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Some of the more common questions below:
Q: What prizes do the players win at the local level?
A: The prizes won at the local level are determined by the amount of dollars collected by the league operator according to the weekly dues that are set by each individual league operator, the higher the dues then the higher your prize fund will be. There are no weekly dues collected by 14and1.com, all weekly dues stay at the local level and are paid out to the players by league operators, minus any league operator fees. Alternatavely, you may start a league and play just for the fun, with no weekly dues if you would like.
Q: Where and when are the Nationals being held?
A: Atlantic City Billiards Club in Egg Harbor Township, NJ held in the spring of 2009, exact dates will be announced at least 2 months prior.
Q: How many players can qualify for Nationals from one league area?
A: As many as the league operator wants, according to how many leagues the LO wants to run. 2 national qualifier invites are awarded for each league that the LO wants to run. If another league is started right after an existing league ends then 2 more qualifiers will come from the new league, existing qualified players can still play in the next league but if they come in any of the top 2 spots again then the qualifier spots go to the next highest finishing players in that league. Nationals qualified players pay $125 entry fee into the Nationals from the funds they won from their local cash prize fund created from weekly dues. The $125 entry fees to the nationals is what collectively creates the prize fund at the nationals, as no weekly dues are collected by 14and1.com.
Q: How do players determine what they race to? and how to determine the spot if any?
A: Each player has a handicap level "D" on up to "Pro", every level of handicap has an assigned number of balls that player has to make to win. The "Race" is always to the highest handicap players number. EXAMPLE: An "A" player is playing a "B" player, the "A" player has to make 125 balls to win, the "B" player has to make 80 balls to win. The "Spot" in this case is 45 balls to the "B" player, because the spread between the "A" and the "B" players is 45 balls. This spot is put up on the wire or counter at the beginning of the match.
Q: Why does every player start as a B level player on the first week of league play?
A: There has to be a starting point for new league players, we cannot allow league operators to set starting handicaps because this would lead to differences in opinion. The system runs itself according to player performance so handicaps are correctly adjusted quickly.
Q: What happens in the case of a forfeit? or a make-up match is not made up?
A: 2 points are awarded for a win in the case of a forfiet, but no bonus points are awarded. The handicaps will remain the same for the next week, and no player fee($5) are due for a non-played match. In the case of make-up matches, it is the responsibility of the player who could not attend the original scheduled match to re-schedule and make-up the match within 2 weeks of the original scheduled match. In the rare case that both players are at fault for a forfeited match or match not made up within 2 weeks then no points at all will be awarded.
Q: What happens is players are tied at the end of league play?
A: If only 2 players tied in point standing then the first tiebreaker is determined by the 2 matches these players have played during the league. If one of the players won both matches when they matched up then this player wins the tiebreaker, if they went 1 win and 1 loss then they have a one game playoff using their ending handicaps. In the case of 3 or more are tied at the end of league play then a playoff is forced between all that are tied, use a draw or coin flips to determine which players match up.
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