Scoring System

This scoring system is very fair and easy to understand. For each ball you pocket you receive one point, including the eight ball. You still receive points for balls pocketed even if your opponent pockets the Eight ball and wins the game. Add the total number of balls you pocketed for all rounds, add your handicap and that is your score for the match. If a player has to forfeit the opposing team will receive their handicap for the victory while the forfeiting team receives 0 points.

Point Standings will be based on total number of points earned, NOT rounds. This will help eliminate any sandbagging that might occur. There’s no need for a player to lose intentionally if his/her team has already won the round. Players are forced to play at their level to try to win the game! Each point is needed overall, NOT each round.

SANDBAGGING WILL ONLY HURT YOUR TEAM!

Handicaps will not be rounded up like most leagues do, each player will have a handicap with the tens being used (4.??)

EXAMPLE:

Zim’s Rack League Other League Team A Player 1: 7.46 9 Player 2: 7.46 9 Player 3: 7.46 9 Player 4: 7.46 9 Total HCP: 29.84 36

Zim’s Rack League Other League Team B Player 1: 5.51 8 Player 2: 5.51 8 Player 3: 5.51 8 Player 4: 5.51 8 Total HCP: 22.04 32

In other league handicap systems they round the HCP up/down. In this example Team B would receive 4 points per round/ 16 points for the match. With our system, Team B receives 7.8 points per round/ 31.2 points for the match. We believe that this will decrease sandbagging and increase player’s level of ability to play.

You can actually figure out what your handicap or rating as a player is by adding all of your points and divide by the number of games you’ve played.

EXAMPLE:

“Player A” scored 31 points in 4 games… 31 divided by 4 equals…7.75 handicap.

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