The Pro-Am Series Weekend

Welcome to the ‘Pro-Am Series’ tournament

18th to 21st June 2026

Important Announcement – Norbreck Arena Costs & New Accommodation System

As announced last year, the cost of hosting our event at the Norbreck has risen sharply, mainly due to the Britannia Group’s new policy of charging room hire fees for the Norcalympia Arena. This is a head office decision from the hotel and applies to all events using the Norcalympia, regardless of the amount of event guests staying at the hotel. The current going rate for the room hire is £5,000 per day. 

Pro-Am Price Changes – 2026

To soften the impact, we spread this increase over two years and increased the prize fund:

2025: £225 per team (already announced)

2026: £285 per team (final increase – extra £15 per player cost for 4 person team)

We do not expect further rises after 2026 – prices should remain stable for the next few years.

Why We’re Staying at the Norbreck

We have explored alternative venues, but:

• Most suitable options also have high room hire charges.
• The Norbreck setup works perfectly – the arena is ideal and has hosted many of our most memorable tournaments.
• Sound, lighting, and arena facilities are top quality.
• Hotel staff know our event well, making setup and coordination smoother.

Rather than move or cancel, we believe the best option is to stay at the Norbreck and share the extra cost fairly across all teams.

New Accommodation Booking System

From now on, we will manage all Norbreck hotel bookings directly. This is how the hotel works with other large events, and they have asked us to follow the same system.

What this means:

• We are effectively hiring the whole hotel for the event.
• All players will book accommodation through us – not directly with the hotel.
• Payment will be taken in full at the time of booking (no deposits or chasing balances).
• Sharon will be handling all bookings, payments, and room allocations.
• Standard room cancellation policy remains, if cancelled 8 weeks or more prior to the event

While this increases our workload, it gives us full control over allocations and ensures everyone gets the best possible service. Our aim is to make this process smooth, efficient, and as stress-free as possible.

 About the Pro-Am Event

We are continuing to give players the option to book 4 nights and arrive on Wednesday 17th June – arena will be opening from 11am on the Wednesday, for practice and flyers.

To support the growth of Ladies pool, we will continue to allow ‘lady spectators’ to enter the Ladies or Mixed Doubles events, with a spectator’s wristband but they must be with a team and staying in the hotel. These are only £20. Entry fees for the events will still apply. This will allow ladies who don’t want to participate in the team event to come and join the Ladies side events at a more affordable rate. Ladies who attend the Novice series can also enter the Ladies Singles and Mixed Doubles at the Pro-Am weekend, using their Novice series player wristband. Offer is only applicable to the Ladies side events and does not include the team event.  

All money raised from spectator wristbands is donated to our nominated small charity or good cause. Details of this will be published in the event programme.