Official Rulebook
BIS rules balance professional integrity with practical league play across the core rotation and 8-ball formats, including break requirements, coaching boundaries, and local dispute handling.
Breakpoint International StandardSanctioning, ratings, rules, and league operationsBreakpoint International Standard
Nothing but the game.
BIS brings reliable ratings, handicapped races, app-based records, and money-event competition to 8-ball, 9-ball, and 10-ball league play. NextGen sessions are starting soon.
0.0-10.0BBRS rating scale
50/50Race matrix target
8 + 9 + 10Ball formats
NextGenSessions starting soon
Featured SessionTUESDAY TREASURY @ THE BILLIARD PARLORWatauga, TX | STARTS September 1, 2026!
Ready to test your skill? Treasury Tuesday, Fall 2026 starts September 1! Sets are 7PM each Tuesday. Sets are always $10 and 50% of the entry fees go back to the players in prize money and bounties earned. Top 50% get paid!
Governing Framework
One standard for ratings, rules, conduct, and records.
BIS is built for serious local play with international-level consistency. Operators and league reps manage the room; BIS keeps the competitive framework consistent across 8-ball, 9-ball, and 10-ball sessions.
BBRS Ratings
Player skill is tracked through the Breakpoint Billiards Rating System, a dynamic scale that adjusts as match data builds and feeds the BIS race matrix.
Due Process
League operators and reps resolve local issues on play night, while BIS maintains final authority over national discipline, appeals, ratings integrity, and standard updates.
Digital Records
Scores, standings, payments, wallets, schedules, and sanctioning status live in the Breakpoint app so players and operators work from the same source of truth.
For Players
A league path that rewards performance, not politics.
BIS International IDAnnual sanctioning creates one player record across sessions, formats, and tournaments.
Fair racesAll 8-ball, 9-ball, and 10-ball races are calculated from so the match is decided at the table.
Prize transparencyBEC means Breakpoint Entry Coin: one coin is one entry into a sanctioned set. Players can pay their own set entry, send entries to a team wallet, help a teammate with an entry, and cash out at any time.
Grand Championship trackSanctioned players can build eligibility for BIS championship events through verified play.
NextGen pathNextGen sessions are coming soon for age-range singles play backed by the same BIS records and rating standards.
NextGen Sessions
The next wave of players gets a real league path.
NextGen sessions are starting soon with age-range singles competition for 11-13 and 14-17 players, app-managed schedules, verified scoring, and BIS standards from the first match.
Developing Players
Players can build confidence through verified match play, fair races, and clear session standings.
Teen Competition
Older junior players get a serious path into BIS standards before moving into adult competition.
For League Operators
Bring Breakpoint leagues into your bar without taking on the grind.
Bar owners can operate hands-off: set up the sessions, appoint trusted league reps, and let the BIS system handle scheduling, scoring, payments, standings, and records.
15-20%Operator share of session fees, based on the number of Breakpoint leagues running in your bar.
2.5%Host-location share if you want Breakpoint leagues in your bar while we operate them for you, roughly $500 per year for each league night.
Public Fee Structure
Clear pricing with prize funds at the center.
Fees support the player prize pool, local league management, and BIS infrastructure. Digital payment is the preferred proof of payment for sanctioned play.
$50
Annual sanctioning$20 of every sanctioning fee is allocated to the Grand Tournament prize fund at the end of the BIS year. Next Grand Tournament: July 2027.
$10
All scored setsEvery sanctioned set is $10, no matter which session or format you play.
50%
Prize fund allocation50% of session fees go to the prize fund, paid to the top 50% of finishers.
Match Structure
8-ball, 9-ball, and 10-ball now live under one competitive engine.
Operators can run sanctioned sessions around the formats that fit their room. Singles, teams, and NextGen play all work from the BIS matrix against current BBRS ratings.
Formats8-ball / 9-ball10-ball sessions
League PlaySinglesTeams / multi-format
NextGenAges 11-13Ages 14-17
Ratings0-1000 raw0.0-10.0 display
Breakpoint App
Download the app. Create an account. Join a session.
From there, players use the app to enter sessions, handle sanctioning, pay with BEC, view schedules, score matches in 8-ball, 9-ball, or 10-ball, track standings, and build tournament eligibility.
