Spa - 2016 Dates, Qualifiers

Spa Rankings after IM5 & Scottish
1. Robert Warrender *74
2. Brian Thomson *121
3. Kevin Corcoran *139
4. Mike Paterson *170
5. Ian Murray *188
6. Graham Raeburn *191
7. Alan McWilliams *266
8. Martyn McLean *407
9. Brian O'Donnell *438
10. Joe Buchan *454
11. Paul Dorman *528
12. David Smith *545
13. Brian Methven *555
14. Scott Simpson *617
15. Neil Coleman *633
16. Kenny Purves *652
17. Mark Anderson *670
18. Paul Brown *671
19. Greg Stringer *683
20. Terry Moir *701
21. Alan Moreland *702
22. Robbie Greig *728
23. Conor McComiskie *737
24. Billy Dunlop *772
25. Callum King *798
26. Stoo Warren *803
27. Jamie Logie *809
28. Danny Keillor *921
29. Scott Johnston *923
30. Craig Sanders *971
31. Dwayne Johnston *980
32. Billy Black *991
33. Ryan Allan *998
34. John Moir *1002
35. Stuart Given *1004
36. Jason Curran *1038
37. Daniel Allardyce *1047
38. Marc Mann *1059
39. Terry Biggerstaff *1088
40. Paul Gordon *1121
41. Charles Simpson *1134
42. Gavin Taylor *1135
43. Peter Simpson *1140
44. Ruaidhri Balfour *1167
45. Blake Cassidy *1178
46. Sean Bradley *1182

Should there be a tie to determine the automatic qualifiers (top 64) at the end of the playing year, the following criteria should be implemented in an attempt to seperate the players involved

Total ranking points
Total Prize Money (£) Won
Total Merit Points
Total Frames (Fr) Won

should the players still be tied, the same criteria should be used for the current year only in order to seperate players

Breakdown of Ranking Structure for Im Events

20 Ranking Points Winner
15 Ranking Points Runner-Up
11 Ranking Points Semi-Finalists
7 Ranking Points Quarter-Finalist
4 Ranking Points Last 16
2 Ranking Points Last 32
1 Ranking Points Last 64
5 Merit Points Last 128
4 Merit Points Last 256
3 Merit Points Last 512 - Final Local Qualifing
2 Merit Points Last 1024 - Local Qualifing
1 Merit Point Last 2048 - Local Qualifing

Any Player who awards their opponent a walkover will only be awarded the merit or ranking points acheived their previous round victory (ie a player out with the top 64, who qualifies and does not attend the national finals will only be awarded 3 merit points. a player within the top 64 does not attend the finals will be awarded 0 merit points

any player who is awarded a bye in the first qualifying rounds (2048) then in the following round (1024) awards their opponent a walkover will receive no merit points that event.

SPA IM Details & Cut Off Dates

Please see below the link to all the draws. We are on tab 29 in each. Once ties are completed, please post on here as I need the score result. Venues, Event Dates & Cut-Off Dates are all listed below. Please review these. If you cannot make a finals date, please do not put an opponent out. We want a full complement of Levenmouth players at each event. Event 3 is in Inverness which may not suit everyone, so please bear this in mind.
http://www.scottishpool.com/forum/viewthread.php…
Qualifiers in red


IM1
Cue Here, Airdrie & Pockets, Paisley
5th & 6th March
1st Round by 29th Jan
2nd Round by 12th Feb
3rd Round by 26th Feb
Qualifiers-Rab Frape, Brian Thomson, Robert Warrender, Craig Sanders, Graham Raeburn, Alan McWilliams, Ian Murray
Alan Dickson

IM2
Hustlers & Styx, Kirkcaldy
23rd & 24th April
1st Round by 11th March
2nd Round by 25th March
3rd Round by 8th April
Qualifiers-Martyn McLean, Graham Raeburn, Jamie Logie, Robert Warrender, Brian Thomson, Ian Murray, Kev Corcoran
Alan Dickson

IM3
147, Inveness & Pockets, Inverness
25th & 26th June
1st Round by 13th May
2nd Round by 27th May
3rd Round by 10th June
Qualifiers-Joe Buchan, Greig Stringer, Alan McWilliams, Graham Raeburn, Robert Warrender, Paul Gordon, Brian Thomson

Alan Dickson

IM4
Shotz, Arboath & Shotz, Dundee
27th & 28th August
1st Round by 15th July
2nd Round by 29th July
3rd Round by 12th Aug
Qualifiers-Joe Buchan, Mike Paterson, Alan McWilliams, Graham Raeburn, Robert Warrender, Ian Murray, Brian Thomson
Alan Dickson

IM5
Pennies, Falkirk & Cawburn Bar, Livingston
24th & 25th September
1st Round by 12th Aug
2nd Round by 26th Aug
3rd Round by 9th Sept
Qualifiers 7-Alan Raeburn, Kenny Purves, Robert Warrender, Brian O'Donnell, Kev Corcoran, Paul Dorman, Brian Thomson
Alan Dickson


IM6 No Merit or Ranking Points

Corner Pocket, Dalkieth & Shandon, Edinburgh
26th & 27th November
1st Round by 18th Oct
2nd Round by 11th Nov
Qualifiers 10-Greg Stringer, Billy Black, Daniel Allardyce, Mark Anderson, Joe Buchan, Robbie Greig, Terry Moir, David Smith, Brian O'Donnell, Scott Simpson



First 4 players got Byes to the finals
Underlined players, 1st Qulified for a 2016 IM or Scottish event.

All ties should be played before these dates. If you are struggling to organise a tie please contact me with plenty of time to spare. If you have arranged a date/time and a player doesn’t show then you are entitled to take the tie. Please do try and speak to your opponent on the day of the game to ensure they are still available. Any other problems, please contact me!! (Alan McWilliams)

Alan Dickson & Rab Frape banned for 1 year & unable to enter 2017

Super 11’s 2016 Entries
Entries due at the SPA meeting on Sunday 6th December

Dates
Play offs if required - 24th January
Premier Division – 19-21 February
Division 1 – 26-28 February
Division 2 – 11-13 March
Division 3 – 18-20 March

Entry fees and accommodation due 31st January 2016
Separate forum for extra caravans will be posted after the meeting.

Only league representatives to post here as the league will be liable for the fees.
Name the teams entered from the league….
League and A, B, C,….. etc

Entry Fee & Caravan Hire £55
Black & Purple Levenmouth Shirts £25