How would you determine an "A" player from a "B" player for tournament purposes?

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How would you determine an "A" player from a "B" player for tournament purposes?

Just wanted your input on determining A players from B players. I am going to have a "B" player only tournament and I want it to be strictly B players.
Also if during the tournament an A player is found out what should be his or her punishment? There are probably alot of borderline B players in Tennessee
that I'm not familiar with.
 
railrider said:
Just wanted your input on determining A players from B players. I am going to have a "B" player only tournament and I want it to be strictly B players.
Also if during the tournament an A player is found out what should be his or her punishment? There are probably alot of borderline B players in Tennessee
that I'm not familiar with.
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What's your definition of "B" player? A champ in your area may be a chump in mine..
I'd say, just start having tournaments. Don't allow the players that you consider to be an "A" to enter. Make adjustments from there. I wouldn't worry about punishing someone that sneaks in. If they're an "A" player, their skills will show through after a tournament or two. You can stop them after that. I'd give them a couple of tournaments though. I wouldn't want to punish one of my true "B" players for being in stroke. Be careful in asking others to clock someone's speed also. If the player is unknown, I'd let them play once, and if I thought their skills were too high, I'd ask them to stay away from the "B" tourny's. Good Luck.
 
Quality of safety play is one indicator. It's usually one of the last things players work on in their game development. Guys that are working safeties not as a defensive tactic but in an offensive effort to get a ball in hand.

As a C player I know I'm dead meat if I see my opponent passing up seemingly makeable shots in order to bury me in a good safety.
 
I have no answer for the OP.


Still more reason to lament the lack of a national pool organization, I'm afraid.

In golf, there is an official handicapping system that the USGA uses all over the country. If you're a 2 handicap, you're a 2 handicap. (And yes, that person could be a sandbagger, as well. That could happen in any handicap system.)

In chess, you have a standardized rating. Probably in any number of other competitive pastimes.

But because we have no true national organiztion for pool players, there is no standardized handicap that one could have in a database for reference, for all to use. Anyone running a tournament anywhere could simply state "This Tournament will be using {insert mythical national pool organization name here} standardized handicaps." Then our OP would have a basis on how to allow entries to his tournament, whether he was going to actually handicap the tournament play itself, or not.

Of course that would take away from "the hustle", so we can't do that, can we? :thumbup:
 
Try and organize a group of better players from the area and have them give
you their take on players.Make all players get prior clearance to play.
It is easy to eliminate a player but darn hard to make it right for any players
who are beaten by the "Shark in wolves clothing":D
 
I can give you an example of a rough basis. A 7 rank in APA format (8-ball)
would mostly start as a B in our tournaments.
 
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