The County Cup of Pool is an Alternate Shot 9 Ball tournament, that is patterned after the "World Cup of Pool", where two players from each nation represent their country in an alternate shot 9 ball tournament. The bracket is a random draw for partners. There will also be a random draw for ranking of the players. The lowest total combined ranking of each team (1 being the lowest) , gets to decide where the match will be played. Each match is a race to 15. The tournament is Thursday thru Saturday. The first match can be played on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, but the first match must be played by Thursday.