This Fall we've got seven tournaments planned. In addition to those tournaments we will be running whichever handicapped ladders (14.1, Straight Rail Billiards, 9-Ball, 3 Cushion Billiards, and Snooker) are showing sufficient interest.
This is a firm schedule (but times may change so please keep an eye here if you're interested in playing any of these tournaments).
Please check the specifics of the individual tournaments for information about tournament format, entry deadlines, and other information.
Cut Throat (in a self seeding format) --
Saturday, September 19 and Sunday, September 20.
(This tournament is open to students, faculty, staff and
affiliates of New Mexico Tech.)
The entry deadline for this tournament will be 8:30 am September 19.
The players' meeting will be at 9:30 am tournament day.
It's a fast paced tournament (see the Past Tournaments link for more info) that we've run many times before. Most everyone, regardless of their skill level, finds this a fun tournament to be in.
There is no entry fee or deposit for this tournament, but there may be prizes (depends on what's in the Billy Aardd's Club prize fund).
If there are more than 16 entries it would become a multi-part tournament (number of parts dependant on number of entries). If we have prizes they would be to four places in each division (number of divisions depends on number of entries) .
Here's the schedule and results for this semester's Cutthroat tournament.
7-9-8 Ball. -- "C" division
on September 26 and 27. "A" and "B" divisions on October 10, and
11.
(This tournament is open to students, faculty, staff and
affiliates of New Mexico Tech.)
( This is a Plaque event.)
No more than 24-players will be allowed in any division due to table and time constraints. The format of the tournament (number of games per set) may be adjusted to fit time constraints.
"C" division entry deadline is 5:30 pm Friday, September 25. The schedule will be posted in the game room by 9:00 pm Friday, September 25. Play may start as early as 8:45am on Saturday.
"A" and "B" division entry deadlines are 5:30 pm Friday, October 9. The schedule will be posted in the game room by 9:00 pm Friday, October 9. Play may start as early as 8:45am on Saturday.
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).
Here's the schedule for the 7-9-8 tournament.
One Pocket --
September 30 through October 28.
(This tournament is open to students, faculty, staff and
affiliates of New Mexico Tech.)
Tournament format is dependent on number of entrants per division. (Leaning towards Round Robin play into a Single Elimination.)
Entry deadline is 6:30 pm Wednesday, September 28. No entry fees and no prizes. The tournament schedule (players' and refs') will be posted by 6:30 pm Thursday, September 29.
There will be a mandatory pre-tournament meeting for all entrants at 6:30 pm on Friday, September 30, to review the operation of the tournament. This will also be the last chance to withdraw. Play will begin after the meeting. This tournament will be handicapped if possible.
18.2 Balkline --
October 26 through November 20.
(This tournament is open to students, faculty, staff and
affiliates of New Mexico Tech.)
Entry deadline is 17:30 Monday, October 26. No entry fees and no prizes. Schedules will be posted by 19:30 Monday, October 26. Please notify the TD before your first match if you have a problem with the schedule.
The format of the tournament (double elimination, round robin, etc.) will be based on number of entries (will go Round Robin with 4 or 5 players). Two divisions will be offered. This tournament will be handicapped if possible.
Here is the schedule and other information for this semester's 18.2 tournament.
Snooker --
October 27 through November 20.
(This tournament is open to students, faculty, staff and
affiliates of New Mexico Tech.)
The entry deadline for this tournament is Monday, October 26, at 5:30pm.
Three divisions of play will be offered. There are no entry fees and there will be no prizes. Limit of 16 players per division (Round Robin with 4 to 5 player's, Double Elimination otherwise). There must be at least four players for a division to run. This tournament will be handicapped if possible.
ACUI 9-ball QUALIFIER --
November 14 through November 22.
Association of College
Unions International
(Please note that this tournament is a student only event.
Play would be weeknights and weekends as needed. If possible all play will be done on Saturday (14) and Sunday (15).
ENTRY DEADLINE is Tuesday November 10 at 6:30pm. Sign-up sheet is in the game room.
There will be a Men's Division and a Women's Division (no further breakdowns in either division). (Up to) The top three finishers, across the two divisions, will qualify to go to the ACUI regional tournament this coming Spring.
The format will depend on the number of entrants. BCA rules for 9-ball will be used. Each non-finals match will be at least best of 7. The championship match will be at least best of 9.
For more information on this tournament, (and the ACUI Regional and ACUI International tournaments) please check the BAC Tournament board in the Fidel Student Services game room.
Here are the brackets and schedule for this tournament.