Bristol Masters
The Bristol Masters is an annual event, entry to which (from qualification in 2008 for 2009) is achieved by any of the following means:
- (a) Being the holder of the Bristol Masters Trophy;
- (b) Winning the main flight of one of the four Lesters Trophy tournaments;
- (c) Winning the main flight of the seven (out of eight) best attended £10 Bristol Grand Prix tournaments, (where a tie-break is needed, the players' final OGP positions will decide);
- (d) Being the highest finisher in Bristol Premier League One not to have qualified via (a) or (b) above;
- (e) Being the highest finisher in Bristol Premier League Two Blue not to have qualified via (a) or (b) above;
- (f) Being the highest finisher in Bristol Premier League Two Red not to have qualified via (a) or (b) above;
- or (g) Being the highest finisher in the Bristol Conference not to have qualified via (a) or (b) above;
Additional criteria
- (1) Should any player qualify more than once through (a), (b) and/or (c) above, then there is an extra high finisher included, from whichever league the multiple qualifier participates in (limited to one additional place for each of Premier Two Blue, Premier Two Red, and the Conference). Should such a player not be a league player, the extra place would go to a Premier One player.
- (2) Vacancies which may arise after qualification is completed are filled by:
(i) (where there are no multiple qualifications, as in (1) above), the main flight Bristol Grand Prix winner not qualifying via (c) above; and
(ii) high finishers in the OGP who have not otherwise qualified.
In previous years the qualification criteria were as follows:
- (a) Being the holder of the Bristol Masters Trophy;
- (b) Winning the main flight of a monthly Bristol Grand Prix tournament;
- (c) Being the highest finisher in Bristol Premier League One not to have qualified via (a) or (b) above;
- (d) Being the highest finisher in Bristol Premier League Two not to have qualified via (a) or (b) above;
- or (e) Being the highest finisher in the Bristol Conference not to have qualified via (a) or (b) above;
In addition, had any player qualified more than once through (a) and/or (b) above, then there was an extra high finisher included, from whichever league the multiple qualifier participated in.
Where such a player was not a league player, the extra place would have gone to a Premier One player.
Vacancies which may arise after qualification is completed are filled by high finishers in the OGP.
Multiple qualification has occurred several times over the years.
But when the Conference supplied no fewer than five players for the 2008 Masters, the rules were changed to the present version.
Click on these related links:
The 2008 Bristol Masters
2009 Bristol Masters qualification
Bristol Masters history
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