British Foosball Association
Events - Nuneaton Open 2004
Saturday 4th September 2004
Tornament will be held at: Chetwynd Arms, Nuneaton - Map available here.
This will be a BFA ranking tournament run on 6-7 Garlando World-Championship-spec freeplay tables.
Events: Swiss Open Doubles (ranking), Seeded (D)YP (non-ranking).
To request more information please post to the BritFoos discussion.
Note - 100% payout ... Freeplay tables!
Tournament Details
BritFoos discussion
For more information please post your request to the BritFoos discussion post above.
Timetable and Event Format
The main event is to be run in Swiss format over a minimum of 7 rounds (meaning everyone gets at least 7 games!), with the top 8 teams going into an open knockout, the top 6 Semi-Pro or under teams into a Semi-Pro knockout and the top 6 Amateur or below teams into an Amateur/Novice knockout. All teams play for the chance of getting to the knockout stages for their respective ranking. All knockouts will be played in Single Elimination format.
The secondary event is a Seeded DYP, where players are paired with their opposite seed as determined by the swiss round earlier.
| Event | Open Doubles (OD) | Seeded (Draw) Your Partner |
| Format | Swiss - guaranteed 7 games per team Knockout - Single Elimination | Players paired with opposite seed as determined by earlier Swiss rounds |
| Game length | 1-9 in swiss rounds 1-5/3 in knockouts | Dependent on numbers (prob Double Elimination) |
| Start time | 12:30 - registration closes 13:00 - games called | 21:00 |
| Last swiss round | 19:00 | N/A |
| Knockout stages | 19:30 - knockout stages commence
| N/A |
| Finals | 20:30 - finals played 20:45 - trophy ceremony | 23:00 |
Prize Fund
The prize fund is 100% of entry fees (estimated at £750) split according to entrant composition (details below) subject to the following breakdown:
| Event | Open knockout | Semi-Pro knockout | Amateur/Novice knockout | Seeded (D)YP |
| 1st | 40% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 2nd | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% |
| 3rd | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| 4th | 10% | - | - | - |
Open Doubles entry fees and prize fund breakdown
Players enter a single event with their entry fees split between all the prize pots they are eligible for.
e.g. a Semi-Pro player pays £15 to enter, and contributes to the knockout rounds they are eligible to play i.e. Semi-Pro and Open round.
| Fund | Open portion | Semi-Pro portion | Amateur/Novice portion |
| Pro-Master | £30 | £- | £- |
| Pro | £20 | £- | £- |
| Semi-Pro | £7 | £8 | £- |
| Amateur | £2 | £3 | £5 |
| Novice | £1 | £2 | £3 |
The entry fees for the Seeded (D)YP will be £3 per player, or as otherwise determined on the day.
Please note...
The Organisers reserve the right to alter the program to ensure the smooth running of the tournament. The prize fund may vary according to turnout. The promoter reserves the right to refuse entry. All prize money must be collected on the day.
This event is being organised by the Paul Addison, Roger Healy and Bill Omerond, with tables by the BFA.
Pre-registration
Pre-registration saves money and helps organisers to plan ahead. Please fill in the form and click the Submit button at the bottom of the page. An asterisk denotes a required field.
Please note that as this is a prestige event, entry to the singles events (OS, FSO, GW) will be limited to 64 players. If more players than this pre-register, the highest ranked players will be given priority. No players will be accepted into singles events after the pre-registration deadline if there are no spaces.
Please note - this form should direct you to a Thank You page... If on pressing submit you do not get there please try again or email .
Thank you for taking the time to fill in this form.
Your entries will be registered in the draw for each event unless you cancel in advance via e-mail or by phone to the tournament director on the day.
A strict recall and foreiture procedure will apply to teams which are late for their matches when they are called.
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