October 31, 2008

CENTRAL OHIO APA NEWS AND EVENTS

Summer 2008 Tier 1 Tri-Cup:

47 teams participated for the chance to qualify for the City Tournament in June 2009.  A total of $25,400 was paid out to 47 teams.

Winners of the Tier 1 tri-cup, winners and losers bracket, paid at $1,300 each:

2^nd place teams, both brackets:

$700 Team Payouts:

The above teams are qualified for the City Tournament which will be held next June.

$400 team payouts were received by 16 teams.

$200 was paid out to the balance (15) of the teams.

Summer 2008 Tier 2 Tri-Cup:

18 teams participated in the Tier 2 Tri-Cup, for a total payout of $8,700.  The 4 winnings teams will compete at the City Tournament next June.  Each team won $900.  The winners were:

2^nd Place teams, each winning $600

8 teams walked away with $300 and 2 teams made $150.  The 20 teams between the 2 tri cups that qualified for the City Tournament, must remain active and have 4 original players on their teams in the fall and spring sessions in order to retain their qualification at the summer tri cup tournaments.

Thanks to all the teams who participated. 

**These teams are qualified for the City Tournament in June 2004, providing each team retains four original players through the fall and spring sessions.

Spring 8 Ball Top Gun Tournament for skill levels 3-5:

The Spring Top Gun Tournament for skill levels 3-5 was held July 12, 2008.  35 players participated.  Total payout was $525.  1^st place went to Charles Schimpf.

                                        Name                                   $$ Won           

Spring 8 Ball Top Gun Tournament for skill levels 6-7

The Spring Top Gun tournament for skill levels 6 Was held on July 13.  20 players participated in this tournament.  Total payout was $300.  Winners were:

Spring 9 Ball Top Gun Tournament:

We had 5 participants in the 9 Ball Top Gun Tournament for the spring session on July 13. A total payout of $75 was given to 1^st and 2^nd place winners:

Congratulations to all of these winners!  All players had a good time competing in this event! 

3 Person Tournament, August 16, 2008

10 teams participated in the 3-person tournament held August 16. Total payout was to 4 teams.  The winning team of this tournament was split between Shannon’s Pub and Troy Vennon’s team.  They split $240 between the 2 teams.  3^rd place winner was Tired and the 4^th place winner was Nothing to Lose.

SUMMER SESSION CAPTAIN/CO-CAPTAIN TOURNAMENT:

The Captain/Co-Captain tournament for the summer session was held on August 9, 2008.  As always, there is no entry fee to play in this tournament.  We had 28 participants for this tournament.  A total of $300 was paid out to the top 8 players.  Winner of the tournament was Mike Marvin.

U.S. AMATEUR TOURNAMENT

The U.S. Amateur preliminary round was held on September 20, 2008 at the 8 Ball Sports Bar and Billiards.  We had 14 women and 62 men participate from several states.  This tournament took 2 days to run.  One woman will be going to the U.S. Amateur.  Tina Meraglio from Ohio won the Women’s preliminary round.  Chris Russell from Toronto won the Men’s preliminary round.  Along with Tina and Chris, 5 other male players will be going to Atlanta, Georgia to compete in the U.S. Amateur tournament.  They are:  Francis Campbell from Pennsylvania, Jonathan Revtyak from Indiana, Randall Lenter from Indiana, Kenneth Brisbon from Michigan, and Mark Wissman from Indiana.

15 players from Central Ohio competed in this tournament.

These players will compete in the U.S. Amateur tournament which will be held November 7-9, 2009 at Dr. Cues II in Atlanta, GA.

SUMMER SESSION TOP GUN FOR 3-5’S

40 participants played in the Summer Session Top Gun tournament for skill levels 3-5 on September 27.

Players were paid down to 16^th place.  The following players received 10.00 each:

The Summer Session Top Gun Tournament for skill levels 6-7 and for the 9-Ball Top Gun were both canceled.  There were not enough pre-registered participants to hold either tournament.

JACK & JILL TOURNAMENT, OCTOBER 25, 2008

14 Jack & Jill teams competed Saturday, October 25.  A total of $210 was paid to the top 8 teams.   Winners of the tournament were Naomi Harbour and John Peterson won!   Results are:

SINGLE BOARD QUALIFIERS:

Now is a great time to get involved in the APA Singles Program.  As a member of the APA you can get involved in the Singles program once you have 10 scores and are currently an active player on a team. 

You get involved by playing on a Singles Qualifier Board.  There are several options to running the boards that can be done in different ways and at different costs. 

The window of opportunity to get qualified for the next Singles Regional is from now till November 30, 2008.  Don't wait until the last week to try.  The next Singles Regional will be held right here in Columbus in the spring of 2009. 

Once qualified through the Singles Boards, there is no charge for pool at the Singles’ Regional Tournament in March 2009 or National Singles Championship held in Las Vegas April 30-May 2, 2009.  For members advancing on to the Nationals in Las Vegas, your room is paid for and a travel allowance is provided.

26 Boards have been run since June 30.  Winners of the boards to date are:

The window of opportunity to get qualified for the next Singles Regional closes November 30, 2008.  There will be 2 more chances to get qualified before that date. The next Singles Regional will be held right here in Columbus in the spring of 2009. 

Once qualified through the Singles Boards, there is no charge for pool at the Singles’ Regional Tournament in March 2009 or National Singles Championship held in Las Vegas April 30-May 2, 2009.  For members advancing on to the Nationals in Las Vegas, your room is paid for and a travel allowance is provided.

WHAT IS YOUR ANSWER?

1. Coaching:  Can a coach mark the playing surface with chalk?
2. Equipment:  Is there anywhere in the rule book that says you must use a cue stick to play?  Can a player use a broomstick?
3. Fouls:  What if a player, in the excitement of an anticipated win, forgets to shoot the cue ball and just hits the 8-ball directly into the pocket.  Is this a foul?

Send your answers via email!! Correct answers will be in next email.

PERSONAL NOTES:

Weddings:

Jeremy Miller and Stacia Lewis (Miller) were married October 11 and honeymooned in Hocking Hills.

Deaths:

Justin McNamara’s (Columbus) mother passed away October 21 from health complications.

Richie Drumm (Marysville)  passed away November 9

Larry Blankenship’s (Lancaster) wife passed away Thursday, October 30

Richard Whaley

League Operator

PH 614-833-1009

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