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3-person teams * 14-match season * BCA/ACS Sanctioned!
Every Team in the LEAGUE Wins CASH!!
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Qualify to play in the AZPL State Championships! 4 days of pool
3 times a year! 70 teams qualify for 1 of 2 brackets in the
championships! 20 win cash in the tourney! $3,000 for 1st in
BOTH brackets in the
AZPL State Championships and a match between the hot seat
winners for $1,000! Over $15,000 in the tournament prize
pool this season!
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Qualify for the AZPL Globe Trot in September and Whiskey Row Run
in March!
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Dual Sanctioned with BCA & ACS! All scores go to Fargo!
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Qualify for the BCA Nationals & the ACS Nationals, both in Las
Vegas!
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Qualify for ANY BCA and ACS event in North America!
The Arizona Pool Leagues was created in February 2003 with our
first session beginning on May 7th. The AZPL was designed with
the casual pool player in mind. We pride ourselves on being an
amateur, beer-drinking, have-fun pool league. It is meant for
the not-so-serious player to come down and have some fun, shoot
some pool, drink a few beers (though not necessarily in that
order) and win some cash too! When I created the league the
thought was 'Why do we need to go to Vegas when we can have a
big Championship right here'. Hence we have 3 State
Championships a year since 2003! Ironically, we are now
sanctioned for those who do want to go to Vegas.
That’s right ladies and gentlemen! 8-ball. Teams of 3 players.
Round-robin format. You’ll play every person on the other team
one game each. It’s a pre-determined breaking order with the
home team breaking 5 times and the away team 4. In the opening
round the visiting team breaks first. In the second round the
home team breaks. In the final round it’s split home / away /
home on the breaks. Simple scoring! It’s a point for each ball
down. 3 points for the 8! A win is 10! Hit an 8-ball break and
that’s a win! Call your ball & pocket! Ball in hand rules apply!
Handicapped based on your performance in the league! Anyone can
play from beginners to Fargo superstars! Score the most and
allow the fewest and you can win player of the week honors and
win an exclusive AZPL Player of the Week lapel pin! We also
offer lapel pins for when you score your first 30-point game,
win your 100th game and score your 1,000th point because it
takes a lot of balls to score a thousand points!
We keep track of all of your stats! Every single point you score!
Every win! All kinds of stats! Every single game you play!
All-Time! Check out the site and see 19+ years of stats for
every player to ever play in the league! Regular season and
championship stats! All scores are entered within 48 hours of
submission. Just send a pic of the full scoresheet! We enter the
scores for you! And you can print the scoresheets right off the
website complete with up-to-date stats of both teams!
55 consecutive championship tournaments in Arizona since 2003!
Teams are competing for 70 spots in the 55th AZPL State
Championships at Mill’s Modern Social in Tempe! You’ll play 14
matches during the season. At the end of the season each
division has so many allotted spots in the championships based
on the number of teams in the division. There are currently 42
guaranteed spots spread out across all divisions in the main
bracket. Of all the teams that don’t get those spots the top 27
based on their win/loss percentages go into the B bracket! The
rest of the teams qualify to play in the wild card tournament on
Friday night for the 70th spot!
Not your normal bracket!
Your win/loss percentage determines your start time in the
tournament. In the main bracket the first place teams start at
6pm Saturday where-as the bump-in teams begin play at 10am. The
higher you rank the later your start time. Number one team gets
pole position! You can see how important it is to be higher in
the standings for a better start time. For teams that have the
same winning percentage the tie-breaker goes to points scored
making EVERY POINT COUNT! In the B bracket it's the opposite!
Teams get placed with highest ranked coming in at 10am with the
lowest ranked team in the pole position! In both brackets the
opening round is the wild card round and a battle for the home
table. It begins at 10am. Once the table is won that is your
table to lose and you can see on the bracket who your next
opponent will be all day long. From that point on you are the
home team and all of your opponents will be challenging you for
that table as the away team. No need to move around to a new
table each match! Until you lose that is. Then you flip into the
left side of the bracket and you’ll be challenging for that
table. For those who are still in the main bracket come Sunday
morning you are guaranteed IN THE MONEY! If you lose twice on
Saturday you’ll be out of the main bracket but you’ll be coming
back on Sunday in the Third Elimination bracket in a battle for
11th place and a cash prize of $1,000! And to guarantee you’ll
play two matches on Sunday if you lose your first match in the
3rd Elim bracket you’ll go into ‘Got Up Early and Lost Bracket’
to win a free season in the league and give it another try next
season! In the B bracket if you lose twice on Saturday you'll
immediately play in the opening round of the 3rd elimination
bracket with teams returning to compete on Sunday for 9th place
and a cash prize of $750!
What can YOU win?
That’s a great question! We award trophies to the first and
second places teams in each division as well as the men’s and
woman’s MVPs. In addition the top men’s and woman’s rookies and
most improved players win trophies! On average the first place
teams win between $750 and $1,000 in cash! Every team in the
division gets a cash prize based on where they finish in the
standings! Even last place gets something! If you win the
division MVP you can win another $100! Got a female on the team?
She can win woman’s MVP and get herself $100 too! This season
there is going to be over $22,000 in cash payouts to all the
teams in the league! And then comes the AZPL State Championships
where your team can win up to $3,000 out of a $15,000 prize
pool! If you are the hot seat winner of A or B there is
another $1,000 you can win by winning that match. Win it all and in addition to
all that you also get your
entry paid to the ACS Nationals in Las Vegas! A $250 value! And
then of course there are the championship trophies and the
exclusive Championship winner shirts! The top 11 teams are in
the money with another two teams winning free seasons! Second &
third also receive trophies! And lastly, if you are the
tournament MVP you win $100! Win everything and that’s $5,450
for a team of 3! In the B bracket first place is $3,000 with the
top 2 teams winning cash! 13 teams overall getting paid out in
the championships! We do that three times a year. Oh yeah!
You’ll also be featured on the cover of the AZPL Championship
commemorative magazine!
At the AZPL State Championships you can also play in these great
events:
Thursday night: 8-ball singles tournament
Friday night:
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10-ball/9-ball tournament
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Scotch Doubles/Singles 8-ball tournament
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Women's 8-ball singles tournament
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8-Ball Break & Run Derby
All have cash payouts with entry fees ranging from free if you
hit an 8-ball break for 8-Ball Break & Run Derby or $10 to $20
per person depending on the event!
What’s the Globe Trot?
The Globe Trot is our annual trip to 2 Lanes Saloon in Globe!
Traditionally held the last weekend of September as a farewell
to summer next year the dates are Sept 29, 30 & Oct 1! On Friday
night we have a singles tournament and karaoke! Saturday we
start off the day with a barbeque and team tournament followed
by some 3 ball capped off with a scotch-doubles/singles
tournament and some more karaoke! To finish the weekend we have
another singles tournament on Sunday! There are
3 hotels right across the street as well as a Denny’s! You don’t
have to touch your car the entire weekend! Play some pool, eat
some food, sing some songs and have a blast!
Coming soon… another Whiskey Row Run and then our 20th
anniversary celebration!
How much does it cost to join?
Another great question! There is a $20 annual due for BCA (renews
in January), a $15 annual due for ACS (renews in June) and a $15
seasonal player entry (renews every season). Those are the 1
time per year/season fees. The weekly dues are typically $10 per
week!
Get your team signed up today!
Currently we have 101 teams in 9 divisions in Tempe, Phoenix,
Globe, Flagstaff, Williams and Prescott Valley and looking for more areas to
join in the fun! We're also looking for traveling teams in
Phoenix on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Want to play in the AZPL but there isn't a
division set up near you? We’re always looking for league
representatives to promote growth! You can even make some cash
every week being the rep! All you need is 12 players to get a
division started! Just 4 teams! It will grow from there! We’ll
provide you with posters to promote the league and materials to
get the division started! Contact me if you'd like to get a
division started ANYWHERE! Even OUTSIDE of Arizona! 200 teams
for the 20th!
Contact me today to get started! Play begins January 16th!
Small teams * Short season * Huge Payouts!
It's the way a pool league should be!
Here is a breakdown of the dues & fees and where
it all goes.
$10 per player per
division per season entry fee – covers the following seasonal
costs:
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This
includes but not limited to trophies, website/hosting,
championship programs, posters, championship shirts, rule books,
lapel pins, advertising, ink, pens, paper, prizes, bonuses, etc.
Weekly dues (local
divisions) – $10 per player breaks down as follows:
$4.00 to top
half of division & M/F MVP payouts $56/person over 14 weeks
$3.57 to
tourney prize fund $50/person
over 14 weeks
$1.43 to
bottom half division payouts $20/person over
14 weeks
$1.00 to the
league operator for his/her efforts $14/person over 14
weeks
*No entry
into the State Championships for these divisions
Weekly dues (out of
town/franchise divisions) – based on $10** per player
$1.43 to
championship tourney prize fund
$20/person/team/season
$1.00 to the
local league operator for his/her efforts $14/person
*$1.43 to
championship entry fund ($100 entry) $20/person
**$6.14 to
local payouts
$86/person
First two
items are mandatory minimum requirements.
*Entry
into State Championships is $100/team. This is a suggested
fund.
**This
number is adjustable.
$35 annual due per
player for outside sanctioning (ACS/BCA/Fargo) purposes
($15ACS/$20BCA). All scores are entered into Fargo and you’re
qualified for any ACS/BCA event during that year.
We at the Arizona Pool Leagues hope you enjoy
your time with us and look forward to shooting with you.
Michael Kerin
League Operator
Arizona's Pool League |
