You say APA is for bangers?
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That's a beat down. Good for him. There are plenty of good players in the APA. Of course everyone on this website is a AA player and is above the APA, didn't you know? 
I don't play in the APA because I don't like to have to be commited to playing at a certain time each week or the handicap that the apa sets. I would be considered a gambling player. I get a ton of action going to the apa league nights. Yes, there are some really good players in the apa.
I think all the leagues are great for pool. They are just not my thing. I get tired of people knocking them, because we would have less pool rooms than we have now without them, but you will always have knockers. People that have to make themselves feel better by putting other people down are everywhere.
Not if I lose twenty or thirty pounds
!!!On a more serious note, how far up into the money can a person go in an APA event and still be considered an amateur??? This is a serious question. I am not knocking anything they do, I am just curious as to what line is drawn by the APA that determines who is no longer an amateur.
Maniac
Not if I lose twenty or thirty pounds
On a more serious note, how far up into the money can a person go in an APA event and still be considered an amateur??? This is a serious question. I am not knocking anything they do, I am just curious as to what line is drawn by the APA that determines who is no longer an amateur.
Maniac
i don't believe there is a line. they say there is but i can't find it. we have one guy, who isn't currently not playing - but if i loose the 7 on my 9 ball team i'm picking him up (he's a 9) - who has cashed in the us open. he didn't cash high but he cashed. he has also cashed in a few other pro/open events. we also have a few women who play in wpba events. they haven't cashed but they are playing in the events.
i don't really care. i like having them play with us. it makes me try harder.
Not if I lose twenty or thirty pounds
On a more serious note, how far up into the money can a person go in an APA event and still be considered an amateur??? This is a serious question. I am not knocking anything they do, I am just curious as to what line is drawn by the APA that determines who is no longer an amateur.
Maniac
As far as I know there isnt a line dividing amateurs and professionals. There isnt a professional tour for men like there is for women. I can think of one player who is still in the APA and has won singles, us amateur, and 9-12 at US Open. It could be debated as to whether he is a professional or not but in my opinion he is. I would think most players who view themselves as professionals wouldnt bother playing in an "amateur" league. Thats my two cents on the subject.
Apollos played APA last year too. He was at Singles Nationals in the 8ball event. Steve (on a roll) Knoll won that event. Its difficult for even a high level shortstop/regional pro level player like Apollos to snap off nationals because of the way apa seeds the brackets from worst to best going down the bracket. At the bottom 32, you have clustered together the top APA players in the country. From what I saw last year, the bottom 32 of each event was filled with guys who ran out ALOT on the barboxes.
Here is the current list of people qualified for the 8 and 9ball events.
http://poolplayers.com/8-BallClassicQualifierList.html
http://poolplayers.com/9-BallQualifierList.html
these lists only cover the people who qualifed in the fall and not the spring regional but already you can see alot of great players on the list. Apollos won the fall regional for 8ball so he will be in both events. It wouldn't shock me to see him snap both off although he will have to play very well to do so. There will be alot of running out on the small track in las vegas in late april.
Here is the current list of people qualified for the 8 and 9ball events.
http://poolplayers.com/8-BallClassicQualifierList.html
http://poolplayers.com/9-BallQualifierList.html
these lists only cover the people who qualifed in the fall and not the spring regional but already you can see alot of great players on the list. Apollos won the fall regional for 8ball so he will be in both events. It wouldn't shock me to see him snap both off although he will have to play very well to do so. There will be alot of running out on the small track in las vegas in late april.
Well that definition excludes about 99.999% of all Pool players in the USA!
Gabe in both events
Gabe is only playing in the National Singles Championships in 8 Ball.
He qualified for the Regional 9 ball event next Oct.
Gabe is only playing in the National Singles Championships in 8 Ball.
He qualified for the Regional 9 ball event next Oct.
+1, had the pleasure of talking to him more than once at Reno, very cool guy.
you are right but that is their guideline that is why the us amatuer entry asks for your employment info.
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It depends on what you consider a banger?
You bring up one player that is a fantastic player. If you look at the way that the APA is set up it is very difficult to have a team loaded with high skilled players because of the 23 rule. Inorder for a 7 to play the other 4 players would have to add up to 16 or you would need 4 players ranked at 4. So the majority of the players have to be lower skilled because of that. If anyone that is not of his level a banger than I would say that the majority of players in the APA are bangers.
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It depends on what you consider a banger?
You bring up one player that is a fantastic player. If you look at the way that the APA is set up it is very difficult to have a team loaded with high skilled players because of the 23 rule. Inorder for a 7 to play the other 4 players would have to add up to 16 or you would need 4 players ranked at 4. So the majority of the players have to be lower skilled because of that. If anyone that is not of his level a banger than I would say that the majority of players in the APA are bangers.
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Ditto
Every time I read comments saying if you want to get better ditch the APA I tend to shake my head. I play masters only now, but in my league there are several GSBT tournament winners, Viking Tour winners, US Open cashers and US Amateur winner/high placers. I am either lucky, or the others don't take the time to look around.