Format for the Team event

Team Format

• Entry fee is £225 per team.
• Teams divided into groups of 4 to play a round robin. Each match consists of 12 frames – 3 sets of 4 frames.
• Teams score 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.   Frame difference ranks teams with equal points. Teams are seeded for the knockout stages.
• Top 2 teams from each group enter the Gold Trophy knockout, with first round losers dropping into the Silver Trophy knockout.
• Bottom 2 teams from each group enter the Bronze Trophy knockout, with first round losers dropping into the Wooden Spoon knockout.
• Best of 12 knockout stages for all trophies – Gold, Silver, Bronze and Wooden Spoon.
• If a tie occurs during knockout, then teams go to a penalty shootout.

Penalty Shootout Rule

• The black ball is placed on the spot at the rack end of the table.
• Player can position cue ball anywhere behind the baulk line.
• Player must pot the black ball, using one shot, to score a goal.
• If the black ball fails to pot, or the white ball is potted or a foul is committed, then the penalty is considered a miss.
• An order of play sheet with only four players must be created and followed.
• If score is a draw after all shots taken, then a sudden death round begins, following the original order of play sheet.
• Both players must take their shot – i.e. if player one misses, then their opponent must take their shot and pot to win.
• In sudden death round, the cue ball can be placed anywhere behind the line.

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