THERE WILL BE (2) LOCATIONS FOR THIS YEAR'S

9-BALL WORLD QUALIFIERS. PLEASE CHECK EACH BRACKET TO SEE WHERE AND WHEN YOUR TEAM HAS BEEN DRAWN.

🌍 Where:

Location 1: Rack 'Em Pub & Billiards

1898 Windsor Square Dr Matthews, NC.

Location 2: Blue Rocks

301 N Polk St Pineville, NC.

📅 When:

Rack 'Em: Friday May 15 - Sunday May 17, 2026. 1st round starts on Friday at 6:30 PM. Player's meeting Friday at 6:00 PM.

Blue Rocks: Saturday May 16 - Sunday May 17, 2026. 1st round starts on Saturday at 10:00 AM. Player's meeting Saturday at 9:30 AM.

Details:

✅ 39 Summer 2025, Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 qualified 9-Ball teams will be competing for 3 spots to the 9-Ball World Championship in Las Vegas which will be held August 10-15, 2026.

💰 The 3 World Championship qualifying teams will also receive travel expense checks in the amount of $1,000 per player.

🌞 Spring Session rosters will be used.

💪 The tournament is seeded according to points earned in the Spring 2026 session.

⏰ Rosters will be out on or before the Wednesday before the tournament.

🤓 As you will notice on the brackets, there are 4 teams at Rack Em and 5 teams at Blue Rocks that have 1st round byes. Those 9 teams do not need to show up at the scheduled 1st round start of the tournament.

🖐 ALL TEAM CAPTAINS MUST CERTIFY THEIR PLAYERS' SKILL LEVELS BEFORE THE START OF THE TOURNAMENT. IF YOU HAVE A PLAYER OR PLAYERS THAT ARE CLEARLY UNDERRANKED, NOW IS THE TIME TO SELF RAISE THEM. TEAMS THAT HAVE MULTIPLE UPWARD MOVEMENT IN THE SKILL LEVELS OF THEIR PLAYERS WILL BE IN JEAPORDY OF DISQUALIFICATION. PLEASE ACCESS THE LINK BELOW TO PRINT THE TEAM CERTIFICATION STATEMENT.

👇 Click on the link below to view the live tournament brackets.

👌 Tip: If opening on your mobile device, download Google Sheets to make the viewing of the bracket easier.

👉 CLICK FOR RACK 'EM BRACKET 👈 

👉 CLICK FOR RACK 'EM ROSTERS 👈 

👉 CLICK FOR BLUE ROCKS BRACKET 👈 

👉 CLICK FOR BLUE ROCKS ROSTERS 👈 

👉 CLICK FOR TEAM CERTIFICATION 👈

*** Paul Harrison Custom Cues Will be set up over the weekend at Rack 'emfor those that need new tips or cleanings or if you're in the market for a new cue. And he may even be giving away a cue to one lucky person!!! 🙌😊

👌 As always, contact the League Office or your Division Rep with questions, input, or further information.

HAVE FUN! MEET PEOPLE! PLAY POOL!

League Website: southcharlotte.apaleagues.com

Sincerely Yours,

David & Inky

APA Of South Charlotte

919 369-7656