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Here's an update as of July 11.

AWESOME!! All 51 of our Vegas players have been informed.

I have been following team counts for over 10 years, and the count with over two weeks to go is always lower than the final count. This is most likely due to TBD entries. I deleted part of my last post because I made a mistake with the doubles numbers and rather than fix it I just deleted it.

You have to look at the whole picture. The singles numbers are down but the team numbers are at or ahead of where they were last year.

There are several players with a 0 Fargo rating in the list. I'm assuming they will be given a normal starting rating, but that could adjust the ranges slightly.

Even though the deadline has passed the numbers will continue to climb slowly. Here are the latest UNOFFICIAL numbers for 8-ball singles.

MORE INTERESTING 2016 BCAPL NATIONALS TRIVIA.... So far $632,125 in entry fees have been paid by 4,700 different players. If you look at entry fees paid by league, League 879 from Concord, CA is #1 in the world at $8,345. Here are the top five leagues: 1. $11,295 - Concord, CA League 879 2...

UPDATE AS OF JULY 5th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ There are 411 Gold teams registered so far. There are 16 teams at a 3000 combined Fargo or above. Most of these have subs registered that will allow them to play below 3000. 14 leagues...

The BCAPL just reversed that rule for this year's Nationals and will allow scotch doubles teammates to communicate while at the table. However the non-shooting player must be seated. It will be interesting to see if this new rule will slow down play considerably. I wouldn't think so for the...

I absolutely love my Russian Magic chalk, but I have already lost 2 of the 4 cubes I initially purchased. I now have my teammates trained to keep an eye on my chalk so that I don't leave it behind at the end of a match. They are nice people. :)

Your 551 Fargo rating should be comfortably within the Gold division. The Silver/Gold split should be right around the "unknown" 525 rating. It will be curious to see which division the unknowns get placed into.

This will be the 12th consecutive year of attendance for the Santa Barbara Pool League (515). This year we will have more players going than any other year (50). Personally I will be playing in the Gold Scotch Doubles, Gold 8-Ball Singles, Gold 9-Ball Teams, and Gold 8-Ball Teams.

The Santa Barbara Pool League has been around for 40+ years and has never been handicapped.

Here's an update as of July 1. Countries represented: Belgium, Canada, Jamaica, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, St Lucia, United Kingdom, USA

I directed a tournament at Sal Butera's pool hall in Moorpark, CA seven years ago when Brendan was 14. His enthusiasm for the sport was infectious. He loved talking to the good players about the game and how to do this shot or that. He played remarkably fast and his stroke was simple and...

Are you in shape? Can you walk five miles with no problem? If you are on the losers side of the bracket on Singles Sunday, you will be playing a lot of matches and walking a lot back and forth to the pool room. Your balance in your stance and your mental focus begin to wear down if you are...

I took these right off of the VNEA website. As GUTSHOT points out, a few of these VNEA break rules are specific to league play and are not used at the National level. I am strictly a BCAPL player so I only know of VNEA what I read.

VNEA: Making The 8-Ball On The Break an automatic win. BCAPL: If you pocket the 8-ball on the break and do not foul, you may have the 8-ball spotted and accept the table in position or re-rack the balls and break again. VNEA: Pocketing the 8-ball and the cue ball on the break stroke is loss of...

This is the wrong news story. California, not Texas. Brendan Crockett, not Brendan Galloway.

AT THE BCAPL NATIONALS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCRATCHING ON THE 8 BALL: Not a loss unless you also pocket the 8-ball JUMP SHOTS: Legal. Must call ball and pocket. No scooping the ball, obviously. Jump cues are legal. PUSH SHOTS/DOUBLE...