Canadian Snooker Championships To Be Hosted By The Corner Bank
Jan 5, 2015
Dear CBSA Provincial Associations & Supporters;
On behalf of the Canadian Billiards & Snooker Association, I am very pleased to announce that the 2015 CBSA Snooker Championships will be hosted by:
The Corner Bank Sports Bar & Grill
925 Warden Avenue
Scarborough, ON. M1L 4C5
(416) 757- 2265 (BANK)
www.thecornerbank.ca
The new Cue Sports Club is owned & operated by Jim Wych & John White.
The Host will be adding at least $5,500 to the Championships. The added fees will be used for Championships expenses & to supplement the prize pool.
The Open Snooker Championships will run from Sunday, June 7 to Saturday, June 13. The round robin stages will be run over the first 3 days with sessions at 10AM, 1PM, & 4PM on Sunday & Tuesday, & 10AM, 1PM, 4PM, & 7PM on Monday. The rest of the schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, June 10 - Final 16 - 2 sessions - 11AM & 6PM
Thursday, June 11 - Quarter Finals - 1PM
Friday, June 12 - Semi Finals - 1PM
Saturday, June 13 - Finals - 1PM
The prize pool for the Open Snooker will include expense funds for four (4) to compete in the 2015 IBSF World Snooker Championships ($2,000 per entry). The spots could be the Men's or Master's division of the IBSF Championships.
The Senior Snooker Championships will run from Thursday, June 11 to Sunday, June 14. Guidelines for this division as adopted at the 2014 CBSA's Annual General Meeting are:
1) Player must be at least 55 years of age.
2) Player must be nominated by their Province.
3) Player may not be a “PRO” or “ExPro”.
4) Player may not be a previous CBSA open snooker champion or runner up.
5) If the player resides in a province that does not have a recognized provincial organization, the CBSA will determine the players eligibility.
The Host Hotel will be:
Toronto Don Valley Hotel
175 Wynford Drive
Toronto, ON. M3C 1J3
(416) 449-4111
www.torontodonvalleyhotel.com
Booking Redirect Link
Reservation Lookup Link
All interested parties can book their hotel room and secure the tournament rate of $99/night via the above link. They can also contact the hotel reservation desk directly and quote the promo code: XCBS to acquire the special hotel room rate.
On behalf of CBSA, I would also like to thank Jim Wych & John White for their continued support of organized Cue Sports, both Provincially, Nationally & Internationally.
Further information on all the CBSA events will be advertised on the CBSA website, www.cbsa.ca, in 2015.Please contact your Provincial Association / Delegate for information in how to participate in any of the Championships