At 7:00 on Saturday night, November 17th, two pro teams will play at Amsterdam Billiards. The New York Players, from Steinway Billiards in Queens will play the New York Sharks from Amsterdam Billiards in Manhattan. It will be an exhibition game to try to kick off a series of city based team games.
The New York Players: Earl Strickland, Oscar Bonilla, Jorge Rodriguez, and Manny Stamatakis.
The New York Sharks: Tony Robles, Jennifer Barretta, Zion Zvi, and Sean "Alaska" Morgan.
The rules to the match are below. It should take about an hour and a half. Everyone is invited and there is no admission fee.
Please come and watch. It will help everyone.
Thanks,
Jim
MATCH RULES:
ONE TABLE
4 active players on each team
An additional 2 players will be on each team for substitutions.
One race to 12
Players can play in any order.
No player on either side can win more than 3 games.
If a substitution is made, the substituted player takes on the win-loss record of the original player. Substitution is permanent.
Team losing the first toss or lag puts up the first player.
Team winning the first toss or lag breaks the first game and picks the game to be played.
8-Ball, 9-Ball, 10-Ball, or Straight Pool (Straight pool is a race to 16 with a ball in hand break and one ball off the rack).
After the first coin toss or lag, any team that wins the game puts up the next player. The losing team breaks the next game and picks the next game to be played.
One coach per game.
There will be no practicing by team members after the start of the match.
There will be a 10-minute break at mid point mutually agreed upon by both teams.
There will be no individual breaks during games except for emergencies.
Rules on each game will be mandated by the team that picks the game.(Call 9-ball, etc. 3 scratches in a row is a loss in the a straight pool game)
All disputes will be decided by the referee.
The New York Players: Earl Strickland, Oscar Bonilla, Jorge Rodriguez, and Manny Stamatakis.
The New York Sharks: Tony Robles, Jennifer Barretta, Zion Zvi, and Sean "Alaska" Morgan.
The rules to the match are below. It should take about an hour and a half. Everyone is invited and there is no admission fee.
Please come and watch. It will help everyone.
Thanks,
Jim
MATCH RULES:
ONE TABLE
4 active players on each team
An additional 2 players will be on each team for substitutions.
One race to 12
Players can play in any order.
No player on either side can win more than 3 games.
If a substitution is made, the substituted player takes on the win-loss record of the original player. Substitution is permanent.
Team losing the first toss or lag puts up the first player.
Team winning the first toss or lag breaks the first game and picks the game to be played.
8-Ball, 9-Ball, 10-Ball, or Straight Pool (Straight pool is a race to 16 with a ball in hand break and one ball off the rack).
After the first coin toss or lag, any team that wins the game puts up the next player. The losing team breaks the next game and picks the next game to be played.
One coach per game.
There will be no practicing by team members after the start of the match.
There will be a 10-minute break at mid point mutually agreed upon by both teams.
There will be no individual breaks during games except for emergencies.
Rules on each game will be mandated by the team that picks the game.(Call 9-ball, etc. 3 scratches in a row is a loss in the a straight pool game)
All disputes will be decided by the referee.
