League Rules

SCREEN NAMES 

1. Your league ID must match your yahoo ID when you sign up for the league and you may not use a non-league ID in tourneys. The exception is if you have an ID with an address at the end (ex. @sbcglobal.net), you may leave off that part when you sign up 

2. You are only allowed one account in the league unless you get permission from the admin staff to allow two family members using the same computer to join the league 

3. No Provisional ID’s are allowed in rated tourneys. Anyone using an ID that has less than 20 games played may only jump tourneys if they are going to play the matches on unrated tables til they get ID out of provisional status 

4. Boosted ID’s are allowed in the league 

5. Any player booted during a tournament and can’t bring their league ID back into the room, may use another ID just to finish the tournament. The opposing player has the option of making match rated or unrated. The player than should change their league ID as soon as tournament is completed 

6. Please make sure your email for the league is valid and if you change your email account than change it for the league as well 

  
GAME SPECIFIC RULES 

1. All Tournament and League Matches should be rated and protected unless noted beforehand by the Tournament Director 

2. The cue ball must be moved prior to the break and if you sink the 8 ball on the break than re-rack 

3. Auto re-rack rule is in effect for all rated tourney games. If anyone sinks the losing ball and a total of 5 balls or less has been potted by the combining players, than the table should be cancelled and the match should be replayed. Any re-racks after that will be optional by the winning player 

4. If on break you sink two different types of balls, you are required to play the ball where it lies and you do not get ball in hand as this is a yahoo glitch. Failure to do this will result in a re-rack. Also if you sink two different balls and the cue ball, you are required to tap and give ball in hand to opponent because you had scratched 

5. Saying GL and GG before and after each match shows good sportsmanship. If someone repeatedly does not show good sportsmanship, than a punishment may result because of this 

6. We have a rerack rule on certain games if the 8 ball is hanging in a pocket and a player shooting at it has no way of getting it out of the pocket without sinking it.    The player must have cleared all his balls first, than if shooting at the 8 ball and part of the ball is hanging over a hole he is not shooting at, the game can be reracked.  Bring a TD or an admin to the table to determine if a rerack should be called

7. Attempting to jinx or any other attempts are not permitted in this league. Saying GG before the 8 ball is dropped can result in a Disqualification from the match 

8. There is no force forfeits ever allowed in tournament or league games. If your player loses or gets booted and does not return, you must cancel the table. Also quitting the matches before 8 ball is dropped can be viewed as bad sportsmanship and can result in some sort of punishment 

9. All tournament decisions will be made by the TD running the tournament. All disputes will be handled by an admin at that time. If you feel a TD made an error than privately contact an admin and we will look into the matter 

10. Timers for tourney matches are 7 minutes and the finals are 10 minutes. Timers for double eliminations and swiss tournaments are 5 minutes. There will be no timers for second round matches, if the first round is still playing 

LEAGUE RULES 

1. Limited swearing is allowed in the league as long as the remarks are not directed towards another league member or staff member in any way. If an admin is in the room they will give one warning and than after that punishment may result from this. Admins at times may ask members to control their behavior if the swearing is getting out of control 

2. Snookering or safety shots are allowed in the league. It is a part of the game so have fun with it. If any members abuses another member because they are snookering, they may face punishment 

3. Accusing someone of an aimer will not be tolerated in the league in the lobby or at tables. If you feel someone is using an aimer program or cheating in any way, contact an admin in private to discuss the situation and the admins will look into it 

4. Opinions about the league are always welcome but lets keep the drama out of the lobby. Any staff member or league member saying derogatory remarks about the league in lobby could face punishment   

5. We allow 5 league matches per day versus each member or one league race per day up to five games. League races must be reported right away and failure to do so could result in some kind of punishment. If you agree to a race and you are losing and you leave without agreeing to finish the race at a later time with your opponent, than the race counts as a loss and must be reported.  League matches should be reported right away as well but if a player fails to report their league matches, than please fill out a report and an admin will look into the situation right away.   

6. If you join tournaments, please do your best to focus your attention on the game you are asked to play. If a TD feels you are taking too much time because of lagging, other games, etc….they can remove you from their next tournament if they feel you are slowing the tournaments down. 

7. Please only jump in the tournaments that you can handle. If you can only handle one match at a time, than you should be jumping only one at a time. If you are in two tournament matches and can only play one, than a timer may be placed on you. 

8. All Weekly Special Tournaments will reward bonus points to the winning player and all winners will receive the highest rank that had jumped the tournament   

9. There is no rule against fighting against a non-league member but if an admin decides to calm down the situation and the player refuses than punishment could be the result of this 

10. Finally the Admins will do our best to keep the peace. We want everyone to have fun and we don’t want to just punish people for no reason. If you get boxed, contact an admin who boxed you and talk about the situation. If you feel the box was unjust than maybe the punishment can be reduced. Admins should also follow the league guidelines, and if you feel an admin was wrong in a situation, than contact one of the league Head Admins or another admin and the situation will be resolved