GREATWHITE PRESENTS CCI Kekoo Nicholson BSAM Billiards League 2023
STARTING DATE
17TH APRRIL To 26TH MAY 2023
Venue :
Knock out venue: Cricket Club of India
Rs. 3000/- Per Team
Entries will ONLY be accepted along with entry fees.
Last date for entry 5TH APRIL 2023 at 6 pm.
ONLY REGISTERED PLAYERS can participate.
(Details on BSAM website)
Entry fee cheques OR Bank transfers to be dated or done on April 1,2023or later.
Entry without the entry fee paid will NOT be included in the draw.
Tournament start date : 17th April 2023
First week ending 23rd April 2023
Second week ending 30th April 2023
Third week ending 7th April 2023
Fourth week ending 14th May 2023
Fifth week ending 19th may 2023
Note all tie matches if any will be played on 21st May 2023 at a neutral venue and all results of sixth week should be sent by 12pm 20th May 2023
Winner : ₹66,000 ( TDS WILL BE APPLICABLE)
Runner up :₹ 33,000 ( TDS WILL BE APPLICABLE)
Losing Semi finalists: ₹ 16500 each
Losing quarter finalists: ₹ 8500 each.
GREATWHITE PRESENTS CCI KEKOO NICHOLSON BSAM BILLIARDS LEAGUE 2023
ORGANIZED BY THE BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER ASSOCIATION OF MAHARASHTRA
TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE
AMIT R SAPRU
PRANAV CHIKHAL
SHEKHAR SURVE
VISHAL GEHANI
VISHAL MADAN
BEHARI BAJAJ
NIKHIL OOTAM
LAST DATE OF ENTRY: 5TH April 2023 6pm
TOURNAMENT START DATE: 17th April 2023
ALL ENTRIES HAVE TO BE SENT ACROSS WITH THE ENTRY FEE OF Rs 3000 PER TEAM. ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT ENTRY FEE. ENTRY FEE CHEQUES OR BANK TRANSFERS TO BE DATED OR DONE ON APRIL 1,2023 or LATER.
TEAMS WILL NOT BE PUT IN THE DRAW IF THE ENTRY FEE IS NOT RECEIVED BY THE LAST DATE.
ALL PLAYERS HAVE TO BE REGISTERED WITH BSAM.
ALL PAYMENTS PERTAINING TO THE PRIZE MONEY WILL BE MADE BY CHEQUE AND ONLY IN THE CLUBS NAME.
TDS WILL BE APPLICABLE ON PRIZE MONEY ABOVE ₹ 30,000.”
Rules and Regulations:
1.The handicap of each individual player will be decided by the Tournament Committee of BSAM which reserves the right to change the handicap of any player at any stage of the tournament. The Handicaps will only be revised upto the quarter finals.
2.The decision of the tournament Committee shall be final and binding on all matters.
3.Any objection/dispute/protest if any, should be put down in writing with a fee of RS 1000.
4.All are requested to play in the spirit of the game and all decisions in this regard shall be taken purely without bias and in the interest of the sport.
5. Every Player in a Group Of 7 teams needs to play the mandatory 4 games during the league stage (unless with Handicap is -40 & above )
Every player in a Group Of 6 teams need to play the mandatory 3 game during the league stage. ( unless with Handicap is -40 & above )
Match Procedure:
Bsam would like to inform all clubs that we do not encourage the serving of alcohol and dinner after the match. it is however entirely at the discretion of the home team how they would like to entertain their guests, however light snacks and soft drinks are recommended.
All the day to day matters concerning the league shall be attended by MR SACHIN MALI (ADMIN EXEC - BSAM) MOBILE: 9773568058
FORMAT:
The format will be race to 200.After the 1st and 2nd game, the last game will be played as per the total of team handicaps and the deficit to be made to win the match.
After the initial exchange of the names of the 3 players playing the match and their handicaps between the two captains, the home captain shall first write the name of the player on the board and thereafter the visiting captain shall will write his players name on the board. This will be repeated for the 2nd and 3rd games.
ALL PLAYERS MUST PLAY 4 GAMES DURING THE LEAGUE STAGE IF THEY TEAM IS IN A GROUP CONSISTING OF 7 TEAMS AND 3 GAMES IF THE TEAM IS IN A GROUP CONSISTING OF 6 TEAMS FAILING WHICH THERE WILL BE A DEDUCTION OF 2 POINTS PER PLAYER PER MATCH NOT PLAYED FROM THEIR OVERALL TALLY.
THE SAID PLAYER WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO PLAY IN THE KNOCK OUTS.
THE ABOVE RULE IS NOT APPLICABLE FOR PLAYERS WHOSE HANDICAPS ARE -40 & ABOVE
No player can play two games in a match.
No player shall be allowed to smoke on the table while playing or in the billiard room.
The BSAM requests all clubs concerned to start their matches on time.
League matches should start at 6pm or at the mutually agreed time.
The home team shall fix the dates of the matches within the scheduled week in consultation with the visiting team.
In the event of any special circumstances matches can be played by mutual consent upto SUNDAY ONLY.
The club whose name appears first on the list of fixtures for a week, shall be considered the home team. The Home fixture ideally should be played on or before wednesday of the week specified,except by mutual consent.
All the arrangements connected with the match, such as referee, lighting, cost of refreshments etc shall be borne by the home team. The home team must arrange for a referee to supervise each fixture.
All matches must be played on one table,only unless otherwise agreed by both captains.
Scorecards must be signed by Both Captains and should be Emailed to BSAM at bsamah@gmail.com before Monday12 NOON of the following week expect in last week end
In case the score cards are NOT emailed both the teams shall be deemed to have lost the match.
THIS RULE WILL BE RIGIDLY ENFORCED.
A team may consist Minimum of a 4 players or maximum of a 6 players , with any 3 being chosen to play. The handicap of the 3 players chosen to play will be added and that will determine the overall team handicap.
The league shall be played with the baulk line crossing rule.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ONCE THE DRAW IS UPLOADED ON THE BSAM WEBSITE, NO CHANGES WILL BE PERMITTED,HENCE CLUBS ARE REQUESTED TO FORM TEAMS WITH PLAYERS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE PERIOD OF THE LEAGUE.ALL EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE WILL BE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE.
No team shall give a walk over. Any team giving a walk over shall be fined a sum of Rs 3000 per walk over and may be debarred from the tournament and their points nullified.
The League committee serves the right to call for an explanation in writing from the club whose team has given a walk over and may at its sole discretion take further disciplinary action as it may deem fit, which may extend to barring the particular players concerned from one or more tournaments.
The winners from each match will get two points. Four teams from each section having the maximum no of points will qualify for the knock out stage.
All the clubs are requested to ensure that the tables for the tournament are in fairly good condition.
( without tears or patches or damaged cloth or holes or no nap )
if a particular clubs table is reported and is found unsatisfactory to the conditions of play, the league committee reserves the right take such action against such club it may deem necessary which may extend to debarring the club from one or more tournaments.
THE LEAGUE SHALL BE PLAYED WITH THE ARAMITH PRO CUP BILLIARD SET ( SPOTTED BALLS) ONLY.
The teams shall be at the discretion of the tournament committee, be divided into a number of sections depending upon the number of entries,the draw for the sections will be made by drawing lots.after the initial sections matches are over 4 teams from each group shall qualify for the knock out that will be played on the tables decided by the tournament committee.
2 points will be awarded against every win. any team in the group that wins both their matches. home and away shall be awarded 1 additional bonus point.
RULES APPLICABLE IN CASE OF TIES:(ALL TIE MATCHES WILL BE PLAYED AT A NEUTRAL VENUE AS DECIDED BY BSAM)
If there is a tie in any position or positions between 1 to 4 between teams who have qualified then there will be chits removed to decide the position of the team/teams.
If 2 teams are tied for position number 4 in a group there will be a playoff match and the winner goes to the knock out stage.
If there is a 3 way tie for position number 4 example if team number 4 5 and 6 are tied at equal points then all three teams pay against each other and the team winning 2 matches will go to knock out stage as number 4 in that group. In case after the matches they are still tied then 1 chit will be removed and team whose name comes out will qualify.
In case there is a 3 way tie between position 3 4 and 5 all three teams will play each other again and the winner of 2 matches will qualify as number 3 and the winner of 1 match will qualify as no.4 in that group . After the tie matches if there is still no clear result 2 chits will be removed the name in chit no,1 will be position 3 and chit no.2 four .
In case of a 4 way tie between team number 2,3,4 and 5 there will be matches played by removing a draw by chits, 2 teams who win their respective matches will qualify to the next stage (position to be decided by chits) the 2 losing teams will play each other and the winner goes through.
Thereafter all the group teams will be seeded by the TC for position number 1 to 4
The draw will be prepared where no.1 team will play no.4 of the other group and no.2 will play no,3.(Normally teams from the same group can only meet in the finals. But as there are 4 group & 4 team qualifying each group this is not possible).During seeding for any positions if there are teams tied at equal number of points then there will be chits drawn for the positioning of teams example if there are 2,3 or more teams tied at equal number of points and all have finished first in their respective groups then there will be chits drawn where chit no1 drawn that team will be seeded no.1 in the knock out draw and so on. The same system will be applicable for seeding no.2,3 and 4.
The Tournament Committee shall be the sole authority for the arrangements of these matches.
Winner of the League will be declared as the GREATWHITE presents CCI KEKOO NICHOLSON BSAM LEAGUE Champions for the year 2023
The decision of the Tournament Committee shall be final and binding on all matters of dispute and differences.
All are requested to play in the spirit of the game and all decisions taken purely in this regard shall be taken purely without being bias and in the interest of the sport.
ATLEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE TEAM RECEIVING A PRIZE SHOULD BE PRESENT AT THE PRIZE DISTRIBUTION CEREMONY,FAILING WHICH THEIR PRIZE WILL BE FORFEITED.
PRIZE MONEY CHEQUES WILL BE GIVEN IN THE NAME OF THE CLUB.
DRESS CODE
Knock-Out stage Collared T-Shirts will be allowed
Please note that proper dress code needs to be adhered to by the players visiting various clubs. Low waist jeans, trousers displaying undergarments while playing, chappals, sandals,caps,playing barefoot,shorts,3/4ths shall be strictly NOT ALLOWED.
However the tournament committee shall make an exception if a genuine medical report or doctors letter is produced.
A player shall not be allowed to play if the above dress code is not adhered to.
ALL INFORMATION SUCH AS DRAWS, FIXTURES, RESULTS SHALL ONLY BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE www.bsam.in
This will serve as the the only notice to all with regards to the league.
Thanking you for your cooperation.
Organizing Secretary