CSAIL Olympics 2012
Pool Tournament

Rules

8-ball game; world standardized rules
non-obvious shots must be called (flukes don't count)
to be considered a legal shot, the shooter must hit one of his/her group of balls and either pocket a ball or cause one of the balls to contact a rail
on foul shots, the opposing player get cue ball in hand (i.e. he/she may put the cue ball anywhere on the table)
when the 8-ball is the legal object ball, it may be pocketed in any pocket (the shot must still be called)
fouling or scratching when shooting the 8-ball is not the loss of game, unless the 8-ball is pocketed or jumped off the table

single elimination tournament system
at most 16 people will get to play (FCFS)
brackets are created on the spot
the final will be played best of 5 games, whereas all other rounds will be best of 3
to speed things up, all rounds except the semi-finals and the final will be played with only 7 balls (3 solids, 3 stripes, and the 8-ball)

2 points for showing up
2 points for wearing the team t-shirt
5 points for participating (playing at least 1 game)
3 points for every trick shot (trick shots include pocketing a ball by shooting a bank, kick, combination, carom, jump, or masse shot)
40 points for winning
30 points for 2nd place
20 points for losing in a semi-final