Sample footage in background from the 2022 Super Billiards Expo Pro Arena
2024 DIAMOND OPEN 9-BALL PRO PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
PROUD TO BE A 2024 WNT RANKING EVENT
ADDED MONEY
As of Day Four (Sunday) 10:30am
TOTAL PRIZE POOL
As of Day Four (Sunday) 10:30am
With every streaming pass that gets sold, the prize fund for the Pro Event will continue to grow.
Allen Hopkins productions is contributing a percentage of every Streaming Pass sold directly to the Prize Fund, and you can check the Prize Pool Calculator on our website to watch the prize pot grow; we’ll update the counters throughout the event. Final payouts for the pros will reflect your viewership!
Added Money and Prize Pool also increased with every additional Sponsorship Opportunity claimed.
Due to sponsorships from the following organizations, the Prize Pool increased!
Want to be a sponsor? Call 910-616-5665 for details
FORMAT & DETAILS
- 9-Ball
- Open to 128 Players
- Races to 11
- Double Elimination until Final 16
- Final 16 - Single Elimination / NO Redraw
- Rotate Break / Rack Your Own
- 9 on the Spot and Break Box
- All ball fouls
- Round 1 Seeded (Based on WNT)
- Open to all Competitors Aged 16 and Up
PLEASE NOTE: There is NO re-draw in this event. Players will continue in their respective brackets until meeting in the Finals. Payouts are staggered accordingly, Winner Side players will finish higher when eliminated in same round as One-Loss Bracket players.
See sample bracket below for review.
ENTRY FEE
Before April 1:
$500 by Mail
$520 online
After April 1:
$600 – Online or
At Players Meeting
Your entry fee includes a 4-Day Weekend Pass to the Super Billiards Expo.
Player Badge will be required for access all weekend – do not lose. Must have with you at all times for access. Lost badges will not be replaced.
CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS:
If you have to withdraw from this event, a $25 fee will be withdrawn from your refund. All requests must be made 2 weeks before start of event. See the full Refund Policy here.
THIS IS A 4-DAY EVENT
Play starts Thursday. Finals will be Sunday afternoon
START TIME:
April 11th – 12 Noon
PLAYERS MEETING:
April 11 – 11am
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR:
DOUG ENNIS
PRIZE FUND
$15,000 GUARANTEED First Place
ADDED MONEY
As of Day Four (Sunday) 10:30am
TOTAL PRIZE POOL
As of Day Four (Sunday) 10:30am
PAYOUT STRUCTURE
AS OF APRIL 14, 10:30am
$15,000 Winner
2nd: $11,000
3rd: $9000
4th: $7000
5-6th: $5000 ea.
7-8th: $4000 ea.
9-12th: $3200 ea.
13-16th: $2650 ea.
ACTUAL PRIZE FUND: $83,700
Allen Hopkins Productions adds a portion of all streaming revenue to the Prize Fund, so payouts are updated daily during the event. Final payouts will be calculated based on total number of players at commencement and final added money pool.
Initially Projected Total Purse with Full Field - $82,000* Approximate
EQUIPMENT
$50,000 guaranteed prize fund. Once more than 64 players enroll, the prize pool and structure will be adjusted to reflect additional number of registered players. Full field of 128 will pay 16 places.
*Total Approximate Purse based on full field of 128 (max)
9′ Diamond Pro-Am Tables
Simonis 860 Cloth
Aramith Duramith Tournament Edition with Diamond Tournament Cue ball
Wooden Rack (Bill Westley Racks)
DRESS CODE
Players shall maintain an overall clean appearance. No shorts or jeans. Collared shirt with khakis or dress pants please. Sponsor badges, patches, and logo wear are encouraged (up to 4 logos patches allowed).
Players under the age of 18 are not permitted to wear logos displaying and gambling or alcohol brands.
Hats and ear buds are acceptable.
* This event will adhere to WNT Official Rules of Play.
Some caveats from the official rules provided above: tables at this event will have Simonis 860 cloth, but not in the Official “Shark Grey” color. The balls used will be Aramith Duramith Tournament Edition with Diamond Tournament Cue ball. Also, event will be “Rack Your Own”.
PROJECTED PAYOUT STRUCTURES
As more players enroll and more sponsorships are sold, the payout structures will update. Here are some projections of payout structures at assorted intervals. Final structure will be posted during Day 1 of competition.
FIELD SIZE: 64 Players
$15,000 Winner
2nd: $9000
3rd: $6000
4th: $5000
5-6th: $4000 ea.
7-8th: $3500 ea.
FIELD SIZE: 76 Players
$15,000 Winner
2nd: $9000
3rd: $6000
4th: $5000
5-6th: $4000 ea.
7-8th: $3500 ea.
9-12th: $1500 ea.
FIELD SIZE: 86 Players
$15,000 Winner
2nd: $9000
3rd: $6000
4th: $5000
5-6th: $4000 ea.
7-8th: $3500 ea.
9-12th: $2750 ea.
FIELD SIZE: 96 Players
$15,000 Winner
2nd: $9000
3rd: $6000
4th: $5000
5-6th: $4000 ea.
7-8th: $3500 ea.
9-12th: $2500 ea.
13-16th: $1500 ea
FIELD SIZE: 108 Players
$15,000 Winner
2nd: $9000
3rd: $6000
4th: $5000
5-6th: $4000 ea.
7-8th: $3500 ea.
9-12th: $3000 ea.
13-16th: $2500 ea.
CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS:
If you have to withdraw from this event, a $25 fee will be withdrawn from your refund. All requests must be made 2 weeks before start of event. See the full Refund Policy here.
All cancellation requests MUST BE received 2 weeks before the start of the Expo.
Any cancellations or refunds will be processed within two weeks of the conclusion of the Expo, or sooner.
A $25 fee (per entry) will be withdrawn from ALL requested cancellation refunds. If it has been more than 120 days since you paid your registration, an additional 5% fee will be subtracted from your refund.
NOTICE REGARDING FORCED CLOSURE & SHUTDOWNS
In the highly unlikely event of another forced government shutdown due to illness, or any other unforeseeable emergency, all entries will be carried over to the next scheduled Super Billiards Expo. If you are unable to attend the newly scheduled dates, a refund may be requested and will be processed after the close of the rescheduled show. The $25 fee will be applied at the time of refund.
If it has been more than 120 days since you paid your registration, an additional 5% fee will be subtracted from your refund.
Want to play in more than one event?
Players are welcome to play in more than one event at the Super Billiards Expo. Please be aware that it is possible that match times might conflict, especially in the later rounds. We do our best to avoid conflicts, but it is impossible to control in events of this size and in this timeframe.
>> IMPORTANT <<
If a conflict in match times does arise, you will be forced to choose one event to play and one to forfeit. Unfortunately, we do not have the time and space to rearrange matches for players.
We will not be starting any Waiting Lists for this event.
If it is full, the only way to get in is to show up at the Player’s Meeting and see if there are any last minute openings.
Occasionally people withdraw and a spot may open here online. Sometimes we’ll announce that on our facebook page. If that happens, it’s just first-come, first-served. So, check back in often and keep an eye on our facebook.
There is no need to call or email asking to get on a list – we will not start a list.
SAMPLE BRACKET
~ NO REDRAW at 16 PLAYERS ~
EXAMPLE OF TOURNAMENT CHART
~ NO REDRAW at 16 PLAYERS ~
Players continue in their respective bracket. Payouts reflect Finishing Place depending on bracket position.
For example, in the first round of Single Elimination play – eight players will get eliminated. If there was a re-draw, they would finish collectively as 9-16th.
However, since there will NOT be a re-draw, the four players that were on the One-Loss Side (shown in red) will be considered 13-16th place, and paid accordingly. The players on the Winner’s Side (shown in green) will be considered 9-12 and paid accordingly.
Play and payouts will continue in this manner until two players meet in the Finals. There they will compete for 1st and 2nd place prize money.
This format rewards players who stayed on the Winner’s Side by ensuring they receive more money in each elimination round.
~ ANY QUESTIONS? ~
Call (609)652-6116
Registered Players for the 2024 Diamond Open Nineball Professional Players Championship
We provide these lists so that you can check and make sure we’ve received your entry. You can also review the list of names for anyone that may be ineligible to play and then let us know.
IMPORTANT: If someone else has paid your entry, you may need to search for that person’s name. If you see their name instead of your own, please notify us so that we can get you enrolled properly.
If you do not see your name in the list and think there may be an error, please call us at (609)652-6116 or contact us here
- Eddie Abraham – Philadelphia, PA
- Max Adams – North Pole, AK
- Yash Ajmera – Duluth, GA
- David Alcaide – Salamanca
- Darren Appleton – Pottsville, PA
- Johnny Archer – Raleigh, NC
- Alex Bausch – , CT
- Eric Bennett – Islip, NY
- Runal Bhatt – Charlotte, NC
- Joseph Blyler – Levittown, PA
- Matthew Brzozowski – Baltimore, MD
- David Callaghan – Lindenhurst, NY
- Patrick Calvaresi –
- Francesco Candela – Napoli, Campania
- Nick Carson – Gassaway, WV
- Nathan Childress – Richmond, VA
- kevin clark – scranton, PA
- Sullivan Clark – Auckland, Auckland
- Tom Collins – Waco, TX
- Raphael Dabreo – Bay shore
- Micah "Doc" Daugherty – Port St. Lucie, FL
- David Daya – Locust Gap, PA
- Nicholas De Leon – Avondale, AZ
- Jeffrey De Luna – Fontana City, CA
- Davide De Santis – Fonte Nuova (Rm), Lazio
- Corey Deuel – Akron, OH
- Jose Ramon Diaz –
- Oscar Dominguez – Placerville, California
- Ricky Evans – St. Charles, MO
- Michael Feliciano – Negros occidental
- Robert Ferry – Fairless hills, PA
- Lukas Fracasso-Verner – Wallingford, CT
- John Francisco – middle village, NY
- Billy Gallagher – Barrington, NJ
- Dave Gavrish – Meriden, CT
- Reyes Gomez –
- Einar Gudjohnsen – Bethany, CT
- Chris Hansen – Ashburn, VA
- Robert Hart – Cheltenham, PA
- Sam Henderson – Bettendorf, IA
- Tyler Henninger – South Williamsport, PA
- Barry Hetherington – Courtice, Ontario
- Greg Hogue – Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Thorsten Hohmann – Jacksonville, FL
- Barnes Hutchins – delran, NJ
- Mika Immonen – New York, NY
- Demetrius Jelatis – Robbinsdale, MN
- Buffy Jolie – Charlotte, NC
- Ryan Jones – Taunton
- Michael Juliano – Cleveland, OH
- Konrad Juszczyszyn – Wroclaw
- Jimmy Keegan – Glenside, PA
- Thomas Kennedy – NORTH PORT, FL
- Keita Kominato – , Ôita
- Matt Krah – newark, DE
- George Krause – Sherrodsville, OH
- Mickey Krause –
- Pijus Labutis – Vilnius
- Raymond Linares – Longwood, FL
- Tj Lohr – Temple, TX
- Hunter Lombardo – Long Island City, NY
- Anthony Martinez – emmaus
- Michael Mathieu –
- Rick Miller – New Freedom, PA
- donny mills – Clearwater, Florida
- Robert Mones – Charlotte, NC
- John Morra – Scarborough, Ontario
- Rodney Morris – Acworth, GA
- David Mudre – Vienna, VA
- Daniel Mulhollen –
- Moritz Neuhausen – Sankt Augustin, Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Anh Tuan Nguyen – Ha Noi
- Cong Thanh Nguyen – Ha Noi
- Thang Nguyen – Vienna, VA
- Danny Olson – Brookings, SD
- Alex Osipov – Brooklyn, NY
- Elias Patrikios – Philadelphia, PA
- Fernando Paulino –
- Justin Pelech – Brick, NJ
- Robert Piersa – Berlin, CT
- Johnathan Pinegar – clarksville
- Pashen Quintana – Durango, CO
- Christian Reimering – Leverkusen, Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Jimmy Rivera – North Arlington, NJ
- Eric Roberts – Crossville, TN
- Francisco Sanchez Ruiz – Salamanca
- Robb Saez – Morgan City, LA
- Gregorio Sanchez – Durham, NC
- Elliot Sanderson – Glasgow
- Jeremy Seaman – Springfield, MI
- Joseph Sellecchia – Wycombe, PA
- Gary Serrano – Philadelphia, PA
- Jayson Shaw – West Haven, CT
- Brandon Shuff – Pasadena, MD
- Jake Sollman – Hutsonville, IL
- Paul Song – Atlanta, GA
- Jeremy Sossei – Watertown, CT
- Ralf Souquet – Geisenfeld, Bayern
- Jonas Souto – Wallingford ct
- Bucky Souvanthong – Endicott, NY
- dylan spohr – McAdoo, PA
- james stevens – Plantsvile, CT
- Earl Strickland – Trevose, PA
- Tyler Styer – Oshkosh, WI
- Manik Suri – Charlotte, NC
- Lucas Taylor – Colorado Springs, CO
- Billie Jr Ussery – Trinity, NC
- Mhet Vergara – Woodside, NY
- Bernard Walker – Hunsville, AL
- Shaun Wilkie – Havre de Grace, MD
- Eric Withrow –
- Shane Wolford – Troutville, VA
- Brent Worth – Hampton, VA
- Brent Worth – Hampton, VA
- MICHAEL YEDNAK – Brooklyn, NY
- Dan Zetts – Kennesaw, GA
- Wiktor Zielinski – Poznan
- Kevin Zock – Portage, PA
