Roger on the grandeur and I also enjoy playing with friends and having a good time, that's why I stick to APA. More pool, more opportunities, and more fun.
Speaking of APA and CPA, our LO just posted a tournament - Idaho against Canada in 9B! It's a random draw so not sure if I'll make it, it's 8's and 9's and I'm not sure how many 8's we have. That is something I definitely want to play in. It's taking place on 7/3 (4's and 5's) and 7/10 (8's and 9's).
And yeah, the 7's (8B) and 9's (9B) can definitely vary. I think we only have 5 9's in our area and we range from 520 to 611 in FargoRate. One of them just recently got back into pool and he should end up in the mid 600's by the time he has 200 games in. We joke that the league operator needs a new patch that says "I beat a 12".
It can go the other way too. I don't play much 8 ball in APA but there is a 7 that I have played a few times and I've beat him up pretty good.
As someone mentioned, it completely depends on the area. If there aren't that many strong players then people that really should be 6's move up to 7's then a true 7 joins the league and demolishes them.
Can't be too many 8s or 9 handicaps in Idaho. I'm pretty sure they don't have a 9ft table in that entire state
My $ would be on the Canucks.
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