PoolPlayers.Com - American PoolPlayers Association

The American Poolplayers Association was founded by professional poolplayers. Today it has more than 260,000 members from different countries, and boasts more members than all other national leagues combined. This association conducts the U.S. Amateur Championship, the pool world’s most prestigious amateur tournament, which is the only competition open to APA members and nonmembers alike. One of the keys to the success of the American Poolplayers Association is The Equalizer, which is the unique handicapping and scoring system that makes it possible for players of different playing abilities to compete on an equal basis, much like they do in golf and bowling. This system uses a formula that measures a player’s ability; the result is a handicap of how many games a player must win to capture a match in 8-ball or the number of points a player must earn to win a match in the 9-ball format. At its website you can learn more about the membership’s benefits, tournament, and the pro’s competitions.