Entry Dates & Costs
Please note: Stage 2 entries are now open on BUCS Play for the addition of reserves ONLY. No further entries will be accepted into this years competition. The stage 2/reserves entry will remain open for the duration of the championships to allow teams to substitute in the case of withdrawals.
ENTRY OPENING DATE
Tuesday 31 January 2023
CLOSING DATES
“Stage 1” is for the submission of entries ONLY – please do not worry about adding any reserves for the time being.
11:59pm on Tuesday 14 February 2023 – Student/Competitor Deadline
(Students/Competitors must apply by this deadline)
11:59pm on Thursday 16 February 2023 – Institution Administrator Approval Deadline
(Institutional Administrators are given 48 hours after the student/competitor deadline to approve entries)
The BUCS Men’s Eight-ball Championships will NOT operate a staged-entry process. As such, please ensure all entries are submitted and approved through BUCS Play prior to the dates listed above.
Guest entries are not permitted to this event.
“Stage 2” will be opened on Friday 17 February 2023 for the addition of reserves only and will remain open until 11:59pm on Tuesday 28 February 2023. Note that this deadline is different to the usual Thursday closing of BUCS Play events to enable institutions to add reserve players (and then use them to replace withdrawn entries) for the duration of the team element of the Championships.
ENTRY FEE
£37.50pp – please note there is no accomodation package for this event; competitors are required to source their own accommodation, should they require it. It is strongly advised that competitors ensure any accommodation they book has a free-cancellation option to cover the eventuality that their entries are not accepted
Competitions & BUCS Points Available
The entry fee includes an individual competition and a team competition.
Individual Championship
● Single elimination throughout
● Match distances increase as the competition progresses
● Lag for first break then alternate breaks through to the end of the match
● There are BUCS medals, BUCS points (see Appendix 1 here) and prizemoney for this competition
● Competitors who are part of their institution’s first team or who are entering the event without a team will, without exception, play in this competition
Individual Trophy
● Single elimination throughout
● Match distances increase as the competition progresses
● Lag for first break then alternate breaks through to the end of the match
● There are BUCS medals for this competition, but no BUCS points or prizemoney
● Competitors who are part of a team which is not their institution’s first team will, by default, play in this competition. Such players may opt to compete in the Individual Championship instead of the Individual Trophy, but this can only be done by indicating this on the Team Information form supplied to UPC by the institution’s main contact.
● The Individual Trophy will only take place if the size of its field is at least sixteen competitors AND constitutes at least 20% of the overall entry into the event. If the Individual Trophy does not take place then all competitors will play in the Individual Championship.
Team Championship & Team Trophy
● One single “round-robin” group stage for both competitions
● Subject to having won or drawn at least one match, the top two first teams from each group progress to the Team Championship single-elimination playoffs
● The next highest two teams (of any denomination) from each group progress to the Team Trophy single-elimination playoffs
● All matches are the best of ten frames, except playoff matches where a further best of three frames are played in and only in the case of a five-all draw (giving a total of the best of thirteen frames). Each frame consists of one player from one team playing against one player from the other team. The two players playing the first frame lag for which team breaks first then alternate breaks through to the end of the match. The winner of a match is the team that wins the most frames, or in the case of a group-stage match finishing five-all the result stands as a draw
● There are BUCS medals, BUCS points (see Appendix 1 here) and prizemoney for both of theseompetitions
Team Shield & Team Vase
● One single “round-robin” group stage for both competitions
● The top two teams (of any denomination) from each group progress to the Team Shield single-elimination playoffs
● The next highest team (of any denomination) from each group progress to the Team Vase single-elimination playoffs
● All matches are the best of ten frames, except playoff matches where a further best of three frames are played in and only in the case of a five-all draw (giving a total of the best of thirteen frames). Each frame consists of one player from one team playing against one player from the other team. The two players playing the first frame lag for which team breaks first then alternate breaks through to the end of the match. The winner of a match is the team that wins the most frames, or in the case of a group-stage match finishing five-all the result stands as a draw
● There are BUCS medals, BUCS points (see Appendix 1 here) and prizemoney for the Team Shield
Entry Process
To apply for the event all eligible competitors must follow these steps:
1. Competitors to apply to the event on BUCS Play (Instructions on how to do this can be found here);
2. Institution administrator approves entry (Instructions on how to do this can be found here); and
3. BUCS approves/denies entry into the event and publishes confirmed entry list.
Each institution must also appoint one of its attendees to be the institution’s “main contact” for the event. The main contact will be required to email a Team Information form (Found here) to UPC detailing which of his institution’s competitors are ascribed to which of its teams, who the team captains are, whether any competitors require reasonable adjustment, etc and will serve as the main point of contact between UPC and their institution’s delegation at the event in case of any matters that are not applicable to the team captain(s).
Any data will be handled in accordance with BUCS Privacy Policy.
By participating in this event you agree to adhere to BUCS General Event Disclaimer.
To check whether you are eligible to compete in BUCS competitions, please visit REG 4 Individual Eligibility.
NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED ON THE DAY
Entry Allowance
There is no limit on the number of teams that can be accepted for the womens competition.
Team Information
Teams are to be made up of either five or six competitors, with five to play in any given match. Each teams main contact will submit a Team Information form to UPC with the names of competitors making up each team.
An institution unable to raise the minimum of five competitors needed for one team may enter a maximum of two competitors into the event to play in the Individual Championship only, however an institution with exactly seven, eight or nine competitors may not enter one team of six and one, two or three unattached individuals (or one team of five and two, three or four unattached individuals); such an institution must either limit their entry to six competitors (all in one team) or find extra competitors (to make two teams).
If your institution enters multiple teams then, other than in exceptional circumstances, competitors ascribed to a particular team on the Team Information form will unable to play for any lower-ranked team in the tournament. As such, please make your team selections carefully. In case of a change/substitution, competitors may be shuffled up from lower to higher-ranked teams (e.g. seconds to firsts) or from the reserve list into teams, but no player (including a reserve) can leapfrog a competitor named above him on the Team Information form supplied to UPC by the institution’s main contact.Rules & Regulations
Withdrawals & Changes
Entries withdrawn before the entry deadline of 11:59pm on Thursday 16 February will not be charged the entry fee.
All competitors that an Institution Administrator has approved on BUCS Play as at 11:59pm on Thursday 16 February will be charged the entry fee. However, if a competitor later withdraws then a reserve may take his place in the event without extra charge (i.e the reserve does not pay an entry fee).
Player changes will only be accepted if the proposed replacement has been added as a reserve for the event on BUCS Play, once this opens on BUCS Play.
Changes made after 11:59pm on Thursday 16 February but before the publication of the draw will be subject to a surcharge of £10.00 per reserve and changes made after the publication of the draw will be subject to a surcharge of £20.00 per reserve, both to be paid in cash at the event.
Photography
During this event various filming, photography and broadcasting may take place. By your presence at this event you grant your permission for your likeness and voice to be included in pictures and/or on film and their advertising without compensation or credit.
