A fair & fun league for every level
Houston USAPL is the sister league to the BCAPL, both run by CueSports International (CSI) — the organization behind the Predator Pro Tour. We use the FargoRate system, a worldwide rating trusted from amateur players to professional champions.
H-Town Central is the first and only USA Pool League operating out of Houston, TX. The league manager is Phil Trieu.
USAPL basics
USAPL serves as the amateur division of BCAPL and operates under standard BCA rules.
BCAPL basics
BCAPL is highly regarded as a more intense and competitive format that varies from location to location.
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about us
– It all started in 2019 –
In January 2019, an APA member started wondering if there was a better system to league play. Within the month he came across the USAPL organization and got in touch with the Director of Operations. Houston was surprisingly not yet on the radar — and he knew H-Town had to be represented. After months of planning and promoting, the league came into existence in Fall 2019 when the very first teams started active play.
Phil Trieu
LEAGUE MANAGER
Born and raised in Chicago, Phil moved to Houston in 2009 and has been a billiards enthusiast since 2007. A former APA captain across Fort Bend and Harris counties, his enthusiasm for the game led him to bring a nationally sanctioned system to Houston in 2019. When not playing pool, Phil loves food, friends, and cheering for anything Chicago.
Pearl Trieu
LEAGUE ADMIN
Pearl moved to Houston in 1991. Her pool days started in the University of Houston game room, and she officially joined APA in 2018, becoming a team captain in 2019. She handles all administrative aspects of the league — from reporting scores to building the website. Pearl enjoys travelling and all things puppies.