Good news folks! In 2022 we hosted a Mario Kart Style Points Race. It was a ton of fun, and we’re bringing it back. This time has more cash prizes, plus trophies. Every event we host at Cal Billiards from April 29 through June 15 qualifies. Players will accumulate points, and top finishers in each category will win prizes.
Category 3 (open to everyone): $200 in cash
Category 2 (amateur and lower): $100 in cash
Category 1 (rookie and lower): trophy + $30 free entry
You’ll get points based on your overall finish in each tournament, with 1st place and 2nd place getting bonus points. Larger turnouts also means more points.
The finish points formula will be Number of Teams – Team Finish + 1. For example, if there are 12 teams and you place 5th, you’ll receive 8 finish points (just like in Mario Kart). First place will receive 3 bonus points. Second place will receive 1 bonus point. More examples:
1st place in an 8 person event: finish points = (8 – 1 + 1) = 8, bonus points = 3, total = 11 points.
2nd place in an 8 person event: finish points = (8 – 2 + 1) = 7, bonus points = 1, total = 8 points.
3rd place in an 8 person event: finish points = (8 – 3 + 1) = 6, bonus points = 0, total = 6 points.
4th place in an 8 person event: finish points = (8 – 4+ 1) = 5, bonus points = 0, total = 5 points.
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8th place in an 8 person event: finish points = (8 – 8 + 1) = 1, bonus points = 0, total = 1 point.
For Monster Draws and Singles events, we’ll be using the Number of Players as the base instead of the Number of Teams. (For example, 1st place in a 16 player monster draw would 16+3 = 19 points total.)
We don’t expect many ties at the end of 9 events, but if they do happen the tied players will split the prize. Players can compete for prizes above their category, so a category 2 player can win the category 3 prize. Players cannot win more than one prize.
More details to come. We’ll announce schedule and player categories later this week. Send us questions in the SF Foos facebook group.
