Week 2 is now in the books! We had a few new members join us last night and we had room to place everyone onto a team. We are almost at max capacity at 9 teams, which is fantastic! Thanks to everyone for all your support! There are a lot of updates to cover today, so please bear with us on the length.
Last night, we handed out USAPL member patches as well as Team Captain patches. Aside from repping the league, it also comes with a few perks as well, courtesy of our host location Slicks on Montrose.
- During league night, $1 off drinks EXCEPT for premium liquor & import beer
- All days except Friday & Saturday, 1/2 price pool
We started assigning tables on week 2 and that will continue throughout the session. This is to ensure every team gets an equal chance to play on all tables and not always stuck on only what’s available at the time they arrive. We will announce tables assignments early so everyone will get a chance to practice on the tables they will be playing on. For week 3:
[Shot for Shot: 22 / 23] [Tuff Break: 16 / 17] [Lucky 7: 16 / 17 ] [Break & Juan: 18 / 19] [Night Moves: 18 / 19] [Chalk is Cheap: 14 / 15] [Cue Tang Clan: 22 / 23] [Lady & the Champs: 14 / 15]
How did everyone like the scoring app?! It was definitely a process, but by the end of the night, it seems most teams have gotten the hang of it and the scores came through without a hitch! Remember that we are now starting bonus points as of week 3! 50 points for scoresheet (must match opponent’s) and 50 points for league dues (must be received by end of league night). We will still provide paper scoresheets for any possible instances we would need them, but we strongly encourage every member to claim their Fargo ID# and register in order to utilize USAPL scoring app. The app will always have the most up-to-date information on players’ ratings, so it’s best to have that available. If you need any help with getting set up, let us know.
Due to us having an odd number of teams and not enough weeks to do a full two rounds of round robin matches, some teams this session will have 1 bye while others will have 2 byes. To ensure as much fairness as possible, teams with 2 BYES on the schedule will receive an average of total points earned during the entire session to take the place of one of their bye weeks. What we would do is add up all points the team has earned during league play and divide it by the number of weeks played. That number will replace one bye week. This will not happen until after the last week of the session to ensure the most accurate average of points are given.
If you’ve made it all the way to this point, kudos to you! It’s a lot of information, but we love sharing it and making sure everyone knows what’s going on. Enjoy the rest of your week, and see you next Tuesday!
