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Wade-Johnson Memorial 9-Ball Tournament

Posted: 01/28/2012 05:46:34 PM

2011 Fall Session Masters & Jr Master Tourney Info

Posted: 01/27/2012 03:46:30 PM

The 2011 Fall Session Masters & Junior Masters City Tournaments are scheduled for February 3-4, 2012 at Buck's Billiards.  The regular Masters City Tournament consists of 10 teams and & the Junior Masters Tournament consists of 12 teams.  Both tournaments will qualify one team  for the National Masters Championship in Vegas in August 2012.  They are both Modified Single Elimination.  Teams should be at the tournament location at least half an hour prior to the start of their first match. There is a $20.00 entry fee per team (all entry fees go to the second place team as a cash payout). All APA game rules and Local By-Laws apply. 


Masters Division City Tournament:
Masters City Tournament Board
Masters First Round Assignments
Masters Round Information

Junior Masters Division City Tournament:
Junior Masters City Tournament Board
Junior Masters First Round Assignments
Junior Masters Round Information


Good Luck to All Teams Participating!! 

Loss of two members of the APA family

Posted: 01/26/2012 11:50:41 AM

APA players, Phillip Johnson (pictured left) & Skip Wade (pictured right), died yesterday following a robbery at the store that Phillip owned in Cedar Grove.  Skip has been a long time APA member (since 2003) & captain of the APA team, Top Dawg, that has played out of both M&M Billiards & Oscar's "Q" & Bar.  Phillip joined the APA on Skip's team in 2008.  Top Dawg won the 2010 Summer Session 9-Ball City Tournament and participated in the APA National Team Championships in Las Vegas in August of 2011. APA would like to offer our condolences to their families and friends. You will both be missed dearly. RIP.
 

2011 Fall Session 9-Ball City Tourney Info

Posted: 01/18/2012 10:47:20 AM

The 2011 Fall Session 9-Ball City Tournament is scheduled for January 27-30, 2012 at Brown's Billiards and Brass Tap & Billiards.  The tournament consists of 55 teams and is Modified Single Elimination.  ONE team will be qualifying for the National Team Championships in Las Vegas in August of 2012!!  Here is a list of the teams that are qualified and when/where their first match is scheduled:  First Round Assignments.  

Click here to see where your team is on the tournament board: 9-Ball Tournament Bracket.  All rounds are scheduled according to the match number on the tournament board.  Here is all of the round time information for the tournament: Round Information.

Teams should be at the tournament location no later than 7:15 on Friday night or 9:15am on Saturday morning, whichever is your first scheduled match.  A team captain's meeting will be held at 7:30 on Friday night and 9:30am on Saturday morning.  Team Captains must turn in their "Team Certification Form" no later than 7:15pm on Friday or 9:15am 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 "Teams 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:  Team Certification Form.

APA game rules and Local By-Laws still apply. In addition, the following "Team Captain's Notes" also apply. Please review carefully: Team Captain Meeting Notes.

**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. No exceptions!!**
**All players must have a paid 2012 APA membership to participate in the City Tournament.**  

Fill a Spring Session Bye!!

Posted: 01/17/2012 02:31:48 PM

The Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill APA has 18 BYEs in the 2012 Spring Session that we want to fill.  To try to get these BYEs filled, APA is offering the session FREE for any team that fills one of the BYEs listed below!  That is an entire session FREE!  Here are the current formats, nights of play, & host locations where BYEs exist: 

8-Ball: 
Monday - Sharky's Place (filled)
Monday - Brass Tap & Billiards
Tuesday - Bailey's Pub & Grille 
Wednesday - High House Billiards
Wednesday - The Green Room
Wednesday - Buck's Billiards (filled)
Wednesday - Carolina Billiards 
Thursday - Buck's Billiards 

9-Ball: 
Monday - The Green Room
Monday - Brass Tap & Billiards
Monday - Buck's Billiards
Tuesday - M&R Sports Bar
Tuesday - Bailey's Pub & Grille 
Wednesday - High House Billiards
Wednesday - Carolina Billiards 
Wednesday - Buck's Billiards
Thursday - Oscar's "Q" & Bar (filled)
Thursday - Buck's Billiards (filled)

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). 
**If you created a team to fill a BYE the previous session, that team must still be active for you to be eligible to receive the BYE fill promotion again this session. 
**To prevent abuse of this incentive, APA has the right to deny the incentive if deemed necessary. 

Jack & Jill Vegas Qualifier - Last Shot for April

Posted: 01/09/2012 04:56:20 PM

Jack & Jill 
Vegas Qualifier 

When: February 11, 2012 
Where: On The Snap Billiards
Format: 8-Ball
Start Time: 11:00am
Entry Fee: $40.00
Maximum Combined S/L: 10
Team Make-up: Must be male/female team

This tournament will be qualifying ONE more team for the Jack & Jill Doubles Championships in Las Vegas in April of 2012. Players must be active on an 8-ball roster and have at least 20 8-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, both team must find new partners to return their combined skill level back to 10 (or the players can choose not to participate without penalty).  

If you are interested in participating in this tournament, click here to complete your online registration: Tournament Registration. Pre-registration is required. Registration window closes on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 @ 12:00 noon. Late registrations will NOT be accepted!  Dependent on the numbers 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 more details about the national tournament & requirements, click HERE. 

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. 

Win a trip to Vegas instead of a patch!

Posted: 01/07/2012 03:54:47 PM

Are you at the point that you don't care about winning a patch and don't even get it from the DR if you do win it?  Well here is another option for you.......APA is going to give away coupons for an entry into a drawing for a trip to Vegas if you have a rackless night, 8 on the break, 8 break & run, 9 on the break, or 9 break & run.  So, you have two options if you earn a patch......you can either get the patch from the DR OR you can get a coupon for an entry into the drawing for a trip to Las Vegas during the APA National Team Championships (flight & hotel for 4 days/3 nights).  The number of entries in unlimited - you just have to earn them in the matches you play.  If you choose the coupon instead of the patch, fill out the coupon that night with the required information and turn the coupon in with your team's scoresheet so that it can be validated.  See more details for the in By-Law #35. The number of trips to Vegas that are given away will be dependent upon the number of coupons/entries received by APA, but we anticipate at least one per session.  But don't worry.......if you don't want the coupon for the entry into a drawing for a trip to Vegas, you can still get a patch.

Marking Defense On Scoresheets

Posted: 01/07/2012 02:50:48 PM

Please remember to mark all defensive shots that are played by both players participating in an APA match.  Defense is about the intention of the shot; it does not have to be successful for it to be marked as a defensive shot.  If the player was NOT attempting to make a ball (play offense), then the player was playing defense and it should be marked accordingly.  The scorekeeping you do in league is calculating the handicaps of your opponents, so please help us ensure that they are handicapped appropriately by correctly keeping score and marking defensive shots.  In addition to marking defensive shots, Nationals is also now requiring teams to total and circle the number of defensive shots played in a match for each player and also mark the scoresheet with "No DS" if no defensive shots were played by a player.  This will be a requirement with respect to filling out a scoresheet completely for earning bonus points.  Take the first few weeks and get used to this additional aspect of scorekeeping.  It will begin to affect bonus points on Week 5 of the session.  See the diagram below for details: 


Also be sure to check out the APA Defensive Shots Video:  

 

2011 Fall Session Top Gun Lists

Posted: 01/02/2012 09:04:06 PM

We are at the close of our 2011 Fall Session and kicking off a new year which means.......time for the Top Gun lists! The FINAL Top Gun Lists for the 2011 Fall Session are now posted. The lists are located on the Top Gun Standings page 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 8-Ball Top Gun Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Pantana's & Hot Shots and the 9-Ball Top Gun Tournament is scheduled for Sunday, February 19, 2012 at Buck's Billiards. Start times & locations for each tier are located on the bottom of each Top Gun List. If you made the list, please register for the tournament bracket in which you qualified using the online Tournament Registration feature. Here is the link: Tournament Registration. Pre-registration is required. Registration window closes on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 @ 12:00 noon. 

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.