To be read in conjuction with tournament specific conditions Bronze Silver & Gold

Introduction

Tournaments are organised for children and adults, men and women at three different levels. BRONZE, SILVER, GOLD to cater for different age groups and standards. There is also a West of England Regional Finals bringing together County Champions. The WEBSF Management team will decide at the annual meeting which tournaments will be run the following season (Season 1st September to 31st August in each calendar year). Tournament entry fees will only be accepted in cash.

Bronze, Silver & Gold Tournaments

Each tournament will be played as either Round Robin plus Knock-out or Knockout plus Plate. A tour can be either all Round Robin plus Knock-out; all Knock-out plus Plate or a combination of the two formats. The intended format for the season is decided in advance of the first tournament. However, depending on the number of entrees and available tables, the Tournament Director has the authority to change the format on the day.

Seeding

Is at the discretion of the Tournament Director but if used must be deployed for all tournaments held during that season.

Round Robin plus Knock-out format

A Round Robin stage will be played to determine the last sixteen, eight (quarter final) or four (semi final) which is then played on a straight knock-out basis. When seeding is used the top two, four or eight players will be seeded. This will be determined from the results from previous tournament, the rest of the players are drawn.

Each player plays the best of three/five frames against each other opponent in the group, all matches must be played, failure to do so may cause you to be expelled from any future WEBSF tournaments.

In the event of players within each group tying on points the following elimination procedure will be applied, between those that tie:-

1. Matches won will first decide the winners.
2. If two or more players in any Group have an equal number of wins at the end of the Round Robin Stages, the following procedures will apply to determine the position of the qualifiers of that group:-

• If two or more players have an equal number of wins, the better or best will be the player with the best Frame Difference.
• If still equal, the results of the matches between the players concerned will be the determinant for the winner between them.
• If a tie is still involved, the best differential in the matches of the tied players will be the determinant.
• If the end result is still equal a one-frame play-off using frame scores shall determine the winner. A re-spotted black will be the final decider if needed.

From each group one, two or four qualifiers are promoted to the last sixteen/eight/four to commence the knockout stage.

When deciding the positions for the knock-out stages the following placing are used:-

Ranking Points for all Round Robin plus Knock-out Waistcoat Tournaments

Bronze only - Final rankings in each of the town/city/club Bronze tournaments will determine the final positions and those who qualify for the end of season WEBSF Bronze Waistcoat final.

Knock-out Stages:-

Round Robin League placing:-

Plus attendance 50 points

Note:- When more than 24 entries a knock-out format can be played at the Tournament Director’s discretion. Furthermore the Tournament Director reserves the right to limit the number of entrees in the interest of safety, availability of tables and available time.

Knock-out and Plate format

A Knock-out tournament will be played as a straight knock-out with a Plate for 1st round losers only. When seeding is used the top two, four or eight players will be seeded. This will be determined from the results from previous tournament, the rest of the players are drawn.

The first round will normally be the best of seven frames (three or five for Bronze). The number of frames for the following rounds will be at the discretion of the Tournament Director. Where players are more than 15 minutes late for the commencement of a match he/she shall forfeit the first frame, if after waiting a further 15 minutes the match will be forfeit.

Ranking Points for all Knock-out plus Plate Waistcoat Tournaments

Bronze only - Final rankings in each of the town/city/club Bronze tournaments will determine the final positions and those who qualify for the end of season WEBSF Bronze Waistcoat final.

Main Tournament:-

Plate:-

Plus attendance 50 points

The top four/eight players from the previous tournament will define seeding for the next tournament.

Points and Prize Money

Players will receive trophies and/or prize monies for the winners, runners up and losing semi-finalists. Ranking points are also available at each of the events which will determine the overall standings in the Tours and in the case of the Bronze, participation in the Regional Final.

At the end of each series of tournaments all ranking points are calculated. In the event of a tie the following will apply:-

1. Best results for each tournament will be compared to determine positions
2. Most wins overall
3. Best frame difference overall
4. Best head-to-head results overall
5. Best frame differential overall

Conditions of entry

Membership and completed registration form must be received before entry into any of the WEBSF tournaments. A valid WEBSF ID membership card must be available when requested by the Tournament Officials. Tournament entry fees will only be accepted in cash. . Where players are more than 15 minutes late for the commencement of a match he/she shall forfeit the first frame, if after waiting a further 15 minutes the match will be forfeit. Under these circumstances the entry fee is non-refundable. The Tournament Directors decision is final on all matters relating to the tournament(s).