Masters Tournament at 5th Street Billiards, Bar, and Grill in Dupo. Saturday, November 1, 2025

Sign-up starting at 11:30 PM

Board draw at 12 noon with play to begin immediately after

― Winner will make up 1 person of a 3 person Masters Team and will play in the Masters Championships in Vegas, April 28 – May 1, 2026

― No Skill Level limit

― U.S. Amateur rules and format apply

― Race to 7 (8 games of 9-Ball and 5 games of 8-Ball)

― Players will earn one point for each game won

― Players will lag; winner of the lag chooses game (8-Ball or 9-Ball) or break. Once the format has been chosen, the entire set of that format must be completed before moving to the next format – 5 games of 8-ball / 8 games of 9-ball

― No coaching

― The use of jump cues is allowed; one push allowed after the break in 9-Ball, the push must be called

― Players must have at least twenty (20) scores/matches played within the two-year period between Feb 23, 2024 and Feb 23, 2026. Matches can be any combination of 8-Ball format or 9-Ball format.

― Players must be on a 2025 Fall Session Midwest Illinois APA team roster. Winning player must

remain on an active Midwest Illinois APA Spring 2026 roster

― $50 entry fee

― 2ndPlace receives $50 prize money with the remaining entry fees to be added to the other two Master’s players winners entry fees (minus 2nd place’s $50 payout) and split evenly between the 3 Masters players to help pay their way to Vegas.(minimum $500 guaranteed per player for travel expenses)

― Tournament format TBD