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Edgewood woman wins U.S. Amateur Pool Championship
November 21st, 2011 at Mon, 21st, 2011 at 12:54 pm by caseyolson
Although Edgewood is not technically in our coverage area, I thought I would share this information:
TAMPA, FL (November 10, 2011) – Suzanne Smith of Edgewood, Wash., won the Women’s Division of the 2011 U.S. Amateur Championship held last weekend at Strokers in Tampa, Fla. Produced by the American Poolplayers Association (APA), the U.S. Amateur Championship is the most prestigious amateur billiards tournament in the world.
Smith joined a field of the nation’s top amateur women’s players Nov. 5 – 6 to compete for the coveted title. She was one of only 32 players who qualified for the Championship Rounds after placing in one of 21 Preliminary Rounds held in September in which nearly 2,200 nationwide players competed.
Smith now moves on to compete at the pro level in the 2012 WPBA U.S. Open Championship. She also receives an automatic bid to return and defend her title next year.
The double elimination tournament offered the top amateur players the opportunity to showcase their skills through a combination of 8-Ball and 9-Ball matches in a race-to-5 format.
The APA, based in Lake Saint Louis, Mo., sanctions the world’s largest amateur pool league, known as the APA Pool League throughout the United States, and as the Canadian Pool League in Canada. Nearly 270,000 members compete in weekly 8-Ball and 9-Ball League play. The APA is generally recognized as the Governing Body of Amateur Pool, having established the official rules, championships, formats and handicap systems for the sport of amateur billiards.
The APA produces three major tournaments each year – the APA National Team Championships, the APA National Singles Championships and the U.S. Amateur Championship – that, together, pay out more than $1.5 Million in cash and prizes annually! In 2010, the APA National Team Championships were recognized by Guinness World Records as the “world’s largest pool tournament.”
The APA and its championships are sponsored by Aramith, Action Cues and PoolDawg.
For more information about the U.S. Amateur Championship, please visit http://www.usamateurchampionship.com.
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