i just looked up our local playoff schedule.
in our area the division winner automatically qualifies for the tri cups. then you have playoffs for the rest of the teams , depending on how many teams are in the division. some of our divisions have a 4 team playoff, some have 6 teams and several have 8 teams in the playoffs.
i think the 2 top teams in each tri cup qualifies for the cities. if you win our city tournament you go to vegas.
here is what sucks. if you win a tri cup you have to finish in the top half each session to keep your eligibility for the cities. lets say for example you win the fall tri cup. you have to finish in the top half of your division in the winter, spring and summer sessions to keep your eligibility for the cities that are held each summer.
we qualified for the cities in both 8 and 9 ball last fall. so far we have kept our eligibility in 9 ball by coming in 1st or 2nd each session.
we lost our eligibility in 8 ball by coming in last place this last session. we will have to wait and try to qualify again next year for 8 ball. our session just finished up and our cities are being held next month, there is no way to try and qualify again before then. by coming in last place we were not even eligible for the playoffs last week .