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.
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.
Each match will be a race to two sets.
First break of each set will be determined
by lag.
Breaker of subsequent games in each set will be
choice of person losing previous game.
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).
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 (1st, 2nd, ...).
NOTE
The Payout Schedule has been redone with the
aim of paying place money to 25% of the field.
| Percent Payout by Number of Players | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Players | |||||||
| Place | 6-10 (400) |
11-14 (600) |
15-20 (800) |
21-30 (1200) |
31-46 (1800) |
47-52 (2400) |
53-64 (3200) |
| 1st | 65% (260) |
60% (360) |
50% (400) |
45% (540) |
41% (738) |
37% (888) |
35% (1120) |
| 2nd | 35% (140) |
30% (180) |
25% (200) |
24% (288) |
22% (396) |
20% (480) |
18% (576) |
| 3rd | 10% (60) |
15% (120) |
13% (156) |
13% (234) |
11% (264) |
11% (352) |
|
| 4th | 10% (80) |
8% (96) |
8% (144) |
8% (192) |
8% (256) |
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| 5 – 6 | 5% (60) |
5% (90) |
4.2% (101) |
4% (128) |
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| 7 – 8 | 3% (60) |
2.8% (68) |
2.5% (80) |
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| 9 – 12 | 2.5% (60) |
2.25% (72) |
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| 13 – 16 | 1.5% (48) |
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| (Sample calculations use the dollar amounts in parenthesis.) | |||||||
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
| Dave Lang | Andrew Maestas | Michael Nieto |
| Ray Piworunas | Isaac Jacquez | Sam Montoya |
| Brian Carstens | Omar Perez | John Gallegos |
| Curtis Henderson | Jonathon Cardenas | Greg Belyeu |
| Matthew Martinez |
NONE. Everybody is in the same group. Top players may be seeded. Beyond that it's the luck of no draw.