Message Board

May 31st, 2008
at
Hungry Stick
4664 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
San Diego, CA
click link above to see map

The BLAST tournaments are held at the end of each session and are considered the preliminary rounds of the Local Team Championship (LTC). Each session's BLAST tournament qualifies teams to participate in the final rounds (City Championship) of the LTC. The summer and fall session 8-ball and 9-ball BLAST tournaments will qualify 16 teams each and the spring session 8-ball and 9-ball BLAST tournaments will qualify 32 teams each to participate in the final rounds of the LTC.

In order to participate in a session-ending BLAST tournament, a team must win the division standings, win the session-ending playoffs or be the highest finishing team in the session-ending playoffs that is not already qualified for the final rounds (City Championship) of the LTC. If a team wins the division standings or playoffs after already qualifying for the final rounds (City Championship) of the LTC, the team will be exempt from participating in the BLAST tournament at the end of that session.

Members must have a minimum of 4 matches with the team during the session and must have been on the roster at the end of the session in order to be eligible to play in that session's BLAST tournament.  In addition, participants must have a minimum of 6 matches in the appropriate format since joining the APA.  The BLAST is a single elimination event. The League Operators will conduct a blind draw in the presence of at least one member of the BOG to determine match-ups. Except where noted above, the rules for the BLAST tournaments will be the same as all higher-level tournament rules as described in the Official Team Manual.