Welcome Savings Bank PBA TEAM LEAGUE 2024-2025< Round 2>
25 (Wed) Sep – 03 (Thu) Oct 2024

Goyang Kintex PBA StadiumTitle Sponsor

21. Overview
Title
Organiser

Title Sponsor[Welcome Savings Bank PBA TEAM LEAGUE 2024-2025] Round 1
PBA (Professional Billiards Association)

Welcome Savings Bank

Official
Sponsors

Simonis, Aramith, Samdasoo

Schedule

#T1
T2
T3
T4
T5
T6

Venue

Round
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4
Round 5
Post Season

Date
15-23 July 2024 (9 days)
25 September - 03 October 2024 (9 days)
06 -14 October 2024 (9 days)
13 - 21 December 2024 (9 days)
06 - 14 February 2025 (9 days)
19 - 28 February 2025 (10 days)

NoteGoyang Kintex PBA Stadium – Kintex 2 (1st floor)
31. Overview
BroadcastingTeams

SBS Sports, KBS N Sports, Billiards TV, PBA&GOLF, IB SPORTS, YOUTUBE, KAKAO TV

Welcome Savings Bank, Woori Financial Capital, SY, SK rent-a –car, NH Nonghyup Card,
Crown Haitai, Hana Card, High1 Resort, Huons

Equipments•••

Table: FROMM MIK 5.0
Balls: Super Aramith Pro-Cup Champion
Cloth: Iwan Simonis 300 rapide Yellow Green (Play Field) / Yellow Green (Cushion)Awards••••Season Winner Team (Post Season Winner): KRW 100,000,000
Season Runner-up Team (Post Season Runner-up): KRW 50,000,000
Regular Season MVP Awards (Each Round): KRW 1,000,000
Post Season (Final) MVP Awards: KRW 5,000,000※ MVP to be selected by the PBA Tour Operation Committee※ PBA Development Fund (5% of the prize money) will be deducted4

2. Time Table
Day 125 Sep (Wed)
GameTimeAwayvs※ The schedule is subject to change due to the availability of TV broadcast and various circumstances.
Day 226 Sep (Thu)
GameTimeHome

Away

Game 1

12:30-15:00
High1 Resort vs

Welcome
Savings Bank

Huons

Hana Card

Hana Card

SY

Game 4

High1 Resort vsGame 4NH Nonghyupvs SK rent-a-car
Card

21:30-24:00

Woori Financial
NH Nonghyup
vs
CapitalCard

SYvs

vs SK rent-a-car

NH Nonghyup
Card

Crown Haitai vsWoori Financial
CapitalHigh1 Resort vs

Huons

No-Game

Hana Card

Day 630 Sep (Mon)Day 701 Oct (Tue)Day 802 Oct (Wed)Day 903 Oct (Thu)

AwayvsHome

Away

Game 1
12:30-15:00
SK rent-a-car vsWoori Financial
Capital

12:30-15:00

vsSY

SY

Game 4
Welcomevs Crown Haitai
Savings BankNH Nonghyup Card

vs Crown Haitai

Huons
No-GamevsWelcome
Savings Bank

Woori Financial Capital

SYCrown Haitai vs High1 Resort
No-GameSK rent-a-car

vs

Home

12:30-15:00
SY

vs Crown Haitai

15:30-18:00

Woori Financial
WelcomevsCapital
Savings Bank
Game 3

WelcomeSK rent-a-car vs
Savings Bank

18:30-21:00

Game 4NH Nonghyup
vsCardHuons

Game 4

21:30-24:00

21:30-24:00
Hana Card

No-GameWelcomevsSavings Bank

Game 2NH Nonghyup
vs Crown Haitai
Card

Game 4
21:30-24:00

Away

Game 3
18:30-21:00

Woori Financial
CapitalGame 1

Woori Financial
vs High1 Resort
CapitalGame 3
18:30-21:00
Hana Card

Home

Game 2

15:30-18:00
SK rent-a-car vs High1 Resort

vs High1 Resortvsvs

Game

Time

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3Huons

Away
12:30-15:00

15:30-18:00

18:30-21:00

No-GameHome

NH Nonghyup
vsCardGame 2
Hana Card

Game

Game 1

15:30-18:00

21:30-24:00

vs

18:30-21:00

SY

No-Game

TimeHuons

21:30-24:00

Welcome Savings BankGameNH Nonghyup
Card

Game 4

21:30-24:00

No-Game

TimeHomeGame 3

Crown Haitai

Gamevs

15:30-18:00

Game 4

Woori Financial
CapitalvsGame 2

No-GameTime

Hana Card

Game 3
18:30-21:00

Game 4
21:30-24:00

Away

Game 1

WelcomeNH Nonghyup
vs
Savings BankCard

Game 3vs SK rent-a-car

Home

Game 2

Crown Haitai vs SK rent-a-car

18:30-21:00

vs

12:30-15:00
Huons

15:30-18:00

Game 3GameTime

12:30-15:00
Hana Card

Game 2

18:30-21:00

Woori Financial
vsCapitalAway

29 Sep (Sun)Game 1

15:30-18:00

High1 Resort vs

Day 5

Game

TimeHome

Welcomevs
Savings Bank

Game 2Huonsvs

28 Sep (Sat)Day 4

Game 1

15:30-18:00

vs

Away
12:30-15:00

Crown Haitai vsGame 321:30-24:00

Home

12:30-15:00

Game 2SYGameTime

Game 1

15:30-18:00

18:30-21:00

vs27 Sep (Fri)Day 3vs
SYHuons

SK rent-a-car vs
No-Game

Hana Card

High1 Resort5

3. Regulations
SECTION 1

SECTION 2 GAME

Article 1 (Venue)
Venue must be in the best conditions for the PBA TEAM LEAGUE. The matches
will be held on 1 billiard table, and separate practice table(s) may be placed ifnecessary.

Article 3 (Hosting and Supervising the Official Games)① All official games are hosted and supervised by PBA.

Article 2 (Venue Facilities)① Following facilities must be prepared at the venue:
1. Scoreboard
2. Game table and practice table(s)3. Movable backdrop for press interviews
4. Broadcasting backdrop
5. Seats for Director of Games Operation Committee and Referees
Committee, Record-keepers
6. Team Bench
7. Press and broadcasting table
8. VIP seats
9. Any other facilities that PBA requires

Article 5 (Rules) Regular Season is operated by the Round Robin System, 9teams play 8 games per round.

② Following subsidiary facilities must be prepared at the venue:
1. Waiting Room (Home & Away Team, Referees, Staffs, Event Team)
2. PBA Room
3. VIP Room
4. Press Center, Photographer Room, Broadcasting Room
5. Briefing Room
6. Any other facilities that PBA requires

Article 4 (Regulations) Regulations are set by PBA.

Article 6 (Game Time and Schedule) Time and schedule are as follows:① For Regular Season, 4 games maximum per day.
② Post Season schedule may vary.
③ Game times are 12:30 p.m., 15:30 p.m., 18:30 p.m., 23:00 p.m., but may
change due to broadcasting issues.
Article 7 (Game Results)① In Regular Season, the team that takes 4 sets out of 7 sets wins.
② Team Standings are based on points. Points for a winning and losing teamare as below;- In case that set score of the game is 4-0, 4-1, 4-2, 3 points will be given to awinning team and no point will be given to a losing team.
- In case that set score of the game is 4-3, 2 points will be given to a winningteam and 1 point will be given to a losing team.
- In case of the forfeited game, 3 points will be given to a winning team andno point will be given to a losing team. Also, set score will be regarded as 40(11:0, 9:0, 15:0, 9:0).
③ In Post Season, a game system shall be subject to change.
63. Regulations
Article 8 (Ranking)① A regular season consists of five rounds. During the Regular Season, thewinner shall be determined according to the results of each round.
② If teams have the same winning points, the team with the most winning will
be considered in higher rank.
③ If teams have the same winning times, further criteria shall be used in thefollowing order:a. Higher set difference rate of the games between whole teams
b. Higher carom points difference rate of the games between whole teams
If these criteria still cannot decide, winning times / set difference rate / carom
points difference rate, these criteria will be used in the order. Nevertheless, If
these criteria still cannot decide the ranking shall be determined by a draw.
The above ranking criteria applies to both the ranking for each round and theoverall ranking for the regular season.
Article 9 (Opening Ceremony)① PBA Team League Official Opening Ceremony is held during the Regular
Season Round 1.
② PBA representatives, Team officials, and Team players attend the OpeningCeremony.
③ In other rounds and Post Season, a brief non-official Opening Ceremony
may be held.

Article 10 (Regular Season)① Regular Season consists of 5 Rounds of round robin system.
Article 11 (Post Season)① The winner of each round advances to the Post Season. If there are
duplicate teams, the next team top in the order of overall results advances tothe Post Season.
② The ranking between the teams that advance to the Post Season will be
determined by the overall results of regular season.
- Wild card round is between the teams that finish 4th and 5th place teamplay a best-of-two series and the team that earns first 2 wins out of 2games advance to the Semi-Playoff. ※ fourth(4) team has an advantage of
1 win.
- Semi-Playoff is between 3rd place team versus the winner of Wild cardround. The team that earns first 2 wins out of 3 games advance to thePlayoffs round.
- Playoffs is between 2nd place team versus the winner of Semi-Playoffround. The team that earns first 3 wins out of 5 games advance to the Finalround.
- The winning teams of Playoffs plays in a best-of-seven series for the title.

Best-of-Seven

Best-of-fiveBest-of-three
Best-of-twoRegular
SeasonRanking
5th team

RegularSeasonRanking
4th team

RegularSeasonRanking
3rd team

RegularSeasonRanking
2nd team

RegularSeasonRanking
1st team77

3. Regulations
SECTION 3 TOURNAMENT OPERATION
Article 12 (Arrival at the Venue)
Players must arrive at the venue 60 minutes before the game schedule.
Article 13 (Team Roster and Set Order Submission)① Each team shall submit its team roster and set order to PBA until thedesignated deadline set by PBA for every round.
② Team Leader must submit a list of set order that has been discussed with therepresentative of Team Owner/Sponsor in advance and no changes accepted
after submission.
Article 14 (Team Member)① A team can have minimum 7 players and maximum 8 players in total.
② Registered team players mean players that PBA has officially announced foreach team. A team can have minimum 4 PBA players and 2 LPBA players.
③Teams must have minimum 2 international players regardless of gender.
④ Teams can have maximum 3 PBA international players and 1 LPBAInternational player. However, the number of international players cannot
exceed 50% of the registered players.
⑤ Set Order must consist of at least 2 LPBA players and at least 4 PBA players.
Article 15 (Temporary Substitute Players)① If a registered player is unable to participate due to injury or unavoidable
reason, teams can temporarily use substitute players.
②The designation, policies and procedures of the temporary substitute
players and right to reserve players shall be determined by the PBA TourOperation Committee.
③ If it is difficult for a registered player to play due to unavoidable reasons, ateam may designate a substitute player for the season.

Article 16 (Player Trade)① Teams must apply for player trades in accordance with the period andmethod set by the PBA, and any other form of trade is not permitted.
② A player trade can only be executed after obtaining prior approval from PBA.
Without the prior approval by PBA, any player trade shall be void.
③ Each Team is responsible for any gain or loss resulting from the player trade.
Article 17 (Disciplinary Matters)
Any unsportsmanlike conduct related to Team League will be disciplined
according to the decision of PBA Disciplinary Committee.
Article 18 (Awards)
Prizes will be awarded to the winner and runner-up teams based on the PostSeason. Individual awards are selected by the PBA Tour Operation Committee.
① Post Season winner team: 100 million KRW② Post Season runner-up team: 50 million KRW③ MVP awards for each round of Regular Season: 1 million KRW④ Post Season (Final) MVP Award: 5 million KRW
Article 19 (Rule-making)Rules other than mentioned above can be added by the PBA Tour Operation
Committee if considered necessary.

84. Rules & Regulations
ContentDetails
Number of Sets

7 sets per Game / Best-of-Seven① PBA Doubles(Scotch Doubles) – 11 points② LPBA Doubles(K-Doubles) – 9 points③ PBA Single – 15 points
Set Order④ Mixed Doubles(Scotch Doubles) – 9 points⑤ PBA Single – 11 points

Game System⑥ LPBA Single – 9 points⑦ PBA Single – 11 points• Break time after each set is 90 seconds. A 5 minutes halftime will be given after 3rd Set.

Break Time• The team which has not followed the break time rules will be taken away the bench time for thefollowing set. If the bench time does not remain, the bench time for the following game will be takenaway.

Scoring System

Break Shot
Formation/Order

Normal Shot: 1 point
Rail-first Shot (Bank Shot): 2 points (No penalty for missing)
PBA Banking System(Play order takes turns just as PBA Tour set system does, but use the same color of the ball that has been first selected by thebreak shot)
Short Rail → Short Rail OR Short Rail → Short Rail → Short RailStart with the player whose break shot ball is closer to the opposite rail
(When doing banking, player must make a shot before the opposite player’s ball hits the 2nd short rail)
9Equalizing Inning

NO Equalizing Innings

4. Rules & Regulations
Welcome Savings Bank PBA Team League 2024-2025 Round 2 - Break Shot Formation
DateDayFormation

WhiteYellow

Red25 (Wed) Sep

Day 1

2-4-824826 (Thu) Sep

Day 2

3-6-8

36827 (Fri) Sep

Day 3

1-5-915928 (Sat) Sep

Day 4

3-6-936929 (Sun) Sep

Day 5

2-6-726730 (Mon) Sep

Day 6

1-5-8

15801 (Tue) Oct

Day 72-5-925902 (Wed) Oct

Day 81-6-816803 (Thu) Oct

Day 93-4-734710

4. Rules & Regulations - New updates for 2024-25 Season
Details

Contents
Original

Updates[Set 1 – PBA Doubles]
K-Doubles[Set 1 – PBA Doubles]
Scotch Doubles

Times

2 times per game regardless of a set

5 times per game regardless of a set

User

Captain (or a player who wearing an arm band)

Player in Turn or Captain (Including the other player in Doubles game)Game System

1.

The captain calls out the bench time.

2.

A referee takes the remaining shot clock

1.

The player in turn or captain calls out the bench time.

out and then put 35 sec for their

2.

The referee puts additional 50 sec with remaining the shot

Time Extension(Bench Time)
Process3.

discussion.

clock.

A player in turn can discuss with the※ As same way as process of time out

captain during bench time.

3.

※ The shot cannot be taken during benchtime.
4.
Set order Submission

The player in turn takes a shot after discussing with the captain.
※ The shot should be taken during bench time4.

No additional time after finishing bench time

The referee puts 35 sec for the shot clock.
by 18:00, the day before match day

by 3 hours before 1st game of the match day
All players included in the set order list must complete registration
30 minutes before the scheduled game start time on the day and

Entry to Venue-

move to the designated bench inside venue. Teams that have notcompleted registration will be deprived of the opportunity topractice officially before the game.

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5. PBA Regulations - Disciplinary Matters
PBA Regulations① The penalty grounds and actions are based on the following table.
② Penalty, fine, and deduction of ranking points can be imposed at once.
Grounds
Absence from the PBA games without justifiable reason

Penalty

Fine

Reprimanded ~ Ranking points deduction

Maximum KRW 1 million imposed also

Absence from the PBA events, activities, orientation, etc. without justifiable reason Reprimanded ~ Ranking points deduction

Maximum KRW 1 million imposed also

Act of slandering against the PBA

Reprimanded ~ Suspension

Maximum KRW 5 million imposed also

Use of illegal drugs, and being involved in gambling, especially related to billiards
gambling

Reprimanded ~ Expulsion

Maximum KRW 10 million imposed also

Involving in cheating

Reprimanded ~ Expulsion

Maximum KRW 10 million imposed also

Violation of dress code (uniform)

Reprimanded ~ Ranking points deduction

Maximum KRW 1 million imposed also

Violating PBA TOUR Player Instructions set by PBA (including smoking)Reprimanded ~ Suspension

Maximum KRW 1 million imposed also

Disobeying to press conference without justifiable reason

Reprimanded ~ Suspension

Maximum KRW 1 million imposed also

Being late to game without justifiable reason

Reprimanded ~ Suspension

Maximum KRW 1 million imposed also

Demeaning actions as a PBA Player

Reprimanded ~ Disqualification

Maximum KRW 10 million imposed also

Verbal violence or impiety towards the operation committee or referees

Reprimanded ~ Disqualification

Maximum KRW 1 million imposed also

Physical violence towards the operation committee or referees

Reprimanded ~ Disqualification

Maximum KRW 5 million imposed also

Verbal violence or impiety towards the audience

Reprimanded ~ Disqualification

Maximum KRW 5 million imposed also

Physical violence towards the audience

Reprimanded ~ Disqualification

Maximum KRW 10 million imposed also

Any other ungentlemanly attitude at the venue

Reprimanded ~ Disqualification

Maximum KRW 5 million imposed also

Any act that contradicts or disfigures the purpose of the PBA

Reprimanded ~ Disqualification

Maximum KRW 10 million imposed also

When participating in the competition which is not authorized by the PBA

Reprimanded ~ Disqualification

Maximum KRW 10 million imposed also12