THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
Eligibility
Any members registered at the start of the regular season of the FCL, FBL and Super League may be entered into the First Round draw of The Players Championship. Players who are no longer members of registered clans at any time will be automatically disqualified. The exception to this is where players belong to formally dissolved clans in which case they have the reserved right to carry on competing. Participation in this competition is purely voluntary. There is no requirement to complete any fixture and no sanction against anyone choosing not to play their match.
Game Format
Round 1 to Round of the Last 16
Game length - Each game consists of 4 racks of each game type:
4 racks of 8 Ball US
4 racks of 8 Ball UK
4 racks of 9 Ball US
The first player to 7 racks wins the match.
Quarter Finals
Game length - Each game consists of exactly 6 racks of each game type:
6 racks of 8 Ball US
6 racks of 8 Ball UK
6 racks of 9 Ball US
The first player to 10 racks wins the match.
Semi Finals
Game length - Each game consists of exactly 6 racks of each game type:
8 racks of 8 Ball US
8 racks of 8 Ball UK
8 racks of 9 Ball US
The first player to 13 racks wins the match.
Final
Game length - Each game consists of exactly 6 racks of each game type:
10 racks of 8 Ball US
10 racks of 8 Ball UK
10 racks of 9 Ball US
The first player to 16 racks wins the match.
Matches are to be played in that order unless mutually agreed by both players. No complaints/objections regarding the order of the games will be accepted or considered once a game has commenced. All players are expected to resolve differences amicably regarding the order of games wherever possible and where no agreement is reached revert to the original order as stated above. Once started, games should be completed in one continuous session unless both players agree to an interval.
Each rack won by a player scores a point.
If players are level at the end of the match then the winner shall be decided by a one rack sudden-death decider. The game type for the deciding rack is to be chosen by the player winning the 12th rack in normal play. This must be chosen from any of the three game types already played.
Results
Each game must be completed by the published deadline. Results must be posted on the appropriate forum. If no results are posted by the deadline then both players will be automatically disqualified unless one, or both, requests a default decision by messaging the Competition runners. Again any default decision request, with supporting information, must be received by the notified deadline. No default decision requests will be considered if received after the notified deadline.
Defaults
Where a default decision has been requested it will be judged on the same basis as those for the Leagues. The decision will simply be that either one player, or neither player, is allowed to progress to the next round.
All decisions are final.
Any members registered at the start of the regular season of the FCL, FBL and Super League may be entered into the First Round draw of The Players Championship. Players who are no longer members of registered clans at any time will be automatically disqualified. The exception to this is where players belong to formally dissolved clans in which case they have the reserved right to carry on competing. Participation in this competition is purely voluntary. There is no requirement to complete any fixture and no sanction against anyone choosing not to play their match.
Game Format
Round 1 to Round of the Last 16
Game length - Each game consists of 4 racks of each game type:
4 racks of 8 Ball US
4 racks of 8 Ball UK
4 racks of 9 Ball US
The first player to 7 racks wins the match.
Quarter Finals
Game length - Each game consists of exactly 6 racks of each game type:
6 racks of 8 Ball US
6 racks of 8 Ball UK
6 racks of 9 Ball US
The first player to 10 racks wins the match.
Semi Finals
Game length - Each game consists of exactly 6 racks of each game type:
8 racks of 8 Ball US
8 racks of 8 Ball UK
8 racks of 9 Ball US
The first player to 13 racks wins the match.
Final
Game length - Each game consists of exactly 6 racks of each game type:
10 racks of 8 Ball US
10 racks of 8 Ball UK
10 racks of 9 Ball US
The first player to 16 racks wins the match.
Matches are to be played in that order unless mutually agreed by both players. No complaints/objections regarding the order of the games will be accepted or considered once a game has commenced. All players are expected to resolve differences amicably regarding the order of games wherever possible and where no agreement is reached revert to the original order as stated above. Once started, games should be completed in one continuous session unless both players agree to an interval.
Each rack won by a player scores a point.
If players are level at the end of the match then the winner shall be decided by a one rack sudden-death decider. The game type for the deciding rack is to be chosen by the player winning the 12th rack in normal play. This must be chosen from any of the three game types already played.
Results
Each game must be completed by the published deadline. Results must be posted on the appropriate forum. If no results are posted by the deadline then both players will be automatically disqualified unless one, or both, requests a default decision by messaging the Competition runners. Again any default decision request, with supporting information, must be received by the notified deadline. No default decision requests will be considered if received after the notified deadline.
Defaults
Where a default decision has been requested it will be judged on the same basis as those for the Leagues. The decision will simply be that either one player, or neither player, is allowed to progress to the next round.
All decisions are final.