1st annual Team Captain WQ
Date & Time: Saturday, November 14th. Doors open 10am/start 11am
Location: Pool Prodigy Pool Hall. 35 E Main St. Amsterdam, NY 12010
Format: 1700 team cap (4 players) •Double Elimination, Matches played on 2 tables, Round Robin — 5 Rounds, Team handicap points apply
Entry fee: $30 per player or $120 per team. Entry fee includes TT. The $120 team entry fee will also be awarded to the winning team minus TT
Winning team: Each player receives $800 in travel assistance to compete at the CSI-BCA pool league Championships. 8-ball team format March 3-6, 2027.
Registration deadline: Sunday November 1st
Dates to play in Vegas:
PLAYER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: All 2026 8-ball & 9-ball team captains are eligible to compete from Winter, Summer, or Fall Session.
•2026 captains simply need to be an active PLAYER on a team during the Fall session and play a minimum of 4 matches. (Current session)
•New Captains for Fall session must be officially designated as a Team Captain by Week 4. New captains must remain a team captain for the entire Fall session.
•All players must have completed at least 8 MATCHES WITHIN ONE SESSION ON A SINGLE TEAM DURING THE 2026 LEAGUE YEAR. This is a requirement to play in Vegas.
IF A WINNING CAPTAIN CANNOT ATTEND:
If something comes up and a player from the winning team can no longer travel with the team, the following applies.
•The player will receive 30% of their individual winnings. The remaining 70% will stay with the team and be used towards a replacement. If a replacement is needed, the team will select a player who participated in the Captains Tournament.
•If more than one winning Captain is unable to attend, these same terms will apply to each player being replaced.
8-ball Scotch Doubles 1000 cap with $700 added
Date & Time:
Location: Copper City Billiards, Rome NY
Entry Fee:
OFFICIAL RULES OF CUESPORTS INTERNATIONAL
SCOTCH DOUBLES RULES
Scotch Doubles presents a unique blend of teamwork and individual effort, and the
regulations reflect that blend. Although you play as a team, there are times when a single
person must make a decision without consulting their teammate. Coaching and
communication present special enforcement challenges, and are addressed here.
Breaking
1. When it is your team’s turn to break, either player may break. You may discuss the
decision with your partner. You are not required to maintain the order of play from any
preceding game.
2. In 8-Ball, if you pocket the 8-ball on a legal break, and do not foul, your partner must
make the decision whether to spot the 8-ball and continue to shoot or re-rack and break
again. If a re-rack is chosen the player who broke the original rack must break again.
If you pocket the 8-ball on an illegal break the incoming player must make the decision
whether to take the break or have the original breaker re-break.
In either case, the decision may not be discussed between partners.
Continuing Play
1. After the break, players on a team alternate shots during their inning. The order of
play must be maintained between innings. If a player shoots out of turn it is a foul.
Coaching
1. During your inning, open communication between partners is allowed.
2. Communication/coaching cannot result in slower than normal play. As a general
guide, there should be no more than 45 seconds between each shot. If a team
consistently uses more than 45 seconds between shots, the opposing team may
summon a referee to monitor the match and the referee may institute delayed progress
rulings at any time.
3. The non-shooting player is allowed to point at or touch the table while offering
advice but may not touch any ball including the cue ball when it is "ball in hand" or
mark the table in any way. Mostly what should be offered is verbal advice.
Time Outs
1. Each team is entitled to one five-minute time out per match. The time-out must be
taken between games.