2009 POT BLACK OPEN
December 1st, 2008
Senior Vice-President, Australian Billiards & Snooker Council : regarding the 2009 “POT BLACK OPEN” to be held 20-22 February in South Australia. Please go to “Cue Sport Entry Forms” for further details.
“I have great pleasure in announcing that the South Australian Billiards and Snooker Association were successful in their bid to host the 2009 “POT BLACK OPEN” early next year. This tournament is a National double ranking event which will attract the best snooker players in both Australian and New Zealand and will also give our local players the opportunity to play in a major event against the best in the country.
The tournament which will be played at The Matchroom, 20-22 February, will attract players such as Steve Mifsud (ex Australian and 2002 world amateur snooker champion), Robbie Foldvari (ex Australian and world billiards Champion), Dene O’Kane (current Australian snooker champion(, plus more ex Australian champions and importantly future champions. This tournament will provide an excellent opportunity for our local players to test their skill against some of the best in Australia so I urge you to consider playing. Prize money will be in excess of AUD$15,000 and allocated down to the last sixten.
Consolidated Leisure and Sport is the major sponsor of the event and obviously have naming rights, but we are seeking co-sponsors to boost the prize money to around AUD$20,000, so if anyone has any contacts or themselves are willing to co-sponsor this event, we would be very pleased to hear from you.
An event of this magnitude will also put an enormous strain on the South Australian Association as far as “manpower” goes, so we are asking anyone who would like to assist in the running of this event to give us a commitment. You don’t have to be a referee, although it would help, but we do need people on scoreboards. We will have interstate referees coming but are relying on your halp to make this a great success. Please help us in making this tournament the success it deserves as we will have other opportunities down the track to host this event again.”
Yours in sport, Frank Dewens
For those who would like to enter, please go to the “Cue Sport Entry Form” page of this website, or contact John Sallis, President of the BSASA 8344 7622 or Frank Dewens 0412055057 to register your interest in assisting.
