UNIVERSITY POOL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011-2012
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The Universities Pool Council is delighted to announce the details of our competitions for academic year 2011-2012 and we would like to extend an invitation to your club/institution to participate. Please note that all these events are mixed.
NB. For tournament reviews, results and photographs from the current season, as well as in previous years, please see "Previous Seasons".
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UPC Nine-ball Pool Championships: Liverpool
25th-26th November, 2011 – Individual Championship
25th-27th November, 2011 – Team Championship and Trophy
Teams are made up of a maximum four players, three of which play in a match.
£50.00 per team entry
£10.00 per entry into the Individual Championship
COMPETITION CLOSED
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Closing date for entries: Friday 28th October, 2011* – ENTRY CLOSED
BUCS-UPC Eight-ball Pool Championships: Great Yarmouth
23rd-25th February, 2012 – Individual Championship
24th-26th February, 2012 – Team Championship, Trophy and Shield
Teams are made up of a maximum six players, five of which play in a match.
£60.00 per team entry
£10.00 per entry into the Individual Championship
COMPETITION ENTRY CLOSED
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Closing date for entries: Friday 27th January, 2012* – ENTRY CLOSED
Student Eight-ball Pool Home Internationals
(Incorporating BUCS Home Nations): Manchester
24th-25th March, 2012 – England, Scotland and Wales Students Trials (@ Phoenix, Edinburgh, and Cardiff respectively)
20th-21st April, 2012 – Championship and International Masters
Closing date for nominations: Friday 2nd March, 2012
*Entries received after the closing date may be accepted subject to the availability of places for up to one week but such entries will incur a late entry fee of £15.00 per team entry form and £5.00 per individual entry form.
These dates will be strictly adhered to.
ENTRY
Entry forms and guidance notes will be dispatched in advance of the closing dates for each competition. Please ensure you read the guidance notes before completing the forms.
Entries can only be accepted if full payment of the entry fees is received by the closing date. Entry fees are non-refundable unless a team or player is refused entry by the Universities Pool Council for operational reasons.
Entries received after the closing date may be accepted subject to the availability of places for up to one week but such entries will incur a late entry fee of £15.00 per team entry form and £5.00 per individual entry form, this does not apply to Student Eight-ball Pool Home International nominations.
For eligibility criteria, please see below.
EIGHT-BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011-2012
The following teams will play at Championship/Trophy level for season 2011-2012:
Abertay 1st,
Abertay 2nd,
Bath 1st,
Cambridge 1st,
Cambridge 2nd,
Cardiff 1st,
Durham 1st,
Durham 2nd,
Edge Hill 1st,
Essex 1st,
Essex 2nd,
Essex 3rd,
Exeter 1st,
Kent 1st,
Kent 2nd,
Lancaster 1st,
Lancaster 2nd,
Leeds 1st,
LSE 1st,
Manchester 1st,
Manchester 2nd,
Manchester 3rd,
Medway 1st,
Nottingham 1st,
Nottingham 2nd,
Oxford 1st,
Oxford 2nd,
Portsmouth 1st,
Southampton 1st,
Queens Belfast 1st,
Queens Belfast 2nd,
Reading 1st,
St Andrews 1st,
St Andrews 2nd,
Strathclyde 1st,
Warwick 1st,
York 1st,
York 2nd,
York 3rd.
The following teams are eligible for the remaining place and any other places in the event of any of the above teams failing to enter:
Birmingham 1st,
Chester 1st,
Exeter 2nd,
Kent 3rd,
Southampton 2nd.
All other teams, including any new teams, will play at Shield level.
Promotion/Relegation
Teams that reach the Quarter-finals of the Shield will be promoted to Championship/Trophy level for season 2012-2013 subject to competition regulations.
Teams that finish bottom of their groups at Championship/Trophy level will be relegated to Shield level for season 2012-2013 subject to competition regulations.
CHANGES FOR SEASON 2011-2012
UPC WOMENS EIGHT-BALL POOL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Please note that there will not be a separate UPC Women’s Eight-ball Pool Championships during the 2011-2012 academic calendar.
The event has been an excellent showcase for ladies pool at university level however, after a number of successful seasons, entries have been low for the last two seasons and the event is no longer viable. With the continuing success of the BUCS-UPC Eight-ball Pool Championships in Great Yarmouth, we feel the time is right to encourage all those concerned to experience the unique atmosphere of the UK’s largest student pool tournament in the excellent facilities housed at Great Yarmouth.
As with all our decisions, this was not taken lightly and will be subject to continuing review; players and clubs who have sent teams to the Women’s event will be consulted again this season on possible ways forward. If numbers participating at Great Yarmouth substantially increase, and feedback suggests a separate women’s event would be welcomed, then the UPC will consider restaging a designated women’s event, either at Great Yarmouth or elsewhere.
ELIGIBILITY
To participate in any of events players must meet our eligibility criteria (reproduced below) and that of British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS). See www.bucs.org.uk for further details.
8.1 Eligibility to compete
8.1.1 Eligibility of players
To be eligible to compete in any competitions organised by the Council players must fulfil the following criteria. (This does not apply to players representing the Ireland Students, they are dealt with under 8.1.5):
(a) represent an eligible institution as defined under provision 8.1.4 either as part of a team or as an individual.
(b) have their participation authorised by the relevant authorities within their institution. The authorisation must be made by an official from the institution’s athletic or student unions who are normally responsible for authorising such matters or a sabbatical officer of the union who has competence for sports clubs or societies. The authorisation shall take the form of a signature to that effect on the official entry forms. The Council shall have the right to question or reject such authorisation as it deems fit.
(c) be an internally registered student at that institution, that is being classified as a student by the university Registrar as an internal student and be registered on a credit rated course, that is a programme of study registered under the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme, undertaking a programme of study equivalent to at least sixty credits per year, or in the case of a postgraduate student be undertaking a programme of study no less than fifty percent of the full time student programme.
Also eligible are:
(a) A sabbatical officer of either a student’s union or an athletic union.
(b) A student completing their course of study within the sporting year.
(c) A student embarking on a sandwich course and / or year abroad course provided the duration of the course in industry is less than one year.
8.1.2 Ineligible players
(a) No student may compete for more than one institution in any one academic year.
(b) Students at ‘franchised’ colleges unless recognised as fully registered internal students of the institutions.
(c) Externally registered students, as determined by the university’s Registrar.
(d) Students undertaking 'foundation' courses are only eligible if their institution's Registry Office (or equivalent) deems them to fulfil the above eligibility requirements
(e) Research assistants who are not students will be deemed ineligible.
8.1.3 Proof of Eligibility
Proof of student status will be required at the registration for a competition. This will normally require a student card issued by the authorities of that institution bearing the name, student number and photograph of the student. The card must also have a date of validity or expiry date. Undergraduate students who are not full-time should also provide a letter from their head of department or the university registrar detailing the number of credits they are undertaking in the current academic year. Postgraduate students require a similar letter stating that they are undertaking a programme of study no less than fifty percent of the full-time student programme in accordance with 8.1.1(c) above. Should the card not bear a photograph of the student photographic proof of identity shall require a legal document such as a passport or photographic driving licence. Should the card not have a validity or expiry date a letter will be required from the university registrar confirming that the person is a current internally registered student.
The burden of proof shall fall on the individual to prove their eligibility to compete.
Any queries on eligibility must be made to the Council in advance. The decisions of the Council in this case are final.
8.1.4 Eligibility of institutions
Eligible institutions are those in membership of the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS).
8.1.5 Eligibility of players representing Ireland Students
Players representing Ireland Students must conform to eligibility criteria of HESPC and CUSAI.
FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT:
Oliver Dark
Email: oliver.dark@upc-pool.org.uk
Telephone: 07952 161 264
NB. Unless urgent, please send an email outlining your query and contact details. Please also do not send text messages, they will not be replied to.
