I am arranging a pool tournament knockout only can someone suggest a format could use?

Question

I HAVE 20 PLAYERS BUT CANT SEEM TO ARRANGE IT

Answer 1

Easy!  Have them all meet at the local bar, and take it from there.

Answer 2

My husband says use a 32-player field (12 buys in the first round, everyone gets assigned a number and gets put in the according slot).

Answer 3

PUT 1-20 IN A HAT 1-20, 2-19, 3-18 ECT. IF 1 WIN HE PLAYS THE HIGH WINNING NUMBERS AND SO LONG!!:-)

Answer 4

Put the numbers 1-20 and whoever gets the number 13-20 need to prequalify and the winners of the the four matches to go to the second round. Allow 12 players a bye to the second round, and with the other four winners you have a last 16, last 8, last 4 and final. Hope that helps and good luck.

Answer 5

THE FINAL!!

Answer 6

.......Yep you have a slight problem here.  You either need to get rid of 4 players or get another 12.  Even if you get only another 6 players you could still use the format of having 32, just have some of the 1st round matches getting a bye, so you end up with 16 players left to contest round 2, then 8 in the quarter finals 4 in the semi's and 2 for the final.  Good luck hope this helps.

Answer 7

put 10 numbers in a pint glass twice .

players who pull the same number play a knock out (best of 3)

10 players left .

put 5 numbers in a pint glass twice .

players who pull the same number play a knock out .

5 players left .

5 players play a round of killer (each person is given 3 lives marked on a chalk board and given one shot each , when they fail to pot they lose a life) , first one out is out of the tournament .

4 players left and back to numbers in a pint glass.

that way their can be no arguments .

Answer 8

Play killer.  you start with 3 lives, everyone takes it in turns to have a shot, all you have to do is pot a ball, if you miss or foul you lose a life, the winers the last 1 left.

If you break you get 2 shots

If you pot the black you get an extra life

When there are only 2 balls left on the table (excluding white) you rerack all the balls.  

Easy, nobodies stood round for ages, and bad players have a chance as there might be an easy shot on when its there turn.