2009/2010 BCA Pool League Master Division
Any player who meets any of the following criteria will automatically be placed in the Master division:
- Was deemed to be a Master-level player at the 2009 BCA National 8-Ball Championships and has played less than two years in the division or has finished “in the money” in either of the last two years in which the player has competed.
- Any Player considered a VNEA Master in 2009/2010.
- At the 2009 BCA National 8-Ball Championships, placed:
- Top 48 in Men’s Open Singles
- Top 16 in Women’s Open Singles
- Top 8 in Men's Player Member
- Top 6 in Men’s Senior Singles
- Top 2 in Women’s Player Member
- Top 3 in Women's Senior Singles
- At the discretion of the Tournament Committee, any player may be placed in the Master division based on known ability. Any player desiring to play in the Master division may be placed in that division at his/her request. Voluntary entry in the Master division by a non-Master player does not necessarily create future Master status for that player.
2009/2010 BCA Pool League Grand Master Division
Any player who meets any of the following criteria will automatically be placed in the Grand Master Division:
- At the 2009 BCA National 8-Ball Championships, or at the 2009 VNEA International Championships, placed:
- Top 6 in Men’s Master Singles
- Top 3 in Women’s Master Singles
At the discretion of the Tournament Committee, any player may be placed in the Grand Master division based on known ability.Any player desiring to play in the Grand Master division may be placed in that division at his/her request. Voluntary entry in the Grand Master division by a non-Grand Master player does not necessarily create future Grand Master status for that player.
TEAM MASTERS
The BCA Pool League is instituting a new player category for forming Open Teams at the BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships called Team Master.
The reason for forming this new category is to eliminate the same people from forming all-star teams year after year.
All individuals who were on the rosters of the top 16 Men’s Open Teams and the top 4 Women’s Open Teams since 2005 are under this new designation effective at the 2010 BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships.
A Team Master rating by an individual does not affect their rating as a singles player. If a player is rated as an Open player (and a Team Master) they are still eligible to participate in the Open Singles divisions.
The new requirements for forming an Open Team are as follows:
- One Master or Grand Master is allowed on an Open Team
- Two Team Masters are allowed on an Open Team
- One Master or Grand Master and one Team Master are allowed on an Open Team.
Men’s Open Teams are still required to have 3 original members on the roster.