarah


Oh dear, nor me.

This is quite definitive! Are you following the link in my post or are you typing www.onqpromotions.co.uk? (http://www.onqpromotions.co.uk?) If one of you could please be kind enough to see if that makes a difference I'd be very grateful.

Sarah

I've spoken with IT support and there is a problem with our websites at the moment. Apologies to everyone who has been trying to view them. They are working to try and rectify the problem so hopefully they will be available again later today.

Thanks to everyone who flagged up the issue!

Sarah

[Sarah Mount]

Hello All!

We have now confirmed the date of the finals which are to be held at the South West Snooker Academy (www.southwestsnookeracademy.com) between Thursday 17th June-Sunday 20th June 2010.

There has been a lot of interest from clubs, PIOS players and Pros so it is sure to be a great event and we are confident of raising a substantial amount for breast cancer charities.

If anyone wishes to enter but hasn't seen anything in their club, feel free to email me at sarah.mount@onqpromotions.co.uk and I will forward everything your club would need. The more people we get to enter, the more money raised for charity as well as the more people to join in the fun!

The club player who progresses the furthest in the tournament will win the chance for one or more of our stable of professional players to play an exhibition match at their club, free of charge!

Once again, feel free to get in touch if you need anymore information.

Sarah Mount

[magicman]

This sounds like a fantastic resource for the local area Sarah. I can't seem to find which local area it is though. Maybe it's me but there doesn't seem to be an address on the site anywhere. I'm assuming the construction isn't over; does this mean you don't know the address yet?

In looking on your Q site I saw the pink ribboned event and just wanted to clarify that your borrowing from poker in allowing buy-ins from players already knocked out?

Also, I can understand pro's getting straight through to the venue but what is the reasoning for PIOS players too? Is this fair for all the players that have played local then regional rounds to find someone else is playing round 1? Or are you just basing you format on the MT? lol

Whoever is responsible for this Academy should be commended. It's a much needed facility in the South and I hope it goes from strength to strength. Well done and good luck!

[Sarah Mount]

Hello Magicman!

Thank you for your compliments regarding the academy. You are correct, it is still in the process of being built. It will be in Quedgley in Gloucester and we are anticipating it to be fully kitted out and ready for use for May. It is in a standalone 20,000 square foot building and is one of several units being built in the area-hence no address as of yet.

As for the buy-ins. Only those who just miss out on qualifying from the regional finals will be offered the chance to buy in once again in the place of any professional who may have pulled out for whatever reason.

I totally understand you querying why PIOS players join the Pro's in starting at the national finals. This was due to several reasons. Our tournament director, Roland van Laere, also runs the PIOS giving us the chance to get as many of the PIOS boys involved, therefore raising more money for breast cancer charities. Also, many of these guys are the future of snooker and we are keen to give them as many opportunities as possible to compete against Pros and encourage particularly the youth who play on the PIOS. One of our aims for the academy is to offer the opportunity for talented individuals to practice on the highest of facilities and enhance their chances of achieving their potential so to have the highest ranked amateurs involved reaffirms this.

The man responsible for this academy from the idea stage to where it is now is Paul Mount who manages several professional players. He has put a lot of his time and effort into this and we are hopeful that the facilities provided will benefit snooker from grass roots upwards.

We will be adding photos of the construction process over the next few weeks to the academy website so feel free to keep checking back to see the growth of what we hope, and believe, to be a successful new venture.

Thanks again for taking the time to look at our website and let us know your thoughts!

Regards

Sarah

PS Just to add that the academy is a non profit making organisation with any profits being put back into sporting charities in order to keep the development of sport at the fore front of the academy's aims.

[Sarah Mount]

Hello!

Just to let anyone know who may be interested that we have added new pics of the academy (where the finals will be held), from when the building process started, to our facebook fanpage which can be found here (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=photos&ref=ts&gid=262572191921#!/group.php?gid=262572191921).

There are pics of Academy members Stephen Lee, Robert Milkins and Michael Wasley visiting the site with their Manager, and managing director of the Academy, Paul Mount.

Other pics included on our facebook fanpage include the boys in training, Jimmy White at the Sports Personality of the Year Awards and the OneForSeven Finals in Cardiff.

Regards

Sarah

[Sarah Mount]

Hello Guys!

So as not to take over the 'Lazy Players' thread I thought a new one outlining the Pink Ribbon may be a good idea.

All Pro's and PIOS players will start at the finals weekend in Gloucester at the South West Snooker Academy (http://www.southwestsnookeracademy.com).

The academy is a non-profit organisation with any profits going to charitable causes. One of our chosen charities are breast cancer charities. Our management company, On Q Promotions, looks after several professional players, all of whom wear pink backed waistcoats in order to raise awareness of breast cancer amongst snooker fans. We are keen to promote that the 'Boys are doing it for the Girls' as this is a way men can let other men know about the signs they should be looking out for and for them to spread that knowledge to the women in their lives-wives, girlfriends, mothers, daughters etc. We also appreciate that there are a large number of women who play and watch snooker and of course if we can reach them first hand with the message then that is great!

The Pros have been keen to support this event since its conception in late 2009. So far we have the following who have registered and paid their entrance fee Jimmy White, Barry Hawkins, Barry Pinches, Ben Woolaston, Chris Norbury, Dave Harold, Gerard Greene, Judd Trump, Mark Davis, Mark Joyce, Matthew Selt, Michael Holt, Nigel Bond, Ricky Walden, Robert Milkins, Rod Lawler, Stephen Lee, Stuart Bingham, Tom Ford, Tony Drago and Dominic Dale. There are also several top 16 players interested in participating as well as more Pros who have shown an interest so we expect these numbers to increase.

If you are interested in taking part club players can qualify for the finals weekend at their local clubs. If your club is not holding a qualifying event, don't worry, you can still take part as Rileys are in the process of organising special qualifying events at their clubs.

Alternatively, If your local club is not holding a qualifying event but you would like to organise one for your club then that would be great. Anyone who organises a qualifier for their club with 10 or more entries will be given a pair of free spectator tickets for the final day of the event. If you are interested in organising a qualifying event for your club then if you contact me on sarah.mount@onqpromotions.co.uk I will be able to send you everything you will need.

Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions.

Regards

Sarah

Also, the club player who goes the furthest in the competition will win for one of our stable of professional players to perform an exhibition match at their local club where they qualified, free of charge!

[ryanc147]

Hi i,ve sent my money and application form to the address on the form, and I play out of the Grove Club in Romford, however when i asked them about they don't know anything about it, what would you advise me to do

[goldengirl]

Thanks for the clarification Sarah.

[MattWilson]

Great cause - when will the Riley's venues be announced and do you have to enter prior to this announcement or can you make a decision afterwards?

MW

[Sarah Mount]

Hi i,ve sent my money and application form to the address on the form, and I play out of the Grove Club in Romford, however when i asked them about they don't know anything about it, what would you advise me to do

Thank you for entry which we have gratefully received. I will get on the case with this and get back to you.

Regards

Sarah


Thanks for the clarification Sarah.

You're welcome goldengirl.


Great cause - when will the Riley's venues be announced and do you have to enter prior to this announcement or can you make a decision afterwards?

MW

Thanks Matt! Rileys clubs should be offering the chance to take part in the next week or so. They are just sorting out the logistics at the moment before they announce it. You can make a decision after the announcement as we are being slightly flexible with the deadline (within reason) to allow Rileys customers the opportunity to get involved.

Regards

Sarah

[vialliviall]

hi sarah,

I would like to enter a qualifier to get into this pro-am however not sure where one is?
do i pay the entry fee now or wait for a qualifier and pay it to them? sorry om a little confused

[Sarah Mount]

hi sarah,

I would like to enter a qualifier to get into this pro-am however not sure where one is?
do i pay the entry fee now or wait for a qualifier and pay it to them? sorry om a little confused

Hello vialliviall!

Where are you based? I can let you know if there is a club holding a qualifier near you. Ideally you would pay your entrance fee to the club holding the qualifier but either way we will be able to get you involved.

Regards

Sarah

[vialliviall]

thanks for the reply Sarah. I'm based in Essex but i'm willing to travel?

[Sarah Mount]

thanks for the reply Sarah. I'm based in Essex but i'm willing to travel?

You're welcome! We are finalising the details of a qualifier with a club in Essex so once it is all confirmed I will let you know.

Regards

Sarah

[Sarah Mount]

We currently have clubs in Derby, Stockport, Staines and Stoke on Trent organising a qualifying event so if you live near one of these places and would like t get involved, please get in touch and I will put you in contact with the relevant person at the club you would like to play at.

Regards

Sarah

[Sarah Mount]

Just a short note regarding the date for the Pink Ribbon finals weekend. We are aware, since the release of the 2010-11 World Snooker Calendar, that the first Player Tour Championship event is due to take place on the same weekend as the Pink Ribbon tournament at South West Snooker Academy. We are speaking with World Snooker at the moment in order to get more information so we can make a decision regarding if we will need to reschedule our finals weekend. As soon as we know more we will let you know!

Regards

Sarah Mount

[leeroygor]

I will set a date in Chester by wednesday this week Sarah also.

[Sarah Mount]

I will set a date in Chester by wednesday this week Sarah also.

Fantastic news! Thanks Lee!

Regards

Sarah

[cazmac1]

Hi Sara,I've asked the maneger at my local Riley's about the comp and he phoned his head office and has been told that they are not awear of this event?
can you also post a break down of the format, IE:how many rounds are there in total, how many events/locations would you have to attend to make it through to the final.

[Sarah Mount]

Hi Sara,I've asked the maneger at my local Riley's about the comp and he phoned his head office and has been told that they are not awear of this event?
can you also post a break down of the format, IE:how many rounds are there in total, how many events/locations would you have to attend to make it through to the final.

Hi cazmac1,

Rileys marketing manager had assured us that he was going to send all of the information we provided him through to his managers in order for them to organise qualifiers. Having heard from several people that their Rileys were unaware of the event we contacted the marketing manager again and have since found out from the same gentleman that he no longer thinks this sort of event would appeal to 'Rileys' customers. We are hugely disappointed as we wanted the event to be open to EVERYONE who wished to enter.

In answer to your other question, due to lack of snooker clubs getting involved we have now decided not to run the regional finals so those who qualify at their clubs will make it directly through to the finals weekend at South West Snooker Academy. Therefore, it is only one location away from your home club and that is the finals where the Pros and PIOS players join in.

Hope that answers your questions. If you, or anyone else, have any more questions feel free to post them!

Regards

Sarah

[magicman]

What an appalling attitude from Riley's! I bet no-ones even surprised either.

[cazmac1]

Thankyou for getting back to me Sarah, can you tell me the nearest club participating near me. I'm located in west london

[Luke Hooper]

I'd also be interested in this also situated in west London, cazmac where are you in west London?

[cazmac1]

Hi luke, I'm in Shepherds Bush, I'm looking for someone to travel with me to comps if you interested?:)

[Luke Hooper]

Your not too far from me, I'm in Staines, just on the outskirts of m4/m25

[amt]

Hi everyone,

I've been in contact with Sarah about the possibility of us putting on a qualifying event here in Brighton.

I've asked some of my local players and to honest there wasn't a lot of interest in travelling to Gloucester for the finals so there would be no point in our event. (There aren't a huge number if players in Brighton that ever travel around for these types of event, it has nothing to do with this tournament in particular).

HOWEVER,

I am still happy to put one on if I get enough players from outside Brighton to make it worthwhile. If anyone is interested then please email me over the next week and I'll then weigh up the situation. I can't offer an exact date or any details other than it would be a Sunday, presumably in May. If interest is high enough I'll work out the details and promote it here.

Thanks
Anthony

ps. my email is info@castlesnookerclub.com, or you can pm me or facebook message me etc etc

[goldengirl]

Sarah - sorry to hear about Rileys - surprised as they were quite supportiveof the Waistcoat events we used to run - but that might be down to individual clubs.
Sorry to bother you at Easter but Jamie's (O'Neill) club in Rushden, Northants are interested in running a qualifying event. Could you send some details of what they have to do and if you offer any promotional material. Do the players have to send the entry to you before the qualifying and how many qualifyers are allowed from each club? If it's not too late.
Rushden has produced World Champs Peter Ebdon & Shaun Murphy so they are trying to get themselves back on the map and an event like this would greatly help I think.
If you want to message me or ring me that would be great or contact the club on 01933 319191. Roland has got my number I think or will have Jamies.#
Thanks for your help. Hope this is a great success.

[goldengirl]

Sorry - the club asked me if there was an age limit - as they run a monthly ranking event for U18s with some good players from all over. Would they be eligible?

[Sarah Mount]

What an appalling attitude from Riley's! I bet no-ones even surprised either.

Hi magicman, we were disappointed but the guy we were dealing with was very helpful and we hope that future projects will be more suitable for Rileys customers. Also, as they are a large chain they are able, and do, run their own events to promote snooker.


Thankyou for getting back to me Sarah, can you tell me the nearest club participating near me. I'm located in west london

You're welcome cazmac1. If you are near Staines I know that a player from their Rileys club is looking to organise an event himself. I can put you in touch with him if you like. Castle Snooker Club in Brighton is also another option although I'm not sure how easy West London to Brighton is as a journey. I will check to see if there are anymore nearer to you. Some clubs have already held their qualifiers.


Your not too far from me, I'm in Staines, just on the outskirts of m4/m25

Hello Luke, same as in my reply above, I can put you in touch with the gentleman who is organising a qualifier at his local Rileys in Staines if you are interested?


Hi everyone,

I've been in contact with Sarah about the possibility of us putting on a qualifying event here in Brighton.

I've asked some of my local players and to honest there wasn't a lot of interest in travelling to Gloucester for the finals so there would be no point in our event. (There aren't a huge number if players in Brighton that ever travel around for these types of event, it has nothing to do with this tournament in particular).

HOWEVER,

I am still happy to put one on if I get enough players from outside Brighton to make it worthwhile. If anyone is interested then please email me over the next week and I'll then weigh up the situation. I can't offer an exact date or any details other than it would be a Sunday, presumably in May. If interest is high enough I'll work out the details and promote it here.

Thanks
Anthony

ps. my email is info@castlesnookerclub.com, or you can pm me or facebook message me etc etc

Hi Anthony,

Thank you for letting me know. It's a shame their are no players in Brighton keen to take part but we are very grateful of you to take the time to help organise a qualifier for those who can travel to Brighton. I'm sure many of the forum members have seen the great comments about your club in other threads so hopefully there will be some people in the surrounding areas who will be interested in your qualifier. Thank you once again.


Sarah - sorry to hear about Rileys - surprised as they were quite supportiveof the Waistcoat events we used to run - but that might be down to individual clubs.
Sorry to bother you at Easter but Jamie's (O'Neill) club in Rushden, Northants are interested in running a qualifying event. Could you send some details of what they have to do and if you offer any promotional material. Do the players have to send the entry to you before the qualifying and how many qualifyers are allowed from each club? If it's not too late.
Rushden has produced World Champs Peter Ebdon & Shaun Murphy so they are trying to get themselves back on the map and an event like this would greatly help I think.
If you want to message me or ring me that would be great or contact the club on 01933 319191. Roland has got my number I think or will have Jamies.#
Thanks for your help. Hope this is a great success.

Hi Goldengirl,

We were disappointed that Rileys were not keen to get involved but they are a large chain and have their own projects that they run in order to promote snooker so it is understandable. Whilst we would have loved for their clubs to have been involved, we were mainly keen to try to help individual snooker clubs to get players into their clubs without having to worry about providing prize money. Unfortunately, the interest from clubs was less than we had hoped for but this is an event we are intending to run annually so if we can make this years a fantastic event then hopefully more clubs will want to join in for next years. That is fantastic news that Jamie's club are interested in holding a qualifier. If you message me an email address I will email you the entry form and a poster for the club. We are currently running the qualifiers on the basis of two qualifiers for every 10 entrants so if you have twenty entrants then four will progress to the finals and so on. Thank you for taking the time to get in touch and help to help us make this tournament a success and raise lots of money for charity whilst having fun! Many thanks for your best wishes also.

Regards

Sarah

[Sarah Mount]

Sorry - the club asked me if there was an age limit - as they run a monthly ranking event for U18s with some good players from all over. Would they be eligible?

No age limit. The tournament is open to absolutely everyone!

Thanks

Sarah

[Luke Hooper]

No way! I was trying toget them to do something haha the o ly ba thing about rileys in Staines isthat the tables are pretty run down however I'm definitely up for it and definitely want to get in touch!! If you could give methe persons details or let them know mine my email is luke.j.hooper@gmail.com

fantastic, thanks!

[Sarah Mount]

No way! I was trying toget them to do something haha the o ly ba thing about rileys in Staines isthat the tables are pretty run down however I'm definitely up for it and definitely want to get in touch!! If you could give methe persons details or let them know mine my email is luke.j.hooper@gmail.com

fantastic, thanks!

I will send him your email address and get him to contact you with any information he has.

Regards

Sarah

[Luke Hooper]

Thank you very much!!

[Sarah Mount]

Someone is organising a qualifying event at Rileys in Exeter. If anyone lives locally and is interested in taking part then please contact the club for more details.

Regards

Sarah

[ryanc147]

Was wondering if you knew if there was going to be a qualifying event in Essex. Your'e going to let me know. The Grove still has no mention about it. Im still interested in playing in the event.

[amt]

Hello everyone,

I'm pleased to announce we will be holding a qualifying event for the pink ribbon ProAm on Sunday 16th May.

Entry is £20, this covers both the qualifier and the ProAm. For every five players that attend our event one will progress through to the ProAm.

The qualifier will be a round robin format so you will all be guaranteed a good value day of high quality snooker even if you don't progress through to the ProAm.

Please help us support a good cause!

Thanks
Anthony

[ryanc147]

Would love to attend however this event clashed with the EASB premier tour event 6 which will be held in Derby. The event has been rescheduled because the birmingham venue was not ready> i have paid my entry fee to this competition but our local club The Grove Romford still doesn't know much about it. Awaiting from q promotions where another event is being played.

[Sarah Mount]

Was wondering if you knew if there was going to be a qualifying event in Essex. Your'e going to let me know. The Grove still has no mention about it. Im still interested in playing in the event.

Hi Ryan,

We haven't heard back from The Grove despite trying on numerous occasions so we are therefore assuming they are not interested in holding a qualifier. We're disappointed as there has been a fair bit of interest from Essex based snooker fans/players. The number of places holding qualifiers is fewer now due to the nearing of the deadline for the draw at the beginning of May. If I hear of a club near you holding a qualifier I will let you know on here.

Apologies Ryan!

Regards

Sarah

[Sarah Mount]

We can now confirm that the finals weekend, at the South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, will take place between the 17th-20th June as planned. Hope to see you all there!

Regards

Sarah

[leeroygor]

Ok Sarah.

I will put on a qualifier on Sunday 25th April 2010 (Short Notice but may run another the following week). £20 to enter.

Closing Date For Entries Saturday 24th April 2010.

Round Robin Format In the Early Rounds. Then Knockout.

1 Player to Progress to Final Stages for Every 5 Entrants.

To Be Held at The Q Bar Chester. 4 - 8 Volunteer Street Chester CH1 1RG.

[marktowers]

We can now confirm that the finals weekend, at the South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, will take place between the 17th-20th June as planned. Hope to see you all there!

Regards

Sarah
Hi Sarah.

I'd love to eneter this but my local Rileys club in Leicester are not running a qualifier. Do you know of any qualifiers taking place in the Leicester area at all ?

Thanks.
Regards

Mark

[Welshsteve]

I'm running a qualifier at my club, the Priors Club, in Leamington Spa. Deadline for entries, Friday 23rd April.

[goldengirl]

I'm hoping there will be one at Rushden Snooker Centre (Windmill Club) in Northants. Have given them all the paperwork but have not been over cos Jamie's at PIOS. Will try to find out.

[jonplayer]

Are there any clubs in the south west London/ surrey area running this comp? Haven't heard a bean

[jonplayer]

Appologies, just read Rileys Staines (Ali G country) is holding qualifiers

[Sarah Mount]

Ok Sarah.

I will put on a qualifier on Sunday 25th April 2010 (Short Notice but may run another the following week). £20 to enter.

Closing Date For Entries Saturday 24th April 2010.

Round Robin Format In the Early Rounds. Then Knockout.

1 Player to Progress to Final Stages for Every 5 Entrants.

To Be Held at The Q Bar Chester. 4 - 8 Volunteer Street Chester CH1 1RG.

Hi Lee!

Thanks for organising that qualifier. The possibility of a second qualifier sounds fantastic too.

Regards

Sarah


Hi Sarah.

I'd love to eneter this but my local Rileys club in Leicester are not running a qualifier. Do you know of any qualifiers taking place in the Leicester area at all ?

Thanks.
Regards

Mark

Hi Mark,

We currently don't have a qualifier taking place in Leicester. The nearest to you is probably the one in Leamington Spa that Welshsteve has mentioned in the post below yours. Still not close though! We are in the process of finalising other ways in which to enter which will be announced on this thread asap.

Regards

Sarah


I'm running a qualifier at my club, the Priors Club, in Leamington Spa. Deadline for entries, Friday 23rd April.

Hello Welshsteve!

That is fantastic! Thank you for your support!

Regards

Sarah


I'm hoping there will be one at Rushden Snooker Centre (Windmill Club) in Northants. Have given them all the paperwork but have not been over cos Jamie's at PIOS. Will try to find out.

Hi goldengirl,

I will put the details of this on our facebook page also to see if there are any players local to Rushden who would like to enter. I see Jamie's doing well in the PIOS again!

Regards

Sarah


Are there any clubs in the south west London/ surrey area running this comp? Haven't heard a bean


Appologies, just read Rileys Staines (Ali G country) is holding qualifiers

Rileys in Staines are indeed organising a qualifier. It is a member of the club who is organising it though as opposed to the club manager. If you are interested in entering then please PM me your details and I will pass them on to the organiser for you.

Regards

Sarah

A massive thank you to everyone who is supporting this event! Nice to see this thread lively with lots of people helping us to raise as much money as possible for breast cancer charities. :)

[Sarah Mount]

We are delighted and thrilled to announce that Michaela Tabb will be attending the finals weekend of the Pink Ribbon Tournament after she offered her time and services free of charge in order to support the tournament and our campaign to raise as much money as possible for breast cancer charities. We are very grateful to Michaela for her generosity and we hope those who are going to attend the event are as excited about seeing Michaela there as we are at the prospect of welcoming her to the academy! :)

[Alex0paul]

Any qualifiers around the Devon/Cornwall area?

[Sarah Mount]

Any qualifiers around the Devon/Cornwall area?

Hello Alex0paul,

Last I heard we had clubs in Plymouth, Babbacombe and Exeter interested in holding qualifying events. I will speak with our Tournament Director tomorrow for more information and post it on here for you.

Regards

Sarah

[inevermissblue]

Does anyone know if/where a Pink Ribbon qualifier is in Stoke-On-Trent area? as im desperate to enter. Please help!

[marktowers]

I'm running a qualifier at my club, the Priors Club, in Leamington Spa. Deadline for entries, Friday 23rd April.

Hi Welshsteve. Which day are you running a qualifier for this event ? It seems that your club is the nearest to Leicester so how would I go about entering the event through you ? Can you pay on the day or would I have to arrange this by Friday ?

Thanks, Mark

[Welshsteve]

Hi Mark, had quite a few people pull out, due to our neighbouring league running their finals week over this week. Therefore I'm now trying to scrape together enough for a qualifier at the weekend. If not, it will be done during next week. I will keep you informed. Private message me your number and/or email and I'll let you know.

[marktowers]

Thanks for that Steve. Unfortunately as I'm new to the site my account doesn't allow personal messages (not worked that out yet !). Please keep me informed via this forum if possible. I would be struggling to play this weekend as I have a comp on Sunday that has been organized for a while. Next week would be good though . Please let me know at your earliest convenience.

Cheers

[inevermissblue]

I just rang Rileys in Hanley Stoke-On-Trent to see if they are holding qualifiers in their club and they knew nothing about it!!! How ridiculous! You would think that Rileys would want to be on board especially after having dozens of their clubs taken out of action in recent months. Unless their lack of attention speaks volumes in terms of expectation???:rolleyes:

[Alex0paul]

Thanks for that Steve. Unfortunately as I'm new to the site my account doesn't allow personal messages (not worked that out yet !). Please keep me informed via this forum if possible. I would be struggling to play this weekend as I have a comp on Sunday that has been organized for a while. Next week would be good though . Please let me know at your earliest convenience.

Cheers

I think you need to have had 10 posts. I think its to stop the huge amount of spammers we've had.

[Welshsteve]

Thanks for that Steve. Unfortunately as I'm new to the site my account doesn't allow personal messages (not worked that out yet !). Please keep me informed via this forum if possible. I would be struggling to play this weekend as I have a comp on Sunday that has been organized for a while. Next week would be good though . Please let me know at your earliest convenience.

Cheers

Hi Mark, Sarah Mount has informed me that I have until the middle of May to get the qualifier done now, so a bit more time. As soon as I get organised, I will let you know.

[leeroygor]

Lee Stephens won todays Q Bar Qualifier.

We ran a round robin Group with 6 Players. 5 matches. All best of 5's.

Plenty of Snooker.

1 player to go through to Gloucester and 2 given free entry into next weekends Q Bar Qualifier.

We intend to hold 3 in total.

Danny Connolly from Macclesfield came as to did Mike Smith from Stoke on Trent so hopefully we can attract more players from those areas.

[Sarah Mount]

Jordans Pool and Snooker Lounge are in the process of organising at least one qualifier in Rainham, Kent.

We will be selling spectator tickets for the finals weekend at the South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester. Details will be posted on here in due course.

Regards

Sarah Mount

[Mosconi]

Hi there,

I'm looking into the possibility of running a qualifier at my local club in Bideford, Devon.

How would i need to go about it? How much entry fee do i charge etc??

Look forward to your reply.
Thanks

[Sarah Mount]

Hi there,

I'm looking into the possibility of running a qualifier at my local club in Bideford, Devon.

How would i need to go about it? How much entry fee do i charge etc??

Look forward to your reply.
Thanks

Hi Mosconi,

That is great news! The way qualifiers are currently working are for each player to pay a £20 fee to play in the qualifier and one person qualifies for every five entrants. So if there are ten entrants you find two qualifiers, 15 entrants will find three qualifiers etc. Once your event has taken place you then send us all of the entry forms and fees along with the names of those who have qualified so they can progress to the draw. The finals weekend is taking place at the South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester between 17th-20th June so ideally we would need to have the names of your qualifiers by the end of May.

If you have any more questions or you would like me to email you a copy of the entry form then please do feel free to email me on sarah.mount@onqpromotions.co.uk

Regards

Sarah

[amt]

Hi everyone,

Don't forget we are holding our Pink Ribbon qualifying event this Sunday, that's the 16th May.

- Entry Fee : £20, covering entry into this event and the finals in Gloucester.

- limited to 30 entrants, first come first served. Interest is high so contact me by phone or email if you are definitely coming and I will reserve you a place. Please don't turn up without letting me know in advance because I will need to prepare the tables etc.

- The event will start at 11am sharp, so please arrive by 10:30am if possible.
(If late, 1 Frame will be deducted for every 20mins after 11am)

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- Round Robin, groups of 5. (That of course means everyone will have to sit out while one match is played, so please be patient)

- Best of 3 frames

- group tables based on :
- 1st : total frames won
- 2nd : total matches won
- in the event of two players tying : winner of their previous match is placed higher
- in the event of more than two players tying : high breaks are taken into account, then the top two players are compared under the above rule.

- top 2 in each group go through to a single knockout round, best of 5 frames, with a winner playing a runner-up. (There will be no overall winner to the day as 1 in 5 entrants qualify for Gloucester)

********************************************

Without knowing exactly how many people are playing it's difficult to plan a round robin that reduces 5 entrants to 1 winner, so if the number of entrants works strongly against the above format, then I reserve the right to change any or all of it. ;)

I hope we have a good turnout for the sake of an excellent charitable cause!

Thanks
Anthony

ps

you can check out the facebook event here : http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=112937512064210&ref=ts

[Sarah Mount]

We are pleased to announce that spectator tickets have now gone on sale for the Pink Ribbon Tournament at the South West Snooker Academy in June. Prices range from £7.50 to £10 per day for a standard day pass to all matches or £12.50 to £15 per day for VIP tickets which include:

-Meet and greet with the players
-Entrance to the players lounge
-Reserved seats in the front two rows of the arena
-One free go at the Speed Clearance challenge

We look forward to welcoming you to the Academy.

BUY TICKETS (http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_midlands&query=schedule&venue=southwestsnooker&month=5&day=17&year=110)

NB All participants are permitted one free spectator ticket for a friend or family member.

[Sarah Mount]

We will be selling commemorative T-Shirts to mark this years Pink Ribbon. The T-Shirts will include the name of everyone who takes part in the finals weekend (Please see attachment for an initial design). As they are unique to this event we will be taking pre-orders before the event. Each T-Shirt costs £15 and can be collected from the Academy during the event or can be delivered for an extra £3. If anyone would like to pre-order a T-Shirt please complete the order form attached and send it with a cheque or postal order to On Q Promotions, Units 1-3 The Glenmore Centre, Marconi Drive, Waterwells Business Park, Gloucester, GL2 2AP. Please make your cheques payable to On Q Promotions.

***Please note that the actual product may differ slightly and the example includes a selection of names of those who have entered-if your name is not included it does not mean you are not due to be playing in the event***


Regards

Sarah

[ryanc147]

Would you please advise me if I am in the event without qualifying because several of the qualifying events have been miles away and my club are not organising any. Its just that i would like to start making some travel arrangements. Also there are a few pro am coming up and i don't want to clash with any dates many thanks

[madman]

Any chance you can list all the entries that are definately through/entered for this event. Thanks.

[madman]

ryanc147

Also there are a few pro am coming up and i don't want to clash with any dates many thanks

Any chance you can list the pro-ams that you know of. Thanks.

[marktowers]

Would you please advise me if I am in the event without qualifying because several of the qualifying events have been miles away and my club are not organising any. Its just that i would like to start making some travel arrangements. Also there are a few pro am coming up and i don't want to clash with any dates many thanks
I have the same problem with regard to qualifying events being miles away. The local Rileys club know nothing about it. Maybe Sarah could answer this ?

[Sarah Mount]

Would you please advise me if I am in the event without qualifying because several of the qualifying events have been miles away and my club are not organising any. Its just that i would like to start making some travel arrangements. Also there are a few pro am coming up and i don't want to clash with any dates many thanks

I will PM you Ryan


Any chance you can list all the entries that are definately through/entered for this event. Thanks.

Hi madman,

I can't list all the entrants at the moment, purely due to time, but Global Snooker will be covering the event in full, including the draw and scores so I will post on here once that is on their site if that helps at all?

Regards

Sarah


I have the same problem with regard to qualifying events being miles away. The local Rileys club know nothing about it. Maybe Sarah could answer this ?

Hi marktowers,

I will also PM you.

[magicman]

Ditto for me too Sarah. I'm on the Isle of Wight and it costs £65 just to get the car back onto the mainland!

[ryanc147]

The two pro ams that I know of are the one at swindon visit www.147live.net for info and the pontins world pro-am I recently picked up a copy of the form at prestatyn last week. I think the dates and costs have already been put on this forum somewhere. Hope this helps

[cazmac1]

Hi sara, I enter the brighton comp but failed to get through a tough draw. I'm thinking of having another go, are there any more tournaments, been held in the south east of england.

[Sarah Mount]

Hi sara, I enter the brighton comp but failed to get through a tough draw. I'm thinking of having another go, are there any more tournaments, been held in the south east of england.

Hi Cazmac1,

I am sorry to hear you didn't qualify. From what I heard regarding the Brighton qualifier it was a great day with some high quality snooker in a superb club. We don't have any other qualifiers taking place now in the South East I am afraid as the finals are less than a month away now.

Thank you so much for taking the time to enter the tournament though. We are planning to run this tournament every year as well as numerous Proams throughout the year at the Academy so hopefully we will see you at one of those in the near future.

Regards

Sarah

[madman]

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The two pro ams that I know of are the one at swindon visit www.147live.net for info and the pontins world pro-am I recently picked up a copy of the form at prestatyn last week. I think the dates and costs have already been put on this forum somewhere. Hope this helps


Cheers

[Sarah Mount]

Any chance you can list all the entries that are definately through/entered for this event. Thanks.

We are delighted to announce that Global Snooker will be covering the Pink Ribbon tournament LIVE! You can visit the tournament page by following this link PINK RIBBON-GLOBAL SNOOKER (http://www.global-snooker.com/global-snooker-pro-ams-pink-ribbon-pro-am-2010-main.asp)

There is a list of all the entries we have had for the finals weekend including Professionals, PIOS players and Club Players. If you think your name should be on the list and it isn't, please email me at sarah.mount@onqpromotions.co.uk and I will look into it for you.

Only 29 days now until it all 'breaks off!'

Regards

Sarah Mount

[bigbreak]

Sarah,

can you publish the up to date expectation of prize fund breakdown

[bigbreak]

Anyone? have any info on this?

[bigbreak]

still no answer and no reply to email:(

[Sarah Mount]

still no answer and no reply to email:(

Apologies for the delay in replying to you. I have been away for a long weekend and should be back in the office tomorrow but as I have had five requests from you for this information since I went away on Friday morning, including an email which would have automated an out of office response explaining that I was back in the office on the 25th May, I am assuming you are extremely keen to know!

Here is the expected breakdown of the £10,000 prize fund:

Winner £2400
Runner Up £1200
Semi Final £800
Quarter Final £400
Last 16 £200
Last 32 £100

Hope this helps!

Regards

Sarah

[Sarah Mount]

The Pink Ribbon Tournament is now full with all 128 places filled. I have received a large number of emails recently from people asking if they can now take part so we are offering people the chance to be included on a reserve list in case we have any players drop out in the lead up to the event.

It will be on a first come, first served basis and we will contact people from the reserve list in order of them confirming their interest. If the first person we call is not able to attend then we will call the second, then the third and so on until we get a positive response.

There is no payment required to be on the reserve list although if you were to be invited to take the place of an absent participant then we would ask for a payment of £50 (this is the price of a place for those who have not attended a qualifier).

We will obviously try to give reserve players as much notice as possible but it could be on the day of the match so please bear this in mind when deciding if you would like to be included or not.

If you would like to be on our reserve list can you please email me at sarah.mount@onqpromotions.co.uk and I will include you on the list.

Regards

Sarah

[bigbreak]

much obliged Sarah

[simon dent]

Hi Sarah,

Do you think the draw will be sorted this week?

Thanks

[Sarah Mount]

Hi Sarah,

Do you think the draw will be sorted this week?

Thanks

Hi Simon,

The draw has been done and will be sent out in the information packs this week.

Regards

Sarah

[ryanc147]

Do we all play off levels or do pros have to give a start.

[Sarah Mount]

Do we all play off levels or do pros have to give a start.

Hi Ryan,

It's all off scratch so there are no handicaps.

Regards

Sarah

[Sarah Mount]

To everyone who is taking part in the Pink Ribbon Tournament. The information packs have been sent out by email to everyone who provided an email address on their entry form. If you are taking part in the tournament but have not received an information pack can you please email me at sarah.mount@onqpromotions.co.uk and I will send you a pack.

Regards

Sarah

[Luke Hooper]

haha im excited! and very nervous...

[magicman]

I think you're second favourite playing Dave Harold off levels Luke, but keep confident and you never know what might happen.

[Luke Hooper]

haha im definitely second favourite, Dave is a legend, ill be happy if i pot a ball, and that includes the white haha

truly im just happy to be there and to have the opportunity to meet all the players and of course play Dave Harold..

fantastic, considering i only started playing around 9 months ago to of got to this stage id never of imagined, i shall give it my best shot.

[Sarah Mount]

haha im excited! and very nervous...

Me too! Great to hear you're excited about playing Dave Harold. He's a true gentleman so you will have a fantastic time I am sure and, win or lose, hopefully you will enjoy the experience.

For anyone who is interested, I have attached the draw for the first round to this post.

For anyone interested in attending the tournament as a spectator, tickets are still available from £7.50 a day. BUY TICKETS (http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_midlands&query=schedule&venue=southwestsnooker&month=5&day=17&year=110)

Regards

Sarah

[madman]

Hi,

Any new pictures on how the academy is coming along. Is it all going to schedule? Will it definately be ready for the tournament to go ahead on time? Thanks.

[Sarah Mount]

Hi,

Any new pictures on how the academy is coming along. Is it all going to schedule? Will it definately be ready for the tournament to go ahead on time? Thanks.

Hi Madman,

I don't have many updated images at the moment. The one I have attached to this post is from earlier in the month. It shows Michael Wasley (PIOS) and Reanne Evans at the site. I am hoping Paul will send me some more updated images soon as I am dying to see how the building looks now. I believe the carpets went in last week and the 13 Star tables are being delivered and assembled in less than a week now!

It hasn't been without it's issues, as is often the case with most building projects, but all is going to plan at the moment (touch wood) and we are still on target for the Pink Ribbon tournament :)

The builders have been fantastic and Paul Mount has invited them all to the Pink Ribbon tournament as a thank you for all of their hard work.

thanks for the interest madman and as soon as I have any new pictures I will ensure they are posted on here.

Regards

Sarah

[madman]

Thanks for that Sarah. Hope all goes well and is a great success. Glad to see you have a fair turn out of pro's for this tournament.:)

[Sarah Mount]

Thanks for that Sarah. Hope all goes well and is a great success. Glad to see you have a fair turn out of pro's for this tournament.:)

Thank you madman-your kind words are most appreciated. We have been overwhelmed by the support we have received from the professionals and the support of the amateurs has been equally as appreciated. It is all building to what we hope will be a great event to mark the opening of the academy. As promised madman, here are a few updated pictures courtesy of Michael Wasley (PIOS). I am not sure when they were taken but I have just seen them on facebook-very exciting! I can't to get to Gloucester now!

Regards

Sarah

[Luke Hooper]

sarah, this looks awesome, i cant wait for the 17th, i wish it was happening now, today lol as i feel i am pretty much in top form right now just need to prolong it another couple of weeks and hopefully ill get a chance to pot a ball against Dave Harold when the time arrives, really looking forward to it, hope all is going well, pictures look great!

[madman]

Looking good.

Thanks Sarah.

[Sarah Mount]

I have posted some new images in the South West Snooker Academy thread for anyone who is interested :)

Here is the link:

http://www.thesnookerforum.com/board/showthread.php?p=506217#post506217

This time next week the Pink Ribbon Tournament will be well underway!

Regards

Sarah

[cazmac1]

Good luck Luke, I hope you do well.:)

[JanieWatkins]

The trophy is unveiled - see exclusive story on Global Snooker and photo of the fabulous trophy

http://www.global-snooker.com/global-snooker-news-pink-ribbon-trophy-unveiled-100612.asp

[Luke Hooper]

just put the new shelf up ready for it...

har dee har.

[goldengirl]

Wow - the trophy looks magnificent and so does the venue. Look forward to seeing everybody on Thursday!!

[Souwester]

I ordered my ticket for this Thursday last Monday, but as yet it hasn't arrived. How long is it taking for them to come through?

[JanieWatkins]

Wow - the trophy looks magnificent and so does the venue. Look forward to seeing everybody on Thursday!!

looking forward to it - see you there

[Mignon]

The venue looks wonderful (and so does the entry list ;)). I can't begin to imagine the quantity of work, money and dreams stored in those walls! Nor the similar quantity of great memories that will heap in the years and comps to come. Congratulations on such a beautiful achievement and best of luck with the inaugural pro-am event!

[Sarah Mount]

I ordered my ticket for this Thursday last Monday, but as yet it hasn't arrived. How long is it taking for them to come through?

If your ticket still hasn't arrived do not worry as we have a list of all those who have purchased tickets online and we will be able to verify you have bought a ticket.


just put the new shelf up ready for it...

har dee har.

Haha! Love it!


Wow - the trophy looks magnificent and so does the venue. Look forward to seeing everybody on Thursday!!

Thanks goldengirl, looking forward to meeting you tomorrow!


The venue looks wonderful (and so does the entry list ;)). I can't begin to imagine the quantity of work, money and dreams stored in those walls! Nor the similar quantity of great memories that will heap in the years and comps to come. Congratulations on such a beautiful achievement and best of luck with the inaugural pro-am event!

Mignon, thank you very much indeed for your incredibly kind words. A lot of work has gone into the Academy by a lot of people to all of whom we are very grateful. Even a few of the Pro players have popped in the last couple of days to help with finishing touches with is just fantastic! Considering less than 12 weeks ago they were just starting to lay the brick work it is incredible what the builders and contractors have acheived and many of them have gone above and beyond the call of duty to ensure the Academy is ready to hold this tournament. We hope that the Academy will bring many moments of enjoyment to as many people as possible both through it's use and also through the money it will raise for charitable causes. As this is the day before the launch of the Academy I would like to thank everyone on The Snooker Forum who has taken an interest in the South West Snooker Academy-we have been overwhelmed by the level of support we have received and it will always be remembered.

Regards

Sarah

[Souwester]

If your ticket still hasn't arrived do not worry as we have a list of all those who have purchased tickets online and we will be able to verify you have bought a ticket.

It arrived yesterday thanks :-)