Congratulations and good luck to our local pool teams that will be heading to Las Vegas in the coming weeks to compete in the APA World Pool Championships, conducted by the American Poolplayers Association (APA). Recognized by Guinness Records as the World’s Largest Pool Tournament, they’ll join nearly 15,000 pool players from the United States, Canada, Japan and China. The event, scheduled for Aug. 10-19 at the Westgate Resort & Casino, will feature nearly 300 pool tables and award more than $1 Million in prize money in five different formats – 8-Ball, 9-Ball, Masters, Ladies 8-Ball and Jack & Jill Doubles, which consists of both a male and female player. In addition, every player will have the opportunity to compete in smaller MiniMania tournaments which take place nearly round-the-clock and offer a variety of different formats. In total, more than 40 local amateur billiard players will travel to the championships to represent the Baton Rouge area and the local APA franchise. Congratulations to the following teams who will represent our area in the 8 ball and 9 ball team championships! Rack Runners, The Shot Callers, Miscues Cajun Tigers, The Black Bull Wranglers Every player competes here in the local APA Pool League, with the top teams advancing to the local championships to determine who advances to Las Vegas.
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