New Nationwide Pro-Am Tournament!

[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!!