Drinking: The drinking of beer is completely optional. Please drink responsibly.

Shooting: A team must shoot both balls before the other team shoots and one ball per person. One player may NOT shoot both balls during his or her team's turn.

Leaning: Leaning is permitted so long as both feet remain in contact with the floor until the ball is released. There is no "elbow rule". A player may not use the table as leverage with their non-shooting hand.

Bring-backs: When a team hits both of its shots a “bring-back” is awarded. The team who hits twice gets ONE ball back. If a cup is knocked over by a shot, this counts toward a bring-back.

First Shot: The team who shoots first is decided by coin flip. The team who wins the flip may choose to either shoot one ball and allow the other team to shoot 2, or have the other team shoot 1 and then shoot both shots.

Cups: The cups will be of one uniform type for both sides. Cups must be filled with beer (or other liquid) with approximately 4 oz. The game begins with a 10-cup triangle formation. The base of the triangle starts 1 inch from the table edge.

Reracks: Rerack at the 6, 3, and 1 racks. Reracks do occur midturn. The "stop light" or "power I" is prohibited.

Out-of-formation Cups: Cups that are leaning or out of line from the triangle formation will be fixed upon request of either team. Neither team may shoot until the cups are reformed.

Fallen Cups: Cups that fall over so that a.) the rim touches the table, b.) the cup falls off the table to the floor, or c.) the cup tips over such that a majority of its beer spills, either by a legitimate shot or by fault of the player(s), are counted as hit cups. Cups which fall over from other means are returned into play. The final cup is not an exception to this rule. A cup can be caught before it falls and returned into play.

Dropped Balls in Cups: If a person shooting their ball slips and drops it into their cup, it does not count as a cup for the opposing team.

Dip Sh!t Rule: If a teammate acts as a backboard and deflects a shot into a cup, it will count against them.

Excessive Leaning: When a player accidentally pushes their own cups forward when shooting, it should be common courtesy to fix them before the other team shoots/asks. This would cause too much controversy to enforce otherwise.

Rebuttals: When a team's final cup has been hit, each player on that team will have the opportunity to shoot until he/she misses. If the team succeeds in hitting all of his/her opponents remaining cups, the game will go into overtime. A team will have this opportunity regardless of how their cups were hit (the "gang-bang" rule is not in effect).

Overtime: Overtime will be three cup triangles on each side. The team who hit the last cup first will go first and will receive both balls. There is no limit to the number of overtimes in a single game. There are no reracks in overtime.

Hitting Cups: A ball which is shot into a cup is counted regardless of how it gets there. An uncontrolled ball off a shot which goes into a cup is counted. Two consecutive shots in the same cup count as a single shot followed by a wasted shot (does not count as a double-up or game winner). A bounced shot which makes it into a cup only scores that particular cup. Balls that ricochet off of a wall, some other permanent manmade structure, or side beers/cups will not count.

Blowing: There is no blowing or 'fingering' allowed.

Substitutes: Subs are allowed, as long as one of the players from the original team is present. (LEAGUE ONLY)

Defense: The ball in play may be grabbed, however ONLY after it has already made contact with a cup. You may not grab before the ball has hit a cup.

Interference: Intentional interference of a shot after the first offense results in the forfeit of one cup per interfered shot. The team whose shot was interfered with may choose which cup is removed.

Distraction: A team may do whatever they feel necessary to prevent the opposing team from making shots except: a.) crossing to the other teams side of the table b.) physically interfering with the opposing teams shot or c.) crossing the vertical plane of the table.

Unsportsmanlike behavior: This will be dealt with in a case by case basis. Any team with sufficient disregard for the game or the people around them will forfeit their spot in the league. If either player is asked to leave the hosting establishment by the staff, the team will forfeit their entry fee and may be blacklisted from MD Pro Pong. Fighting will have a zero tolerance policy (you will be blacklisted).

Equipment: Bing Bong is the official table (8 feet long). The official ping pong ball is a standard 40 mm size. The cups used are the 16 oz. clear plastic cups used in the WSOBP. Outside balls and/or cups are prohibited. If a team damages or breaks ANY of the tables, they will be charged for a new one ($119 + shipping).

Gambling: Gambling is prohibited at our events. This is including but not limited to betting money on the outcome of matches or wagering on individual shots. Teams caught gambling will be removed from the league.

Other clarifications: 'Sniping' is not in effect (shooting a ball into a cup held in hand).