I have to say I've never really cared about the formats in which major pool tournaments are ran, I just don't think it brings out the best in the players, and causes to many arguments, so IF...I was promoting major pool tournaments...this would be the format:
10/9/8 ball tournaments:
Match starts on a 2 hour clock, meaning players WILL be playing their match for exactly 2 hours.
Wining that match would be decided by who has more wins at the end of 2 hours of play...OR...by receiving a knockout win by obtaining a 10 ahead spread over your opposite at any time during that 2 hour match. The knock out rule is to keep from dragging out lopsided matches for 2 hours.
Winner always breaks.
In the event of a tied score at the ding of the 2 hour bell, one last game is played after the bell to determine the winner.
If at the ding of the bell, the players are in the middle of a game, and that game won't change the out come of the winner, then that game is ended with no winner.
Between 2 hour sessions there would be a 30 min break before the next round starts, this 30 min break would be for then next round of players to warm up.
Under this format, players would know exactly when they were playing next, and exactly how long. Slow playing matches would have no effect on the 2 hour format.
I have other formats for 1 pocket and bank pool as well which would change how the tournaments are played playing this games too
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Glen
10/9/8 ball tournaments:
Match starts on a 2 hour clock, meaning players WILL be playing their match for exactly 2 hours.
Wining that match would be decided by who has more wins at the end of 2 hours of play...OR...by receiving a knockout win by obtaining a 10 ahead spread over your opposite at any time during that 2 hour match. The knock out rule is to keep from dragging out lopsided matches for 2 hours.
Winner always breaks.
In the event of a tied score at the ding of the 2 hour bell, one last game is played after the bell to determine the winner.
If at the ding of the bell, the players are in the middle of a game, and that game won't change the out come of the winner, then that game is ended with no winner.
Between 2 hour sessions there would be a 30 min break before the next round starts, this 30 min break would be for then next round of players to warm up.
Under this format, players would know exactly when they were playing next, and exactly how long. Slow playing matches would have no effect on the 2 hour format.
I have other formats for 1 pocket and bank pool as well which would change how the tournaments are played playing this games too
.Glen
