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CroydonPool.com have been given the chance to host a qualifier for the JFK's Amateur Masters between 30th November - 2nd December 2007 . .

If there is enough interest, the qualifier will be held to the following format:

Sunday 25th November 2007 // Rileys Purley Way // 12pm Start
?15 entry
Limited to the first 16 entries
Single Elimination KO
Matches played to the best of 3 sets (best of 9 frames per set)

The winner will take their place in the JFK's Amateur Masters for the chance to win the 1st prize of ?3,200!

Please register your interest on this thread as it will only go ahead if there is sufficient interest! Please note that this qualifier is for CDPL players only.

For further information please PM Golden or neo69

Please Note - Players that are already entered into the main event are not eligible to enter this qualifier.

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add bailey m8

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Please add Trevor Herbert...

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im not pisssed or sleep walking

it must be true then

im not well :eek2:

put me in this please

cya all next sunday then
:wall:

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Thought you pulled out of the Masters Cliffy?

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JFK's Amateur Masters - ?250 Entry - ?16,000 prize fund

Here is the draw for the sessions of the first round. Draw to be done 15 minutes before start time. Please register at times stated below.

Session 1 - Register by 10:30am

Ali Ozturk
Ian Staines
John McMahon
Tom Cousins
Steven Dempsey
Rob Southey
Darren Baker
Mark White
TBC 4
Aiden Owens
Keith Jones
Barry Jordan
Jerry Tichell
Sunny Singh
Rob McKay
Dee Irwin
Billy Moore
Nigel Craig
Sean Halligan
Micky Oliver
TBC 3
Jamie Fay (Q)


Session 2 - Register by 14:30pm

Kevin O?Connor
Rodney Bourke
Rack Pool Club (Q)
Lee Stafford
Daniel Davy
Carl Morris
Jack Whelan
TBC 6
J.F.K (Q)
Darren Magor
Ramesh Gokhul
Tim Singh
TBC 5
Anthony Illingworth
Dave Hill (Q)
JJ Faul
Riverside (Q)
Mark Farnsworth
John Cairns
Matt Cooke
Bayden Jackson
Dean Wisher


Session 3 - Register by 18:30pm

Nigel Clarke
Darren Arkle
Steve Thompson
Rod Altes
Paul McHale
Ceasar Contri
Wayne Smith
Joe Prince
TBC 2
Gavin Geraghty
Jonathan Bushnell
Frankie Strivens
Clint I?Anson
Oly Bale
Wayne Fryer
Kristian Phillips
Paul Wildman (Q)
Vikas Sabharwal
John Rungen
TBC 1

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Ian . . Where will the CroydonPool.com Qualifier go?

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as long as it goes ahead i will draw out one of the 6 tbcsand it will go there m8

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Can you please add ANDY SHAW to the list thank you.

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Me some?

EDIT: Scrap that, got Rob McGowans stag do.

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Would be a shame if this doesn't happen . . .

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Doesn't look like it will be at this rate . . It is a shame as it's the perfect opportunity to get some local talent into one of the UK's biggest amateur competitions . . Just a shame that things weren't more organised from the start and we had a bit more notice :(

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I'd go in it but I'd have to bring my kids with me and I'm concerned they'll get bored and start running around etc.

There are about a squilion teams that play out of Suzys. Surely there's a few players who fancy their chances in this?

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You'd have thought . . Worst case scenario there's some decent practice to be had over distance . . Best case scenario you could win ?3,500 from a ?15 entry . . If you win two matches in the main event you get yourself ?350 which is more than you'll get in most local competitions . .

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it might not be all doom and gloom

we have 11 at mo

wot about if we only get 12

we could pay ?20 each = ?240 and then the winner could pay the extra ?10

so it costs the winner dble ie ?30

still well worth it tho

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If they're struggling for numbers, surely it's better to give the winner of this qualifier a place regardless of how many you get running?

Bit like a ticket tout just before kick off... Something is better than nothing.

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It's already been billed at ?15 entry so it can't be changed now . . I agree with Spud, maybe if we get 13 for example then it's better to have a ?195 entry than no entry at all . .

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danny have u spoken to micky samuels or chris knock as i dont have there numbers?

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i am positive we can get this qualifier sorted :handshake:

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I text both of them . .

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REVISED DRAW
Dean Wisher has had to drop out of this event and his place will become TBC 7.
Johnny Kelly has taken the Racks NI spot
The folling players have now entered in the following places in the draw:
Craig Marsh - TBC 5
Daryl Lovegrove - TBC 6
Croydon Qualifier - TBC 3

JFK's Amateur Masters - ?250 Entry - ?16,000 prize fund

Here is the draw for the sessions of the first round. Draw to be done 15 minutes before start time. Please register at times stated below.

Session 1 - Register by 10:30am

Ali Ozturk
Ian Staines
John McMahon
Tom Cousins
Steven Dempsey
Rob Southey
Darren Baker
Mark White
TBC 4
Aiden Owens
Keith Jones
Barry Jordan
Jerry Tichell
Sunny Singh
Rob McKay
Dee Irwin
Billy Moore
Nigel Craig
Sean Halligan
Micky Oliver
Croydon Qualifier (Q)
Jamie Fay (Q)


Session 2 - Register by 14:30pm

Kevin O?Connor
Rodney Bourke
Johnny Kelly
Lee Stafford
Daniel Davy
Carl Morris
Jack Whelan
Daryl Lovegrove
J.F.K (Q)
Darren Magor
Ramesh Gokhul
Tim Singh
Craig Marsh
Anthony Illingworth
Dave Hall (Q)
JJ Faul
Riverside (Q)
Mark Farnsworth
John Cairns
Matt Cooke
Bayden Jackson
TBC 7


Session 3 - Register by 18:30pm

Nigel Clarke
Darren Arkle
Steve Thompson
Rod Altes
Paul McHale
Ceasar Contri
Wayne Smith
Joe Prince
TBC 2
Gavin Geraghty
Jonathan Bushnell
Frankie Strivens
Clint I?Anson
Oly Bale
Wayne Fryer
Kristian Phillips
Paul Wildman (Q)
Vikas Sabharwal
John Rungen
TBC 1

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Even more reason for people to enter this as the Croydon Qualifier will certainly not be in the hardest section of the 1st Round draw (IMO)

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Please win the comp and get in group 1 then you will see how easy it is.

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I bet it's a lot easier when you don't have to pay to enter it!

Can you seriously say that Groups 2 and 3 are easier than Group 1?!!! :elol:

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None of the groups are easy at all.

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Where did I say it was easy Sean? Please find where it said that and I will admit that I am wrong . .

. . what I did say however is that in my opinion it wasn't the hardest group. Again, in my opinion, the hardest group is group two. That's not group one or three, therefore making them easier (not easy . . there is a difference between easy and easier)

You do have a fragile ego this morning Sean . . Again if you want to PM me about it feel free as this is embarrassing . .

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Its not the morning and yes you are embarassing stop trying to mug me off.

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There's only one person mugging you off Sean and I can assure you it isn't me :lol:

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:elol:

THAT'S pure playground genius!

'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,
What You Say is What You Are.'

:elol:

This is brilliant! Go on, start arguing about who's ball it is and stuff . . . I have toys here if you want a throw?

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carry on Donna

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You need to say something else funny first or I can't.

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I know but surely you must be happy with the group you're in as opposed to being in the same group as defending champion Marc Farnsworth and ex-world champion yet amateur Carl Morris?

It's shocking to think that in a field of 64 people are already saying that Morris winning is just a formality . . I know he's good but surely he's beatable?

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Id rather draw Morris or Farnsworth early to get them out. They are just another opponent to me. All the groups have tough players in it, if you draw the hardest in each group you are in for a tough match simple as. And the groups are only for the first round anyway it is drawn after each round thereafter.

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That's a fair point but there's always the fear of 'playing your final' too early . . I suppose if you're going to win it you have to beat the best at some stage but I'd rather get them in the final and know I've got a fair wedge guaranteed :D

There are plenty of players in there who are very beatable and the draw is going to be so so important . . With it being drawn each round it's in the lap of the gods . .

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It's my year, they may as well give me the money now to be honest.
I might let shaggy get a set in the final though.

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He'd be happy with that too . .

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Yeah I think I could live with that. The fact is as you have both been turned over in qualifiers, neither of you should be there. Jackas.

With losers playing it just a sham of a mockery of a sham. If you get any money back you should just give it to charity. I just couldnt live with the embarassment.

:lol:

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I'll go in if I'm allowed, just checked and should get back in time for a 12PM start.

Not CDPL currently, but 20 years served, and 400 plus people with my Croydonpool.com stickers on their cue cases, tells me I'm an honorary lifetime Croydonian and therefore am surely allowed to play :D

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yes marc your in and so are the following players
Mark miller
Dave goodall
Gary swettenham
Mickey samuels

so that makes this event full at present
if anybody would like to go on the reserve list please contact me or danny and if anyone cant make sunday we will call the reserves:handshake:

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QUALIFIER LINE-UP

1 - Danny Evans
2 - Danny Mason
3 - Donna Evans
4 - Paul Saxton
5 - Wayne Pope
6 - Ian Chapman
7 - Tony Bailey
8 - Trevor Herbert
9 - Cliff Mills
10 - Andy Shaw
11 - Kyle Pickett
12 - Marc Burnett
13 - Gary Swettenham
14 - Micky Samwell
15 - Dave Goodall
16 - Mark Hartley-Miller

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put me down as a res,thanks:D

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I really must learn to read the opening pages properly, I assumed it was at JFK's

I'll probably pop down and watch. I may even partake in a beer or 6 :drunk:

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ok chris no probs.
harry doyou want me to put u as reserve to m8?

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I know a couple of people are toying with the idea of not entering so it will be worth turning up on the day Chris . .

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Any results?

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Kyle playing Ian in one semi

Danny playing Wayne in other semi

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Kyle won the Qualifier beating Wayne 2-0 in the final . .

Thanks to Hannah & Katie at Rileys for supplying tables and food throughout the day :bow:

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Congratulations to Kyle :one:

I was digging him out recently about his lack of application, and he promised me he was winning his next event.

As good as his word the boy :)

Apologies for my absence, was in a Hotel in Reading nursing a hangover following a Stag Do.

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Hats off to the Flying Pickett.
About time too. Outrageous talent, reminds me of a young Sean Kelly.


The Cyclist of course. . . . . . .