Memorial Weekend
May 24th - 26th, 2008
Puyallup Events Center - Pavilion Building

Congratulations on making it to the last stop before Las Vegas!

Welcome to the Local Team Championships.  We hope your tournament experience will be enjoyable. Four 8-Ball and three 9-Ball teams from this event will advance to the National Team Championships held in Las Vegas, NV. Good Luck to all!

NOTE:  This is a “21 and Over” Event.

Picture ID is REQUIRED and Will Be Checked at the Door!

CAPTAINS: TELL YOUR PLAYERS TO HAVE PICTURE ID!

 

Tournament Hours:

·       Saturday, Sunday and Monday: Doors open at 8:00am and play starts at 9:00am.

Team Certification Forms:

·       Each team is required to fill out the Team Certification Form, which is enclosed in the Team Packet.  The Team Certification Form and green fees must be turned in prior to starting your first match.

Tables/Green Fee:

·       There will be forty 7 ft. “Valley” tables.  The tables have “Aramith” cue balls.

·       A $65.00 green fee will be charged to each team that is playing in the LTC (8- and 9-ball teams owe $65.00 for each team). This fee, along with the Team Certification form, must be turned in prior to starting your first match.

·       All tables will be open for play.

Time Constraints:

·       Due to time constraints, 8- and 9-ball matches will be played at the same time. We will make every effort to keep tables together for teams playing both 8- and 9-ball at the same time. Enclosed in this Team Packet are the times allowed for the matches: 8-ball allowance is 4 hours and 9-ball is 3.5 hours. We will STRICTLY follow these guidelines. All matches will be finished Monday night. If necessary, matches may go to Sudden Death if enough tables are not available to split matches.

Sudden Death Playoff:

·       If tables are not available to split matches that are running behind schedule, the Sudden Death Playoff format will be used.  Read the Tournament Rules enclosed in your Team Packet.

Time-Outs:

·       1 time-out per player, per game, regardless of skill level. Please remember to keep time-outs limited to 1 minute.

8-Ball Forfeits:

·       Forfeits in 8-ball matches will be counted as 1 point.

9-Ball Forfeits:

·       Forfeits in 9-ball matches will be counted as 20 points (not 15 as it is in regular league play).

Local By-Laws:

·       Please remember that Local By-Laws will not apply to any higher level play.

Concessions:

·       Beer and Wine will be available.

·       Food Concessions will be available.

Side Tournaments:

·       If tables are available, there will be Mini Tournaments and/or Singles Qualifiers held.