Match Format & Rules
CCI BILLIARDS CLASSIC 2025
28th April 2025 to 4th May 2025.
The qualifying matches will be held from 25th April 2025 onwards.Entry fees qualifying Rs.2000/- Last date of entry for Qualifying 20th April 2025, 12 noon.
All players should be registered with BSAMand paid their registration fees for the year 2024-2025.
Format:
Qualifying Tournament (25th April 2025 & 26th April 2025)
90 minutes knock out basis. Restricted to 48 entries only (on first come first served basis) Baulk line rule will be applicable.
Main Draw :Groups (28th April 2025 & 4th May2025)
120 minutes Round Robin with a pool of 32 players. Baulk-line rule will be applicable
Main Draw :Knockouts
150upFormat
Baulk-line rule will be applicable
Modified Rules for the Knockout Stage (150up) Playing From In-Hand
If the striker comes to the table with their cue-ball in-hand as a result of the non-striker’s last turn,
The striker can play directly on to a ball or balls in Baulk for that shot only.At all other times the following will apply; (usual rules).
What this means is that if your opponent pots your cue-ball (or forces it off of the table), when you come to the table for your turn you have the option of playing into Baulk from hand on your opening stroke; effectively an open table. This will apply regardless of whether one or two balls are in Baulk when coming to the table with ball in-hand.
Several people have questioned how this rule would be applied following the initial break-off shot. As the rule is worded, the second player wouldn’t be coming to the table ‘in-hand as a result of the non-striker’s last turn‘ so therefore they wouldn’t be able to play directly onto a ball in Baulk on their first shot.
The Miss
‘Miss’and ‘Actionafter a Miss’
Remove completely ; all misses are fouls.
With the change of the ‘Playing From In-Hand’ rule (above) the normal ‘miss’ situation would become largely irrelevant except when you do not leave a ball out of Baulk yourself during your own visit. In this instance the striker must now hit a ball or it will be a foul and the usual penalties applied.
Rulesforwalkover:
If a player is more than 15 minutes late for the match it will be considered as walk over. The CCI billiard room clock is the official time keeper.
DressCode:
Qualifying Round: formal fulls leeve shirt, Trousers, ankle length socks and formal shoes. Main draw Round: CCI T-Shirt, Trousers, ankle length & full length socks, formal shoes.
PRIZE MONEY STRUCTURE
Winner:2,50,000/-RunnerUp:1,50,000/-
Semi Final(75,000/- x 2):1,50,000 /-
Quarters Final(40,000/- x 4):1,60,000 /-
PreQuarters ( 15000 X 8 ) : 1,20,000/-
GroupLosers(10,000/-x16):1,60,000/- HighestBreakoftheTournament:25,000/-
The Final Decision in all matters pertaining to the tournament will lie with the Tournament Committee.
TournamentCommittee
1. Tournamen tDirector:Mr.Sanju Kothari
2. Tournament Committee:
a.Mr.Behari Bajaj
c.Dr.Phiroze Patel
e.Mr.Dhruv Sitwala
f.Vishal Madan
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