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IMPORTANT UPDATES
Some changes may not be reflected in the player guide!

1. Bypassing 2026 CSI membership trigger by not reporting results to LMS/Fargo. We’d like to simplify some of the process ahead, save players money, and amplify our entries by reducing a likely obstacle to participation. Because North Country CSI is a sanctioned BCAPL (#2202), if we ran this through our normal scoring protocol, Fargo scores would trigger CSI membership for 2026 through LMS, which could easily feel earlier than many are used to paying. For players outside BCAPL, we’d like this to feel more open (thus, SKY OPEN), which we can best ensure by not requiring a CSI membership.

2. Clarifying that it’s play one or play all. There is no requirement to enter all three SKY OPEN events or not participate at all. This confusion is probably arising for two reasons: We advertised this as a three-event showcase to highlight that it’s three separate events on three consecutive weekends, albeit under the same SKY OPEN umbrella — but this may sound like the event is an all-or-nothing set, and it’s not. Because we’d like to crown an overall champion, the second reason this may have confused some is that we asked those players interested in this specifically to play in all three events. The points awarded for the overall championship are highlighted by event on pages 7, 15, 19, and 23. of the player guide. Each event has a separate purse, projected by full fields, also in the player guide.

3. Revising scorecards. We simplified the scorecards to make it easier for us to setup matches and for players to understand their races. You can review sample scorecards and tooltips by event on pages 14, 18, and 22 of the player guide.

4. Publishing payout mechanics here. Because we may not max out the fields (9Ball Triples is currently lagging), it makes sense to publish the specific math that will guide our purses. That math is as follows: 1st: 23%, 2nd: 12%, 3rd/4th: 9.5% each, 5th-8th: 4.5% each, 9th-16th: 3.5% each. Payouts should end up being 83% of entries paid (removing admin, greens fees, and other event expenses).

Only fully paid entrants listed.

9BALL TRIPLES, 1650U
January 24-25
1. Petar Michinov 549, Terry Takeuchi 528, Scott Leach 551 (1628)
2. Eric Townsend 520, Dave Bersenadze 648, Mikayla Jones 407 (1575)
3. Ben Dwan 619, Jing Liu 547, Ed Caulfield 497 (1663, +1 game penalty).
4. Daniel McKinney 316, Ed Richardson 450, John Skeldon 482 (1248)
5. Joel Pritsch 523, Brian Roberge 535,
Sean Pritchard 449 (1507)
6 Andrian Baloban 367, Pavel Ustinov 596, Renat Valiullin 551 (1515)

8BALL DOUBLES, 1100U
January 31-February 1
1. Eric Townsend 520, Michal Rybak 570 (1090)
2. Greg Casad Fargo 490, Bill Meyers Fargo 552 (1042)
3. Ben Dwan 621, Andy Camping 489 (1110, +1 game penalty)
4. Jing Liu 545, Scott Leach 551 (1096)
5. Scott Hoadley 348, Rebecca Barrett 325 (673)
6. David Gertschitz 513, Doug Dunn 489 (1002)
7. Tavo Borrego 545, Mariane Poole 515 (1060)
8. Manny Estrada 494, Michael Lubrin 554 (1048)
9. Daniel McKinney 317, Jack Cramer 396 (713)
10. Frank May 418, Margie Avlon 382 (800)
11. Bruce Gojetia 559, Brandon Ross 429 (988)
12. Griffin Pomada 357, Brent Langley 522 (879)
13. Jeff Nguyen 502, Jose Elias 534 (1036)
14. Mary Olson 512, Russell Wiita 528 (1040)
15. Marcos Mancilla 572, Mitchell Eden 528 (1100)
16. Dave Bersenadze 648, Mikayla Jones 407 (1055)
17. Pavel Ustinov 596, Nadya Ustinova 427 (1023)
18. Eliseo Luna Villasana 491, Jordan Henriksen 506 (997)
19. Zane Morrison 483, Mike Douglas 491 (974)
20. Gwen Townsend 560, Daniel Barre 508 (1068)

10BALL SINGLES, 750U
February 7-8
1. Eric Townsend 521
2. Paul Alexander 493
3. Jack Cramer 397
4. Michal Rybak 570
5. Dani Casper 493
6. Daniel Barre 506
7. Matt Gillis 524
8. Ben Dwan 621
9. Jing Liu 545
10. David Gertschitz 512
11. Daniel McKinney 317
12. Dane Buck 335
13. Art Tsihlakis 325
14. Travis Ferguson 324
15. Aman Sunar 625
16. Anthony Major 510
17. Joel Pritsch 519
18. Tim Falls 490
19. Mikayla Jones 407
20. Alex Buzak 550
21. Gwen Townsend 560
22. Dave Bersenadze 648
23. Petar Michinov 549
24. Lito Atendido 687

OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP (+$250 purse)

1st: 230 pts, 2nd: 120 pts, 3rd/4th: 95 pts, 5th-8th: 45 pts

1st Place, 230 pts, tied
(Tavo Borrego, Marian Poole, Jing Scott Leach, Eric Townsend, Mikayla Jones, David Bersenadze)

2nd Place, 120 pts, 3 tied
(Daniel McKinney, Ed Richardson, John Skeldon)

3rd Place, 95 pts, 2 tied
(Pavel Ustinov, Nadya Ustinova)

4th Place, 45 points, 2 tied
(Jordan Henriksen, Eliseo Luna-Villasana)

5th Place, 35 pts, 8 tied
(Ben Dawn, Andy Camping, Brandon Ross, Bruce Gojetia, Manny Estrada, Michael Lubrin, Jeff Nguyen, Jose Elias)

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The following is subject to change, as this is an inaugural test event for a future casino or convention center program.

This is a 3-event CSI regional competition, from Golden Fleece Billiards in Everett, WA (gateway to historic Route 2). Any CSI member can compete in this event. Unaffiliated poolplayers or members from other pool leagues (APA, TAP, Ultimate Pool, etc) are also welcome.

The program consists of three events on the main event: 9BALL TRIPLES, 8BALL DOUBLES, 10BALL SINGLES — each lasting two weekend days, Saturday and Sunday. The doubles competition will feature a round robin grid of singles and doubles racks. The triples competition will be same, except adding in scotch triples racks.

9BALL TRIPLES, 1650 Fargo cap
8BALL DOUBLES, 1100 Fargo cap
10BALL SINGLES, 750 Fargo cap

NOTE: the 10Ball event is now an open amateur!

Top 16 in each field paid, with an overall champion awarded by a sponsorship (TBA). CSI-sanctioned. LMS-entered (TBD). Fargo-reporting. BCAPL in-game rules.

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In addition to the main event, we’re promoting BONUS short-race pub tourneys from two venues in nearby Monroe, WA. These are scheduled for Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon. Get a taste of the Sky Valley pool scene.

SCORING + FARGO

All rack scores are reported from paper scorecards (provided) and entered into LMS (BCA league management system). which syncs with Fargo automatically for 36-48 hour rating updates. All matches will be equalized lightly using Fargo Fairmatch. Scorecards and instrictions are available in our player guide.

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