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....Everyone Plays Pool In The APA....
 Talk to your friends, neighbors, and co-workers. You'll find that they either play in the APA or know someone who does. It'll surprise you! Clerks, secretaries, janitors, lawyers, chiropractors, doctors, waitresses, truck drivers, bank tellers, and even school teachers ... all play pool in the APA Pool League. Over one fourth of APA members are female.
The APA is the World's Largest Amateur Pool League with more members than all other amateur leagues combined. Nationally, the APA currently boasts over 250,000 members (and growing). At the end of 2008, over 2,300 members played on 500+ teams weekly in the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill area of the APA.
 For those of you that might be thinking: "I'm not good enough to play", consider this; 75% of APA members are beginner to intermediate players, meaning you don't have to be a Pool Pro to play. The only thing you really need, is the desire to have fun!
With APA's Equalizer® Handicap System,
everyone has an equal chance of winning.
Come Join the Excitement of APA!!!
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| APA Breaking News |
| New Addition to the APA Staff
02/08/2010 2:12:26 PM |
Jim Badger Joins APA Staff
 The Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill APA would like to introduce and welcome our newest staff member, Jim Badger. Jim is joining the APA team as our new Tournament Director. His responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, refereeing APA's City Tournaments & Regionals and running other tournaments including the 8-Ball & 9-Ball Doubles, Top Gun, Captain/Co-Captain, and Best Of The Rest.
Jim has been a member of APA since 2003 and is probably a familiar face to many. He has competed in many city tournaments and captained an 8-Ball team that made it to the National Team Championships in Las Vegas in 2009. Jim has also served as a Division Representative since the implementation of the program. Although Jim will continue to play league, he will be giving up the ability to compete in City Tournaments and other Higher Level play to become a part of the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill APA Team.
Please help us welcome Jim to the APA Team. You can get in touch with Jim by email at jimb@apa-raleigh.com or by phone at 919-745-7715.
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| 2009 Fall Session 9-Ball City Tournament Info
02/08/2010 1:07:38 PM |
 The 2009 Fall Session 9-Ball City Tournament is scheduled for February 5-6 & 20-21, 2010 at Oscar's "Q" & Bar and Bailey's Pub & Grille. The tournament consists of 63 teams and is Modified Single Elimination. Here is a list of the teams that are qualified, their first scheduled match, and the location the team will be playing in: Download Attachment:  First Round Assignments-9ball.pdf (Size: 33 Kb). The first 6 rounds of the tournament will be split between Oscar's and Bailey's. Starting with the 8pm round on Saturday, February 21st, all matches will be at Oscar's "Q" & Bar for the remainder of the tournament.
Click here to see where your team is on the tournament board: Download Attachment: 9ball Tourney Bracket.pdf (Size: 88 Kb). All rounds are scheduled according to the match number on the tournament board. Click here for all round assignments: Download Attachment: Round Times-Locations.pdf (Size: 37 Kb).
Teams should be at the tournament location no later than 7:30pm on Friday night or 9:30am Saturday, whichever is your first scheduled match. A team captain's meeting will be held at 7:30pm on Friday night and 9:30am on Saturday morning. Team captains must turn in their "Team Certification Form" no later than 7:30pm on Friday or 9:30am on Saturday (dependent upon when your first match is scheduled).....so get the signatures of your team members prior to the first round of play. Any player not signing the "Team Certification Form" prior to the start of the tournament will be ineligible to participate in the entire tournament.
Print off your "Team Certification Form" here and bring it with you or turn it in with your weekly paperwork prior to the date of the tournament: Download Attachment: LocalTeamCertStatements2007-2.pdf (Size: 101 Kb)
APA game rules and Local By-Laws still apply. In addition, the following "Team Captain's Notes" also apply. Please review carefully: Download Attachment: 9Ball CAPTAINS NOTES-general.pdf (Size: 100 Kb).
**Only players from your Fall Session roster (with the required number of matches) are eligible to play in this tournament, as it is a Fall Session City Tournament.**
**All players must have an active 2010 APA membership to participate in this tournament.**
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| 2009 Fall Session Top Gun Lists are Final!!
02/07/2010 8:56:49 PM |
 For those of you who have been anxiously awaiting the release of the FINAL TOP GUN lists for the 2009 Fall Session....wait no more. The lists for all tiers for both 8-Ball & 9-Ball are posted and located in the Top Gun Standings under the Local Awards/Recognitions link on the left side of the website. You can also click here to access this page: Top Gun Standings.
The 9-Ball Top Gun Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, March 20, 2010 at Pantana's and the 8-Ball Top Gun Tournament is scheduled for Sunday, March 21, 2010 at High House & Babineau's. Start times & locations for each tier are located on the bottom of each Top Gun List. If you made the list, please respond to this post and let us know whether or not you will be participating in the tournament. Please include your name, format, and skill level when replying. Pre-registration is required. The deadline for confirming participation is March 12, 2010 at midnight.
Congratulations to all who made the list and good luck in the tournament!!Note: Any player who has confirmed participation in this tournament that does not show up will still owe the entry fee, unless APA is notified 24 hours prior to the start of the event. In addition, you must be active on a current roster in the format in which you qualified to be eligible to participate.
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| 9-Ball Scotch Doubles Vegas Qualifier
02/01/2010 2:46:08 PM |
 9-Ball Scotch Doubles Vegas Qualifier
When: March 13, 2010
Where: On The Snap Billiards
Start Time: 11:00am
Entry Fee: $40.00
Maximum Combined S/L: 10
This tournament will be qualifying a team for the 9-Ball Doubles Championships in Las Vegas in August of 2010. Players must be active on a 9-ball roster and have at least 10 9-ball scores to be eligible to participate in this tournament. If a team's combined skill level increases above 10 prior to the tournament date, the team must find new partners to return their combined skill level back to 10.
If you are interested in participating in this tournament, click here to complete your online registration: http://apa-raleigh.com/forms/tournament_reg.asp. Pre-registration is required. Registration window closes on March 10, 2010 @ 12:00 noon. Dependent on the number of entries, tournament may run into Sunday. All registered teams must be at the tournament site no later than 10:45am on the day of the tournament or the team will lose their slot in the tournament. For rules or more information, see this flier: Download Attachment: 2010-9BallDoublesChamp.pdf (Size: 270 Kb).
Note: Any team registered for the tournament that does not show up will still owe the entry fee, unless APA is notified 24 hours prior to the start of the event.
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| Congratulations to Good Times!!
02/01/2010 1:19:10 PM |
Congratulations to the 2009 Fall Session 8-Ball City Tournament Winner!!
The 2009 Fall Session 8-Ball City Tournament was held January 22-25, 2010 at Babineau's Billiards. In a field of 46 teams, one team came out victorious with a slot in the APA 8-Ball National Team Championships in Las Vegas in August 2010. Congratulations to:
Good Times
Hot Shots Billiards
Pictured L to R: Samantha Higgins, Robyn Eakes, Jonelle Edgar, Hunter Murphy, David King & John Gore (not pictured: Captain - Jack Graley)
Good Luck in Vegas!!!
APA would also like to say congratulations to the runner-up, Random Beauty, out of Snookers Sports Pub. Good run this city tournament and good luck in the Spring Session City Tournament!
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| 2010 Spring Singles Regionals Information
01/29/2010 10:17:01 PM |
  The 2010 Spring Singles Regional is scheduled to be held the weekend of March 6-7, 2010. The Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill APA is scheduled to host the Yellow, Red, & Purple Tiers in 8-Ball and the White, Black, & Green Tiers in 9-ball. Regionals will be held at Snookers Sports Pub in Raleigh, NC.
8-Ball will be held on Saturday, March 6, 2010. All 8-Ball brackets will be completed in their entirety on Saturday.
Yellow (Skill Level 4) & Red (Skill Level 5) TiersRegistration will begin at 10:00am.Player meeting will begin at 10:30am.Play will start immediately after the player meeting.Final round for the Red Tier is scheduled for 4:00pm.Final round for the Yellow Tier is scheduled for 5:00pm.
Purple Tier (Skill Level 6 & 7)Registration will begin at 2:00pm.Player meeting will begin at 2:30pm.Play will start immediately after the player meeting.Final round is scheduled for 10:00pm.
9-Ball will be held on Sunday, March 7, 2010. All 9-Ball brackets will be completed in their entirety on Sunday.
White Tier (Skill Level 4 & 5) & Black Tier (Skill Level 6, 7, 8 & 9)Registration will begin at 10:00am.Player meeting will begin at 10:30am.Play will start immediately after the player meeting.Final round for the White Tier is scheduled for 5:00pm.Final round for the Black Tier is scheduled for 6:00pm.
Green Tier (Skill Level 1, 2, & 3)Registration will begin at 2:00pm.Player meeting will begin at 2:30pm.Play will start immediately after the player meeting.Final round is scheduled for 7:00pm.
All qualified players will be receiving a packet from the National Office approximately one month prior to the event (early to mid February). The Blue Tier in 8-Ball (Skill Level 2 & 3) will be held in Fayetteville, NC.
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| Fill a BYE & Play FREE for the Session!!
01/19/2010 02:54:26 AM |
 Wanna play APA League for FREE???? The Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill APA has 19 BYEs in the 2010 Spring Session that we want to fill. To try to get these BYEs filled, APA is offering a special and giving any team who fills one of the BYEs listed below the entire session of league play FREE!!!! Here are the current formats, nights of play, & host locations where BYEs exist:
8-BallMonday @ Brass Tap (filled) Monday @ Pantana's (filled) Tuesday @ SnookersTuesday @ High HouseTuesday @ Babineau'sTuesday @ Brass Tap (filled) Tuesday @ Mojo's (filled) Wednesday @ Babineau'sWednesday @ Oscar'sThursday @ High House (filled)
9-BallTuesday @ Oscar's (filled) Tuesday @ Brass Tap (filled) Tuesday @ On The SnapTuesday @ SnookersTuesday @ Bailey's (filled) Thursday @ Oscar's Thursday @ High House (filled) Thursday @ Snookers
If you are interested in putting together a team to fill a BYE, please contact APA as soon as possible to do so. With your help and FREE league play, let's say goodbye to the Spring Session BYEs!!!!!
**Moving your team from a current division to a division to fill a BYE is not allowed. This incentive is only applicable for teams created to fill the BYE.
**Teams may still owe applicable "greens fees" to the host location. That is at the discretion of each host location.
**If your team played the previous session and did not sign back up for Spring Session, you are not eligible to receive this incentive (team from prior session is defined as consisting of 4 or more of the same players).
**To prevent abuse of this incentive, APA has the right to deny the incentive if deemed necessary.
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Featured Poll
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APA is now going to be holding a Captain/Co-Captain Tournament every session. Click HERE for more details on the Captain/Co-Captain Tournament. As a captain or co-captain, will you participate in this tournament? Feel free to elaborate on your answer and comment on the format.
| Yes |
35 votes |
| Probably |
15 votes |
| Unlikely |
3 votes |
| No |
3 votes |
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Total Votes: 56 counted
Last Vote:
02/07/2010 10:19:40 AM
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