How To Manage Your Tournaments?

This is the second of 5 instruction blogs on how to participate in online pool tournaments at CueSportz.com.

This step shows you that you have now clicked on TOURNAMENTS whilst signed in and have been presented with the Tournament List screen. On this screen, you will be able to manage all of your online tournaments. This includes entering and re-entering, withdrawing and checking on the status and results.

You will notice that there are 3 tabs across the top of the screen. These are:

1. All Tournaments - this displays a list of all tournaments in the system.
2. My Tournaments - this displays only the tournaments that you have entered
3. Past Winners - this displays a list of completed tournaments and shows the results

Each tournament listing contains a series of fields that helps you determine whether that event is right for you to participate. These include:

1. Status - shows you whether a tournament is open for registration, coming soon, in progress or in fact is completed.
2. Prize Money - this displays the total amount of prize money to be won for that tournament in Cue Credits. 1USD = 100 Cue Credits (cc's)
3. Game - this displays what type of game is played for the tournament i.e. 8-Ball, 9-Ball, 10-Ball.
4. Players - this shows you the number of maximum players that are allowed to enter.
5. Tournament Name - is the name given for that particular tournament.
6. Entry Fee - the cost of entering a tournament in Cue Credits. if free it will say FREE.
7. Time Clock - shows you the time left in the current status of a tournament. For example, if the tournament is coming soon, it will display the countdown time remaining before you will be able to enter the tournament.
8. Action - these buttons will change colour depending on the status. Different actions include enter now, withdraw, enter game room, play now etc.

TIP: If you click on the name of the Tournament, it will bring up a screen over the top that will display more details about the tournament such as prize money breakdown and scheduling times for rounds.

Ok, now that you have reviewed the tournament list screen, you would have probably chosen a tournament you want to enter. Simply click on the Enter Now button for a tournament that is open and has not been filled yet. You will be prompted to accept some terms and conditions first before you are officially entered.

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How Do I Find Online Tournaments?

This is the first of 5 instruction blogs on how to participate in online pool tournaments at CueSportz.com.

This step shows you that we are on the home page of www.cuesportz.com. Looking at the top right hand corner of the image, you will see that you need to be logged in as a member to access and enter tournaments.

There are several ways to access tournaments from the home screen.

Upcoming Tournaments - these are listed in the middle section of the home screen and display any tournaments that have already been created and will be available to enter soon. The date and time shows when the tournament will be available to enter.

Tournament Results - these are also listed in the middle section of the page and show any recent results by displaying the name of the tournament, user name that won the event and how much cue credits they won.

You will see a TOURNAMENTS tab in the right section of the page. Click on the this whilst signed in and it will take you to the next screen which is the Tournament Listing screen. This is where you will be able to manage your tournaments.

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Free Entry Test Tournaments With Cash To Be Won.

Today CueSportz.com have commenced the Beta testing of its online mini tournaments that members have excitedly waiting on. To find out more about how these tournaments work, look at the Tournament link at the top of the webpage.

Here are some basic details that you can check online:

1. Free entry - need to be a member
2. Minimum 2,000 credits to be given away for each tournament (100 Cue Credits = $1USD)
3. Open to 16 entries for each tournament
4. Best of 3 frames
5. American 8-Ball

Thanks for helping us test mini-tournament functionality.

CueSportz.com Management

10 Ball Multi Play Now Available

As part of our new release, we have developed a 10-Ball game that is now available in Multi Play and Single Play. 10 Ball was a new and fresh game of pool introduced in the last few years and now boasts official World Titles sanctioned by the World Pool Association (WPA). The game has become extremely popular on a global scale with many professional players preferring it to 9-Ball, which was the game the foundations of 10-Ball has been built on.
The CueSportz.com 10-Ball Rules are based on the official WPA Rules - with modifications to allow for the online environment and no referee.

Object of the Game

10-Ball is played with ten object balls numbered one through ten and a cue ball. On each shot, the first ball the cue ball contacts must be the lowest numbered ball on the table, but the balls need not be pocketed in order. If a player pockets any ball on a legal shot, he remains at the table for another shot, and continues until missing, committing a foul, or winning the game by pocketing the 10-ball. After a miss, the incoming player must shoot from the position left by the previous player, but after any foul the incoming player may start with the cue ball anywhere on the table.
Players are required to call every shot, except for the break. To call a shot, the intended ball and pocket must be nominated before making a shot

Racking the Balls

The object balls are racked in a triangular shape, with the 1-ball at the top of the triangle and on the foot spot, the 10-ball in the center of the triangle, and the other balls in random order, racked as tightly as possible. The game begins with cue ball in hand behind the head string.

Order of Break

The Break is awarded randomly to either player for each frame.

Legal Break Shot

The rules governing the break shot are the same as for other shots except: The breaker must strike the 1-ball first and either pocket a ball or drive at least four numbered balls to the rails. If the cue ball is pocketed, or the requirements of the opening break are not met, it is a foul, and the incoming player is awarded Ball In Hand.
If the 10-ball is pocketed on a legal break shot, it will be re-spotted and the player continues with his inning

Continuing Play

On the shot immediately following a legal break, the shooter may play a "Push Out". If the breaker pockets one or more balls on a legal break, they continue to shoot until they miss, foul, or win the game. If the player misses or fouls, the other player begins an inning and shoots until missing, committing a foul, or winning. The game ends when the 10-ball is called and pocketed on a legal shot, or the game is forfeited.

Push Out

The player who shoots the shot immediately after a legal break may play a push out in an attempt to move the cue ball into a better position for the option that follows. On a push out, the cue ball is not required to contact any object ball nor any rail, but all other foul rules still apply. The 10-ball pocketed during a Push Out is spotted, without penalty. Following a legal Push Out, the incoming player is permitted to shoot from that position or to pass the shot back to the player who pushed out. If a player scratches on the break shot, the incoming player cannot play a Push Out.

Fouls

If a player misses his intended ball and pocket, and either makes the nominated ball in the wrong pocket or pockets another ball, his inning has finished and the incoming player has the option to take the shot as is, or pass it back to his opponent.
When a player commits a foul the opposing player is awarded Ball In Hand. Any Balls that are pocketed on a foul shot are not returned to the table, except for the 10-ball which is respotted if pocketed on a foul shot.

Bad Hit

If the first object ball contacted by the cue ball is not the lowest numbered ball on the table, the shot is a foul.

No Rail

If no object ball is pocketed, failure to drive the cue ball or any numbered ball to a rail after the cue ball contacts the object ball on is a foul.

Ball in Hand

When the cue ball is in hand, the player may place the cue ball anywhere on the bed of the table. The player may continue to adjust the position of the cue ball until the shot is taken.

Three Consecutive Fouls

If a player fouls three consecutive times on three successive shots within a game without making an intervening legal shot, the game is lost. A game clock violation is considered a foul.