MVP Tournaments Feb. 7 and Feb. 14 - REGISTER NOW

January 26, 2026 9:23 PM

by Illiana APA

MVP Tournaments Feb. 7 and Feb. 14 - REGISTER NOW

January 26, 2026 9:23 PM

by Illiana APA

The Session 2 (Fall) MVP Tournament is Sat. Feb. 7th for 8-Ball and Sat. Feb. 14th for 9-Ball.  The MVP Tournament for both formats will be held at Griffith Billiards in Griffith, Indiana.  It is a DOUBLE Elimination tournament!

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This is a FREE tournament to eligible players!  All we ask is that you please REGISTER by the Thursday before each tournament by sending us a text at 708.745.8244.  Include your name, your skill level, and “MVP 8Ball” or “MVP 9Ball”.

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INVITED ILLIANA POOL PLAYERS

If your name is in the BLUE section, you are invited to the tournament!  You must also be on a current roster in that format in order to play in the MVP tournaments  and have at least 10 lifetime matches by the date of the tournament.

Click HERE for a list of players invited to the 8-Ball Tournament* 

Click HERE for a list of players invited to the 9-Ball Tournament*

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*If your skill level moved up or down, you will play in the bracket you originally qualified for.  If your skill level is higher now, you will play at the higher level in your invited skill level bracket. If your skill level is lower now, you will play at the invited skill level in the invited skill level bracket.

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Click HERE for the 8-Ball invitation - it contains the start times by bracket.

Click HERE for the 9-Ball invitation - it contains the start times by bracket

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SCOREKEEPING VIDEOS

We use paper scoresheets for keeping score during the MVP tournaments.

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If you are not familiar with this process, click the links below to watch a short 10 minute video for either 8-Ball Scorekeeping or 9-Ball Scorekeeping.

Also, make sure to watch the 10 minute video on Defensive Shots!

 Click HERE for a link to the videos!
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