Las Vegas, NV. - May 25, 2012 – The 36th BCAPL National Championships concluded with the team competitions. The 11 day event which has been called “the Greatest Pool Tournament in the World” was held May 9-20 at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. There were 930 teams competing across eight team divisions.
The largest team division was the Mixed Open Team. With $12,500 awarded to the top finisher, play was highly competitive, and with 680 teams this group was also about endurance. Team McDermott from Wisconsin, after a first round bye, won their next eight matches to be relegated to the one loss side by Dick's Picks from Nevada. However, they heaped their revenge two matches later when they came back to double dip Dick's Picks in the finals 13-9 and 13-11. In an emotion filled Women's Open Team final late in the last night of the competition, Texas team How's My Rack screamed for joy as they outlasted 123 other women's open teams to take the $3,600 first place prize.
The Mixed Advanced Team division, which is comprised of more advanced to master level players, had 22 teams and was a race to 11. After an early loss in the third round, the Taiwan Typhoon from Taiwan won their next five matches on the one loss side to face Night Magic from Alberta, Canada. The typhoon blew the magic out of the Canadians double dipping them in the final 11-4 then 11-9 to take the $4,000 first place check. The Women's Advanced / Master team had some well known teams and some new faces in the group. In this division another women's team from Texas was in the finals as was the case with the Women's Open Team division. The Nothin' But Trouble ladies from Texas took on Smokin' Eights from Las Vegas, a team new to this division. Again Texas women were the victors.
Two divisions which is always popular is the Mixed Trophy Team. This year saw 90 teams compete in this popular division. The West Coast Pirates from British Columbia, Canada, lived up to their name and pillaged their opponents throughout the competition. Only the Crown Unchampions, who came from the one loss side to the finals showed signs of pelting the pirate crew. But in set two, the Canadian team fought back to win. The Women's Trophy Team was decisively won by the Queen B's from Kentucky although Crown Ball Busters from California worked hard to de-thrown the “Queens” they fell short with the team from the blue grass state taking home 1st place.
On the last day of the event, 55 teams regrouped to compete in the one day 9-Ball Team compitition. 2011 Men's Mixed Master 8-Ball 2nd place finishers, Who Needs a Billiards Coach? from Minnesota won this year's Mixed 9-Ball Team division. Once in a Mil from Iowa defeated Short ‘n Surly from California to win the Women's 9-Ball division.
As this year's event wound down and the approximate 300 Diamond tables were loaded back onto the trucks to return another day, talk of the 2013 was on many player's lips about getting ready for the 37th BCAPL National Championships at its new home, the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino.
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