Southwest
Challenge Information
A copy of this information along with a Team Certification form has been sent to each registered team.
Should
you have any questions concerning any of the following information or any other
concerns, please be sure to contact your local league operator prior to your
departure for the tournament. Please keep in mind that the Southwest Challenge
is a large event squeezed into a few days.
The schedule of matches is fairly aggressive.
We realize that some of the scheduling may go off track a bit, but we are
also counting on your cooperation and good sportsmanship to make this tournament
a great success.
Tournament Room – The tournament room is in the Riviera Convention
Center, near the entrance to the parking garage.
Hotel
Check-in
– Unless you specified otherwise, your rooms have been reserved for Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday nights.
You may check in at the front desk any time after 4 p.m. on Thursday.
The room, tax & energy surcharge portion of your lodging has been
paid, but you will be on your own for incidentals (phone, etc.), for which the
Riviera will require a credit card or cash deposit.
You MUST check in Thursday evening or you risk losing your room.
Team Registration - Each team must register in the tournament room
prior to the tournament.
You may register Thursday evening before midnight, or Friday morning
before 8:30 a.m.
You must have your Team Certification Statement (signed by all team
members) with you.
Practice – The tournament room will be open for practice all
evening Thursday.
Once the main event has begun, you will be allowed to practice on any
table that is not being used for the tournament or a mini event.
Tables will be open throughout the weekend.
Please keep in mind that any practice game you start could be interrupted
if the table is needed for the tournament or a mini event.
Captains' Meeting - MANDATORY 8:30 a.m., Friday, March 28.
Missing this meeting may result in your disqualification from the
tournament.
We will be going over the rules of play and making sure everyone
understands the differences between regular league night rules and those that
apply to this tournament as well as the player rotation within a team.
Only the captain is required to attend this meeting, so if your team does
not play in the 9 a.m. round the rest of your team can sleep in.
Main Tournament - Start
time will be at 9:00 a.m., Friday, March 28.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the tournament should start on
time.
Matches will be scheduled two and a half hours apart, and we’ll be
playing late into Friday night. Saturday’s matches will begin at 8:00 a.m.
Semifinal matches will begin at 9:00 a.m. Sunday with the Finals taking place
immediately following.
Mini Tournaments – We will be holding mini tournaments Thursday
night and all day Saturday.
We will need all or most of the tables for the main event all day Friday,
so there will be no mini tournaments that day.
Each mini event will have a field of 8 to 16 players and an entry fee of
$10 or $20 with a few special minis for high skill levels at $50.
Skill
Level Verification Cards
– You will need to obtain a Skill Level Verification Card in order to sign up
for minis.
No one will be allowed to sign-up without a card.
Anyone participating in the Main Tournament will receive a skill level
verification card at registration.
Players not participating in the Main tournament will be able to obtain a
card for a $10 greens fee at the registration table or the main tournament
control booth.
Please
keep in mind that all of this information is subject to change.
If a change does occur, you will be notified as quickly as possible.
Except
as noted below, all APA rules regarding regular
session play apply.
Local Bylaws do not apply at the Southwest Challenge!
The
tournament is a modified single-elimination tournament.
Each team is guaranteed two rounds of play.
However, each team is not
guaranteed two losses.
Each
team match will be a race to two individual matches.
Once one team has the required two wins, the match is over and the
scoresheets should be signed and turned in.
Do not play the third match if one
team is ahead 2-0!
Each
team must rotate through their roster in the order specified on their scoresheet.
In the first round, the player at the top of the roster must shoot first.
In all subsequent rounds, the player who is to play first will be
highlighted on the scoresheet.
Play
must be continuous once begun.
If the player designated to play the next match is not available when it
is time to start that match, then your team will forfeit that individual match.
The person on the other team who was scheduled to play that match will be
credited with the win and both teams will go on to the next player on their
respective rosters.
Each
team match will have a scheduled start time.
Once your team has completed a round in the tournament, you are not
required to be in the tournament room until the scheduled time of your next
match.
Your
team may forfeit a team match if you are not at your assigned table within ten
minutes of your match being called.
All team forfeits will be at the discretion of the tournament director.
Each
player will be allowed one time out per game, regardless of skill level.
Slow
play will not be tolerated.
If you are not in the third individual match by the 90-minute mark of
your round, you may be asked to begin the third match on another table. Players
will be allowed to pause their own match to coach a teammate during a time out
on another table if necessary.
Any
team match not called within thirty minutes of
its scheduled start time may be assigned to two tables when it is called.
The first and second individual matches would be played at the same time,
with the third match beginning on the first available of the two assigned
tables.
Matches
will be scored and all scores will be entered into a computer.
Skill levels will be re-calculated for each round.
If the skill level of a player goes up and it causes that player’s team
to exceed the total cap of 14, the team will be allowed to continue in the
tournament.
However, the player who went up will have to play at the higher skill
level.
If
the skill level of any player on a team goes up by two or more, the team may be
disqualified from the tournament.
If
a team goes up by two full skill levels, the team may be disqualified from the
tournament.
The
tournament staff has sole discretion with regards to disqualification.
Click here for Southwest Challenge Team Rosters (Only the teams from San Diego are listed.)