Here are the rules for 2009, slightly changed from 2008. There is no separate women's division this year and the finals matches will be to 100.
Straight Pool Challenge Rules
$10,000 added -- Finals are matches
100% of entries returned as prizes
Prelims in the Straight Pool area, January 25-28, Sunday thru Wednesday. Finals are Thursday and Friday, January 29-30, in the Straight Pool area and on the TV table.
The game is straight pool (14.1) shoot-out -- you against the table with no opponent. There will be four days of prelims. Each try begins with a 14-ball rack and the 15th ball and the cue ball in hand, but both the 15th ball and the cue ball must be at least one ball diameter from any other ball. Each try ends on a miss or foul. We are calling all fouls. WPA Rules and Regulations apply.
A $100 entry gets you a total of four tries on three different days. No player will get more than 12 tries in the prelims. You can do more than four tries on one day if necesary, but only the first four tries each day will count for the daily prize.
The eight players with the highest runs in the prelims will play in the finals. This year the finals will be played as a single-elimination tournament to 100 points. The tournament will be fully seeded by the high runs in the prelims. Any run over 100 on the TV table is eligible for a $500 bonus (150 gets $1000) from Accu-stats in return for commentary by the shooter. Any run of more than 50-and-out will be allowed to continue.
Prizes ($10k added, entries 100% returned, based on 25 players):
Prelim prizes each day: 1st $300, 2nd $200, 3rd $100
(total $600x4 = $2400, one prize per player each day)
Finals: 1st $2400, 2nd $1700, 3rd-4th $1100, 5th-8th $700
Bonus: $1000 for high run overall.
Special bonus: $1000 for the first run over 200.
The above payouts are with only 25 $100 entries and will vary according to the final number of entries.
Straight Pool Challenge Rules
$10,000 added -- Finals are matches
100% of entries returned as prizes
Prelims in the Straight Pool area, January 25-28, Sunday thru Wednesday. Finals are Thursday and Friday, January 29-30, in the Straight Pool area and on the TV table.
The game is straight pool (14.1) shoot-out -- you against the table with no opponent. There will be four days of prelims. Each try begins with a 14-ball rack and the 15th ball and the cue ball in hand, but both the 15th ball and the cue ball must be at least one ball diameter from any other ball. Each try ends on a miss or foul. We are calling all fouls. WPA Rules and Regulations apply.
A $100 entry gets you a total of four tries on three different days. No player will get more than 12 tries in the prelims. You can do more than four tries on one day if necesary, but only the first four tries each day will count for the daily prize.
The eight players with the highest runs in the prelims will play in the finals. This year the finals will be played as a single-elimination tournament to 100 points. The tournament will be fully seeded by the high runs in the prelims. Any run over 100 on the TV table is eligible for a $500 bonus (150 gets $1000) from Accu-stats in return for commentary by the shooter. Any run of more than 50-and-out will be allowed to continue.
Prizes ($10k added, entries 100% returned, based on 25 players):
Prelim prizes each day: 1st $300, 2nd $200, 3rd $100
(total $600x4 = $2400, one prize per player each day)
Finals: 1st $2400, 2nd $1700, 3rd-4th $1100, 5th-8th $700
Bonus: $1000 for high run overall.
Special bonus: $1000 for the first run over 200.
The above payouts are with only 25 $100 entries and will vary according to the final number of entries.
