VIP Pool & Bar will be an NSL host club

Winner (1st place)

$400 (paid by VIP) 

+ $500 prize money (paid by NSL) 

+ NSL Championship entry

Runner-up (2nd place)

$350 (paid by VIP) 

+ NSL Championship entry

Semi-finalists (3rd and 4th place)

$300 (paid by VIP) 

+ NSL Championship entry

Quarterfinalists (5th, 6th, 7th and 8th place)

$200

NSL League Entry: $350 CAD (collected by VIP on behalf of NSL)

NSL Shirt (mandatory): $50 CAD (purchased via VIP)

Total paid upfront: $400 CAD

Any resident of Canada or the USA who has resided normally in either country for at least 1 year prior to Jan 01, 2026, AND is not on the WST professional players list as of same date. 

Yes, they pay same entry as all players if they play in open league.

Any player who is under the age of 18 on or after Jan 1 of the championship year (2026).

Player names are provided to the NSL by the VIP club, which randomly assigns them into groups of 5:

• 20-player league: 4 groups (A, B, C, D) of 5 players each.

Each group is placed into its own WhatsApp group for communication.

Within each group of 5 players, each player plays every other player in their group twice over approximately 10 weeks. This means each player plays 8 matches in total.

Players are provided with contact information for their group opponents and must arrange matches at mutually agreed times. Matches must be played at the club the player represents.

The winner of each match reports the result (and any 50+ breaks) to their club manager/owner, who uploads it to the NSL web portal.

If two players cannot agree on a schedule to play, both players will be counted as losing the match. In case of dispute, the club owner decides if a player made valid attempts to play.

After all group matches are concluded, the top 2 players from each group advance to Judgment Day:

• 20-player league: 8 players advance (top 2 from each of 4 groups).

Judgment Day is a straight best-of-5 (3/5) knockout tournament with fixed pairings and no redraw:

• 20-player league (8 players → 4 → 2 → 1):

Quarterfinals: Group A winner vs Group B runner-up, Group B winner vs Group A runner-up (and similarly for C vs D).

Should there be less than 64 qualifiers, players who were runner’s up on Judgement Day will be offered a spot at the championships by rebuying in. Players will be offered a spot based on order of merit (who has the best record will get first right of refusal) and we will go down the list in order until all 64 places are filled. 

100% of player fees will be paid out as prize money without deduction and dispersed in the same proportions as stated. 

First place 50%, Second 20% 3rd-4TH 5% 5-8th 2% 9-16 0.5% Juniors 5% Clubs 3%

WPBSA rules apply to all matches, with the following NSL exceptions:

• Miss rule (league play only): A modified miss rule is in effect with a maximum of 3 put-backs.
  On NSL Sunday (Championship), the standard WPBSA unlimited miss rule applies.
• Mercy rule: In effect for all matches. Once all reds are potted, if the incoming player requires 4 or more snookers, the frame is considered over.