IPT Announcement Dates, Locations, and Event Information for 2006 Tour Card

IPT Announcement - Dates, Locations, and Event Information for 2006 Tour Card Qualifying TournamentsThere are eight open positions for the 2006 IPT Tour Season. To fill those eight spots, the IPT is hosting four qualification tournaments throughout the United States. The top two finishers in each of these events will win a 2006 IPT Tour Card. No matter how many players enter each tournament, two players will earn their tour cards. Dates and locations for these events are listed at www.internationalpooltour.comThe entry fee for each tournament is $2000. Each tournament will be a Double-Elimination competition with races to ten. The Two players from each tournament who will win tour cards will be the winner of the winning side and the winner of the losing side of the brackets. IPT Rules, which can be read on line, govern each tournament. There is very limited space at each event so entries are based on a first-come, first-served basis. Players should not miss this chance to play on the IPT tour by failing to register in time. On line registration is the only way to enter these events and the form is on the IPT web site www.internationalpooltour.com. Absolutely no entries will be allowed at the tournament; no money will be accepted at the events. What is a 2006 IPT Tour Card worth? So far in 2005 after just two eventsand, the IPT awarded historic and unprecedented prize payouts and hosted thelargest paying tournament (2005 King of the Hill) in the history ofbilliards. IPT members in 2006 will be playing in a minimum of four eventsand over $8 million in prize money. Each IPT member is guaranteed at least$13,000 in prize earnings, even if they don't win a single match. IPTMembers in 2006 are also going to receive monies from IPT profit sharingwhich has the potential to be in the tens of thousands of dollars. Inaddition, the top 100 ranked players from the 2006 season automatically getto play in the 2007 season. Fifty other players must go through the gruelingqualification tournament to win a 2007 tour card. Every 2007 IPT Member isguaranteed a minimum of $100,000. It is going to be much easier to be in thetop 100 of the 2006 season (and win the 2007 tour card) than it will be toqualify for the 2007 IPT season through competition, so being on the tour in2006 is quite advantageous.By visiting www.internationalpooltour.com players can choose to register forone or more qualifying tournaments. If a player chooses to enter more thanone event, he will be charged for each tournament. However, if a playerhappens to win a spot on the tour, he will be refunded any entry fee moneypaid for a later qualification tournament. Once a player enters on line, hewill receive an emailed receipt. Shortly thereafter, IPT staff will contactthe player by telephone in addition to email which will contain all of theinformation players will need to know about the venues, dates, times, etc. Deno J. AndrewsTour Director,International Pool Tourwww.internationalpooltour.comVisit InsidePOOL Magazine for the latest news from the IPT.

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