Additional event for European qualification
ANOTHER TOURNAMENT has been added to the Official Mosconi Cup Team Europe Ranking list as the Bergen Open is included as a Level Three event. Now in its sixth year, the Bergen Open takes place from 24th to 26th June in the beautiful Norwegian coastal town and can boast the likes of Niels Feijen, Ralf Souquet and Efren Reyes as previous winners.
That maintains the number of events in the European ranking list at 12 and the tournaments are grouped into three levels. The highest is comprised of three WPA international events; the second is five Euro Tour events and the last is four smaller open events. The maximum number of points awarded for winning a qualifying tournament is 80 for a Level One event and the minimum given for a victory would be 28 for a Category Three event.
There will be three separate ranking lists with the top player in each ranking gaining an automatic spot on Team Europe for the 23rd annual Mosconi Cup which takes place at the Alexandra Palace, London from 6th to 9th December.
The first ranking will comprise the nine European events – ‘European Ranking’; the second will be the three WPA international events – ‘World Ranking’; the third will be made up of all 12 events – ‘Combined Ranking’.
2016 Mosconi Cup Ranking Events
LEVEL ONE
August 21/28 – WPA China Open – Shanghai, China
Table: 9 ft
Players: 64
Added: $200,000
September – WPA World 9 Ball Championship – Doha, Qatar
Table: 9 ft
Players: 128
Added: $250,000
October – US Open 9 Ball (Barry Behrman) – Norfolk, Virginia
Table: 9 ft
Players: 128
Added: $70,000
LEVEL TWO
February 25/ 27 Feb – Euro Tour Italian Open, Treviso
Table: 9 ft
Players: 128 minimum
Total Prize Fund: €34,000
April 14/16 – Euro Tour Austrian Open, Sankt Johann im Pongau
Table: 9 ft
Players: 128 minimum
Total Prize Fund: €34,000
June 2/4 – Euro Tour North Cyprus Open, Kyrenia
Table: 9 ft
Players: 128 minimum
Total Prize Fund: €34,000
August 4/6 – Euro Tour Albanian Open, Tirana
Table: 9 ft
Players: 128 minimum
Total Prize Fund: €34,000
Sept 29/ Oct 2 – Euro Tour Dutch Open, Leende
Table: 9 ft
Players: 128 minimum
Total Prize Fund: €34,000
LEVEL THREE
June 16/19 – Deurne City Classic, Holland
Table size: 9 ft
Players: Up to 256
Total Prize Fund: Approx €15,000
June 24/26 – Bergen Open, Norway
Table: 9 ft
Players: 128 plus
Added money: €5,000 plus
July 22/24 – UK Open (GB9), Telford, England
Table size: 9 ft
Players: Up to 128
Total Prize Fund: €17,500
September 8/11 – Longoni Benelux Open, Rotterdam, Holland
Table size: 9 ft
Players: 256 upwards
Total Prize Fund: €10,000 guaranteed
Level 1
WPA events
1 – 80 pts
2 – 67
3/4 – 53
5/8 – 40
9/16 – 27
17/32 – 13
US Open
1 – 80 pts
2 – 67
3 – 59
4 – 51
5/6 – 43
7/8 – 35
9/12 – 27
13/16 – 21
17/24 – 16
25/32 – 11
Level Two
1 – 50 pts
2 – 40
3 – 35
4 – 33
5/6 – 28
7/8 – 23
9/12 – 18
13/16 – 13
17/24 – 8
25/32 – 5
Level Three
1 – 28 pts
2 – 22
3 – 21
4 – 18
5/6 – 15
7/8 – 13
9/12 – 10
13/16 – 7
17/24 – 6
25/32 – 3
1 – 28 pts
2 – 22
3/4 – 17
5/8 – 14
9/16 – 8
16/32 – 4