ACS Georgia to Las Vegas Pathway:

Qualifier Cup – Midseason

Timing:                                 approximately mid season – 3 seasons a year

Team Requirements:     must have 3 players from core session team with at least 2 matches each

Fees:     $65 per team (3 person format (team cap 17); players on bench allowed; substitutions allowed per round)

Tournament Format:      Round Robin 9 ball – national format

Prize:

Tournament entry fees go to league payout pool

Top 3 Teams – qualify for Division Cup

• Top Team Gets free entry into Division Cup
• 2^nd and 3^rd place team receive discounted entry fees
• If Top team does not attend Division Cup, the free entry is forfeited

Qualifier Cup – End of Season (ie. Playoffs)

Timing:                                 16^th week of season (ie. Right after season ends)

Team Requirements:      must have 3 players from core session team with at least 5 matches each

Fees:  $65 per team (3 person format (team cap 17); players on bench allowed; substitutions allowed per round)

Tournament Format:      Round Robin 9 ball – national format

Prize:

Tournament entry fees to go 1^st place (2/3 of cash) and 2^nd place (1/3 of cash)

Top 3 Teams – qualify for Division Cup

• Top Team Gets free entry into Division Cup
• 2^nd and 3^rd place team receive discounted entry fees
• If Top team does not attend Division Cup, the free entry is forfeited

Division Cup:

All teams are welcome – Team Requirements:

• must have 3 from core session team with at least 5 matches in the most recent season

Qualified Teams:

• top teams of previous Qualifier tournaments Free
• 2^nd and 3^rd place teams – team entry is $150

Wildcard Entry Fees/Team:  $200 (Early Entry) $250 (Within 14 days of Tournament)

Tournament Format:     

• Round Robin 9 ball – national format
• Team cap 17
• Substitutions allowed after each round – must maintain team cap each round

Prize:

Top team wins free entry to National tournament (8ball standard team).  Approximate value $325

Tournament entry fees get split between top 4 teams (40% /26% /17% /17%)

DIVISION CUP occurs 3 times a year

Timing:  approximately 4 weeks after each season ends

Vegas Cup

Team Requirements:

• Teams – only those that played in a Division Cup are qualified to play in the Vegas Cup.
• After playing in a Division Cup, players then must retain 5 matches each following seasons.
• Total 18 separate weekly matches per year to be eligible for Vegas Cup. Thus ensure your players play more than 5 in at least one of the seasons. 
• Of course, 8 separate weekly matches in one season is a requirement for nationals.
• Min 2 seasons of play would get a player qualified – ie. No season 3 adds that will meet eligibility.  
• You can have 6 players max qualified for Vegas Cup (for substitutions) – but they must all meet the above requirements.

Tournament Format:     

• Round Robin 9 ball – national format
• Team cap 18 – note this went up as to allow for room for 1 point for players going up
• Substitutions allowed after each round – must maintain team cap each round

Fees:  $200  per team (no free entry)

Timing:  Annually – around late Jan or Feb

Prize:

1^st place team:

• 2 rooms x 4 nights at hotel where National tournament is held (Approx. $1000)
• $350 credit for airfare for up to 4 players (Approx. $1400)
• Total Value $2400 overall.
• Paid in Vegas to Captain from League Operator. If team doesn’t attend, it goes to 2^nd place team that attends vegas.  Then 3^rd.    If no team attends national tournament, money rolls over to following year for an additional team to earn the money (not 1^st place receiving double).
• National Tournament Standard (8ball) team entry fee paid – value of $325
• Cash Prize from entry fees from this tournament
• Assuming 10 Teams — Approximate value for 1^st place team $1000

2^nd place team:

• Cash Prize from entry fees from this tournament
• Assuming 10 Teams — Approximate value for 2^nd place team $1000
• If 1^st place cannot attend vegas, 2^nd place is 1^st in line for vegas cash!

STATE TOURNAMENT:

In addition to the Vegas Cup, there is another chance to win prizes for the National Tourney.

Team Requirements: No Core Team Requirement any 3 players are qualified to play

Qualification Requirements:

Local requirements for winning this rebate are that 3 players on roster played at least 8 matches in S2 or S3 of 2022 and 3 matches in S1 of 2022.

Team Details:

No core requirement – players may group together – anyone from GA ACS League system

No team cap.  Team rosters follow the national rules for a team skill qualification (example a 3-person standard team may only have 1 open player on roster with 2 standard players). 

Prizes:

Team Registration:

Fee team entry for either Standard, Open, or Advanced you receive a rebate for the total cost of team registration less mandatory fees (greens fees/tables $75 & admin $25). 

Example:  Registering for the 3 person Standard 9 ball, the registration is around $225.  Less fees of $100.  Thus $125 rebate.

Your national registered team roster must be the roster you played with during the GA ATL State tournament with 1 roster position change allowed. 

Hotel:

You receive a rebate for 2 rooms for 2 weeknights at the Tropicana.  Approximately $380 value. 

Total Value – approximately $505 in discounts

+ Cash Payouts Depending on how many teams entered.