DATES
February 8th to 12th, 2006

Player's Meeting & Draw
February 7, 2006
at 6:00 P.M.

All players must attend the meeting and pull their own playing card

Entry Fee
$300.00 For all Regional
Qualified Players

$500.00 For all Non
Qualified Players

Participation is limited to only 45 players. Entry fee must be paid by January 31

HOTEL INFORMATION

Best Rate
Airport Regency Hotel
1000 NW Le Jeune Road
Miami, Florida

Located about a half a mile from the airport and approximately seven miles from the tournament site. Rental cars available at hotel lobby

Double or Single Room $70.00 + tax per day including Continental Breakfeast

Call 305-441-1600
To get the tournament rate ask for Brenda

Free transportation from and to the airport is provided by the hotel
24 hours a day

For other hotels please contact the tournament director.

CONTACTS

Nando Pineres 305-220-4790
Tournament Director
silvando@bellsouth.com

Sid Banner 561-289-9178
Tournament Director
sid@mortgages.com

Roberto Arana 305-968-6437
Tournament Director
robert@billiardsystems.com

EQUIPMENT

Six Heated Wilhelmina's Aramith Spotted Balls New Simonis cloth

Tournament Site
NEW WAVE BILLIARDS
1403 SW 107 Avenue
Miami, Florida 33174
Tel: 305-220-4790

ELIGIBLE PLAYERS

All participants in the Regional Qualifying Tournaments and those players who participated in the qualifying tournaments and did not obtain a qualifying position. Participation is limited to USBA members in good standing who are citizens of the United States or legal resident alliens that have a valid green card. The top six finishers from the 2005 will be seeded in different flights of the preliminaries by random draw. No more than one player will be seeded into any one flight.

Format Based on 45 Players
Preliminaries: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
5 Flights of 9 - 25 Point Matches - Top two (2) from each flight and two best third places will advance to the next round for a total of 16 Semifinalists.


FINALS: FRIDAY, SATURDAY and SUNDAY

(After completion of Semi-finals)
12 Players Round Robin - 35 Point Matches - Open draw, no seeds.


Tie Breakers Preliminaries
1) Win and lost record 2) Total points scored 3) Total points allowed 4) Five Points Play off

Wild Card Tie Breakers
1) Win and lost record 2) Total points scored 3) Head to Head 4) Total points allowed 5) Five Points Play off

Tie Breakers Finals
1) Win and lost record 2) Highest average 3) Head to head winner 4) Total points allowed

Estimated Prize Fund $22,800.00*
(Based on 40 players)
- 25 Regional Players: $7,500.00
15 Non Regional Players: $7,500.00
New Wave cash added: $2,000.00
David Levine donated $5,000.00
Raffle 2 new cues: $800.00

*A total of $3,000.00 will go to the USBA travel fund. The fund will be used to subsidize travel expenses incurred to send the first and second place finishers as US Representatives to compete in the UMB World Championship.

From New Wave Billiards
To the World Championship

PRIZES

1 - $3,500.00 5 - $1,700.00 09 - $850.00 13 - $300.00
2 - $3,000.00 6 - $1,400.00 10 - $700.00 14 - $300.00
3 - $2,500.00 7 - $1,150.00 11 - $600.00 15 - $300.00
4 - $2,000.00 8 - $1,000.00 12 - $500.00 16 - $000.00

Trophies and Plaques will be awarded to all finalists By the United States Billiard Association