ACS Georgia State Tournaments

Saturday, March 16^th & Sunday 17^th, 2024

Lights Out Billiards is coordinating and Big Shots Billiards is hosting

Registration:  12:00pm to 12:45pm; Tourney starts 1:00pm.

Player Qualification Requirements:

All players on roster played at least 8 matches in one of the three seasons (May to May).

This includes all RACE GRID players as well as MASTER league players.

Any questions:

Email to:  lightsout.ron@gmail.com

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Team Details:

No core requirement — All-star format — players may group together – anyone from GA ACS League system

No team cap.  Team rosters follow the national rules for a team skill qualification (example a 3-person standard team may only have 1 open player on roster with 2 standard players).

Prizes:

Cash Payouts Depending on how many teams entered.

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Also (only winning team can claim this prize – it does NOT go to 2nd place if 1st place doesn’t attend – National rules – fyi)

NATIONAL – Team Registration:

Fee team entry for either Standard, Open, or Advanced you receive a rebate for the total cost of team registration less mandatory fees (greens fees/tables $75 & admin $25).

Example:  Registering for the 3 person Standard 9 ball, the registration is around $225.  Less fees of $100.  Thus $125 rebate.

Your national registered team roster must be the roster you played with during the GA ATL State tournament with 1 roster position change allowed.  Per National rules.

Hotel:

You receive a rebate for 2 rooms for 2 weeknights at the Tropicana.  Approximately $380 value.

Total Value – approximately $505 in discounts

One player on your roster has to stay at event hotel.

Check with the National Registration Desk during national tournament for specifics and to receive your national rebate (bring verification of your hotel registration).

All other rules for attendance for the National tournament apply.

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Monitor Player skill levels and/or Classification (Sniper, Standard, Open, Advanced):

http://www.acsgaleagues.com/reports/Division/PlayerClassification.php

If you do not see your name listed, then you are not registered with ACS National.  Contact lightsout.ron@gmail.com to find out classification.

Skill per tournament:

• Players will use their local skill level in the individual tourney.
• Players will use their national skill classification in the 3-person 9ball team tourney. Note:  some players have excelled at Nationals and were raised a classification.

Non ACS-Atlanta players

Handicaps (non-ACS ATL players) determined during pre-registration.  The local stats will be reviewed to compare to ATL-GA division and a skill level assigned accordingly.  National classifications will be checked as well for team registration.

• Fill out attached registration form; send handicap records and player stats from your local league to ron@gmail.com. Send min 7 days prior to tourney.
• Review website to see the skill and classification assigned to you.
• Players registering after the 7 day window and/or the day of event may be held to a higher skill level due to lack of time provided to research.

Tournament director has right to raise player skill level/classification at any time based on play exceeding handicap range.

Race Grid used for Team 9 ball tournament:

• Sniper vs Sniper – race to 14
• Sniper vs Standard – race is 10 to 14
• Sniper vs Open – race is 8 to 14
• Sniper vs Advanced – race is 6 to 14
• Standard vs Standard – race to 14
• Standard vs Open – Race is 10 to 14
• Standard vs Advanced – race is 8 to 14
• Open vs Open – race to 14
• Open vs Advanced – race is 10-14
• Advanced vs Advanced – race is 14-14

Player Registration Form:

Send Registration form – or type all details in email – to lightsout.ron@gmail.com