Rules 9 Ball
Sportsmanship
Zero tolerance for poor sportsmanship. No sharking, bitching, complaining about handicaps. Do not break your stick down during a game. If you slam a stick on the table or knock balls off the table, you will be DQ’d. Do not walk around the table while your opponent is shooting. Stay in one spot. Do not talk to your opponent while shooting. If you say “good game” before they shoot the 9 ball, the game is conceded.
Handicaps + Eliminations
Range from (2) - (8+2) Chips - Lose a game, lose a chip. If you have a + rating means that you will receive those losses if you make it to $$$ rounds
If your opponent does a break and run, you have a chance to break and run. If you break and run, your opponent does not receive a loss, but you play a 3rd game sudden death.
Reminder!!! A 7 or 8 will be guaranteed a spot in the $$$! If all 7/8’s are eliminated before the $$$, the last one will automatically go to last $$$ spot. If they make it on their own, GREAT! If they have a + rating they will receive those extra losses in $$$ rounds
Format & Schedule
This tournament is about efficiency and speed. Speed is the #1 rule! It overrules everything else. If a match can be played, play it. Players should be playing. Everyone has to play everyone else, it doesn’t matter if it’s early or late.
Players Meeting - 8:15PM (Not 8:20, Not 8:30PM).
Round 1 - Play 1 game, then next opponent
Round 2 - Play 1 game, then rotate. All of the players who were rotating in Round 1 are now grouped together to play each other, while the players stationary on tables from Round 1 will all play each other.
Game Rules
BCA rules - Flip or lag for break
Rack your own. Can’t win/lose on the break (9 spots immediately or re-rack).
Push out after the break
No 3 Foul
If you need a shot watched, FILM IT in slo-mo
Score Keeping
We are now using tablets! For each table, you will have an assigned tablet. Once a match is done, all you have to do is Checkbox the WINNER
Breaks
You must check with me and the schedule so I can tell you if you have a gap. If you go off to smoke I will call your match, and if you don’t show up within 2 minutes, you lose that game. There are PLANNED breaks for everyone!
Speed Violations
9 minutes per game, then 30 second shot clock.
Shot clock violations
Warning
Foul - Ball in hand
Loss of game
DQ from tournament