Good luck to Ireland’s Michael Judge and Greg Casey in the 6 Red World Cup in Qatar next week. Both qualified when they reached the semi final of the 2018 European 6 red. RIBSA congratulate them both on this selection and wish them good luck in Qatar.
Member Countries
International Billiards & Snooker Federation along with Qatar Billiards & Snooker Federation, are pleased to announce the commencement of a new annual event Qatar 6 RED WORLD CUP to provide more opportunities to our players.
This 6 Red World Cup will be organized every year by Qatar Billiards & Snooker Federation in collaboration with IBSF. We hereby cordially extend the official invitation to your Association / Federation to participate in this event.
Qualifying Tournament
- All the players will get a chance to play two qualifying tournaments.
- The entries for the qualifying tournaments can only be sent through National Federation.
- The Tournaments will be played on knock out basis.
- Winner & Runner Up of each tournament will advance to the main round.
- All the matches for the qualifying tournaments shall be Best of 9 Frames till the Quarter finals
- The Semi Final will be played at Best of 11 Frames
- The Final will not be played. Accommodation
- The players who will participate in the Qualifying Tournament will be responsible for their own accommodation.
- Free Pick-n-Drop will be provided to only those players who will stay at the Official Hotel of the event.
Main Round Tournament Format
- The 32 players shall be divided into 8 groups of 4 players each.
- Two players from each group shall qualify for the Last 16 Round.
- Total duration of the Tournament will be 4 days.
- The Matches shall be played as follows;
▪ Round Robin League matches Best of 9 Frames
▪ Last 16 matches Best of 9 Frames
▪ Quarter Finals Best of 11 Frames
▪ Semi Finals Best of 11 Frames ▪ Final Best of 13 Frames Matches Schedule
▪ 12th January 2019 Round Robin League 4 Sessions (10:00 am, 12:30 pm, 3:00 pm & 5:00 pm)
▪ 13th January 2019 Round Robin League 4 Sessions (10:00 am, 12:30 pm, 3:00 pm & 5:00 pm)
▪ 14th January 2019 Last 16 Round 2 Sessions (10:00 am, 01:00 pm) ▪ 14th January 2019Last 8 Round 1 Session (5:00 pm)
▪ 15th January 2019 Semi Finals 1 Session (10:00 am)
▪ 15th January 2019 Final / Closing Ceremony 1 Session (4:00 pm)
The Players & Referees meeting will be held on 11th January, 2019 at 7:00 pm.
Prize Money Total Prize Money of US$ 40,000 as follows; Winner US$ 10,000 Runner Up US$ 4,000 Semi Finalists US$ 2,000 each Last 8 US$ 1,500 each Last 16 US$ 1,000 each Last 32 US$ 500 each
Hospitality One twin sharing room (with breakfast) will be provided free of cost to each participating player in the Official Hotel – Holiday Villa Doha, Rawdat Al Khail Street, Doha, from 11th January till 15th January, 2019 (5 nights maximum). Visas shall be arranged free of cost by Qatar Billiards & Snooker Federation for all the participants.
All the countries requiring visas are hereby advised to kindly send the passport details of the players and officials within one week. Airport Pick-n-Drop will be provided free of cost by Qatar Billiards & Snooker Federation. In this regard, all the member countries are advised to send the flight details on the email address qbsf@mcs.gov.qa , in order to avail the Pick-n-Drop facility.
Airport The nearest Airport is Hamad International Airport – Doha – Qatar.