30 minute time limit

joealb said:
2 weeks ago I competed in a 9-ball tournament with a 30-minute time limit per match with a race to 5. I was ahead 4-2 when the tournament director announced that 5 minutes are remaining for these matches. I checked the time on my cell phone, which was 10:25 pm. At 10:30 pm, I was ahead 4-3. I notified the director the time was up, he doesn't go by my clock, he goes by his, which he said the bell had rung. My opponent was continuing to run out, not stopping. The director let him finish the game. That made it Hill-Hill. He broke and ran and won the match. I notified the owner of the establishment, he said he has the time limit so the tournament will not after 2: am. He agreed with the director extending the time but this is a Contradiction. What do you guys think is this fair?
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I assume it's 9-ball, double elimination, handicapped, races to 5? There a whole lot more reasonable ways to successfully speed up a tournament without ruining the tournament experience for the players by enforcing a virtually unattainable 30 minute match limit, that apparently seems like it isn't even being fairly and consistently enforced.

If enough players approach the TD, room owner, or whomever seems to be bothered by the length of the tournaments, in a polite and helpful manner/attitude, with some alternate suggestions as to how he can speed up the tournament by more reasonable / logical means, I'm sure he should take that under consideration. If not, I'd be looking for another weekly tournament to play in.
 
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If you break within the time, you must finish the game: the game doesn’t end when the buzzer goes off, you just don’t start a new one, if I read the op correctly, the ruling should be fair
 
mvp said:
If you break within the time, you must finish the game: the game doesn’t end when the buzzer goes off, you just don’t start a new one, if I read the op correctly, the ruling should be fair
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That seems reasonable to me to but it needs to be made clear in advance.
 
You are so right. I use to go every week until they changed the handicap format. I didn't like the race to one. Now it's the 30-minute time limit. I've only been there 4 times in the last 2 years because it was the bigger tournament on Thanksgiving and Christmas. I've won some door prizes on these nights. ( A new Mucci Cue worth over $400 now). I won't be going back for a long while.
 
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A. Of course he goes by HIS watch/clock, not yours.

B. You left your table, with your opponent still playing, to tell the TD what time your watch had. Meanwhile, your opponent ran out the set.

c. You lose, fair and square.

Sounds like there was a point in time where you were beating the better player, and you wanted the match to end then. Of course you did. Problem is, the match wasn't over.

Lessons:
1. The TD will tell YOU when to stop play. Until then, play on.
2. NEVER leave your table with your opponent still playing. NEVER.

-von
 
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