6.02.2006

Rules for Match Play



Rules for Match Play:

- Each player may try up to 3 times to complete the shot. In the gathering zone, the Cue ball (Yellow) and the first object ball (White) may touch the borders of the zone.

- Each player will receive a number by drawing lots. Player number 1 starts with Group 1 and plays all 4 shots in the group. Then each subsequent player plays the Group in turn. Then Player 2 starts Group 2 and so on through Group 18.

For Group 19, the players are put in the order of:
(1) the highest number of points
(2) if a tie, then the fewest total shot attempts
(3) if a tie, then the most shots solved (i.e., successful execution)
(4) if a tie, then the largest amount of high point value shots

- Then for Group 19, the lowest player in the ranking starts and the highest player in the ranking is last. The winner is determined by the same rankings as above.

The Shot Program, Groups and Point Assignments:

In the WBP, each shot is assigned a degree of difficulty by use of point values, where each shot carries a point value between 4 and 11 points. A perfect score for successful execution of all shots is 500 points.

Group 1: Ball-to-Ball Draw Shots
Shots 1-4: 5, 7, 7, 11 points, 30 total

Group 2: 1-Cushion Draw Shots
Shots 5-8: 5, 6, 7, 7 points, 25 total

Group 3: 3-Cushion Shots
Shots 9-12: 4, 4, 7, 9 points, 24 total

Group 4: Follow Shots
Shots 13-16: 5, 6, 7, 8 points, 26 total

Group 5: 1-Cushion Draw Shots
Shots 17-20, 6, 7, 7, 9 points, 29 total

Group 6: Rail-First Shots
Shots 21-24: 6, 6, 7, 7 points, 26 total

Group 7: 2-Cushion Draw Shots
Shots 25-28: 7, 8, 9, 10 points, 34 total

Group 8: 3-Cushion Shots
Shots 29-32: 5, 6, 7, 8 points, 26 total

Group 9: Ball-to-Ball Draw Shots
Shots 33-36: 6, 6, 7, 7 points, 26 total

Group 10: 1-Cushion Shots
Shots 37-40: 4, 6, 6, 10 points, 26 total

Group 11: 1-Cushion Draw Shots
Shots 41-44: 5, 6, 7, 9 points, 27 total

Group 12: 2-Cushion Shots
Shots 45-48: 5, 6, 6, 10 points, 27 total

Group 13: 1-Cushion Shots
Shots 49-52: 4, 5, 5, 9 points, 23 total

Group 14: Full Table Follow Shots
Shots 53-56: 4, 5, 6, 10 points, 25 total

Group 15: Kiss-Time Shots
Shots 57-60: 4, 5, 6, 11 points, 26 total

Group 16: Dead Ball Draw Shots
Shots 61-64: 4, 5, 6, 6 points, 21 total

Group 17: Dead Ball Follow Shots
Shots 65-68: 4, 6, 6, 10 points, 26 total

Group 18: 1-Cushion Shots
Shots 69-72: 4, 4, 5, 9 points, 22 total

Group 19: Kiss-Back Shots
Shots 73-76: 4, 7, 9, 11 points, 31 total