Regular sessions will consist of 16 weeks*, and 1 week of playoffs. Each division will qualify the following:
1st Place Automatically Qualifies for Tri-Annual's
2nd Place vs. Wildcard
3rd Place vs. 4th Place
The Winners of the division and the two playoff matches will advance to that session's Tri-Annual's.
*Session length may vary depending on holidays, league events, weather and off weeks.
**Divisions of 5 or less will qualify 1st Place and a Wildcard for playoffs
**Divisions of 12 or more will also qualify 2nd Place for Tri-Annual's and 5th place for playoffs.
See bylaws for details
Tri-Annual's will be held after each session and are an extension of session playoffs. They will consist of all the qualified teams, league wide from their respective session. They will be a quick, single elimination tournament that will qualify teams to play in the World Qualifier.
We will qualify 4 teams* for 8-Ball and 2 teams* for 9-Ball from the Summer, Fall & Spring sessions. Teams that qualify more than once will receive a bye (if available) in the World Qualifier Tournament.
Tri-Annual's are used to limit the size of the World Qualifier. These are essentially replacing the first round of the World Qualifier to make it a more manageable tournament.
*Team counts subject to change based on size of the division
The World Qualifier is our "Super Bowl". It is held once a year, and will consist of all the teams that won their Tri-Annual Tournaments. It will be a Single Modified Tournament, so you are guaranteed to play twice. We will have a team tournament for each entry into the World Championship. Currently the Jersey Shore APA receives two 8-Ball entries and one 9-Ball entry into the World Championship.