March 21, 2008

CENTRAL OHIO APA NEWS AND EVENTS

Correction to the last newsletter: We posted team Run Em Out playing out of Southgate Lounge and they really played out of Ruby Hills!! Sorry, guys.

FALL 2007 8-BALL TOPGUN TOURNAMENT:

We had a good turn out for this tournament. There were 61 participants in the 3-5 skill level range and 24 participants in the 6-7 skill level range.

The combined $10 entry fee and money added totaled $815 paid to 16 places in the 3-5 skill level bracket. The winner of the 3-5 skill levels was Ryan Hannahs out of The Barn in Zanesville. He won $225. 2^nd place winner was Greg Ent out of Bellagio’s Pub in Summit Station.

Other winners were:

3^rd-4^th	Roger Gessells	Tri-County Nite Hunters	Logan	$80
3^rd-4^th	Shawn Dodge	4^th Quarter Lounge	Columbus	$80
5^th-8^th	Doug Degan	Stop 42	Delaware	$40
5^th-8^th	P.J. Williams	Stephens	Marysville	$40
5^th-8^th	Rick Shuler	Stop 42	Delaware	$40
5^th-8^th	Vanessa Hood	8-Ball Sports Bar	Columbus	$40
9^th-16^th	Brandon Elliott	8-Ball Sports Bar	Columbus	$15
9^th-16^th	Dan Fitzpatrick	Marshall’s	Columbus	$15
9^th-16^th	Guy Roberts	The Kickback Bar/Grill	Plain City	$15
9^th-16^th	John Salierno	Donerick’s Pub	Worthington	$15
9^th-16^th	Ken Reffitt	Plain City Lanes	Plain City	$15
9^th-16^th	Lenny McFarland	Light House	Zanesville	$15
9^th-16^th	Robert Palmer	The Farm	Springfield	$15

Total pay out in the 6-7 skill level bracket was $440. The Winner in the 6-7 Skill Level Range was Willie Hottinger who won $150.00. 2^nd place went to Joel Kidd who won $90.

Other winners were:

3^rd-4^th	Mike Chambers	8-Ball Sports Bar/Scalawags	Columbus	$50
3^rd-4^th	Troy Vennon	Blarney Stone	Pickerington	$50
5^th-8^th	Chad Fisher	Main Event	Lancaster	$25
5^th-8^th	Mike Cahill	Stop 42	Delaware	$25
5^th-8^th	Perley Clawson	Victory Billiards	Lancaster	$25
5^th-8^th	Reinaldo Blanco	Corner Stone Pub	Gahanna	$25

3^RD ANNUAL STATE TOURNAMENT:

We had 23 teams participate in the 3^rd annual State Tournament February 22-24. 6 areas joined efforts for this tournament. 11 teams participated from the Central Ohio APA, 2 teams from Southern Ohio, 5 Teams from Akron/Canton, 1 team from West Central, 3 teams from South West, and 1 team from West Cuyahoga. The cost to

participate in this event was $200/per team. In addition to the 1^st place team

winning $2200, each player from the 1^st place team received an individual trophy for their efforts.

WINNERS	TEAM NAME	AREA	$$WON
1^st place	R We in the Finals Yet?	West Cuyahoga	$2,200
2^nd Place	4 U 2 N V	Central Ohio	$1,300
3^rd Place	Executioners	Central Ohio	$700
4^th Place	Drinkin & Sinkin	South West	$500
5^th/6^th Place	Make it Up	South West	$350
5^th/6^th Place	Top Dog	Southern	$350

SINGLES REGIONAL SPRING TOURNAMENT:

The spring Singles Regional was held at the 8-Ball Sports Bar on March 1. A total of 49 players competed for the opportunity to play in Vegas in the National Singles Championships in April. Of those 49, 4 players won the right to go. This is the breakdown of participants

Tiers	Skill Level	# of Participants	Advance to Championships	# of Central Ohio Participants
Purple Tier	6 & 7	7	1	2
Yellow Tier	4 & 5	31	2	5
Blue Tier	2 & 3	11	1	6
		49	4	13

The odds of winning this event are so much greater than playing any lottery! And the cost is only $15.00. We are really pleased with the number of Central Ohio players that competed in the Blue Tier (2 & 3). Can we get more for the next Regional this fall?

The tournament moved along very quickly. All of our players played hard against competitors. Audrey Lowery from Newark played in the final match for the 2-3 skill level tier. She fought a good battle!

Mike Roberts from Marysville ended up winning the 6-7 skill level tier. He will be competing against other skill level 6-7’s at the National Singles Tournament May 1-3. Go get ‘em, Mike!

Again, the only cost to play is $15.00 (plus cost of tables) on a qualifier board. Once you win on a qualifier board, you will be competing in a Singles Regional Tournament. Cost to enter that is nothing and the tables are opened up. If you qualify at the Singles Regional to play in Las Vegas, you receive a $300 travel allowance for Singles National Tournament and your room at the Riviera is free! And the total purse for this event on the National level is $200,000.

The qualifying window is now open for Singles Boards Qualifiers through June 15. The next Singles Regional will be held in October. If you are interested in running a singles board please contact the league office. If you would be interested in having boards run at the 8-Ball Sports bar, let us know and if we get enough interest, Nancy can start running them on Friday evenings again.

Remember…..the window closes for the Fall Singles Regional June15.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

All events will be played at the 8-Ball except the National Team Championships

March 29, 2008	Jack & Jill Couples Tournament	$10 entry fee/couple Skill level limit 10
April 1-June 15	U.S. Amateur Registration	$40 entry fee for APA members
April 5	Captain/Co-Captain Tournament	Singles Event, No entry fee.
April 12	3 Person Tournament,	$30 Preregister, $40 Door Skill Level Limit 15
April 19	9 Ball Open Tournament	$10 Entry fee
April 19	Ladies only Tournament	$10 Entry fee
May 7	Summer Session Cut-Off
May 17	Spring Session Playoffs	For Columbus Teas
May 18 – Aug 10	Summer Session
May 30-31	Tier 2 Spring Tri Cup
June 6-8	Tier 1 Tri Cup
June 13-14	9 Ball City Tournament
June 20-22	8 Ball City Tournament
August 15-23	National Team Championships	Las Vegas
Sept 20-21	US Amateur Tournament

PERSONAL:

Births: Congratulations Shane, Karee, and Alexandria Rowe on the addition of Colby Jacob on Friday, February 22. He was born at 7:10pm, weighed 7lb. 4oz and was 20 in. long.

Please e-mail us if you have any information you would like to add to the newsletter.

Richard Whaley

PH: (614) 833-1009

E-mail: apacolumbus@hotmail.com