No League Tonight?? It's WPC in Vegas!

October 21, 2021 11:40 PM

No League Tonight?? It's WPC in Vegas!

October 21, 2021 11:40 PM

Tonight the APA kicks off their largest pool tournament in history, combining 2020 and 2021 World Pool Championships, with 8-ball and 9-ball teams that have been playing since 2019 Summer to get here!

Here is a link to the WPC Event Program for this coming week in Vegas:
https://media.poolplayers.com/2021WorldPoolChampionshipsEventProgram/index.html

So we have scheduled league off this week for all of the open 8-ball and 9-ball teams from Thursday, October 21st to Wednesday, October 27th. If you feel like taking a road trip, head on out to Vegas to support our teams and play in some mini-tournaments! MiniMania Tournaments are open to all current APA members with at least 20 scores in one format within the last four years by October 15 in either 8 Ball or 9-Ball (10 scores in 8-Ball & 10 scores in 9-Ball will not be considered 20 scores).

Here is a link to information on the Minimania Tournaments, which guarantee 100% payback of each tournament’s entry fees:
https://poolplayers.com/minimania/

Good luck to all our players out there!

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