Xtreme8ball Custom Rules

Thank you for your interest in joining X8B. Please review our custom rules prior to registering.

Xtreme8ball members must agree to abide by the following rules and accept that violation of these rules may result in a warning, lowering of rank, being put in penalty box or being removed from the league depending on the seriousness of violation.


1. FOUL, RACIALLY OR SEXUALLY EXPLICIT LEAGUE NAMES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. The X8B staff reserves the right to ban a name if the name is deemed inappropriate.

2. MEMBERS ARE ALLOWED ONLY ONE ACCOUNT. If you experience problems while registering and you are unable to complete the registration process, please notify an ADMIN or HTD for assistance. MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS WILL BE DELETED WITHOUT NOTICE TO THE MEMBER RESULTING IN A LOSS OF BUX, STATS AND RATINGS.
Please note that you may not join xtreme8ball using a proxy ip. Accounts will be locked, and you will need to speak to one of our admin staff.

3. YOUR XTREME8BALL NAME MUST MATCH YOUR YAHOO NAME (This includes any dashes, dots, capital letters, and email endings that do not fit.). You must be on your league ID when playing league games, or taking part in tournaments.

4. PROVISIONAL NAMES WILL BE ALLOWED! This is for NEW members only. Existing members changing ID's or withdrawing to rejoin must have 20 games on IDs. League members are restricted to changing their league names once per week.


5. DELIBERATELY DEFLATED ID'S ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE LEAGUE. A deflated ID is one which has been used to boost another ID

6. THE CUE BALL MUST BE MOVED PRIOR TO THE BREAK. The move must be noticable. If you catch your opponent not moving the cue ball on the break, the game must be reracked. Any queries, contact a Htd or Admin.

7. ALL MEMBERS MUST SAY GL AT THE START OF A GAME, AND GG AT THE END. Please do not say GG before the 8 is potted.

8. XTREME8BALL DOES NOT ALLOW MULTIPLE USERS FROM THE SAME COMPUTER. Users may play from the same house, but they must use separate computers. Contact an admin for further guidelines.

9. YAHOO GLITCHES COUNT!! It's inevitable....Yahoo! glitches will occur...There's no way to control them.

10. NO RERACKS!! Reracks are NOT PERMITTED unless the 8 is potted on the break OR the game ends too briefly to be counted for ratings. A rerack is also allowed if the TD requests it when the 8 Ball is stuck in a pocket.

11. CHEATING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED IN XTREME8BALL! If you suspect cheating, please notify an ADMIN asap and allow them to handle any accusations or implications, as well as possible penalties involved. Openly accusing or implying that a member is using an Auto Aimer or any other cheating device either in the lobby or at a table will get you boxed for 2 days, as this causes unnecessary tension and arguing among members.

12. SNOOKERING is NOT against the rules due to the simple fact that it is too hard to enforce such a rule; however, it is highly advised against. TD's have the right to enforce a NO DELIBERATE SNOOKERING RULE in their individual tourneys if they prefer. Therefore, it is suggested that you review the rules prior to entering a tourney. TAPPING the cue in an effort to play a snooker/safety is against the rules and will get you disqualified from the tourney. A legal shot must be played if you are snookered.

In order to differentiate between the an illegal tap and a legal snooker (if td allows) the following is provided.

LEGAL SHOT - Unless otherwise stated in a specific game rule, a player must cause the cue ball to contact a legal object ball and then (1) pocket a numbered ball, or (2) cause the cue ball or any numbered ball to contact a cushion. Failure to meet these requirements is a foul. PLEASE NOTE: It is permissable for the shooter to bank the cue ball off a rail before contacting his object ball; however, after contact with his object ball, an object ball must be pocketed, OR the cue ball or any numbered ball must contact a rail. Failure to meet these requirements is a foul.

13. LEAGUE BOOSTING IS AGAINST THE RULES and will get you a hot seat on the kicked list.

14. REPORT YOUR LOSSES! Tourney wins/losses are to be reported immediately in the lobby after each round.
League games should be reported immediately BEFORE proceeding to the next game. If your opponent fails to report a loss, simply remind him/her to report, as it's sometimes easy to get side tracked and forget. If the member refuses to report the loss then an "UNREPORTED MATCH" complaint may be filed. These are found on the main league page. 1st offense is a verbal warning, 2nd is a box, 3rd is a possible ban from the league.

15. ALL TABLES ARE TO BE RATED AND PROTECTED unless otherwise specified by the TD and all league games must be played in the ALIVE room. Games played in another room or on Yahoo Messenger are NOT accepted.

16. Abusing others in the lobby is not permitted. Arguing with non league members is not acceptable. Filters are provided and if you are easily offended, please use them. However, we have several members who aren’t aware of the filters as well as several younger members who do not need to be subjected to this behavior. Purposely misspelling a word or abbreviating it in anyway with intentions of using it in the foul or disrespectful manner is not acceptable either. We also ask that you refrain from making sexually explicit comments towards other members. If you find yourself being harassed by another member, please do not insist on arguing back with them. Instead, feel free to contact a td, htd or admin immediately. Keep in mind, a member cannot harass you in messenger without your "permission" as it's always possible to put them on "iggy". Keep in mind, while some words might be considered "bad" in some countries, they aren't always considered bad in others. Click here for the list of unacceptable words in the lobby.

Cussing (not abusing your opponent) at tables is an individual choice, however, if asked to refrain from using cuss words at tables by a league member you are playing, you must respect that members choice, and refrain from cussing at tables. Failure to observe this at tables will result in being boxed 2 days.

17. FORCE FORFEITS are not permitted in tourney games. If you are in a tourney and your opponent leaves the room, please ask the TD for a timer. Timers will consist of a TOTAL of 8 minutes PER TOURNEY. For example, a member is booted during round 1 and returns after 3 minutes and then gets booted again during the next round; he/she will only have 5 minutes to return or they will be disqualified from that tourney. If you are playing an x-game and your opponent is booted, request a td, htd or admin to help you cancel the game.

18. THE TOP 5 RANKED PLAYERS MUST PLAY UPTO 5 LADDER GAMES WITH ANOTHER MEMBER RANKED IN THE TOP 10 IF ASKED. (The #1 ranked player is only obligated to play 3 games) It's at the number "1's" discretion to play anyone below the rank of 10. This means no harassment for the # 1 position. Work your way up gradually and earn the spot. Rank 6-10 must also play 5 ladder games with any of the top 20 when asked. If you fail to correspond to any part of this rule you may be lowered in rank or boxed. Also, be aware that if you are in the top 10 and you are idle in the league for 3 days; your rank will automatically be dropped. A dditionaly, demanding timed races, as a condition for racing, is not allowed. If caught doing so, your rank will be lowered. This also includes demanding certain types of games.

19. Winner of the TOC will be moved up to Rank 1 position, and runner up to Rank 2 position. A ranking tournament is held on the 2nd Sunday of each month at random times. Winners will be moved in rank.

20. During 2v2 tournaments, if your partner leaves a timer will be issued and once that timer is up your team is disqualified. Subs will not be permitted in a 2v2. This goes for 2v2 bo3 as well. Once your partner has timed out, your team loses and cannot play further.

21. The first name listed in the pairings will invite their opponent to the table for the match. However, if you do not receive an invite from your opponent, you must try inviting them to a table if they are in the lobby before requesting a timer.

22. Spammers and caps are reserved for the X8B TD's. Therefore we ask that members NOT spam in the lobby in an effort to minimize lobby confusion during tourneys. ANY MEMBER CAUGHT SPAMMING THE XTREME8BALL LEAGUE IN ANOTHER ROOM WILL BE IMMEDIATELY BANNED FROM THE LEAGUE. This is against Cases rules and will result in X8B being shut down. Therefore, please don't think you're doing it to help us out.

23. BOOTING ANOTHER MEMBER FROM ALIVE OR FROM A TABLE WILL BUY YOU SOME TIME IN THE BOX OR POSSIBLY BANNED. This causes delays in tourneys, confusion and unnecessary hostility among members. Members must respect another members request to leave a table if a non league game is in progress. If a member refuses to leave a table after being asked to leave, please call a TD or HTd to the table. Please note that a member who has been asked to leave a table for a legitimate reason and refuses to do so may be placed in the penalty box. (This DOES NOT include a member of staff joining a table to resolve an issue with a member!)

24. If using an already used table, the host of the table must stand and allow the invited opponent to sit/choose their seat first.

25. Short banks are not permitted. The bank must be clearly seen. If the ball is sitting against a rail, causing the cue to "bank" off the same rail into the ball, then into a pocket would be considered a short bank. Likewise, hitting the ball down the rail into a pocket, when the ball lightly taps against the same rail, is considered a short bank. Hitting the cue ball directly into the ball on the rail, causing the ball to pocket into an opposite pocket is NOT a short bank.

26. Coaching during team tournaments IS allowed. However, coaching during 1v1 tournament is not.

27. Recruiting members from X8B to another league in any form will not be tolerated. Members shown to be recruiting members to another league face the strong possibility of being banned from the league.

28. Timers are 8 minutes. Please be ready to play your match when the TD spams the pairings in the lobby. Timers will be placed on players once pairings are spammed unless otherwise stated by the TD.

29. Please use English in the lobby, when chatting. We will assume every member can communicate in English, however, not all staff can communicate in different languages, and so, to ensure that members are complying with the courtesy/no cussing rules, English must be used in the lobby.

30. From time to time, an a01, a02, a03, a04 (etc) robot is in the lobby. This is a yaimer programme, which gives a code for a cheating device. Any member playing these robots will be removed from the league.


We have tried to cover pretty much everything, but as with everything rules are open to interpretation. If you need clarification on any of the rules, feel free to contact one of our admin, and remember if an admin tells you it is a rule, then it is. No arguing.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT