2008 Points Allocation System - Snooker

1. Tournament Categories Tournaments with prize money $8,000 - $12,499 will be deemed Group B tournaments each receiving 1 point earned. Tournaments with prize money in excess of $12,500 will be deemed Group A tournaments where players will receive 1.5 for each point earned. Tournaments allocated Double Ranking points will receive 2 points for each point earned irrespective of the category. 2. Double Ranking Point Tournaments The 'Australian National Snooker Championship' (VIC), 'Australian Open Snooker Championship' (NSW) and the Oceania Snooker Championship (QLD) will all carry double Ranking points for 2008. 3. Points earned
		Nominating and playing in a tournament	5 points
		Round of 64 - win or receive forfeit	2 points
		Round of 32 onwards - each frame won or received by forfeit	1 point
		Round of 32 onwards - win or receive forfeit	5 points
	Bonus points will be awarded for :-
		Each break of 100 or more	5 points
		Losing Quarter-finalist	5 points
		Losing Semi-finalist	10 points
		Runner-up	20 points
		Winner	40 points
		Any unseeded player defeating a 1-8 seeded player	10 points
		Any unseeded player defeating a 9-16 seeded player	5 points
4. State Snooker Championships Points will be awarded to players contesting their State Snooker Championships. These events are to be open to State based players only and not for Interstate entrants. All State Championship Ranking points will be added to the National Ranking just prior to the West Coast International. 5. Ranking Positions The Ranking positions will be calculated from points received for the 8 largest points totals from events contested. Until the required number of tournaments has been reached a players total points earned from all events will count. (If a player only contests three events then his total is all the three events he entered, however if a player contests nine or more events then only his 8 best points results will count to his Ranking.) 6. Annual Calendar for National Ranking Scheme The year will commence after the National Championships and all points will be halved giving the starting points for the new year. 7. Suspensions or Bans Players under suspensions or bans by the IBSF, ABSC or its Affiliates will be ineligible to enter any National Ranking Tournaments. Furthermore the ABSC will support bans imposed by Clubs where players have breached the acceptable Code of Conduct required for entry to that Club's premises.