Post videos of yourself taking the Exams, and win money!

Everything you need is free:
Billiard University (BU) Playing-Ability Exams
Clear how-to videos: BU Exam Demonstration Videos

*** open through the end of August, 2016 ***
*** no cost to enter ***
*** International entries are welcome ***

Money Prizes

1. $500 for the best non-top-pro Exam I score^*
2. $500 for the best non-top-pro Exam II score^*
3. $1500 for the best top-pro BU score (Exam I + Exam II)^**

^*To enter Categories 1 and 2, you must have a Fargo Rating less than 700 (or have no rating). You can take the Exams on any table 8′ or larger; except for the Doctorate version of Exam II, which must be taken on a 9′ or larger table.

^** To enter Category 3, you must have a Fargo Rating of 700 or higher, and both exams must be taken on 9′ or larger table.

Free BU diplomas will be sent, along with the cash prizes, to the winners of all three categories.

How to Enter

1. Film yourself taking the BU Exams.
2. Post your videos online.
3. Send the links, your scores, and other info (see below) to Dr. Dave.

SORRY, BUT THE CHALLENGE IS NO LONGER OPEN
(although, we’ll still post any new unofficial scores and video entries that come it)

Watch Shane Van Boening Take The Exams

Official Entries to Date

Total BU Score – Top Professional Only – $1500

Place	Name	Video Links	Score (Exam I + Exam II)
1	Tobias Bongers	Exam I, Exam II	180 (95 + 85)
2	Tobias Bongers	Exam I, Exam II	170 (85 + 85)
3	Marc Vidal	Exam I, Exam II	164 (77 + 87)
4	Shane Van Boening	Exam I, Exam II	161 (84 + 77)
5	Marc Vidal	Exam I, Exam II (part 1, part 2)	157 (77 + 80)

Exam I – Fundamentals – Non Top Professional – $500

Place	Name	Video Link	Score
1	Scott Brazier	video	90
2	Dr. Dave Alciatore	video	86
3	Dr. Dave Alciatore	video	85
4	Dr. Dave Alciatore	video	82
5	Hideaki Arita	video	79
6	Dr. Dave Alciatore	video	76
7	peppersauce on AZB	video	71
8	peppersauce on AZB	video	69
9	Jason Merry	video	67
10	Ryan Meyer	part 1, part 2	64
11	Aaron Hibbard	video	60
12	Dan Figueroa	video	56
13	Andrew Cleary	video	55
14	Holly Figueroa	video	54

Exam II – Skills – Non Top Professional – $500

Place	Name	Video Link	Score
1	Scott Brazier	video	91
2	Scott Brazier	video	87
3	Scott Brazier	video	85
4	Hideaki Arita	video	85
5	Dr. Dave Alciatore	video	85
6	Dr. Dave Alciatore	video	80
7	Scott Brazier	video	80
8	Dr. Dave Alciatore	video	73
9	peppersauce on AZB	video	71
10	Ryan Meyer	part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4	64
11	Jason Merry	video	61
12	Andrew Cleary	video	59
13	peppersauce on AZB	video	57
14	Ryan Meyer	part 1, part 2	51
15	Dan Figueroa	video	48
16	Holly Figueroa	video	46
17	Aaron Hibbard	video	43

Detailed Rules and Instructions

1. You must follow all of the instructions on the BU Exam documents page for taking, scoring, and filming the exams. Each video must be a continuous, uninterrupted, and unedited run at the entire exam, and it must be obvious that no trickery was used to cheat.
2. Your videos must be of new attempts of the Exams taken between April 1, 2016 and August 31, 2016 (i.e., no videos of previous attempts will be accepted).
3. In the event of a tie in any category, the person who was first to post the video of the highest score wins.
4. You must post your Exam video(s) online for public viewing (e.g., on YouTube) by August 31, 2016, and you must e-mail the video link(s) to Dr. Dave along with the following information: full name, Exam score(s), table information (table size, and pocket mouth size, throat size, and shelf depth measurements per the diagram below), and your Fargo Rating (if you have one). If you don’t know your Fargo Rating, you can look it up here: fairmatch.fargorate.com.