Format / Rules
Our tournaments will now begin on Friday night, and last through Sunday evening. Please plan accordingly. The field will normally consist of at least 64 players, and we are looking to expand that number when larger facilities are available. On our tour, the game of 10-Ball is played. 10-Ball follows the same rules as Texas Express rules for 9-Ball except for the following differences:
- When racking, you must put the one ball in front, then the two and the three balls go on each end of the rack, and the ten ball in the middle of the pack.
- The ten ball on the break will not count as a win. When you make it on the break, it counts as a ball made so the breaker keeps shooting and it spots up immediately. If it blocks or bothers you from the next shot, it will stay down until you finish that shot, then put it on the spot.
- You must break within the box. It starts inward one diamond from each cornerpocket and up to the second diamond. Four balls must hit a rail, or two balls pocketed. You must contact the one ball first to make a legal break.
- Winner breaks and racks the balls.Both players may also agree to rack for each other.
- The game begins when the cue ball passes the head string. If no contact was made with any balls, the incoming shooter has two options:
- To break the balls themselves.
- Have their opponent break again but this time they will be on one foul.
- When shooting over an object ball or passed an object ball to get to the cue ball and the cue ball is as close as 1 ½ inches or closer; they must not move the object ball in any way or it is a foul.