Rileys London Cup

Post date: Apr 23, 2010 8:41:34 AM

This is a new event in the London pool calendar and we hope it will become an annual competition to rank alongside the JFK's Players Championship in February and the GLCPA London Open in December. The Rileys London Cup will be played at Rileys Southfields on Sunday 2nd May 2010. Doors open at 10am for a 10.30 start, entry is £15 and with prize money of £1000 on offer, subject to 64 runners, we hope to attract a high quality field. All matches are best of 11 frames in early rounds, increasing to best of 13 for the quarters and semi's and a best of 15 final. Any pro's entering the event will play off -1.

This is a pre paid event and closing date for entries is Weds 28th April. Players can enter at designated Rileys - Brighton, Croydon Frith Rd, Croydon Purley Way, Guildford, Lewisham, Reading, Redhill, Shepherds Bush, Staines, Twickenham, Victoria, Wealdstone, Woolwich. Please see the manager at the respective club, pay the £15 and supply a contact number, you'll be given a receipt and your name will be added to the list, up to a maximum of 64 runners. Players can also enter at Southfields itself of course, please contact Gemma Priest or Stacey Gough on 02088940499, or through GLCPA, please contact Jerry Tickell on 07773373045 or Debbie Pople on 07824701791 or Sarah Long on 07737005573.

Players will be drawn into 3 sessions, at 10.30, 11.45am or 1pm. The draw for the sessions will take place at Rileys Southfields next Thursday and will be posted here on the GLCPA website and also on the Rileys website (www.rileysltd.com) on Friday. The draw for all matches within each session will be made on the day.

There will also be a plate event for 1st and 2nd round losers, and Rileys members, £10 entry, with a £400 prize fund, subject to 40 runners.

Rileys Southfields is at 227-229 Wimbledon Park Rd, Southfields, London SW18 5RJ, opposite Southfields station.