European Fireball Open

Estimated prize fund of £6000

This is an ITSF Master Series event which will attract many of the top players from all over the World!

Registration

If you are planning on attending this event, please fill out the following form - it helps with planning. It is not mandatory, but registered players will receive a small "thank you" package on arrival.

Registration For European Fireball Open.

Venue

The Venue is the Ballroom at Owens Park:

Owens Park
Manchester
M14 6HD

This is a large ballroom in a student hall, with a viewing balcony overlooking the tournament room.

Accommodation

All of the below are within 300m of the tournament venue. Please book direct.

At the nicer end of the scale...

Best Western Willow Bank Hotel
340 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester
M14 6AF

Twin/Double: £70 B&B
Single: £65 B&B

Ring Clare on 0161 2240461 and quote "Foosball".

At the cheaper end of the scale...

Lansdowne Manchester
346 Wilmslow Rd
Fallowfield
Manchester
M14 6AB
Tel: 0161 2246244

Very cheap rooms, recommend you book through the website.

http://www.lansdownemanchester.co.uk/

University Promotion

Any University, College or School Society that brings 20 or more members buying Play-All Packages will be entered into a special draw for a brand-new, free Fireball Tour table courtesy of Foosball UK! The draw will be made on Saturday evening.

(Conditions: all members must be current, registered, full-time or part-time students or staff as of October 29th 2010, and must bring proof of their student/staff status with them).

Tables and balls

At least 20 ITSF Fireball tables (up to 40 available tables if required, depending on turnout).

We will confirm the ball to be used shortly.

Great pre-order deals are available if you want to purchase a table at this event:

http://forum.britfoos.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8407

Optional Seeding Stage for Open Events

In the Open Singles event, the top 8 will be seeded by the ITSF rankings. There will be an optional Swiss-format seeding phase on Saturday morning. This will be split into two categories based on rank band (Pro and SP/Am/Nov). Those who play will be seeded according to their performance within their rank band. Those who do not play will be randomly seeded at the bottom of their rank band.

The same will be done for Open Doubles - with the top 4 teams seeded by ITSF rankings.

Rank Levels - New

New Fireball Rank Levels for this Tournament.

Beginner: First national tournament
Novice: UK-only, not Semi-Pro in any UK ranking
Amateur: UK-only, not Pro in any ranking
Semi-Pro: Anyone not a Pro-Master in any UK ranking
Pro: Pro-Master in any existing UK ranking, ITSF Top 50, Top Ranking Level in National Rankings, Travelling Players NOT covered here at Tournament Organiser's Discretion - please email jonathan@foosballuk.com

These rank levels will be fixed using the UK/ITSF rankings on 22nd August 2010.

Schedule

Friday

19:00 Rollerball Goalie Wars (Swiss + Straight Knockout)
19:00 Rollerball Forward Shoot Out (Swiss + Straight Knockout)

Then a choice of:
21:00 Draw-Your-Partner (Double Elimination)
21:00 Fun Poker

Saturday

10:00 Open Doubles Optional Seeding (Swiss)
10:30 Open Singles Optional Seeding (Swiss)
11:30 Senior Singles (Double Elimination)
12:00 Open Doubles (Double Elimination)
12:30 Senior Doubles (Double Elimination)
13:00 Beginner Singles (Swiss + Straight Knockout)
13:00 Beginner Doubles (Swiss + Straight Knockout)
14:00 Semi-Pro Doubles (Swiss + Straight Knockout)
14:00 Amateur Doubles (Swiss + Straight Knockout)
15:00 Left-Handed Singles (Straight Knockout)
16:00 Mixed Doubles (Double Elimination)
18:00 2 Ball Rollerball (Swiss + Straight Knockout)
22:00 Pro Poker

Semi-Pro Doubles and Amateur Doubles are mutually exclusive.

Sunday

10:00 Open Singles (Double Elimination)
10:30 Junior Singles (Double Elimination)
10:30 Womens Singles (Double Elimination)
11:00 Junior Doubles (Double Elimination)
11:00 Womens Doubles (Double Elimination)
12:00 Semi-Pro Singles (Swiss + Straight Knockout)
12:00 Amateur Singles (Swiss + Straight Knockout)
13:30 Handicap Doubles (Straight Knockout)
14:00 Novice Singles (Swiss + Straight Knockout)
14:00 Novice Doubles (Swiss + Straight Knockout)
16:00 Handicap Singles (Straight Knockout)

Semi-Pro Singles and Amateur Singles are mutually exclusive.

Poker Events

More info to come.

Event Package Fees

Pro Play All: OD, OS, LHS, Mixed, 2-ball, HD, HS: £50
Semi-Pro Play All: OD, OS, SPD, LHS, Mixed, 2-ball, SPS, HD, HS: £45
Amateur Play All: OD, OS, AD, LHS, Mixed, 2-ball, AS, HD, HS: £40
Novice Play All: OD, OS, AD, LHS, Mixed, 2-ball, AS, HD, HS, NS, ND: £35
Beginner Play All: OD, OS, AD, LHS, Mixed, 2-ball, AS, HD, HS, NS, ND, BS, BD: £25

Standalone Entry Fees

Junior Singles/Junior Doubles: Free entry
Senior Singles/Senior Doubles: £5 per player per event
Womens Singles/Womens Doubles: £5 per player per event
Beginner Singles/Beginner Doubles: Free entry
Novice Singles/Doubles: £5 per player per event
Open Doubles: Pro-team £30, Semi-Pro Team £20, Amateur-team £15, Novice-team £10, Beginner-Team £5
Open Singles: Pro £20, Semi-Pro £10, Amateur £8, Novice £5, Beginner £3
Rollerball Goalie Wars: £5
Rollerball Forward Shoot-Out: £5
DYP: £5
Left-Handed Singles: £5
Semi-Pro Doubles: £10 per team
Semi-Pro Singles: £5 per player
Amateur Singles: £10 per team
Amateur Doubles: £5 per player
Mixed Doubles: £10 per team
Handicap Doubles: £5 per team
Handicap Singles: £3 per player
2-ball: £5 per team

Prize Fund

Estimated £6000 +. This depends on sponsorship and turnout.

People

Tournament Director: Jonathan May
Tournament Organisers: Foosball UK
Head Official: Alex Shovelton