— TOURNAMENT —
7-ball, 9-ball, 10-ball

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August 24-25 2024.
Slate Street, Rio Rancho, NM.

Contents:

1. Tournament Overview.
2. Reminders.
3. Entry fee and Donations.
4. Payouts.
5. Signing Up.  (List of Players)
6. Divisions.

This tournament is offered as a fun diversion.  It will be held at Slate Street in Rio Rancho.

The following rules will be used for this tournament.

• Tournament Rules and Regulations,
• General Rules of Pocket Billiards,
• Seven Ball,
• Nine Ball,
• Ten Ball.

A Modified Single Elimination (MSE) format will be used.  This gives players at least two matches; unless they have a first round BYE.  Players losing their first round match will get another shot by being placed on the other side of the bracket for their second round match.

The November 2023 14.1 League tournament is an example of a Modified Single Elimination (MSE) format.

If we are not in a time crunch when we get to the semi-final and final matches the number of games in each race (7, 9, 10) may be increased.

Doors will open at 9:00am.  Players must be registered and should have their entry fee paid by 10:00am to be in the tournament.  This tournament is limited to 64 players (see Signing Up).

Around 9:30 we will take questions.

It's guesstimated matches will come in at around 40 to 60 minutes.

Some reminders are in order before the tournament begins (some may need to be repeated as it's going along too).

• The tournament will use the following rule sets (please take the time to read them).
  • Tournament Rules and Regulations.
  • The General Rules of Pocket Billiards.
  • Seven Ball.
  • Nine Ball.
  • Ten Ball.
• Here are some things to be aware of that might get missed in reading the above rule sets.
• A clip-board should be kept by the Tournament Director(s).   It's useful to write down any decisions or rulings made by an official in case the same situation comes up again.

  That will help with giving consistent rulings.   It can also help with future tournaments.

The entry fee is $50.  The player entry fee needs to be paid before matches start in order to be in the tournament.

Donations will be accepted towards specific prizes, or to increase the place money (1^st,  2^nd,  ...).

• 24 to 64 players will have the following payouts.

  40% –1^st,  30% –2^nd,  20% –3^rd,  and 10% –4^th.

• 23 or fewer players will have the following payouts.

  45% –1^st,  33% –2^nd,  and  22% –3^rd.

A minimum of 16 players is recommended for this tournament.   Tournament is limited to 64 players.

You can sign-up through NM Pool Players Facebook page, or arriving early on tournament day.   You can phone Ray if you have questions (please leave voice-mail if no answer)
8/5

NONE. Everybody is in the same group. Top players may be seeded. Beyond that it's the luck of no draw.