The 2010 One Pocket Challenge will be held on Jan. 23-25 and is open to all players. The entry fee is $50 with a minimum of $1,250 in added money. We are still accepting donations to the added money. Contact Jay Helfert or Steve Booth for details.

It will be held once again in the AZ/OnePocket room from Noon to Midnight each day. Total prize money will be divided as follows - First 40%, Second 30%, Third 20% and Fourth 10%. Sign ups are all on site. Added Money Donors - Greg Sullivan $1,000, Jay Helfert $100, Steve Booth $100, Roy Steffensen $50.

The 2010 Fatboy Challenge will be held on Jan. 26-28 and is open to any player. The field is limited to the first sixteen players. Entry fee is $500 with $5,000 added. Prize money will be divided 50% to First, 25% to Second, 12.5% to Third-Fourth.

All matches are Ten Ball, Race To Fifteen and it is Single Elimination. Entry fees are also paid on site, but I am taking names at this time. If you want to play or back someone, contact me at jayhelfert@yahoo.com.

The All-Around Championship

Any individual player who participates in all three tournament games is automatically in the running for All-Around Champion. The Derby City Classic's All-Around Champion, determined on an ascending point scale and high quality of play, will be a true "Master of the Table," able to provide keen competition in any game of billiards.

Master Of The Table $25,000.00 Breakdown
1st Place Winner Receives $20,000.00
2nd Place Winner Receives $3,000.00
3rd Place Winner Receives $2,000.00

IN ADDITION:  This year 1 new title will be added to the All Round division.  The female player with the most points in all  3 divisions.

Female All-Around $2000.00

1st Place Receives $1,500.00

2nd Place Receives $500.00

$1,000 Added Mini-Tournaments

The Derby City 14.1 Challenge will be held for the fifth straight
year.  With $10,100 added and an entry fee of only $100 which is
100% returned as prizes, it's the best money odds in town.  The
prelims are Sunday through Wednesday with each entrant shooting a
total of 12 innings of straight pool.  $600 in daily prizes are
given for the top 3 daily shooters.  The 8 players with the
highest runs have a playoff tourney with 100-point games.  Some
games will be on the Accu-stats table, and a run of 100 will get
a bonus of $500 if commented by the shooter.  Continue to 150 and
you get another $500 from Accu-stats.  Greg Sullivan has offered
a special $1000 bonus for the first run of 200 or more.

Buy your entry at the ticket window and come up to the Straight
Pool Room on the second floor.

Players will be offered a low entry mini-tournaments alternating in 9-Ball, One-Pocket or 9-Ball Bank. The field will be between 32 and 64 with the entire $1,000 added purse awarded to the players. Each mini-tournament will be scheduled in the Official Program, listing the specific sponsor for that evening's play. For more information on mini-tournaments, contact Paul Smith at: psmith@diamondbilliardproducts.com

The inaugural year of the Derby City Classic was a rousing success, and everyone at Diamond Billiard Products, Inc. is proud of our innovative approach to tournament opportunities and gratified by player, spectator and sponsor enthusiasm and enjoyment of this billiard event.

Won't you join us in this extraordinary endeavor in 2010? We guarantee fun, fierce competition, solid name association, and increased recognition for everyone associated with the legend and the tradition that is the Derby City Classic.

For specific information or answers to questions, feel free to contact our office at Diamond Billiard Products.  (812)288-7665