APA World Champs!

David in FL

David in FL

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Congratulations to our very own Party Animals!

We're proud of you guys!

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Back Row (L to R): Carrie Klinkosh, Danielle Woodall, Ana Arboleda, Laci Penton; Front Row (L to R): George Saunders, Gregory Woodall, Brad Fournier, Gregory Pugh
 
David in FL said:
Congratulations to our very own Party Animals!

We're proud of you guys!

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Back Row (L to R): Carrie Klinkosh, Danielle Woodall, Ana Arboleda, Laci Penton; Front Row (L to R): George Saunders, Gregory Woodall, Brad Fournier, Gregory Pugh
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Congrats to them, but are they members of the forum? Just curious as you said "our" very own. Either way, great accomplishment!
 
jokrswylde said:
Congrats to them, but are they members of the forum? Just curious as you said "our" very own. Either way, great accomplishment!
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Nope. At least not as far as I know!

They do play out of my little room here in Central Florida though.

Over the last two years we have had a USA pool league national championship team, a USA Pool League national second place team, a USA pool league individual 8 Ball national champion, a USA pool league individual national nine ball champion, and now the APA eight ball champions.

Not too shabby!

Our group of guys and girls travel pretty well.

cookie man said:
Pretty cool. That George Saunders guy can play a little. Nice guy also
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Yep. George is a great guy. Greg Pugh gets around the table pretty well too.
 
David in FL said:
Nope. At least not as far as I know!

They do play out of my little room here in Central Florida though.

Over the last two years we have had a USA pool league national championship team, a USA Pool League national second place team, a USA pool league individual 8 Ball national champion, a USA pool league individual national nine ball champion, and now the APA eight ball champions.

Not too shabby!

Our group of guys and girls travel pretty well.
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Strong room! Congrats to all.
 
David in FL said:
Normal team.

The lower rated players really pulled it together this week! Just a lot of hard work and heart.

I don't play APA, but have to say, that's a long, hard row to hoe.
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Two super-7’s on the same team keep it from being “that” normal for an APA team (2x Fargo 650+ players with good robustness). It’s also pretty rare that all 8 players are registered in the Fargo system.

But still congrats to the winners!

But APA wise, 2 super 7’s who are 2:1 favorites to another team’s “normal” 7 and a low ranked player getting hot at the right time are going to be a tough out.

If our team played them straight up it would involve their Fargo 688 SL 7 playing our Fargo 522 SL 7, then me (our second best player as a 450-ish SL 5) trying my hand against the Fargo 668 SL-7. I’m a 4:1 underdog each rack so the 2 rack handicap advantage isn’t helping me much.
 
Justaneng said:
Two super-7’s on the same team keep it from being “that” normal for an APA team (2x Fargo 650+ players with good robustness). It’s also pretty rare that all 8 players are registered in the Fargo system.

But still congrats to the winners!

But APA wise, 2 super 7’s who are 2:1 favorites to another team’s “normal” 7 and a low ranked player getting hot at the right time are going to be a tough out.

If our team played them straight up it would involve their Fargo 688 SL 7 playing our Fargo 522 SL 7, then me (our second best player as a 450-ish SL 5) trying my hand against the Fargo 668 SL-7. I’m a 4:1 underdog each rack so the 2 rack handicap advantage isn’t helping me much.
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Yep.

One of the things I really dislike about the APA SL system.

It's absolute silliness to have a top cap that encompasses that large of a range of actual skill level.
 
Justaneng said:
Two super-7’s on the same team keep it from being “that” normal for an APA team (2x Fargo 650+ players with good robustness). It’s also pretty rare that all 8 players are registered in the Fargo system.

But still congrats to the winners!

But APA wise, 2 super 7’s who are 2:1 favorites to another team’s “normal” 7 and a low ranked player getting hot at the right time are going to be a tough out.

If our team played them straight up it would involve their Fargo 688 SL 7 playing our Fargo 522 SL 7, then me (our second best player as a 450-ish SL 5) trying my hand against the Fargo 668 SL-7. I’m a 4:1 underdog each rack so the 2 rack handicap advantage isn’t helping me much.
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Two 7’s and a bunch of three’s is a great way to build a team
 
Justaneng said:
Two super-7’s on the same team keep it from being “that” normal for an APA team (2x Fargo 650+ players with good robustness). It’s also pretty rare that all 8 players are registered in the Fargo system.

But still congrats to the winners!

But APA wise, 2 super 7’s who are 2:1 favorites to another team’s “normal” 7 and a low ranked player getting hot at the right time are going to be a tough out.

If our team played them straight up it would involve their Fargo 688 SL 7 playing our Fargo 522 SL 7, then me (our second best player as a 450-ish SL 5) trying my hand against the Fargo 668 SL-7. I’m a 4:1 underdog each rack so the 2 rack handicap advantage isn’t helping me much.
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Yep that is a tough setup to beat, but I think all leagues except for the BCA and USAPL run into the max handicap ceiling when going over 600 Fargo for a great player that can beat most other top rated players. My son is a 630 and is one of the top 10 players in the country in TAP league for wins as a 7. I'm a 550ish player and I am also a 7 half the time. Add in a bunch of "strong" players for their handicap, and it's a winning team. In my area there are a couple of teams that are always winning trips to Vegas, they just know how to play the handicap system very well and have a strong 7 well over the normal 7s.
 
cookie man said:
Two 7’s and a bunch of three’s is a great way to build a team
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Are you saying all their other players are 3s? If so and after some Fargo name searches, that team should have at least one strong 4 (Laci), one 6 (Gregory) and another solid 4 (Brad).

That's 7, 7, 6, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3. If the actual team SLs are 7, 7, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 then they are, well we all know what could be said...
 
sbrownn said:
Are you saying all their other players are 3s? If so and after some Fargo name searches, that team should have at least one strong 4 (Laci), one 6 (Gregory) and another solid 4 (Brad).

That's 7, 7, 6, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3. If the actual team SLs are 7, 7, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 then they are, well we all know what could be said...
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No didn’t mean that. I only know a few players on that team. We used to set our teams up in Baltimore like that. Two 7’s and a bunch of three’s
 
Justaneng said:
Two super-7’s on the same team keep it from being “that” normal for an APA team (2x Fargo 650+ players with good robustness). It’s also pretty rare that all 8 players are registered in the Fargo system.

But still congrats to the winners!

But APA wise, 2 super 7’s who are 2:1 favorites to another team’s “normal” 7 and a low ranked player getting hot at the right time are going to be a tough out.

If our team played them straight up it would involve their Fargo 688 SL 7 playing our Fargo 522 SL 7, then me (our second best player as a 450-ish SL 5) trying my hand against the Fargo 668 SL-7. I’m a 4:1 underdog each rack so the 2 rack handicap advantage isn’t helping me much.
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I wonder how many opponents tried to throw "off" (throwing their lowest players against the SL 7 players and try to make it up with with other matches in their favor)?
 
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