In choosing many of the rules behind the tourney, the organizers are using what they feel to be the consensus of the beer pong community. While 15 or 21-cup games are fun, most tournaments are held in a 10, or more commonly a 6 cup format. In addition, the prelims (most likely the first two days of the event) of the world series of beer pong (wsobp) will include games that are limited to 20 minutes (they have to be in order to fit in all the games scheduled), which could cause a problem for 15-cup pong. Yes, a decent team should not have a problem with this time restriction, but you would be surprised.

As far as leaning is concerned....it is allowed. You are allowed to have your body touching the table, but you are not allowed to put weight against the table. This has been the subject of much debate on the bpong.com website. The truth is, a leaning rule (such as no elbows past the edge of the cups) is very hard to enforce equitably and consistently in a tournament of this scale. It is something that the organizers have considered for some time...the consensus seems to be that leaning should be allowed...though this may change in future years.

I would suggest that you sign into the forums on the bpong.com site to argue (excuse me...discuss) your points. The organizers are always looking for feedback.....

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