Playoff Qualification

Playoff Qualification

How teams qualify, the playoff format, and scoring breakdown — everything you need to know about postseason play.

Teams are ranked by points during each session. The teams with the most points playoff at the end of the session to qualify for the year-end finals and session prize money.

Heads Up

All team scores will NOT be public until ONE WEEK before playoffs. The only way to guarantee entry is to play great all 15–16 weeks!

Payment eligibility

Teams must be paid in full for the session to be eligible for the session playoff and any session payout.

• Do session points carry into playoffs? No! Each team that makes it starts with zero playoff points. Session points do not carry over. It’s a clean slate.

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Playoff Format

• How does the playoff format work? Each team member plays 3 individual racks of 8-ball. A player can earn up to 10 points per rack for a total of 30 points. Five team players × 30 points = 150 points max per team.
• What about teams with only 3 players? Each player plays once. Then two of the three are randomly picked to play again — so you still end up with five scores totaling 150 points max.

Points	Description
7	Max group balls (1 pt each)
3	8-ball bonus

= 10 points max per rack.

If a called ball goes in but the 8-ball also goes in, the rack ends — the called ball counts, but the 8-ball does not. Any ball pocketed on a foul is not counted.

• Is there a bonus for making the 8 on the break? Yes! You get your choice of groups AND a 2-point bonus added to your score. The 8-ball stays down and counts as 3 points. That’s a big swing — don’t hold back on that break!

Any ball pocketed on a foul, including the 8-ball, does not count toward the player’s playoff score.