PLAYOFF & HIGH POINT FINISHER T-SHIRTS Feed Back / Questions?

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1 SUMMER SESSION NEWS

2 Our new Performance Incentive Scoring System greatly reduces the ability for a player to bang balls or to throw a game here and there to stretch out innings. This greatly decreases perception that a player is trying to cheat to hold their rating down. Honest players are no longer called sandbaggers attempted sandbagging is limited and everyone can have a more fun night out playing pool and socializing!

3 PLAYOFF & HIGH POINT FINISHER T-SHIRTS Feed Back / Questions? Different Color Each Session! Different Design Each Year Sizes Available Small 5X) Hope Everyone Loves The New Shirts Summer Color Charcoal Grey

4 HIGH POINT FINISHER T-SHIRTS (13-16 TEAM DIVISIONS) Please note that all High Point Finishing teams still receive patches, however only team divisions are awarded High Point Finisher T-Shirts. The reason they receive HPF T-Shirts is because they advance directly to the Tri-Cups and have no opportunity to win Divisional Champion T-Shirts. It s also harder to take 1 st place in our larger team divisions!

5 WHEN AND WHERE ARE THE TIER-1 & TIER-2 SEMI-FINALS PLAYED? Both Tier-1 and Tier-2 Semi Finals will be played on the same night of play. Home field advantage goes to the team that is higher in point standings (provided tables are available at their hosting location); otherwise matches are to be played at the opponent s hosting location. If tables are unavailable at the opponent s hosting location, we will schedule the match at one of the other taverns within the division; normally a tavern (with an available table) whose team finished higher in point standings. WHICH TEAMS PLAY IN THE SEMI-FINALS? Team Division... If your team finishes in 1 st place, you will advance directly to the Tier-1 Tri-Annual Championship. If your team finishes in 2 nd place, you will advance directly to the Tier-1 Finals (no Semi-Finals required). If you finish in either 3 rd or 4 th place, your team will play in the Tier-1 Semi-Finals (3 rd vs 4 th ). If your team finishes in either 5 th, 6 th, or 7 th place, or draws the Wildcard slot, your team will play in the Tier-2 Semi-Finals (5 th vs W.C th vs 7 th ) Team Division... If your team finishes in 1 st place, you will advance directly to the Tier-1 Finals (no Semi-Finals required). If your team finishes in either 2 nd or 3 rd place, you will advance to the Tier-1 Semi-Finals (2 nd vs 3 rd ). If your team finishes in either 4 th, 5 th, or 6 th place, or draws the Wildcard slot, your team will play in the Tier-2 Semi- Finals (4 th vs W.C th vs 6 th ). 7-8 Team Division... If your team finishes in either 1 st or 2 nd place, your team will advance directly to the Tier-1 Finals (no Semi-Finals required). If your team finishes in either 3 rd, 4 th, or 5 th place, or draws the Wildcard slot, your team will play in the Tier-2 Semi-Finals (3 rd vs W.C th vs 5 th ). 6 Team Division... If your team finishes in either 1 st or 2 nd place, your team will advance directly to the Tier-1 Finals (no Semi-Finals required). If your team finishes in 3 rd place, your team will advance directly to the Tier-2 Finals (no Semi-Finals required). If your team finishes in either 4 th place or draws the Wildcard slot, your team plays in the Tier- 2 Semi-Finals (4 th vs W.C.). 5 Team Division... If your team finishes in either 1 st or 2 nd place, your team will advance directly to the Tier-1 Finals (no semi-finals required); if your team finishes in 3 rd place or draws the Wildcard slot, your team will advance directly to the Tier-2 Finals (no semi-finals required). 4 Team Division... Tier-1 format only! If your team finishes in 1 st place your team will advance directly to the Tier-1 Finals (no semi-finals required); if your team finishes in either 2 nd place or draws the Wildcard slot, your team will play in the Tier-1 Semi-Finals (2 nd vs Wildcard). There is no Tier-2 Format available for 4-Team Divisions. Note: Your specific Divisional Playoff format is determined by the number of teams that are listed on your division schedule going into the last two weeks of the session.

6 DATES TO REMEMBER SUMMER PLAYOFFS Tier 1 and Tier 2 Semi-Finals will be played the week of August 4 th - 9 th Tier 1 and Tier 2 Finals (Divisions ) will be played week of August 11 th 16 th Division Vegas Make-Up Finals will be played locally Saturday September 7th at 1pm.

7 WHEN PLAYOFF INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday... Call the office anytime after (6 PM) Friday, August 2nd for info on the Semi-Finals; anytime after (6 PM) Friday, August 9th for info on the Finals. Wednesday... Call the office anytime after (6 PM) Monday, August 5th for info on the Semi-Finals; anytime after (6 PM) Monday, August 12th for info on the Finals. Thursday, Friday... Call the office anytime after (6 PM) Tuesday, August 6th for info on the Semi-Finals; anytime after (6 PM) Tuesday, August 13th for info on the Finals. Wildcard teams play in the Semi-Finals (August 4 th 9 th )

8 PLAYOFF DATES & TIMES Division 1-24 Tier-1 Finals will be played at The New Green Room on Sat. Sept.7 th (1pm) Tier-2 Finals will be played at The New Green Room on Sat. Sept. 14 th (1pm) Division Tier-1 Finals will be played at The New Green Room on. Sat. Sept 7 th (7pm) Tier-2 Finals will be played at The New Green Room on Sat. Sept 14th (7pm) Division Masters Finals will be played locally.. August 15th Div Tier-1 Finals will be played at The New Green Room Friday, Sept. 6th (8pm) Tier-2 Finals will be played at The New Green Room on Friday, Sept 13th (8pm) Div Tier-1 Finals will be played at The New Green Room Sun. Sept. 8 th (12 noon) Tier-2 Finals will be played at The New Green Room on Sun. Sept 15th (12 noon) Div Both Tier-1 & Tier-2 Finals for the Outlying Counties will be played locally the week of August 11th-16th (same night/time as regular play) NTC Make up Matches Tier-1 & Tier-2 Finals (Div )... Saturday, Sept.7th (1pm)

9 FALL SESSION START DATES Baltimore City & Baltimore & Howard Counties will begin the week of August 11 th with your paperwork available for pick up at your pick up location late Saturday evening August 10 th. All Outlying Counties will begin one week later the week of August 18 th. Your paperwork will be available for pick up at your pick up location late Saturday evening August 17 th Good Luck to all & enjoy the session! Fall Registration Deadline is July 29th

10 SUMMER SESSION $1,000 EARLY BIRD WINNERS Congratulations to the teams that won the Summer Session Early Bird drawing. Each team won $1,000 to split between each of the members on the team. Team Red Rooster - Captain Denise Pelfrey Team Village Inn - Captain Mark Nichols Fall Registration forms are in your team envelopes NOW, so be sure to register early! Your team could be our next winner! (But Only If You Register Early) Fall Registration Deadline is July 29th

11 LOOKING FOR MORE PLAYERS FOR YOUR TEAM? Captains if you re looking for additional players for your team please check the section in our website forum titled PLAYERS LOOKING FOR TEAMS! We sent out a mailing to a lot of players who used to play in the APA reminding them that the new session starts in a few weeks. If they respond to our postcards or s (that they want to get back into playing pool again this fall) we will post their contact information in our forum. Check back often as the information will be updated daily. apapool.com

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13 PLAYOFF REFEREE SURVEY FORMS Captains please make sure you fill out the referee survey form that your team will receive in your team envelopes during the playoffs. Also please remember to have your division rep or whom ever is filling in as referee for your playoff match sign the form. If the form is not filled out or signed by the Division Rep, they will not receive their referee points. Please remind them!

14 VEGAS BON VOYAGE PARTY Vegas Theme Scheduled for Saturday, August 3 rd (1pm-5pm) at The New Green Room. This is a send off for the twenty seven 8-Ball and 9-Ball teams, 2 Masters teams, two 8-Ball and two 9-Ball Doubles teams going to Vegas. 1 Lucky Team will win dinner at the top of the Stratosphere! This is a Private Party- Invitation Only!

15 CONGRATULATIONS VEGAS BOUND MASTER S TEAMS Gary Allen Champion Billiards RJ Musser Champion Billiards

16 CONGRATULATIONS 8-BALL VEGAS BOUND TEAMS Dave Strzegowski McAvoy s Steve Mynar Red Rooster Matt Iman Gray Manor Inn Joe Norton The New Green Room Ralph Sussman Sandman s Brian McCourry Middle River Inn Donny Glaze The Fort Frank Toscano Glass Grill David Barnes Sheldon s 313

17 CONGRATULATIONS 8-BALL VEGAS BOUND TEAMS Rodney Cannon - Breaktime Dale Welch, Jr. - Left Field Pub Chris Clark Red Rooster Wayne Hardee C.J. s Neil Fitzpatrick Brewer s Landing Jennifer McAlpine Patriotic Club Joe Huntzinger Albanstown Inn13

18 CONGRATULATIONS 9-BALL VEGAS BOUND TEAMS Jack Anderson, Sr. Hammonds Inn Sean O Dohetry Chappies Shannon Inches Silver Dome Douglas Hall Golden Bar & Grill Josh Robinson Nan and Pop s Ray Malone, Sr. Starlite Inn Warren Novak Red Rooster Karen Thanner Pappa s Lounges Inn Dawn Kunnecke Jim Dandy s Michael Meany Fattie s Bar and Grill Jo Anne Vesledahl - Shipwrecked

19 8-BALL DOUBLES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP The 8-Ball Doubles will take place August 15 th -17 th in Las Vegas. Congratulations to: Zachary Nantz & Keith Sutton Sr. Jason Hohn & Norman Day

20 9-BALL DOUBLES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP The 9-Ball Doubles will take place August 21 st -23 rd in Las Vegas. Congratulations to: Ron Williams & Maureen O leary Stephanie Figueira & Tim Ajello

21 8-BALL WHEELCHAIR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP The 8-Ball Wheelchair Challenge (normally held in August) was moved up to coincide with the April National Singles Championship! We conducted our local Wheelchair National Qualifier back in April and John Johnson won and represented our area in Las Vegas!

22 Division Reps Thanks for all your help! GOOD LUCK TODAY IN THE DIVISION REP SINGLES QUALIFIERS! Saturday, July 13 th (7pm) Tournament is Closed Online, but we still have openings! Call Cindy x 116

23 MEGA SINGLES QUALIFIERS 8-Ball Saturday, July 20 th (7pm) Tournament is Full 9-Ball Saturday, July 27 th (7pm) Still some openings Register is now closed! VIVA LAS VEGAS!

24 SUDDEN DEATH IN 8-BALL AND 9-BALL Starting with the Summer Divisional Finals (held at the New Green Room), we will be implementing SUDDEN DEATH in both the NEW 3-Point 8-Ball Scoring System and in 9-Ball. SUDDEN DEATH in 8-BALL will be a race to 1... possibly 2 games based upon which team is in the lead going into sudden Death. Since there are different scenarios that could occur, we will send out a detailed flyer (with examples) later this session. SUDDEN DEATH in 9-Ball the current game will be finished in its entirety, with all balls pocketed in all subsequent games worth double points 2 points each for balls points for the 9-Ball. Sudden death is only being implemented for the Divisional Finals at the New Green Room (not at local Hosting Locations) and the Tri- Cups and National Qualifier.

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26 DO ANY APA POOL TABLE LIGHTS NEED REPAIR? CALL ME - IT S FREE! If you notice any APA light (in any tavern) that starts flickering or is not working properly, please call me (Chris Berwind) and I will personally go to the location and take care of the problem! ( ext. 125). Also, we have spare end pieces for the lights if you notice any lights that are broken.

27 FESTIVALS & EVENTS We just completed the Dundalk Heritage Festival June 28 th - 30 th, and what a crowd! I will be setting up the APA Booth at Essex Day September 16 th, and at the Fells Point Festival October 4-5 th. If you know of any festivals/fairs in your area, please let me know ( ext. 125). I could use a hand at the events. If you are interested, please give me a call. Thanks Chris Berwind, APA Marketing Manager

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29 LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Each week, we give out two $25 Gift Cards to random friends who have signed up on the APA of Maryland Facebook Page! Make sure you Like our page to be eligible to win.

30 FACEBOOK WINNERS LOG INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AND SEARCH FOR APA POOL LEAGUE OF MARYLAND LIKE US NOW! TWO LUCKY FACEBOOK MEMBERS WIN EVERY WEEK! Week 1- Whitney Quinn - Chestertown Week 2 - Suzie Coronel - Baltimore Week 3 - Audra Weber - Baltimore Week 4 - Megan Wallace Shippensburg Week 5 - Mary-Jo Metz Baltimore Week 6 - Antionette Evans Baltimore Week 7 - Christine Barker-Turner Nottingham Week 8 - Scott Becker- Pasadena Week 9 - Steven Rudisill -Hagerstown Lia Bernstein - Baltimore George Bauer - Baltimore Ken Lozupone - Frederick Chris Francis - Baltimore Jimmy Scherer Curtis Bay Janet Stielper Dundalk Danny Ward Havre De Grace Jack Robinson - Baltimore Rita Jackson - Baltimore