The house Tournament Rules and Regulations, the house General Rules of Pocket Billiards, the house rules on Seven Ball, the BCA 9-ball rules, and the BCA 8-ball rules, will apply to this tournament.
This tournament is open to Students, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff of New Mexico Tech and affiliated entities.
Time permitting, the tournament will be Double Elimination on a match basis. Each match will be best 2 of 3 sets. The first set will be 7-BALL. The second set will be 9-BALL. The third set (if needed) will be 8-BALL. The number of games per set will be determined by the chart below (or adjusted, based on the chart, due to time constraints).
| A-division | B-division | C-division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race | Mins. | Race | Mins. | Race | Mins. | |
| Seven Ball Set | To 5 | ~ 35 | To 4 | ~ 35 | To 3 | ~ 40 |
| Nine Ball Set | To 4 | ~ 40 | To 3 | ~ 35 | To 2 | ~ 30 |
| Eight Ball Set | To 3 | ~ 40 | To 2 | ~ 30 | To 1 | ~ 20 |
No more than 24-players will be allowed in any division due to table and time constraints.
Players will choose which division they will play in at the time they sign-up. Known players may be seeded by the Tournament Director (TD). Entry deadline is 5:30 pm Friday, October 25. Entry fees have been waived. The schedule will be posted by 9:00 pm Friday, October 25. Play may start as early as 8:30am on Saturday.
The rules that will be used for each game are posted on the game room wall. The players should also read the general rules of billiards and the rules and regulations governing tournament play. The TD, employing the above stated rules, will be available to settle any issue not settled by the referee of the match.
Time constraints require that players know when their matches are and are ready to play at the scheduled time. A player will earn a forfeit of the first set if he has not started play within 8-minutes of the scheduled starting time of the match. The second set, and hence the match, will be forfeited if the player above has not started the second set within 15-minutes of the scheduled starting time of the match.
The opening player of each set will be determined by lag. In each set the looser of the last game will have choice of break.
All fouls will give the opponent ball-in-hand anywhere on the table. Fouls will be called by the referee. The cue ball can not be legally put in play after a foul until the referee has handed it to the incoming player. (i.e. It will be a foul for the player to touch any balls, except for the cue ball when the referee has given it to the player).
Referees will be needed for this one. If you're interested in refereeing some matches please contact the TD. (NOTE: If we don't have referees we can't run the tournament. Referees will be paid $2.00 per match.)
If there are any questions please bring them to the attention of the TD. Information on how who the current TD is and how to make contact can be found in the Billy Aardd's Club web-page.