OX Billiards proudly welcomes back The Seattle Nineball Open, a WNT Ranking Tournament, scheduled for March 28-30. This highly anticipated event promises to showcase top-tier talent as players from all over gather to compete. Fans and competitors alike are eager to see if Georgi Georgiev can successfully defend his title.
With a player cap of 64, and a minimum prize fund of $25,000, Seattle Nineball Open is set to stage top professionals and semi-professionals both homegrown and from across the country.
About OX Billiards
OX Billiards opened Aug 28, 2021 and boasts a 5,500 sqft. center for cue sports that hosts major tournaments like the WWS US Women’s Snooker Open, the USSA Snooker Nationals, the Northwest Cup, and the Seattle Snooker Open.
Tournament Format
Players seeded by WNT Rankings.
Early Rounds - Friday and Saturday (28, 29 March) Play starts at 10:00 am doors open at 9:00 am.
Double elimination until the Last 16 round (money round).
Race to 9 on the A side and 7 on the B side in the early rounds - until the Last 16.
Redraw for the Last 16 round.
Knockout Rounds - Sunday (30 March)
Redraw for the Last 16 round.
Single elimination.
Race to 11 in the Last 16, Quarterfinal, and Semifinal rounds.
Race to 13 in the Finals.
Rules
Nineball on the spot.
All-ball fouls.
Winner break throughout the tournament.
64 player cap.
Dress Code
ALLOWED
Cue Sports Jersey or,
Collared shirt tucked in
Trousers, dress pants with belt
Dress shoes or well-maintained sneakers
Sponsor patches on jersey
NOT ALLOWED
Shorts
Jeans
Flip-flops, sandals or the like
Torn or ripped clothing
Soiled clothing
Ear buds
Clothing with offensive language
Political or otherwise non-cue-sports related print/clothing
Overpowering body odor or perfume
Prize Fund
Total prize fund is $27,600
Payout:
1st - $9,500
2nd - $5,000
Semifinalists (2) - $2,550
Quarterfinalists (4) - $1000
Last 16 (8) - $500
Entry Fee
$350
Equipment
Eight Rasson nine-foot tables
Aramith Black Balls
Brunswick Centennial Cloth
Littman Lights
Host
OX Billiards
1432 Broadway
Seattle, WA 98122
mike@oxbilliards.com
Player List (#WNT Rank)
Skyler Woodward #15
Jonas Souto #23
John Morra #33
Georgi Georgiev #50
Lukas Fracasso-Verner #67
Andri Januarta #125
Sam Henderson #136
Edward koyongian #155
Tommy Tokoph #185
Raymond Linares #193
Daniel Sardoncillo #259
Paul Song #285
Payne McBride #314
Blake Baker #482
Tye Wang #658
April Larson #729
Petar Michinov
Christian Youngers
Zak Ross
Dustin Hinshaw
Christian Zarate
Michal Rybak
Christopher Aldrich
Clay Belvoir
Stephen Folan
Frances Tso
William Pearson
Joe Conniff
Justin Kiske
Weixun Ge
Shucheng Chao
James Jensen
Todd Hargrove
Joseph Spence
William Barrows
Jesse Johnson
Justin McCrory
Vincent Draper
Brian McEllin
Jeronimo Morales
Tyrel Blowers
Brianna Clark
Damieon Clewis
Tim Paget
Steve Register
Bo Belonia
Henry Good
James Davee
Prathamesh Sawant
Ryan Carden
Joseph Tourangeau
Joshua Prestegard
Keith Yip
Haiqi Wen
Stephen Ho lem
Philip Tourangeau
Gabor Kiss
Aman Sunar
Rajat Srivastava
Max Adams
Danielle Casper
Jeffrey Jimenez
Mark Muir
Randy Ohrstrom
Georgi Georgiev 2024 SNO Winner