2026 Spring Session Tri-Annual Teams -- GET PAID!!

May 3, 2026 at 4:23 AM

by San Diego APA

2026 Spring Session Tri-Annual Teams -- GET PAID!!

May 3, 2026 at 4:23 AM

by San Diego APA


Congratulations to all Division Winners and First Round Playoff Teams from the 2026 Spring Session, who advance to the session-ending Tri-Annual (formerly known as the BLAST) !

8-BALL 2026 SPRING TRI-ANNUAL: May 9-10, 2026

9-BALL 2026 SPRING TRI-ANNUAL: May 16-17, 2026

Location: Pockets Billiards & Brew

EVERY TEAM that PARTICIPATES* in the Tri-Annual will receive a payout. First-round payouts may be issued prior to the event by completing the form linked below. Any additional payouts earned will be distributed after your team has completed play and will be based on final placement in the event. 

In addition to payouts, all Division Winners (teams that finished first during the regular session in divisions with six or more teams) will receive customized trophies for each player on the roster.

* Teams that receive a pre-event payout but do not participate in the Tri-Annual will be required to return those funds to the league’s Players Fund. 

How Would You Like To Get Paid??

Completing this form will help expedite your team’s payout at the event:

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Link: https://forms.gle/oE2f2mZSQzgF61Po9 

2026 Spring Session Tri-Annual Teams

These teams are either Division Winners (finished in First Place during the regular session in divisions with six (6) or more teams), or won one round of Playoffs.

8-Ball Teams

Team #>Team Name>Team Captain>Title

1. 01210>8 Ballin>Brian Velez Arellano>Division Winner *

2. 01208>2 Gods And 3 Hail Mary's>Brandon Gramse>Advancing PO Team

3. 01209>Team Drinks>Jarred St John>Advancing PO Team

4. 01414>Never Easy>Ken Kayser>Division Winner *

5. 01415>Salty Crew>Todd Twohey>Advancing PO Team

6. 01403>Have Cue Will Travel>Ronald Ramage>Advancing PO Team

7. 01409>Let'em Sit>Tom Sturtevant>Advancing PO Team

8. 01715>After The Break>Jesse Goyette>Division Winner *

9. 01706>Like & Subscribe>Junior Pascua>Advancing PO Team

10. 01710>Just Tap It>Benny Southstreet Flanders>Advancing PO Team

11. 01713>NU-FISSION X - 8B>Blake Merbach>Advancing PO Team

12. 02313>Side Pockets>Sal Garcia>Division Winner *

13. 02314>World Pool Tour>Marie Salcedo>Advancing PO Team

14. 02302>We might Rob you>Don Corry Lents>Advancing PO Team

15. 02303>Stagecoach Ball Busters>Beth Moore>Advancing PO Team

16. 03112>NU-FISSION JRXII - 8B>James Cron>Division Winner *

17. 03106>Indv'l Results May Vary>Paul Langley>Advancing PO Team

18. 03101>Pewpewpew>Jabs Jabinal>Advancing PO Team

19. 03113>I'll Play 4U>Rey Quiros>Advancing PO Team

20. 03204>Clean Break>Lee Fletcher>Division Winner *

21. 03202>We Have Issues>Mo Troiano>Advancing PO Team

22. 03207>Pool Pals>Kelli Thomas>Advancing PO Team

23. 03305>Out of Snacks>Keith Sobarnia>Division Winner *

24. 03307>Better Late Than Never>Shayne Dahlstrom>Advancing PO Team

25. 03309>GoodVibesPool 8>Carebear Miller>Advancing PO Team

26. 03407>Requiem>Jorge Villa>Division Winner *

27. 03402>Time 4 Sum Aksion>Arnulfo Ruiz>Advancing PO Team

28. 03408>Purple Kobras ND>Heather Jenkins>Advancing PO Team

29. 03504>Balls Deep>John Hedley Jr>Division Winner *

30. 03509>Boozies>Lewis Rivera>Advancing PO Team

31. 03502>The Foot Clan>Ed Cabiles>Advancing PO Team

32. 03606>RacknRolla>Ray Perry>Division Winner *

33. 03607>W8 For It>Jeremy Lynch>Advancing PO Team

34. 03603>Cheetahs>Bryan Bandegan>Advancing PO Team

35. 04103>Regulators>Ramon Hernandez>Division Winner *

36. 04109>The 86ers>Sam Ard>Advancing PO Team

37. 04101>The 8 Ballers>Jesus Perez>Advancing PO Team

38. 04212>Triple H>Joel Kindem>Division Winner *

39. 04206>Stroke it, Don't Poke It>Nathan Wallace>Advancing PO Team

40. 04204>The Original Shark Bait>Damien Plingos>Advancing PO Team

41. 04210>Dude, Where's My Team?>Sheri Berardino>Advancing PO Team

42. 04301>Got Pool>Domingo Vasquez>Division Winner *

43. 04308>Scenic Shots>Joshua Lowman>Advancing PO Team

44. 04309>Tee’d Off>Gary Kawano>Advancing PO Team

45. 04402>Los Ocho Locos>Victoria Settles>Division Winner *

46. 04407>Midnight Cowboys>Jony Luna>Advancing PO Team

47. 04502>La Voz>Enrique Martinez>Division Winner *

48. 04508>Tia Thursdays>Jason DelaCruz>Advancing PO Team

49. 04501>Whiskey Stick>Steve Lass>Advancing PO Team

50. 04503>Olde Engrish 8 Ballers>Dennis Mortera>Advancing PO Team

51. 04602>Don't B L8>Katrina Arnold>Division Winner *

52. 04606>Checkm8>Larry Carr>Advancing PO Team

53. 04611>Never Go Full Katie>Heather Hindorff>Advancing PO Team

54. 04702>Team MALOSI>Frances Tiumalu>Division Winner *

55. 04701>Bobs Ballers>Bob Loree>Advancing PO Team

56. 07113>Make 8 Balls!>Marco Danjer>Division Winner *

57. 07105>Punto Madre>Luis Briceño>Advancing PO Team

58. 07107>T8TERS>Neville Khambatta>Advancing PO Team

59. 07104>Kai-a-nara>Demetrios Kontizas>Advancing PO Team

60. 07210>8 Ball Pocketeers>Edward Tannahill>Division Winner *

61. 07213>Situation Dictates>Lee Fletcher>Advancing PO Team

62. 07206>Ooooooo Sheeeeet!>Kim Scimone>Advancing PO Team

63. 07202>On the Prowl>Gregory Neumann>Advancing PO Team

64. 07309>APA or BCA?>Carmen Sutherland>Division Winner *

65. 07303>I’m Allergic to 8ulls—t!>Jaime Anrubio>Advancing PO Team

66. 07310>8 Ballers>Ana Dery>Advancing PO Team

67. 07404>NU-FISSION DJII - 8B>Gabriel Armado>Division Winner *

68. 07406>Chalk Squad>Mason Mirlay>Advancing PO Team

9-Ball Teams

Team #>Team Name>Team Captain>Title

1. 21104>Get Off my LAWN!!>Lindsey Silva>Advancing PO Team

2. 21107>9 of Diamonds>Mike Cavender>Advancing PO Team

3. 21109>GoodVibesPool 9>"Carebear" Miller>Division Winner *

4. 21202>Pocket 9’s>Denali Wixsom>Division Winner *

5. 21204>Masters of The Rack>Ethan Nichols>Advancing PO Team

6. 21308>Rock,Paper,Scissors,Shoot>Jodie Macalos>Division Winner *

7. 21309>Coming From Behind>Lynn Goodner>Advancing PO Team

8. 21311>Baxter & Co. 3.0>Michelle Hughes>Advancing PO Team

9. 21312>Cue-Tease>Sean Ahlers>Advancing PO Team

10. 21402>NU-FISSION XIX>Kyle Sudduth>Advancing PO Team

11. 21403>Curiosity Killed the Rack>David Espinoza>Division Winner *

12. 21406>Manic Monday>Zak Dillon>Advancing PO Team

13. 22002>Just Fr*cken Make It!>Frances Green>Advancing PO Team

14. 22003>Scratch This!>Lowell Tindell>Advancing PO Team

15. 22009>NU-FISSION VII - 9B>Justin De Jan>Division Winner *

16. 22101>Back Again>Jose Serrano>Division Winner *

17. 22103>Mikey's Back in Charge>Mikey Solominow>Advancing PO Team

18. 22110>Stoicism>Brionne Dale Vitug>Advancing PO Team

19. 22203>South Bay B. C. Team>Jeannett Turner>Advancing PO Team

20. 22207>The Woo Qrew 2>Arminda Nigh>Division Winner *

21. 22208>The 9 Ballers>Jesse Perez Jr.>Advancing PO Team

22. 22301>Rizz Shots!>Wayne Cichanski>Division Winner *

23. 22309>Shape Optional>Anne Podobnik>Advancing PO Team

24. 22311>Dead Presidents>Jamie Vermillion-Moreno>Advancing PO Team

25. 22401>Kai One On>Kai Fellows>Advancing PO Team

26. 22407>The Voice>Enrique Martinez>Advancing PO Team

27. 22410>NU-FISSION III - 9B>Forrest Joy>Advancing PO Team

28. 22411>We Try!!!>Luc Ngo>Division Winner *

29. 22504>See You Next Cuesday>Nathan Wallace>Advancing PO Team

30. 22505>Blame It On Doug>Doug Birse>Division Winner *

31. 22507>Did U C It Move?>Mary Beth Mirador>Advancing PO Team

32. 22510>Aim True>Steve Credle>Advancing PO Team

33. 22602>Rolling With It!>Debbi Janik>Advancing PO Team

34. 22605>Tonight's Main Event>Snax Tamrakar>Division Winner *

35. 22608>Lights Out>Kris Koll>Advancing PO Team

36. 22704>Pool Katz>Debbie McGriff>Advancing PO Team

37. 22705>Pooligans>Rory Mezzanatto>Division Winner *

38. 22806>Industry Night>Ben Bradley>Advancing PO Team

39. 22808>Seven Ate N9ne>Jason Molina>Division Winner *

40. 22809>NU-FISSION V - 9B>Don Oliver>Advancing PO Team

41. 23101>Get IR Dun>David Heltman>Advancing PO Team

42. 23103>9 Shots!>Kimmie Bloom>Advancing PO Team

43. 23106>9AHOLICS>Danny Oseguera>Division Winner *

44. 23110>Wake N Break>David Ellison>Advancing PO Team

45. 27406>Around the Corner>Jim Kaminski Jr>Advancing PO Team

46. 27407>It Could Happen>Joshua Lowman>Advancing PO Team

47. 27411>PTM>Pepino Gonzalez>Division Winner *

48. 27504>Salire Sul Furgone>Paul Caputo>Division Winner *

49. 27506>Tay's Way>Mitchell Ludwig>Advancing PO Team

50. 27508>Droppin 9's>Doug Albert>Advancing PO Team

51. 47104>Mission Im-Purple-ble>Kai Fellows>Advancing PO Team

52. 47106>Undecided>Kurt Johnson>Division Winner *

53. 47109>Send It>Nicolas Sanchez>Advancing PO Team

54. 47112>Let Us Win 9>Angela Vaughan>Advancing PO Team

55. 47201>Still StickN It 2 'Em!>Michael Ciolino>Advancing PO Team

56. 47202>Stargazing>Gregory Neumann>Division Winner *

57. 47205>#that’swild>Luis Ruiz>Advancing PO Team

58. 47210>A Case of the Runs>Kelli Thomas>Advancing PO Team

59. 47302>Nine Of That Matters Now>Mike Macalos>Advancing PO Team

60. 47303>Wax ON Wax OFF>Sarah Swenney>Division Winner *

61. 47307>NATural Shape>Bermellyn Imamura>Advancing PO Team

62. 47401>I.R.Us>Christian Bowersock>Advancing PO Team

63. 47406>Ball in OrdeR>Elvis Ounacer>Division Winner *

* "Division Winner" (Each player will receive a trophy at the Tri-Annual.) 

Tri-Annual winners will also receive an award and advance to the 2026 San Diego APA World Qualifiers.

Note: If your team is missing from the list above or is incorrectly listed as participating in the Tri-Annual, please contact the League Office to update your team’s status.


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