Computerized system and method of organizing billiards competitions

Abstract

The present invention is a computerized system and method of organizing participants in billiards competitions. Specifically, the computerized system and method does the scheduling, tracking and scoring of the participants in billiards competitions. The computerized system utilizes client server technology over a computerized network such as the Internet, with a relational database and a database management system. The method utilizes a scheduling system for scheduling participants in billiards competitions, a handicap system for allowing participants of all skill levels to competitively participate with each other and a point system for measuring participant performance in billiards competitions. The method of utilizing the scheduling system, the handicap system and the point system is integrated into the computerized system.

1 . A computerized system for scheduling, tracking and scoring participants in billiards competitions, comprising:
 a client computer,   a server computer,   a computer based network for both said client computer and said server computer to communicate and exchange electronic based information with each other,   a relational database for storing said electronic based information integrated within said server computer, and   a database management system for managing said relational database.   
   
   
       2 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said client computer is a personal computer. 
   
   
       3 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said computer based network is the Internet. 
   
   
       4 . A method of scheduling, scoring and tracking participants in billiards competitions, comprising:
 utilizing a scheduling system for scheduling said participants in said billiards competitions,   utilizing a handicap system for allowing said participants of all skill levels to competitively participate in said billiards competitions, and   utilizing a point system for measuring said participants performance in said billiards competitions.   
   
   
       5 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein said scheduling system allows said participants to send an outbound challenge with the date, time of day and pool hall venue. 
   
   
       6 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein said scheduling system allows said participants to receive an inbound challenge from said outbound challenge. 
   
   
       7 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein a pool hall venue has a vacant, an inactive, a pending, an active or a EPT pool hall status. 
   
   
       8 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein said participants have a vacant, an inactive, a pending or an active status. 
   
   
       9 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein said handicap system assigns a numeric handicap level to said participants. 
   
   
       10 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein said handicap system indicates a number of games each said numeric handicap level of said participant needs to win in order to win a match. 
   
   
       11 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein said handicap system utilizes a handicap spread difference. 
   
   
       12 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein said handicap system utilizes a multiplying factor number. 
   
   
       13 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein said multiplying factor number corresponds to a score. 
   
   
       14 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein said handicap system utilizes a minimum average for each said participant's opponents. 
   
   
       15 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein said point system utilizes said participants points for match and said multiplying factor number to determine said participants total match points. 
   
   
       16 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein said participants best midrange scores are utilized to eliminate ties between said participants. 
   
   
       17 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein said participants can submit and verify payments to play in said billiards competitions.