Singles Event Rules

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SINGLES EVENT RULES

1.1 TOURNAMENT FORMAT

THERE WILL BE FOUR (4) BRACKET GROUPS IN THE TOURNAMENT IF ENOUGH PLAYERS ARE PRESENT.

IF THERE ARE LESS THAN 16 PLAYERS IN ATTENDANCE, ONLY ONE BRACKET WILL BE USED.

BRACKET GROUPS ARE BASED ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS AND ARE DETERMINED BY THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR AT THE CLOSE OF CHECK-IN TO ESTABLISH A BALANCED AND FAIR PLAYING FIELD.

PLAYER SEEDING IS RANDOM DRAW IN EACH BRACKET GROUP.
EACH BRACKET GROUP IS A TRUE DOUBLE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT BRACKET.

WIN YOUR BRACKET GROUP AND YOU MOVE ON TO THE FINAL 4.

THE FINAL 4 BRACKET WINNERS PLAY OFF IN A SINGLE ELIMINATION BRACKET TO DETERMINE 1ST, 2ND, 3RD, AND 4TH PLACES.
SEEDING IN THE FINAL 4 BRACKET IS BASED ON CUESPEED RATING FROM HIGHEST TO LOWEST.
THE WINNERS OF THE FIRST ROUND OF THE FINAL 4 ADVANCE TO THE FINALS
THE LOSERS OF THE FIRST ROUND OF THE FINAL 4 PLAY A BRONZE MATCH TO DETERMINE 3RD AND 4TH PLACE PRIZE MONEY.

1.2 PLAYER AUCTION

WHERE LEGAL, A PLAYER AUCTION WILL BE HELD BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT.
YOU MUST BE AN EXISTING PLAYER IN NAPA IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE. THE AUCTION IS CLOSED TO NON-ORGANIZATION PARTICIPANTS.
100% OF ALL MONIES FROM THE PLAYER AUCTION GOES DIRECTLY TO THE AUCTION PRIZE PAYOUT AT THE END OF THE TOURNAMENT.
NO FEES ARE TAKEN FROM THE AUCTION.
YOU ARE ALLOWED TO BUY HALF OF YOURSELF FROM YOUR WINNING BIDDER SO THAT YOU CAN BE ENTITLED TO HALF OF THE AUCTION PRIZE MONEY YOU COULD POTENTIALLY WIN AND THE WINNING BIDDER CAN NOT REJECT YOUR REQUEST TO BUY HALF OF YOUR BID.
IF YOU CHOOSE TO BUY HALF OF YOURSELF, YOU MUST DO SO BEFORE ROUND ONE BEGINS.
YOU MUST BE PRESENT AT THE VENUE IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE AUCTION. ONLINE BIDDING IS NOT ALLOWED

1.3 MATCH TIME

WHEN YOUR MATCH IS UP YOU WILL RECEIVE A TEXT MESSAGE NOTIFICATION THAT YOUR MATCH HAS BEEN CALLED.
IN THE TEXT MESSAGE WILL BE YOUR TABLE NUMBER AND A LINK TO YOUR SCORECARD.
YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES TO GET TO YOUR TABLE.
LEAVING THE VENUE AT ANYTIME TO RUN PERSONAL ERRANDS OR FOR PERSONAL REASONS (INCLUDING MEDICAL), YOU ARE AT RISK OF MISSING YOUR MATCH BEING CALLED. NAPA HQ WILL NOT SUSPEND A MATCH TIME OR HOLD UP A BRACKET FOR ANY PARTICIPANTS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU DO NOT LEAVE THE VENUE WHILE YOU ARE STILL ACTIVE IN A TOURNAMENT.
CLICK ON THE SCORECARD LINK IN YOUR TEXT MESSAGE.
WHEN THE SCORECARD OPENS SELECT YOUR NAME.
YOU AND YOUR OPPONENT MUST THEN LAG FOR THE BREAK.
SELECT THE WINNER OF THE LAG ON YOUR SCORECARD.
BEGIN PLAYING YOUR MATCH AND CHECK A GAME BOX UNDER YOUR NAME AFTER EACH GAME YOU WIN.
BOTH YOU AND YOUR OPPONENT CAN KEEP SCORE AT THE SAME TIME OR JUST ONE OF YOU CAN KEEP SCORE, EITHER WAY IS FINE.

1.4 SCORING

YOU OR YOUR OPPONENT MUST USE THE CUESPEED SCORING APP ON A SMARTPHONE TO KEEP SCORE OF YOUR MATCH.

SCORE KEEPING WITH COINS OR ANY OBJECTS ON THE TABLE IS AGAINST CUESPEED TOURNAMENT RULES AND CAN RESULT IN A FORFEITED MATCH FOR YOU AND YOUR OPPONENT.

1.5 TIME CLOCK

YOU ARE ALLOWED 60 SECONDS PER SHOT DURING YOUR MATCHES.

IF YOU OR YOUR OPPONENT ARE SLOW PLAYING YOUR SHOTS THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO PUT YOU ON A SHOT CLOCK.

IF YOU ARE PLACED ON THE SHOT CLOCK, YOUR FIRST VIOLATION OF THE SHOT CLOCK WILL RESULT IN A VERBAL WARNING.

EVERY VIOLATION AFTER THAT WILL RESULT IN A BALL IN HAND FOUL.

1.6 VIDEO OFFICIATING

IF YOU NEED AN OFFICIAL DURING YOUR MATCH SIMPLY CALL A TIMEOUT TO YOUR OPPONENT AND SUMMON A TOURNAMENT OFFICIAL.

ALL MATCH PLAY AT YOUR TABLE MUST IMMEDIATELY CEASE. IF IT DOES NOT IT WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF GAME FOR THE OFFENDER.

AN OFFICIAL WILL ARRIVE AT YOUR TABLE SHORTLY WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR BOTH PLAYERS ON HOW THE VIDEO OFFICIATING SHOULD PROCEED.

EXCESSIVE CALLING OF AN OFFICIAL WHEN IT IS NOT NECESSARY IS CONSIDERED HECKLING AND WILL RESULT IN YOUR MATCH BEING FORFEITED.

IN THE EVENT A JUDGEMENT CALL CAN NOT BE MADE DURING THE ACT OF OFFICIATING, TIE GOES TO THE SHOOTER.

1.7 MATCH BREAKS

YOU ARE ALLOWED 2 BATHROOM BREAKS DURING YOUR MATCH. MORE THAN TWO BATHROOM BREAKS WILL RESULT IN A FORFEITED MATCH.
RESTROOM BREAKS MUST BE TAKEN AT THE DESIGNATED TOURNAMENT FLOOR RESTROOMS AND NOT OUTSIDE OR AT ANOTHER PROPERTY LOCATION.
MEDICAL EXCEPTIONS CAN BE MADE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES PER THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR ONLY. IF YOU HAVE A MEDICAL CONDITION IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU SPEAK WITH THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTION STAFF IN PRIVATE SO THAT AN EXCEPTION CAN BE MADE.

SMOKE BREAKS ARE NOT ALLOWED DURING YOUR MATCH. DOING SO WILL RESULT IN A FORFEIT OF YOUR MATCH.

BAR BREAKS OR GOING TO THE BAR TO ORDER DRINKS DURING YOUR MATCH ARE NOT ALLOWED. DOING SO WILL RESULT IN A FORFEIT OF YOUR MATCH.

YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE BUILDING AT ANYTIME DURING YOUR MATCH. DOING SO WILL RESULT IN A FORFEIT OF YOUR MATCH.

1.8 MATCH TIME RULE QUESTIONS

DO NOT TRUST YOUR OPPONENT.

IF YOU HAVE A RULES QUESTION DURING YOUR MATCH, SUMMON A REF OR TOURNAMENT OFFICIAL.

YOU ARE ALLOWED AT ANYTIME DURING YOUR MATCH TO SUMMON A REF OR TOURNAMENT OFFICIAL IN ORDER TO ASK A RULES QUESTION.

1.9 NO COACHING

THERE IS NO COACHING ALLOWED AT ANY TIME FOR ANY PLAYER.

ANY HAND SIGNALS, FOREIGN LANGUAGE CHANTS, OR BODILY GESTURES WILL BE CONSIDERED COACHING AND THE RECEIVING PLAYER WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

FAMILY MEMBERS, SPOUSES, FRIENDS OR OTHER ARE TO SIT AWAY FROM YOUR TOURNAMENT TABLE AND ARE TO BE SILENT DURING YOUR MATCH.
PLAYERS IN A MATCH CAN NOT SPEAK TO ANYONE, AT ANY TIME, OTHER THAN THEIR OPPONENT OR A TOURNAMENT OFFICIAL. SPEAKING TO SPECTATORS CAN GET YOU EJECTED FROM AN EVENT.

TOURNAMENT STAFF RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REMOVE ANY SPECTATOR FROM THE TOURNAMENT AREA OR THE VENUE AT ANY TIME.

1.10 NO AUDIO DEVICES

NO EAR BUDS, EAR PHONES, OR AUDIO DEVICES MAY BE WORN AT ANY TIME DURING YOUR MATCHES.

PHONES MUST BE RESPECTFULLY SILENT. NO PLAYING MUSIC ON PHONES. NO LOUD RINGERS. IF IT IS DISTRACTING THEN IT IS TOO LOUD.

HEARING AIDS AND EAR PLUGS ARE ALLOWED WITH WIFI TURNED OFF.

1.11 NO COSMETICS

NO COLORED CHALK OTHER THAN BLUE.

NO PINK, NO TALC, NO BLACK.

1.12 HOUSE RULES APPLY

HOUSE RULES APPLY IN REGARDS TO JUMP SHOTS AND MASSE SHOTS.

IF YOU BREAK IT...YOU BUY IT.

HOUSE SMOKING/VAPING POLICY MUST BE ADHERED TO.

1.13 TABLE COURTESY IS REQUIRED

YOU MUST BE RESPECTFUL OF OTHERS WHO ARE SHOOTING.
DO NOT STAND IN A SHOOTERS LINE OF SIGHT.
WHEN PLAYING IN A MATCH, YOU MUST BE SEATED WHEN IT IS YOUR OPPONENT'S TURN.
IF YOU A REQUIRED TO STAND DUE TO A MEDICAL CONDITION YOU MUST SEEK PERMISSION FROM A TOURNAMENT OFFICIAL
WHEN PLAYING IN A MATCH YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PRACTICE ON ANY OTHER TABLE IN THE VENUE.
FAILURE TO EXERCISE TABLE COURTESY CAN GET YOU EJECTED FROM THE EVENT.
IF YOU ARE NOT PLAYING IN A MATCH, YOU MAY PRACTICE ON ANY AVAILABLE TABLES AS LONG AS:
- THE TABLE YOU WANT TO PRACTICE ON IS NOT DIRECTLY NEXT TO AN ACTIVE TOURNAMENT TABLE. IT MUST BE AT LEAST ONE TABLE AWAY RFOM AN ACTIVE TOURNAMENT TABLE.
- THE HOSTING TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR DOES NOT FEEL YOUR PRACTICING IS A DISTRACTION TO OTHERS.

1.14 MATCH OVER

WHEN THE MATCH IS OVER SIMPLY SELECT THE MATCH OVER BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCORING APP.

THIS WILL CONCLUDE YOUR MATCH AND NOTIFY THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR.

1.15 DRESS CODE

NO OPEN SHOULDERS.
ANY PLAYER WEARING POTENTIALLY OFFENSIVE IMAGES OR VERBIAGE ON THEIR PERSONS WILL BE REQUIRED TO CHANGE THEIR CLOTHING.
TOURNAMENT STAFF HAS THE FINAL SAY ON ALL PLAYER APPAREL WORN AT THE EVENT.

1.16 TOURNAMENT DESK

ANY USE OF PROFANITY IN A NEGATIVE MANNER AT THE TOURNAMENT DESK WILL GET YOU EJECTED FROM THE EVENT.

GOING BEHIND THE TOURNAMENT DESK WITHOUT PERMISSION CAN GET YOU EJECTED FROM THE EVENT.

IT IS GROUNDS FOR EJECTION FROM THE EVENT AND POSSIBLE SUSPENSION FROM THE LEAGUE IF YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT A PLAYER'S CUESPEED RATING TO A TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR OR HQ STAFF MEMBER. ISSUES WITH A PLAYER'S CUESPEED RATING MUST BE SENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VIA THE NAPA WEBSITE UNDER THE CONTACT HQ SECTION.

1.17 PLAYER AUDIT

ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE AUDITED BY CUESPEED BEFORE ALL TOUR EVENTS.

BY PARTICIPATING IN AN EVENT YOU AGREE AND UNDERSTAND THAT CUESPEED RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE ANY PLAYER'S CUESPEED RATING BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE EVENT.

BY PARTICIPATING IN AN EVENT YOU AGREE AND UNDERSTAND THAT CUESPEED RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE ANY PLAYER'S BRACKET GROUP IN WHICH THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN BEFORE OR DURING THE EVENT IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH A FAIR COMPETITION EVENT.

1.18 CODE OF CONDUCT

NAME CALLING WILL RESULT IN YOU BEING EJECTED WITHOUT WARNING.

ANY THREATS OF VIOLENCE OR USE OF VIOLENCE WILL RESULT IN YOU BEING BANNED FOR LIFE WITHOUT WARNING.
ANY PLAYER EJECTED FROM THE EVENT FOR VIOLATING NAPA RULES AUTOMATICALLY FORFEITS ANY PRIZE MONEY THEY ARE OWED.
PROPER SPORTSMANSHIP IS EXPECTED FROM ALL SHOOTERS AT ALL TIMES. NAPA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY ANY SHOOTER, AT ANY TIME, FOR ANY REASON THAT NAPA DEEMS AS POOR SPORTSMANSHIP OR BEHAVIOR THAT DOES NOT FOLLOW THE NAPA CODE OF CONDUCT AS STATED IN THE OFFICIAL NAPA RULES.
NAPA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY, SUSPEND OR BAN ANY PLAYER, AT ANY TIME FOR HECKLING, NAME CALLING, PURPOSELY DISTRACTING HIS/HER OPPONENT, USING PROFANITY, THROWING OBJECTS, DISPLAYING ANY KIND OF PHYSICAL OR VERBAL VIOLENCE, CHEATING, PURPOSELY SANDBAGGING, FALSE SCORING, DISPLAYING OR RECEIVING HIDDEN HAND SIGNALS, DISPLAYING OR RECEIVING COACHING, AND ANY GAMBLING ON MATCHES DURING THE CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT.

1.19 DISCLAIMER

NAPA HQ IS THE FINAL AUTHORITY ON ALL RULES.
NAPA HQ IS THE FINAL AUTHORITY ON PRIZE MONEY DISTRIBUTION.
NAPA HQ HAS THE AUTHORITY AS PRODUCER OF THE EVENT TO CHANGE, ALTER, EDIT, AMEND, OR ADD RULES AT ANYTIME TO THE OFFICIAL NAPA TOURNAMENT RULES.