Ozzy Reynolds, CueSports International CEO, said "This is an exciting time for our industry. We have been working closely with Predator since 2019 in producing the best professional events on U.S. soil and last year, we cofounded and launched the US Pro Billiard Series. Our teams have become like family and, together, we will grow and push the sport to new heights. Buckle up."

“Growing our sport requires inspiring more players and for that to happen, players need to enjoy playing the game, again and again,” said Karim Belhaj, CEO of Predator Group. “The new Predator Apex 7-foot table, Arcadia cloth and Arcos balls have been designed to deliver performance that you can count on. Joining forces with CSI’s fair and fun league system allows us to offer a great playing experience for league players to have more fun. Together we are setting a new standard for the next generation!”

“We are thrilled to be partnering with Jam Up Apparel. Their designs are trendy, stylish and modern so I can’t wait to see how great our teams look this year,” said Ozzy Reynolds, CEO of CueSports International.

Damian Pongpanik, CEO of Jam Up Apparel said, “We are honored and excited to be working with CSI to bring quality custom team apparel to its members. My team is committed to bring quality apparel and great service to the billiards community.”

“It is always great for our athletes and our sport when we see promoters continually raise the bar and grow their events and their prize funds.” said Shane Tyree, WPA Board Chairman and Billiard Congress of America Communications Manager. “To see what CSI and Predator have planned for 2022 and beyond with the US Pro Billiard Series is very exciting for North American professional players and cue sports enthusiasts.”

Logging In

After downloading the BCA Pool League Scoring App from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store, it will open to the Login screen. ​LOGGING IN THE FIRST TIME There are two ways to login the first time.  OPTION 1 - USE THE FARGORATE APP FIRST (BEST OPTION) You should first download the FargoRate App. It has lots of great features and the premium features are free to BCA Pool League members ($12.99/year for non-members). Download the FargoRate App, search for your name and claim your record (click here for detailed instructions). You will be prompted to enter your email address and choose a password. Once you have completed this process, you can login to the BCA Pool League Scoring app using the same email and password. OPTION 2 - USE YOUR MEMBERSHIP NUMBER You may also create your account directly through the BCA Pool League Scoring App. Click “Register for an account” and provide some basic information, including your BCA Pool League membership number. The email address and password you choose here will then be the login credentials for the FargoRate App as well. This is not the recommended option but it will work. A note about membership numbers... Some people have older profiles in FargoRate with a shortened 7-digit membership number stored internally. A few years ago, membership numbers were modified to a new 13-digit format to accommodate the rapid growth of FargoRate and CSI’s leagues. To log in to the FargoRate apps, you must use whichever number is stored internally. Although the membership card may show a 13-digit number, FargoRate may actually have the shortened 7-digit version stored internally. If so, that is what must be used to login to the BCA Pool League Scoring App. What does this mean? The 13-digit number will work for most people. If it doesn’t, omit the first 5 digits and the last digit and try again. For example, if the 13-digit number 9900003078972 does not work, try the shortened 7-digit version of 0307897.   We understand this may be a little confusing. This is why we recommend creating your account through the FargoRate App first. Also, you only need to login once. After the first login, the app should open without the need to login.

The Match List

Once you login, the initial screen will show the list of upcoming matches in your league. If this screen is blank for you, either your league does not use LMS or you are not yet on any of the league's team rosters in LMS. ​Click the match that you'd like to score. You can score your own team's match or you can score a match for two different teams in the league. Note, if your league session began before March 7, 2021 and/or you are using the old horizontal LMS score sheet layout, those matches will not appear in the Match List.

Scoring a Game

This example shows a 3-player team league that utilizes the round robin format, 10-point scoring method and FargoRate set at 100% for handicapping. Start by selecting the players that will play the first game. ​To begin scoring the game, click the green number pad icon in the center of the player names.

The "Score Game" screen appears. Whichever score box is highlighted (thicker border) is the score that you are editing. In this example, the score for the player on team Miss Cues is in the edit mode. If you want to edit the other player's score, click that team's score box. There are several options for scoring and each game can be won in a number of "special" ways. If the player for team Miss Cues won the game, you can simply click the WIN button. If he or she won in a special way, such as a break-and-run, click the BR button. The buttons are as follows: WIN - awards the appropriate number of points based on the league's scoring method setting in LMS. In this example, the winning score is 10 points because the league uses a 10-point scoring system. ​BR - awards the appropriate number of points based on the league's scoring method and also records it as a break-and-run for league tracking purposes. TR - awards the appropriate number of points based on the league's scoring method and also records it as a table-run for league tracking purposes. A table-run is when the non-breaking player wins the game at his or her first turn at the table. WB - awards the appropriate number of points based on the league's scoring method and also records it as a win-on-the-break for league tracking purposes. This is when a player wins the game off of the break (ex. 9-ball on the break). WZ - awards the appropriate number of points based on the league's scoring method and also records it as a win-zip for league tracking purposes. A win-zip is when the winning player won leaving their opponent with a score of zero. (-) - reduces the score by one (1) for each click. (+) - increases the score by one (1) for each click. RESET - resets the game scores for both players. DONE - completes the scoring for the game and closes the "Score Game" screen. NOTE: Due to the wide range of formats played by BCA Pool Leagues, the scoring app is built for maximum flexibility. Therefore, no error checking is included for game scores. For example, if your league uses a 10-point system, the app will allow you to enter a score other than 10 for a win. This is intentional.

In this example, we clicked the WIN button for team Miss Cues. We then clicked the score box for team I Got Lucky and then clicked the (+) button six times. This indicates a game score of 10 to 6. ​Once we are confident that the score is correct, we click the DONE button.

This takes us back to the ROUND 1 view and we see the entered game score of 10 to 6 in favor of team Miss Cues. We now scroll down to score the second game of Round 1.

We repeated the game scoring steps as explained above to enter the score of the second game of Round 1. Here, Jason Kane won the game 10 to 0 and it was correctly recorded as a win-zip (WZ). ​​We now scroll down to score the third game of Round 1.

We repeated the game scoring steps to enter the score of the third game of Round 1. Here, Rebecca Wagner won the game 10 to 5. Round 1 is now complete. The Round 1 actual score, handicap points and total score are displayed at the bottom of the screen. The running total of the match score will be displayed near the top of every screen. You will notice that the handicap points have already been calculated based on the actual match-ups that have occurred in the round. There is no need to visit the online handicap calculator to determine handicap points. To begin scoring Round 2, scroll to the top and click the arrow to the right of Round 1. This will take you to the Round 2 screen. The player rotation will already be set for Round 2 based on the specific score sheet configuration of your league in LMS. Therefore, there is no need to select the players unless there is a substitute situation or different players than were in Round 1.

Adding a Player

If at any point in the match you need to add a player to your team, click the (+) button next to the team name and the "Add Player" screen will appear. Search for the player and if you are confident that you found the right person, click the name to add him or her to the team roster. If you fail to find the person in the search, either you have searched using the wrong spelling or the person is not in the FargoRate or BCA Pool League database. In this situation, the League Operator must add the player to your team through LMS first.

Match Handoff

It's common for more than one person to keep score. For example, you may be scoring the first game or round on your phone but you may have to play in the second game or round. You can "handoff" score keeping duties to someone else in the league with the Handoff feature. ​To handoff score keeping, click the arrow icon in the upper right corner of the screen. This generates a handoff code. When your teammate selects the match using his or her mobile device, it will ask for this code. He or she can then pick up where you left off.

Submit Match

Once all games and rounds are scored, the overall score should be reviewed by both teams. To submit the score sheet, click the SUBMIT MATCH button. Both teams are encouraged to score the match and compare score sheets at the conclusion of the match for accuracy. Both teams may submit the scores. The League Operator will see the match results in LMS and your leagues data will be automatically reported to FargoRate. If any part of a score sheet is incorrect, the League Operator can correct it in LMS.

Use LMS!

“We are proud to partner with Predator and FargoRate to make the US Pro Billiard Series a reality. Holding these high-quality pro events along with our already established amateur league events across the country creates a synergy and an atmosphere not found elsewhere,” said Ozzy Reynolds, CEO of CueSports International. “We are never satisfied with 'good enough.' We constantly strive to be better and provide a great experience, not just another tournament.”

​When asked about FargoRate’s new responsibility in managing the ranking system, Co-Founder, Steve Ernst said, “We are very excited to be part of this new professional series. CueSports International and Predator are doing truly great things for the sport and we at FargoRate are honored to be included.”

​“We are excited to build a US tour in partnership with CSI that brings back professional competitions to North America on a regular basis,” said Karim Belhaj, CEO of Predator Group. “We want to give back to the sport, and in particular to pro players that are inspiring new and long-time fans alike. We can all benefit from creating more excitement around the sport.”

"It's difficult to name a company or brand with the longevity and reputation that Simonis has achieved. We are very happy to partner with such a great company and use Simonis Cloth in order to provide a great experience for our members.”
​- Ozzy Reynolds, Owner/CEO CueSports International

“I’m pleased to continue our long-standing relationship with CSI, their leagues and events. Ozzy and his team do a great job of bringing excitement and high-quality competition to their members through their commitment to the players and the use of best-in-class products like Simonis Cloth."
​- Ivan Lee, CEO Iwan Simonis, Inc.

Scoring a Set

After selecting your team's match, you will see the number of sets scheduled for that match. This example is for 3-player teams (i.e. 3 sets). Select "START SET" to begin scoring. ​---

Select the players for the set, the race length and which team gets the first break. New players, those not already on your team's roster, can be added by clicking the + icon. Click the "START" button after selecting the players. ​---

The set is displayed with each players' race-to number. In this example, Anthony is racing to 50 points while John is racing to 31 points. Click "Score Game #1" to score the first game (rack). ​---

This example is scoring 9-ball. The balls that each player pockets for 9-ball & 10-ball must be tracked. Simply flick each ball up or down to indicate which player pocketed each ball. ​---

Anthony won the game (14 points) with John pocketing two balls (2 points). There are also options to track whether the win was a break-and-run, table run, win-zip or win-on-break. Click "FINISH" to record that game. ​---

The set screen now displays the current score and how many points each player needs to get "on the hill" (i.e. within 14 points of winning the match). Click "Score Game #2" to begin scoring the next game. ​---

Anthony won game #2 by a score of 14-5. Click "FINISH" to record that game and view the set screen. ​---

The score is now 28-7 in favor of Anthony after two games. Click "Score Game #3" to begin scoring the next game. ​---

Although Anthony made eight balls, John won game #3 by legally pocketing the 9-ball. Therefore, John gets 14 points for the win and Anthony gets 8 points for the eight balls he pocketed. ---

The set screen now shows the score to be 36-21 in favor of Anthony. It also shows that both players are within 14 points of their race-to numbers (indicated in red). Therefore, the winner of the next game, wins the set regardless of who reaches their race-to number first. ​---

Anthony won the game 14-4 by pocketing the 9-ball early. Note that balls not pocketed do not get moved to any player.  ​---

The set screen indicates Anthony as the winner of the set. Now that a set is complete, pull the blue "SCORESHEET" bar up to display the current match score. ​---

Team Scoresheet View

Pulling the score sheet up displays the current overall score of the match. Anthony has earned 112 points for his team (100 points for the win plus 12 margin of victory points). ​---

Select the other team to view its overall score. John has earned 25 points for his team because that was his total score after losing his set. ​---

Timeouts

To begin a timeout, click "TOs" under the name of the player who is taking the timeout. ​---

A 90-second timer will begin. ​---

The window will indicate when the 90-second timeout expires. ​---

Handoff Feature

To handoff score keeping, click the arrow icon in the upper right corner of the screen. ​---

This generates a handoff code. When your teammate selects the match using his or her mobile device, it will ask for this code. He or she can then pick up where you left off. ​---

Win Scenario

Set #2 was scored in the same manner. Miguel won the set because he won the final game with both players being "on the hill." ​---

When there is one set remaining, it is helpful to know what your team needs to do to win the match. Set the lineup for the final set and pull the score sheet up. ​---

Click "WIN SCENARIO" to see exactly what each player needs to do in order to win the match for their team. ​---

In this example, Ray on team The Sandbaggers, needs to score at least 18 points for his team to win the match. ​---

Conversely, the final player on team Mark's Team needs to hold his opponent to 18 points or fewer for his team to win the match. ​---

Final Match Score

In this example, Steven did in fact hold his opponent to fewer than 18 points. ​---

This shows the overall scoresheet for The Sandbaggers. ​---

This shows the overall scoresheet for Mark's Team. ​---

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