The world's largest amateur pool league — reimagined
You don't have
to be good.
You just have to show up. APA's handicap system — The Equalizer — means a beginner beats a shark somewhere in America every single night. 275,000 members play weekly at 13,000+ bars and pool halls. Your team is waiting.
- Members
- 275K
- Host bars & halls
- 13K+
- Guaranteed prize money
- ~$2M/yr
- Membership
- $30/yr
Three ways in
Pick your door
Join online in minutes. No phone tag, no paper forms, no waiting for a callback.
Join a team
Teams near you need exactly one more player — league rules make beginners valuable. See open rosters and claim a spot tonight.
Bring your peopleStart a team
Round up 4–7 friends, pick a night and a bar, and send one invite link. We handle the schedule, the handicaps, and the scorekeeping.
New in town?Free agent
Come alone, leave with a team. Tell us your night and neighborhood and a captain will draft you — 7 divisions are forming right now.
The Equalizer
A 3 beats a 7
every single week
Every player carries a skill level — 2 to 7 in 8-Ball. Matches are races: the stronger player needs more games to win, the newer player needs fewer. It's why nearly five decades of APA champions include first-year players.
And the 23-Rule caps the five players you field each night at a combined skill of 23 — so good teams need beginners. You're not a liability. You're the roster spot everyone's looking for.
Maya · SL3 3rd session
needs 2 games to win
Ray · SL7 12th year
needs 5 games to win
Final: Maya 2, Ray 3 — she hit her number first and wins the match. That's the point.
One night a week
This is your Tuesday now
7:30 — arrive. Your team's already got a table and the good booth. Someone ordered wings.
8:10 — you're up. Five of you play tonight. Your race is yours alone — the app scores it live.
10:40 — you won. One of tonight's five points for the team. Standings update before you're out the door.
Leagues near you
12 host venues seeded in this demo
Every city, venue, and division gets a real page — crawlable, fast, and one tap from joining. Try the reinvented locator.
- Somerville Tuesday 8-Ball3 spots
- Allston Wednesday 9-Ball2 spots
- Brighton Tuesday Ladies 8-Ball2 spots
- Southie Friday Jack & Jill4 spots
Where this goes
Your bar. Then Vegas.
Every weekly match feeds a real pipeline: division playoffs, the Tri-Cup, the World Qualifier — and the APA World Pool Championships at Westgate Las Vegas, the biggest amateur pool event on earth. Teams that make it get travel assistance. Your dashboard shows exactly how far you are.
Ways to play
Every way to play, one membership
8-Ball
The classic. Weekly divisions, skill levels 2–7, races set by The Equalizer.
9-Ball
Faster, points-based, skill levels 1–9. Every ball you sink counts.
Ladies
Women-led teams and divisions, with the 19-Rule keeping every roster balanced.
Jack & Jill
Mixed doubles. One partner, one table, the best date night in league sports.
Doubles
Two-player teams, 8-Ball or 9-Ball. Monthly cadence, maximum banter.
Masters
No handicaps. Top players, straight up. Earn your way in.
Plus the Showdown Series and the singles boards — one membership covers all of it.
Have fun. Meet people.
Play pool.
$30 a year. One night a week. A team that's expecting you.