[POOL] Argonne Pool League - Week 1

[Bass, Dean Allen]

Happy New Year.  Attached are the results, stats, and next week’s scoresheet.

New player.  We have a new player who has joined Team #5, “Nice Game, 7 Bucks”.  His name is Xu Han, he is an Argonne employee and a good pool player.  Please welcome him when you see him.

Dean is out next week.   Please see Jason for any questions or concerns.

Shout outs.  Congratulations to Jim Kubik for beating Dean with a single stroke of his cue.  Jim won the lag and proceeded to make the 8-ball on the break.  That’s 2 time it is happened to Dean in the last month.   Also, happy birthday to Rick Moore, and thanks for the cake.

Periscope.  We had periscope running and you can watch matches live on the Periscope app or at Periscope.tv<http://Periscope.tv>.  You can also watch them the next day.  Search for LeaguePool, or the Argonne pool league.  A direct link is on our web site. blogs.anl.gov/billiards<http://blogs.anl.gov/billiards>

Slow play.   Please try to not take excessive time in shooting your shots.   Be ready to shoot when it’s your turn.  Matches should take about an hour or less.  If your matches routinely take over that you need to try to play faster.  There is a provision to limit shots to 45 seconds in the rules but it is a pain and you need some one to enforce it.  Attached are from our rules.  1.11 is a guideline for tournament play.  Please be mindful of pace of play.  Just so you know what’s possible, I’ve personally had 2 matches in the last month that were completed in under a minute.

          4.11.13. Slow Play: Slow playing is particularly aggravating and is not acceptable. While at the table, please execute each shot within one minute (excludes coaching time). A coaching period should take no longer than two minutes.
1.11 SLOW PLAY

If in the opinion of the referee a player is impeding the progress of the tournament or game with consistently slow play, the referee can warn the player and then at his discretion impose a time limit up to a maximum of 45 seconds that applies to both players between shots (that is, both players are put on a shot-clock). If the referee does impose a time limit and that limit is exceeded by a player who has received a 10 second “time” warning, a foul will be called and the incoming player is rewarded according to the rules applicable to the game being played. During a player's inning, the shot-clock starts when the previous shot ends, and runs until tip-to-ball contact begins the next shot. The time while a shot is in progress is not counted. If a player begins with cue ball in hand, the shot-clock starts when he has possession of the cue ball, and any spotting or racking is finished. If a player has not approached the shot, a warning with the announcement of “time” should be made 10 seconds prior to the time limit being reached. If a player exceeds the time limit specified for the tournament, a foul will be called and the incoming player is rewarded according to the rules applicable to the game being played. In the case of a player down over the ball at the 10 second mark prior to the time limit, no announcement is to be made and no penalty is to be imposed. In the event of a player standing up off the shot, “time” will be called at that point and normal shot clock procedure is followed. Each player may call for one extension per rack. The extension period is identical to the time limit imposed. In the event of a tie score with only one game remaining, each player may utilize two extensions. Player must insure that the referee/timekeeper is aware when an extension is called.



Team    Team Name       Total Wins      Ranking
5       Nice Game, 7 Bucks      5       1
6       X-CUE-SES       5       1
3       Bass Ackward    3       3
7       No Sweat        3       3
1       Cue Therapy     2       5
8       Holdin' Our Own 2       5
2       The Moe Szyslak Experience      0       7
4       Nice Rack       0       7

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