Birmingham APA'S

SCOTCH DOUBLES

VEGAS QUALIFIERS (VQs) TOURNEYS

Birmingham APA provides a number of ways for players to earn an opportunity to play in Las Vegas. Besides the slots that we receive for our open 8-Ball and 9-Ball teams, we also get Vegas slots for Masters, 8-Ball Scotch Doubles, 9-Ball Scotch Doubles, and Jack & Jill Scotch Doubles. Scotch Doubles is also know as Shape Partners in our area. This means that team members will alternate every shot and play each other's shape. This is one of the fairest formats for "partner" pool.

 

At times, we will have 8-Ball and 9-Ball Scotch Doubles divisions in which teams can earn one of these Vegas slots. When these divisions are available, information on these divisions can be found on our left menu under "Local APA Divisions". We also have special tournaments called Vegas Qualifiers in which teams can compete to try and win one of these Vegas slots. Our local tournament rules and requirements are very similar for 8-Ball Scotch Doubles, 9-Ball Scotch Doubles, and Jack & Jill Scotch Doubles. The exception is that Jack & Jill teams must be made up of a guy and a girl. Here is a link to to the rules for these 3 tournaments:

 

 

As seen in our rules, the total skill level of teams that compete in these 3 tournaments can only add up to 10 points or less. If a team wins a Vegas spot and then their individual skill levels increase during regular league play, the team will still be allowed to compete if their total skill level stays 12 points or under. If their Skill Level increases to 13, a replacement of one or both players will have to be made to reduce the team skill level back to 10.

 

The match race for each team depends on the total points of that team and is determined by the below Doubles Win Charts:

 

                    

 

  

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