We Are The Champions!
Winning a division championship isn't the end of the line for top teams. Each year the winning teams from the previous three sessions gather for the ultimate in local 8-ball and 9-ball competition: the Local Team Championship. It doesn't get any more exciting than this – top-finishing teams, all playing hard to earn a slot to compete in the Open 8-Ball, Ladies 8-Ball, Open 9-Ball and Masters National Team Championships in Las Vegas.Our local bylaws allow additional teams to qualify for the LTC each year. Currently, all teams that placed first in their division at the end of the Spring, Summer or Fall session, along with the top playoff winners at the end of each session, will compete in the annual LTC.
2009 LTC Winners8-Ball: Side-Pocket "Master 8'ers" and CM's Place "Lethal Weapons"9-Ball: The Corner Pocket "Fugazi" Ladies: The Corner Pocket "Wild Hares" Masters: The Corner Pocket "Real McCoys" 2008 LTC Winners8-Ball: Flamingo "Tracy'sRag'nFlamingos" and Side-Pocket "The Other Team"9-Ball: Side-Pocket "No Bueno" Ladies: CM's Place "Cue Tips" Masters: Side-Pocket "Real McCoys" 2007 LTC Winners8-Ball: Cactus Charlie's "Panthers" and Just 1 More "Just 1 More"9-Ball: The Waterin' Trough "Thunder Ducks" Ladies: CM's Place "Miss Underestimated" Masters: CM's Place "The Wans" |
2006 LTC Winners8-Ball: Time Out "Vermicious Knids" and The Corner Pocket "Player Zone"9-Ball: The Waterin' Trough "Thunder Ducks" Ladies: Side-Pocket "Wild Hares" Masters: Side-Pocket "LeCain Masters" 2005 LTC Winners8-Ball: Side-Pocket "Vibrating Bumble Bees" and Flamingo "Rage"9-Ball: Side-Pocket "Sandbaggers" Ladies: Time Out "Sistahs" 2004 LTC Winners8-Ball: Rockwell's "Tim's Team" and Side-Pocket "Hutto's Losers"9-Ball: Side-Pocket "Peanut Butter Elephants" Ladies: Side-Pocket "All Bust No Balz" |
Side-Pocket
"All Bust – No Balz"
"All Bust – No Balz"
They were the first team to sign up for the newly formed Ladies 8-Ball Division in the Pinellas league.
They won the first APA Pinellas Ladies 8-Ball LTC.
And as Lady Luck would have it, Side-Pocket "All Bust – No Balz" went on to compete in the 2004 Ladies 8-Ball National Team Championship in Las Vegas, where they finished in 2nd place!
Their outstanding efforts at the Nationals earned the team $5,000 in prize money and a special place in APA of Pinellas history.
They won the first APA Pinellas Ladies 8-Ball LTC.
And as Lady Luck would have it, Side-Pocket "All Bust – No Balz" went on to compete in the 2004 Ladies 8-Ball National Team Championship in Las Vegas, where they finished in 2nd place!
Their outstanding efforts at the Nationals earned the team $5,000 in prize money and a special place in APA of Pinellas history.
Fast Fact
Teams that have won a Local Team Championship must maintain their eligibility in order to advance to the National Team Championship.
If your team has qualified for a national tournament, refer to your Official Team Manual for information about maintaining eligibility.
If your team has qualified for a national tournament, refer to your Official Team Manual for information about maintaining eligibility.