Would you play this tourney format??

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Chicagolandpool

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Chicagoland Area Billiard Shoot Out
Race to 3 NINE BALL
Race to 3 EIGHT BALL

Tie break #1
Race to 1 NINE BALL
Race to 1 EIGHT BALL

Tie break #2
Race to 2 EIGHT BALL or NINE BALL

How it works: WST rules for both 8-ball & 9-ball / Play on 7ft coin-op tables / open tables / Alternate breaks / Double Elimination / you play a race to 3 in both 8-ball & 9-ball if the two sets are slpit then you play tie break #1 / if in tie break #1 you split again you play tie break #2 where there will be a definate winner.

Lag for first break.
You will play the race to 3 9-ball first.

Lag for first break
You will play race to 3 8-ball second

If split sets....you play tie break #1
You will lag for break and winner will decide if you play the 8-ball game or
9-ball game first

If split games.....you play tie break #2
You will lag for first break and winner will decide if you play a race to 2 NINE BALL or race to 2 EIGHT BALL to decide overall winner of the match.

Entry Fee will depend and vary....HOW MANY OF YOU WOULD PLAY THIS TYPE OF TOURNEY....Please let me know what you think....entry fees from $35.00 to $50.00 + a $10.00 table fee. (ADDED MONEY WOULD DEPEND ON LOCATION)
 
I'd play it.

I think it would get a lot of lesser players in it becuase of perception that they are better at eightball over nineball or vice versa.
 
I would do away with tie break #1 and just go to a final option...You're going to have big time-management issues with that format otherwise.

I wouldn't play, but only because of the equipment (7ft tables aren't pool ;)).
 
Chicagolandpool said:
Chicagoland Area Billiard Shoot Out
Race to 3 NINE BALL
Race to 3 EIGHT BALL

Tie break #1
Race to 1 NINE BALL
Race to 1 EIGHT BALL

Tie break #2
Race to 2 EIGHT BALL or NINE BALL

How it works: WST rules for both 8-ball & 9-ball / Play on 7ft coin-op tables / open tables / Alternate breaks / Double Elimination / you play a race to 3 in both 8-ball & 9-ball if the two sets are slpit then you play tie break #1 / if in tie break #1 you split again you play tie break #2 where there will be a definate winner.

Lag for first break.
You will play the race to 3 9-ball first.

Lag for first break
You will play race to 3 8-ball second

If split sets....you play tie break #1
You will lag for break and winner will decide if you play the 8-ball game or
9-ball game first

If split games.....you play tie break #2
You will lag for first break and winner will decide if you play a race to 2 NINE BALL or race to 2 EIGHT BALL to decide overall winner of the match.

Entry Fee will depend and vary....HOW MANY OF YOU WOULD PLAY THIS TYPE OF TOURNEY....Please let me know what you think....entry fees from $35.00 to $50.00 + a $10.00 table fee. (ADDED MONEY WOULD DEPEND ON LOCATION)
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Probably not. A match could last up to a couple of hours. More for slower 8-ball players.

Mike
 
whether or not you are from the chicago area....can you PLEASE give me some feedback on how you think this tournament format is and if it were in your are yes or no to playing and a why or why not for either.

thank you
 
Depends ...

I would not have 2 tiebreakers, and I would only
make the race to 2 for 8 and 9 ball, otherwise
1 matchup would take too long, and the tournament in whole would take too long especially if the payback was not that great.

I think a race to 2 would be good, and have the tiebreaker be a game of rotation.
 
I am trying to get feed back from poolplayers across the nation. I would like to put on a tourney similar to this and all suggesstions will be helpful.

Thank You
 
8 ball / 9 ball combination tourney

Like other posters on this, I also think the match setup as described is too long & too complex. I like Scott's simpler version

Lag for first break
Race to 2 in 8ball - alternating breaks
Race to 2 in 9ball - alternating breaks (keep alternating, no need to lag again)
Tiebreaker - could be lots of things. Scott's suggestion of rotation is good. Here's another alternative. Coin flip. Winner chooses either to break or to name the game (8ball or 9ball). Loser gets to break or name the game, depending upon what the coin-flip winner does. I think this would have some very interesting strategic alternatives for the coin-flip winner.

When you get to the finals, maybe then the longer setup would make more sense, or you could simply increase the race lengths.
 
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