Front Range Pool League is an Official Pool League of:
Cue Sports International(CSI) and USA Pool League.
Rules of play for USAPL matches and tournaments are governed by the USA POOL
LEAGUE player handbook and the official CSI rule book.
Found HERE on the Rules Page.
and
OFFICIAL Cue Sports International Website:
Format
- USAPL offers 8-ball, 9-ball, and 10-ball league matches.
- Single Play and Double Play divisions available.
- Flexible structure allows for the ability to send one team from each division to the USAPL national tournament. Or have multiple tournaments throughout the year, which every team would have to win their way into.
- USAPL is able to offer the lowest odds of winning a trip to a national tournament in Las Vegas(as low as 1 in 12).
- Flexible dues allows for even greater payouts for Las Vegas winning teams.
- Big table divisions available.
- No Age Restrictions - Juniors Welcome.
- Portion of all dues collected are donated to local charities.
Easy Scoring App
- No weekly paperwork required.
- All scoring for weekly play is done on the USAPL scoring app.
- Unique race-to-format. Your race to number may change week to week or even match to match. The app tells you each players race to number before you start the match.
- The winner of each game receives 14 points.
- Opponent receives 1 point per ball of however many of their group of balls are pocketed(8-ball). In 9-ball and 10-ball shooter gets credit for LEGALLY pocketed balls. - Only the loser of the game gets credit for the ball count. The winner receives 14 points, regardless of balls pocketed.
- Factoring in the ball count and rewarding victories in every game, strategy becomes key, allowing anyone to win any match, against any opponent. Every rack must be completed, regardless of the players' ball count or score.
- No tracking innings or defensive shots.
- Handoff Feature allows users to easily share scoring duties between teammates.
Download the USAPL scoring app:
POWERED BY FARGORATE
- USAPL uses FargoRate for rankings and handicaps.
- All USAPL match results are reported directly and automatically to FargoRate. With team stats showing up immediately and player stats usually within 48 hours(or so).
- FargoRate is a world wide dynamic rating system that includes the most inexperienced beginner to the most well known professionals in the world.
- Your FargoRate ranking is compared to the likes of Efren, SVB, Joshua Filler, Jayson Shaw, Allison Fisher, and many more professional players.
- Like a giant spiderweb that encompasses the world, every player and game played is another tentacle growing and connecting the web to the rest of the world.
- Your FargoRate is based on your performance as it's related to your opponents performance, as it's related to their opponents performance, and so on. The more opponents you play, the wider your tentacle reaches and more connections are made.
- Providing a real time dynamic rating system that changes based on your performance as it's related to every connection the tentacle makes.
- All FRUSAPL members will receive a free FargoRate app premium subscription after 4 weeks of play.
Download the FargoRate app:
Dual Sanction Available
- As an official CSI pool League we have the option and ability to dual sanction with either one or both the USAPL and BCAPL(BCA Pool League).
- USAPL no yearly fee.
- BCAPL requires $20 yearly sanction fee per player.
- Each division can be independently sanctioned with BCAPL. ~ Meaning not all divisions will be dual sanctioned, only those that are stated "Dual Sanction".
- Eligible divisions: Play one league and qualify for both the BCAPL and the USAPL National Tournaments at the CSI expo in Las Vegas. As well as State and Regional team and individual events.
- Teams can win a Las Vegas trip allowance in the USAPL Vegas divisions. ~ ONLY AVAILABLE IN USAPL or DUAL SANCTION VEGAS DIVISIONS AS STATED ON DIVSION PAGE.
- You do not have to win the Vegas Cup tournament to play in the USAPL National Tournament or the BCAPL National Tournament(if dual sanctioned division).
- If your team wants to go play, but did not win the Vegas Cup, you can still play in Las Vegas.
Events
- Division winners advance to the Vegas Cup Tournament.
- Remaining teams will play in Redemption Tournament for a chance to advance to the Vegas Cup.