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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 has over 250,000 members (and growing). Locally, there are over 1500 active players. In a normal week, over 220 teams are playing APA pool. We offer leagues 5 nights a week in most areas of the City and suburbs.
75% of APA members are beginner to intermediate players, meaning you don't have to be a Pool Pro to play. With the APA's Equalizer® System everyone can play, and anyone can win. Join our APA Pool Leagues today...
Here is my direct email address and phone number for anyone with questions...brad@chicagoapa.com .............773-575-4157 Summer Session is under way... Playing in the Summer gives you the best chance to go to Vegas. Fewer teams play, and more teams qualify. If you want to win a trip to Vegas... summer is the time to do it. So call or email if you want to join the summer session.
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| WEEK OF 6-22-09 PATCH AND PIN WINNERS | 06/24/2009 04:50:52 AM |
First, this is Thursday, and I have no voice...please text me with questions. I'll get back to you if my thumbs hold out. it will take longer though...I talk faster than I type.
Well, the week is half over, but I'm finally recovered from the MVP Tournament, so I thought it was time to put out the list of patch and pin winners, congratulate the MVP winners, and put out a couple of FAQs.
First, the patch and pin winners...Each of the following players won a personal patch or pin award, paid a dollar for the "trophy", and was entered into the patch and pin drawing. This year, there were just under 4000 patches and pins won and paid for in the Chicago APA. That put enough money in the players fund to send 7+ players. The league is picking up the difference, and sending an 8th player.
Each player will get a plane ticket, and half of a room while they are out in Vegas. They will travel with the Nine-ball team from Thursday August 20th through Monday the 24th. There is no specific tournament for these players, but the Mini-Mania room will be in full swing the entire time, and the green rooms should have more than enough "practice" games to keep them interested...and if that isn't enough to keep them busy, they'll just have to find something to do in Las Vegas.
Congratulations to:
Tom Sattler Jr. - Break and Run pin
Don Hadley - Break and Run patch
Mario Garcia - 5-0 Sweeper patch
Rob Knorr - Rackless pin
Dave Broschka - 8 Break patch
Jimbo Kaneshiro - Break and Run patch
Jon Strzezewski - Break and Run patch
Dave Trimble - Rackless pin
Please call me to confirm your availability for the dates in August if we haven't talked already.
Another list of winners was up on this page last week. The top gun/MVP winners from the previous year. They came together for the largest MVP tournament we have had so far. VERY surprising given that the tourney was held on Father's Day this year. (That won't happen again. Any MVPs who missed this tournament are eligible to enter any one of the three tourneys next year.)
In the end, it came down to a match between Gordon Hirsch, and David Niksich. Normally, this would have been a great match to watch...and I really hope they get together like Rocky and Apollo Creed to see who would have won, but it looks like they started a new tradition...they both will go to Vegas. Congratulations to Gordon Hirsch and David Niksich...this year's top gun winners. (both players will fly to Vegas from the 20th to the 24th.)
Going forward, if I reach similar levels of participation in the year ending Top Gun/MVP tourney, I will continue to send two players.
New top gun tourneys: Starting with this summer session, there will be a session ending Top Gun/MVP tourney each session. Playing in either the summer or fall tourneys will not exclude you from the year ending tourney. It just gives you another chance to win a trip to Vegas.
Chicago feet on the ground in Vegas: That brings the total count of Chicago APA players traveling to Vegas this year to a little over 80. Next year I hope to have enough teams to let us send a sixth 8-ball team to the NTC. (Six in 8-ball, one in 9-ball.) There will be two additional session winning teams drawn for free trips. Along with the teams, there is a growing number of patch and pin winners. All told, there should be well over 100 players from the Chicago APA in Vegas next year.
Again, congratulations to all those who won this year.
Now onto the mundane league stuff...Most divisions are in the middle of week 3 for the summer session. This year, we will keep the formula the same for Citywide. There will be no Challenge tourney for the summer session winners. BOTH top points and playoff winners from each division will advance to the Citywide.
more to come....
Brad Hall
Chicago APA
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Are you ready for some action?
The Illinois APA League Operators are putting together a State Tournament for this year and we need your input to determine the amount of interest in the project.
Where: Springfield
When: November 2009 Matches would run Friday thru Sunday
Format: Standard Team format - race to handicap
(You choose the players for your team...just stay under 23)
Cost: $400 per team - rooms NOT included
There will be handicapped mini tournaments as well.
Those are the general details...I will update as I get more specific information. The window is short on this event, so I need to know the real level of interest in this type of tournament at this time.
Being a first time event, we are open to change...Please post replies with any suggestions that would make the tournament more appealing for you.
Brad Hall
Chicago APA
773-575-4157
| Excited - Count me in for the team event. I will definitely get a team together |
16 votes |
| Interested - I will probably enter the team event |
30 votes |
| Not interested in the team event, but will participate in the minis |
3 votes |
| Not interested in either team or Mini Tournaments |
10 votes |
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Total Votes: 59 counted
Last Vote:
06/29/2009 1:09:45 PM
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