Jack & Jill Vegas Qualifier

Summary:#

Played under APA 8-Ball rules with two-player teams using Scotch Doubles. Partners alternate every shot, maintaining rotation between racks. Teams must pocket all balls in their assigned group before legally pocketing the 8-ball in a marked pocket. Standard APA rules apply; shooting out of rotation is a foul.

Team Format and Shooting Order#

• Each team consists of two players, tournament rules establish the maximum combined skill.
• Partners alternate every shot throughout the match.
• The first break establishes the shooting rotation.
• The lag does not count toward the shooting rotation.
• The shooting rotation continues even after a missed shot or foul.
• The rotation carries over between racks.

Example: Ashley breaks and pockets a solid. Kevin shoots next. If Kevin pockets another solid, Ashley shoots next. If Kevin misses, the opposing team shoots, but Ashley remains the next shooter for her team.

Breaking and Rotation#

• Teams lag to determine the first break.
• The winner of each rack breaks the next rack.
• The partner of the player who pockets the winning 8-ball breaks the next rack.
• If a rack is conceded, the winning player's partner breaks the next rack.

Example: Ashley pockets the 8-ball to win the rack or a rack is conceded during her turn. Kevin breaks the next rack.

Shooting Out of Rotation#

• Shooting out of rotation is a foul.
• The opposing team receives ball-in-hand if the foul is called before the next shot.
• If the 8-ball is pocketed on an out-of-rotation shot, the offending team loses the rack when the foul is called.
• If the opposing team does not call the foul before the next shot, ball-in-hand is forfeited.
• The incorrect shooting order becomes the new rotation for the remainder of the match, whether or not the foul was called.
• A player uncertain about the rotation may ask the opposing team before shooting. The opposing team must answer truthfully.

Coaching and Communication#

• Each team receives one coaching time-out per rack.
• Partners may talk freely while neither partner is at the table shooting.
• Communication between partners during a shooting turn is considered a coaching time-out.
• A player may line up their upcoming shot without being charged a time-out.
• If the sitting partner suggests a time-out, it counts even if the shooter declines.
• If the shooter requests a time-out but the sitting partner declines, no time-out is charged.

Winning the Rack#

• Teams must clear their assigned category of solids or stripes.
• The 8-ball must be pocketed on a separate shot after the assigned group is cleared.
• The intended pocket for the 8-ball must be properly marked.
• Pocketing the 8-ball early, in the wrong pocket, or fouling while pocketing the 8-ball results in loss of rack.

Standard APA 8-Ball rules apply unless otherwise stated.#

See tournament details for race, matchups, skill-level limits, coaching permissions, and registration.#