2012 Recreation Tournaments

Hosted by the

University of Colorado – Colorado Springs

February  10-12, 2012

Mark your calendars for the 2012 Region 13 Recreational Tournament for a fun weekend of competition in Colorado Springs. The tournaments will be held February 10 & 11 on the UC – Colorado Springs campus. We will have tournaments for 9 Ball, Table Tennis, and Poetry Slam.

Competition Rules

Billiards will follow the Billiards Congress of America rules of play for 9-ball competition. The tournament will be a grouping round robin format during the day with a single elimination tournament to determine the champion. This competition does serve as a qualifying tournament for the ACUI Intercollegiate 9-ball Championship. Billiards Information http://www.acui.org/billiards/

The Table Tennis competition will follow National Collegiate Table Tennis Association rules of play. The tournament will be a round robin format during the day with a single elimination playoff bracket to determine the champion. This competition serves as a qualifying tournament for the College Table Tennis National Championships. Table Tennis Information http://www.acui.org/tabletennis/

Poetry Slam will follow the official rules of the ACUI Poetry Slam Invitational. Rules and regulations can be found at http://www.acui.org/content.aspx?menu_id=14&id=11119. This Competition serves as a qualifying tournament for the National Competition.

Tournament Eligibility Requirements

Recognizing that the primary purpose of student life on campus is academic achievement, to further underscore the importance of continuing academic progress students participating in ACUI tournaments must be enrolled as a student in good standing at the institution they represent. To that end, ACUI hereby establishes the following:

All undergraduate and graduate student participants must be enrolled as a student in good standing at the institution the student represents, as determined by the institution in which the participant is currently enrolled. An individual student’s participation is restricted to five years. Such participation shall be limited to three years for those representing two-year institutions. Certification of eligibility must be made by an authorized staff member. For more details on eligibility, please visit http://www.acui.org/content.aspx?menu_id=14&id=3150.

Tournament Registration

http://www.acui.org/registration

Competition Schedule

Registration will be open beginning at 4pm on February 10th.

An opening dinner will be held on February 10th at 6pm with a captains meeting for each tournament following.

Billiards will begin competition the night of February 10th. All other tournaments will begin on Saturday. Practice time for those competitions will be made available on February 10th.

Schedule at a Glance (Subject to Change)
Friday, February 10

4PM                      Check In
6PM                      Welcome Dinner
7PM                      Players Meeting
7:15PM                Billiards Begins
7:30PM               Open Mic for Poetry Slam Participants (Open to all)
11PM                    Billiards ends until tomorrow

Saturday, February 5

8AM                       Continental Breakfast
9AM                       Billiards Resumes
10AM                    Table Tennis Begins
12PM                     Grab and Go Lunch
1PM                        Poetry Slam Begins
6pm                        Closing Dinner
7PM                        Billiards and Poetry Slam Championships if needed

Hotel Information

The morning of Friday, February 10th will be for travel. Hotels within close proximity to the campus are:

Hyatt Place
503 W Garden of the Gods Road
www.hyattplace.com

Marriott
5580 Tech Center Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80919
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/cosmc-colorado-springs-marriott/

Getting to Colorado Springs

Flying

The closest airport is Colorado Springs Airport (COS).

Participants can also fly into Denver International Airport (DIA). It is approximately a 1 hour drive from there to Colorado Springs.

Driving

Driving directions to the UCCS Campus

http://www.uccs.edu/~visit/directions.htm

Map of UCCS Campus

http://www.uccs.edu/~map/

Interested if Helping?

We are looking for individuals to be a part of the Recreational Tournament Committee. If you are interested in helping to run one of the tournaments, please contact Chris Hargraves at chargrav@email.arizona.edu.