Winter Couples Pool Invitational
| Scoretable | Dates of Play | Format | Rules | Prizes |
And the winners are.... The Miners!
Scoretable
| Miners | Lindquists | McCrorys | Perrys | |
| Night 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Night 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Night 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 5 |
| Night 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 |
| Night 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
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Dates of Play
- Dates for game nights will be arranged by the Miners.
- No team will be penalized for changing dates.
Format of competition
There will be four teams: Miners, Lindquists, McCrorys, Perrys
Night 1: Round Robin
- Miners, Lindquists, McCrorys, Perrys
- Each team plays one warm-up game that does not count towards their score
- Each team plays every other team once, one point per game
- Total of six games, each team plays three games
Night 2: League Play
- Miners, Lindquists, McCrorys
- Warm-ups (one game each, not for points): Miners vs McCrorys and Lindquists vs McCrorys
- Miners vs Lindquists: three games, one point per game
- Lindquists vs McCrorys: three games, one point per game
Night 3: League Play
- Miners, Lindquists, Perrys
- Warm-ups (one game each, not for points): Miners vs Lindquists and Lindquists vs Perrys
- Miners vs Perrys: three games, one point per game
- Lindquists vs Perrys: three games, one point per game
Night 4: League Play
- Miners, McCrorys, Perrys
- Warm-ups (one game each, not for points): Miners vs Perrys and McCrorys vs Perrys
- Miners vs McCrorys: three games, one point per game
- McCrorys vs Perrys: three games, one point per game
Night 5: Championship Night
- Miners, Lindquists, McCrorys, Perrys
- Each team plays one warm-up game that does not count towards their score
- Each team plays every other team once, one point per game
- Total of six games, each team plays three games
| 2 teams tied | 3 teams tied | 4 teams tied |
| Tied teams play best of three for champion | Determine A, B, and C by drawing from a hat. A plays B, AB winner plays C. If AB winner wins, AB winner is champion. Otherwise, C plays AB loser. If C wins, C is champion. Otherwise, champion is determined by least number of balls left on the table during this final series. | Determine A, B, C and D by drawing from a hat. Team A plays B, Team C plays D. Winners play for champion. |
Rules
Miner House Rules prevail. The rules are posted on the pool room wall and below.
Based on World Standardized Rules for 8-Ball. www.bca-pool.com/play/tournaments/rules/rls_8bl.shtml.
- No called shots are required, except on the 8-ball.
- If any ball leaves the table, the shooter is disqualified and forfeits the game.
- Stripes or Solids are not assigned after the break shot. They are assigned only after the next shot when the ball is potted.
- On all shots (except on the break and when the table is open), the shooter must hit one of his group of balls first and either pot a ball or make any ball hit a rail. Otherwise, it's a foul.
- If the cue ball is potted (scratch), it is a foul.
- The penalty for a foul is cue ball in hand. The next shooter may place the cue ball anywhere on the table before taking his shot.
- When shooting the 8-ball, if it is potted and there is a foul, the shooter loses. If the 8-ball is not potted, play continues as with a regular foul.
- A player loses the game if he:
- Fouls when potting the 8-ball. (If the 8-ball is not potted, play continues as with a regular foul.)
- Pots the 8-ball on the same stroke as the last of his group of balls.
- Pots the 8-ball in a pot other than the one designated.
- Pots the 8-ball when it is not the legal object ball.
- If a player gets very lucky and pots the 8-ball on the break, he wins and buys drinks for the bar.
- If a player scratches on the break, the game continues with ball in hand for the opponent.
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Prizes
First prize will be bragging rights plus a "suitable" trophy will be revealed on the first night! No prizes for runners up.
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