8-Ball Teams Tournament Guidelines

01 Location & Schedule

Clicks Billiards
2800 Forestwood Dr #148
Arlington, TX 76006

Clicks is 21 years of age or older ONLY.

Doors open at 10am.
Check-in time is at 11am. All players must be present to check in.
Advanced Players Meeting after check-in.
This will be a 2-day event.

02 Format

8 Ball Mosconi Style Team Tournament.
16 Teams — subject to change.
Roster: 4-player team, 1 sub allowed. Sub must be the lowest player.
Combined Fargo’s must be at or under 2200 combined at sign up.
Double Elimination, played on 8ft Diamond tables.
Modified BCA rules. Jumping is allowed.
First team to win 12 games wins the match.

03 Entry Fee, Deposit, Sign Ups & Refunds

$400 entry fee ($50 per team admin fee included).
$50 minimum deposit to sign up. The rest is due in cash on the day of the tournament.
There is no “sign me up,” “put me in,” or “put me down.” If you want to sign up you must pay at least the $50 deposit.
The deposit is nonrefundable after the online bonus begins.
Online bonus starts the week of the event.
To sign up, message a screenshot of all 4 players’ Fargo’s (and sub, if you have one), along with a team name and a designated captain.
Players list will be posted the week of the tournament or when all full entries are in.

Refund Policy

100% refund if you cancel before the online bonus begins. No refund (on entry fees or deposits) after the online bonus begins.

04 General Info

Each team will get a scoresheet — input your roster and follow it.
Both teams put up rosters at the same time.
Flip a coin for home or visitor. Winner of the flip picks home or away. Home team breaks first.
Scoresheets will be provided for roster lineup, breaks, and scoring.
You can’t win or lose on the break.
If you foul on the break (such as a miscue), it’s your opponent’s option to break.
If teams can’t agree on something during a match, the TD or ref makes the final call. A re-rack of that one rack may occur if there can’t be a just decision.
If anyone thinks there may be a foul on a shot, call the TD, a ref, or someone not involved in the match to watch the shot. If no one is called over, the call goes to the shooter.
If the cue ball is pocketed or jumps off the table, it is ball in hand for the opponent.
If any other ball jumps off the table on the break or any other time, it is a foul — the ball stays down and it is ball in hand for your opponent.
Shot Clock — A 45-second shot clock can be enforced by a team if another team is taking a long time between shots. A warning must be given first. Once enforced, both teams are on it.
Stalemate — If a game is not advancing, after 3 foul shots by each team (6 fouls total), re-rack and the original breaker breaks.
If teams can’t agree on something during a match, they may re-rack that one game and the original breaker breaks.
Conduct — Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated. Depending on the situation, the TD may issue: warnings, hard warnings, ball-in-hand fouls, game loss, or forfeit of the entire match (which would take a lot).

05 Mosconi Style

There will be both singles games and scotch doubles games during the match.

Singles — No timeouts.
Scotch Doubles — Each team gets 1 timeout per rack.
Hill/Hill — If the match goes hill/hill, captains flip for the last break.
The final game is a 1-game Scotch Quadruples (all players involved) that determines the match.
The team that wins the flip tells their opponents what order they will shoot in, then vice versa. Teams can choose whatever order they want for this one game.
NO TIMEOUTS for this final game.

06 Out of Rotation

Once you start a Scotch match, you must stay in the same order the entire time.
Players can call a foul if their opponent(s) shoot out of rotation. They have until the next shot is taken to call the foul.

07 Timeouts

Make it very clear that you have not used your timeout before talking to your partner.
It is not a foul if a player tells their partner to make sure they call their shot.
It is not a foul to ask if you have used your timeout or not.
Both players can call timeouts.
Both players can waive off a timeout — this is not considered a timeout.
If you have used your timeout and you talk to your partner while shooting, the first time is a hard warning; any time after that is a ball-in-hand foul. TD must give the warning.
In a timeout and with ball in hand, either player can move the cue.
Both players can be at the table at the same time and can use any object(s) to help their partner.
If you are not involved in the game, please do not talk to the players while they are at the table shooting.

08 5 Minute Cushion Time Limit

Once your match is called, you have 5 minutes to get to the table and begin. After 5 minutes, your opponent has the right to put you on the clock. You will receive a one-game loss for every 5 minutes that goes by without reporting. After 15 minutes total, you concede the match entirely.

09 Watch a Shot

If the shot you are attempting is not an obvious shot, make sure it is VERY clear to your opponent what you are attempting to do — especially on the 8. We use slow-motion video to film certain shots, and we always try to get the right call. Keep in mind we are not professional refs and don’t have Superman vision — we always try our best. There will not be a debate on calls; our call is final.

10 Breaking & Racking

Breaks will be shown on scoresheets.
Rack your own.
Templates can be used, but you must bring your own. If you use a template, you must give the option to your opponent to use it as well. Please inform your opponent if you plan on using a template. Both teams don’t have to use the same racking tool.

11 8 Ball Rules

The 8 does not count on the break.
If you make the 8 on the break, the shooter can either spot the 8 and continue shooting from the position they are in, or re-rack with the same shooter breaking again. Other than this situation, always stay in rotation.
A scratch on the 8 does not mean you lose — it is ball in hand for your opponent. Unless you scratch on the 8 and both the cue ball and 8 ball drop, then it is a loss.
Early 8 at any time is a loss, as is pocketing the 8 in a wrong pocket.
If the cue ball is pocketed or jumps off the table, it is ball in hand for the opponent.
If any other ball jumps off the table on the break or any other time, it is a foul — the ball stays down and it is ball in hand for your opponent.

12 Eligible Players

If you have an established Fargo (min 400 games for Texas players, min 800 games for out-of-state players), we go by that.
There are exceptions: if your known ability is very different from your Fargo rating, it will be a TD decision on what you play as — both before and during the tournament.
If you have an APA SL and no established Fargo, the chart below applies. Minimum 10 matches played. This chart can also be overridden by TD decision based on known ability.
Goes by the highest Fargo.
Goes by Fargo’s the day before the tournament.
If you have less than 500 games in Fargo and we don’t know you, there’s a chance we’ll look into you further.
Every brand-new player must make their matches public so they can be verified.
If you have neither an established Fargo nor an APA ranking, and we don’t have enough information on you, you will automatically come in as a 600 Fargo — no exceptions.
*TD discretion is always in effect.

Fargo / APA SL Chart

APA SL 1 = 250 · APA SL 2 = 300 · APA SL 3 = 350 · APA SL 4 = 400 · APA SL 5 = 450 · APA SL 6 = 500 · 7s, 8s, 9s = TD decision

13 Point Cushion

If you sign up and your team is under 2200 at that time, the TD will allow a 20-point cushion per team.

14 Tournament Payouts

1–11 teams: top 2 paid.
12–15 teams: top 3 paid.
16–20 teams: top 4 paid.

Side Pots

Besides the Advanced Players meeting and online bonus, this tournament has 2 separate side pots. You can do none, one, or both. Side pots are due in cash on the day of the tournament. See payout chart for possible payouts.

Side Pot 1 — $100 WTA (Winner Takes All).
Side Pot 2 — $200. Payouts determined by how many teams enter.

15 Side Notes

Some things are TD decisions, especially when it comes to Fargo ratings and unsportsmanlike conduct. The TD will be as fair as possible across the board.
Please respect each other, Clicks staff, and the establishment — conduct good sportsmanship throughout the entire tournament.
If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, please reach out — text or message on Facebook.
*TD = Tournament Director.
*TD will update these guidelines if needed.

LET’S HAVE FUN!!!!!