After my recent success in the Straight Pool League, I decided to enter the Eight-ball tournament at Buster's on Monday nights every once in a while. The tournament is handicapped, and the scoring is a bit strange. You play three games, and you get 10 points for a win. You also get one point for each ball pocketed if you lose. So, if all of the balls are off the table when the game is over, the winner gets 10 and the loser gets 7. The score for each game is added together and then your handicap is added in to give you the score for the match.
I played an eight-ball tournament several weeks ago, and my handicap was 12. This was one of the worst handicaps among the players that night, but I still could not win a single game, much less a match. This past week I tried again - my handicap was reduced to 11 due (presumably) to my straight pool play, but even so, I did not even win a single game. Admittedly, I was playing against very good players (the first player had a handicap of -1, the best I have seen, while the second player's handicap was 3), but I had my chances to win and I could not come through.
It is possible that I just need more chances to play in competitions to develop my confidence. Right now winning a single game of eight-ball in the tournament would be a step up, and I am not used to being in that position.
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