IT IS the last chance for budding snooker players to enter the all new Observer Snooker Cup.
The competition was suspended for three years, but is back this winter with the battle to start soon for the famous old trophy.
The deadline has been extended for two weeks to allow more people to enter with some terrific prizes on offer thanks to the generosity of sponsors the North Lancs Training Group and ex-champion Chris Henry.
The winner will receive a cash prize of £400 - one of the highest amounts ever paid in East Lancashire - while the runner-up wil receive £200, the semi-finalists £50 each and the quarter-finalists £25 each. In addition, Chris Henry, now living in Belgium, has donated a fabulous cue, case and extension worth £270 for the player achieving the highest break.
Entry is open for a fee of £5 to amateur players who are members of a club within a seven-mile radius of Accrington Town Hall.
The first round draw will be printed in the Observer in two weeks time and the semi-finals and final will be staged at the Poplar Club in mid-March.
- ENTRY forms can be found in this week's Observer and a list of rules is available from the Observer offices.
