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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! 56 teams qualify for the
championships! 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!
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.
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!
61 consecutive championship tournaments in Arizona since 2003!
Teams are competing for 56 spots in the 62nd AZPL State
Championships at Dozer's Grill in Mesa! 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 55
guaranteed spots spread out across all divisions in the two
brackets. The
rest of the teams qualify to play in the wild card tournament on
Friday night for the 56th 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
7pm Saturday where-as the bump-in teams begin play at 9am. 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 both brackets the
opening round is the wild card round and a battle for the home
table. It begins at 9am. 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. 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
9th 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 ‘I Guarantee You'll
Play TWO on Sunday’
bracket to win a free season in the league and give it another
try next season!
What can YOU win?
What can you
win? Your team can win up to $1,000 for a first place finish in
your division and no less than $50 for a last place finish. 1st
& 2nd place teams win trophies! You can win $100 and
a trophy if you are the division MVP. $150 and a trophy if you
are the league MVP. You can win from $50 up to $500 if you have
a top 10 all-time caliber season.
If your team
qualifies for the state championship tournament (only 56 teams
qualify) you can win over $4,000! Top 8 are in the money! 1st, 2nd & 3rd
place in the championships win trophies! First place wins the
exclusive AZPL Championship green shirts! If you are the
tournament MVP you win $100-150! If you have a top 10 all-time
caliber tournament weekend you can win from $25-$250!
At the AZPL State Championships you can also play in these great
events:
Thursday night: Scotch Doubles/Singles 8-ball tournament
Friday night:
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10-ball tournament
singles tournament
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9-ball tournament
singles tournament
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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 $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 this year the dates are Sept 30, Oct 1 & 2! 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 barbeque on Sunday with a singles tournament! 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!
Whiskey Row?
In the spring we have our Whiskey Row Run event at Barefoot
Bob’s Billiards in Prescott Valley! This is traditionally held
the final weekend of March. Three fun-filled days of pool! A
scotch-doubles/singles tournament on Friday to kick off the
weekend! Saturday features a bring your own team of 5 team
tournament along with our 8-Ball Break & Run Derby event. In the
evening we close out the night with an 8-ball tournament and a
10-ball/9-ball tourney! To close out the weekend we have a
3-person team event on Sunday!
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 $13 per
week!
Get your team signed up today!
Currently we have 79 teams in 10 divisions in Tempe, Phoenix,
Globe and Flagstaff and always looking for more areas to join in
the fun! 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 a few bucks every week being
the rep! All you need are 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! Nationwide!
Contact me today to get started! Play begins every year in
January, May & September!
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.
(effective May 2023)
$15 per
player per division per season entry fee – covers the following
seasonal costs:
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*) – $13 per player breaks down as follows:
$4.29 to top half of division & M/F MVP
payouts $60/person over 14 weeks
$3.57 to tourney prize
fund $50/person over 14 weeks
$1.71 to bottom half division
payouts $24/person over 14
weeks
$1.00 to
Special League Events $14/person over 14 weeks
$2.00 to the league operator for his/her
efforts $28/person over 14 weeks
$0.43 to the league
scorekeeper $6/person
over 14 weeks
**$2.00 to green fees (this is
MMS specific and additional to dues) $28/person over 14 weeks
*No entry into the State Championships for these
divisions
**This is in addition to the $13 weekly due
hence $15/week at MMS
Weekly
dues (out of town/franchise divisions) – based on $12 per player
*$2.00 to championship tourney prize fund
$28/person/team/season
$2.00 to the local league operator for his/her
efforts $28/person
*$0.43 to the league for
scorekeeping $6/person
*$1.00 to
Special League Events $14/person
**$1.43 to championship entry
fund ($150 entry) $20/person
***$5.14 to local
payouts $72/person
First three items are mandatory minimum
requirements.
*These are paid to the AZPL.
**Entry into State
Championships is $150/team. This is a suggested fund.
***This number is adjustable. Ie meaning if you
lower your dues below the recommended $12 it comes out of here.
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 |
