Pat Holtz the current Scottish champion is raising funds for two very good charities and he has set out his fund raising plans as follows:-

Hi everyone,

I am going to be raising money for 2 charities over the next year; Marie Curie Cancer and the Childrens Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) and would welcome donations from anyone within the SPA and/or their friends and family.

WHAT IS THE JERSEY FESTIVAL OF POOL?

The Jersey Festival is unquestionably the most famous, successful and eagerly anticipated English Pool event of the year...any year!

24 previous Festivals in some of the best known hotels on the island has helped make Jersey the biggest and longest running event of its kind in the World with many people returning year after year

There are numerous reasons why people do so, but undeniably top of the list, as most regulars will confirm, will be the special camaraderie, and ebullient atmosphere that not just prevails but dominates the week and it's something in the refurbished surrounds of St Helier three star Mayfair Hotel that we invite everyone to be a part of in 2012.

more info

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2012 Jersey Festival of Pool
Sun 5th - Thu 9th February

The qualifiers for IM3 are due to commence on Monday 20th June 2011. The finals for this event are National Finals: Venue - Cue Here, Airdrie, Date: 27th & 28th August 2011

The full area draw is...........

At the recent monthly league meeting the dates and venues were given out for the Wullie McCartney Grassroots tournament. The full draw and dates are as follows..........

It gives me great pleasure to announce the first annual running of the UK 6 Man Team Championships. Event will be played to Blackball rules.

Event will be held in Berwick Haven Caravan Park from 11th-13th November.

As this will be the UK Championships there are no restrictions being placed on teams, you can play with anyone you wish to play with.

Team Entry is £120 and this is limited to 64 teams only. Entry will only be guaranteed on payment of half the entry fee (£60).

The qualifiers for IM event 2 are upon us and for anyone that is unsure of the draw here is the area draw for Glasgow

It has been delayed due to the Scottish singles but finally it is here, yes we are talking about the Individual Membership area qualifier. Here is the draw for IM 1 with dates and venues still to be decided.

JAYSON SHAW WORLD CHAMPION 2010
Congratulations to Glasgow's own Jayson Shaw on winning the Blackball Pool World Championships with a display nothing short of class. From 2-3 Jayson produced an awesome show of pool for any event never mind the final of a world championship. His opponent could only sit and admire the awesome pool on show from Jayson as he ran out an 8-3 winner.
Video of winning frame has now been added

Names for next years IM have to be submitted at the next SPA meeting which is at the end of October. We have one of , if not the largest entries each year and as one of the strongest areas we should have a strong representation in these events.

At the April meeting the qualifying sections for IM Event 4 were read out along with the dates and venues. The finals for this event wil be held on the weekend of the 7th and 8th of August in Cue Here, Airdrie.
In case anyone has not been informed of these dates and venues here is the full draw.

It has come around again to the time of year to take in the entries for the Grassroots singles tournament. Any player that is eligible to play in this event and would like to enter please inform your team captain and he/she wil need to bring along your £5.00 entry fee and name to the next league meeting.
Please not this tournament is open only to players that are NOT in any of the categories posted on the SPA site (category A,B or C) as defined here
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Please note all entries must be in and paid for at the SPA July meeting

All qualifiers are held locally