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2023 - 2024 Season

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Sanctioning

The 2023-2024 season started on August 1st. Which means it is time to pay your 2023-2024 sanctioning fee.

Your sanction fees get used for tournaments during the season as added money, and Help to pay for some of the ongoing expenses for the Web site.

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Upcoming Tournaments
Sky Dancer Casino
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$10,000 Added Sky Dancer Casino Pool Tournament
Thu, Mar 21, 2024 - Sun, Mar 24, 2024
7th Annual Sky Dancer Pool Tournament - $10,000 Added
Thursday 7pm - Singles 9-Ball - Upper Division (Master/AA/A) - $60, Lower Division (B/C) - $60
Friday 7pm - Singles 8-Ball - 4 Divisions - Master/AA - $100, A - $80, B - $60, C - $60
Open Singles 9 Ball - Starts on Thursday at 07:00 PM - Check In starts at 05:00 PM.
Upper 9-Ball Singles - Entry $60.00     Lower 9-Ball SIngles - Entry $60.00    
Warm-Up - Starts on Friday at 12:30 PM - Check In starts at 10:00 AM.
Open - Entry $20.00    
Open Singles 8 Ball - Starts on Friday at 07:00 PM - Check In starts at 05:00 PM.
Master/AA - Entry $100.00     A - Entry $80.00     B - Entry $60.00     C - Entry $60.00    
Women's Division - Starts on Friday at 07:00 PM - Check In starts at 05:00 PM.
Open - Entry $60.00    
Open Team 8 Ball - Starts on Saturday at 12:00 PM - Check In starts at 10:00 AM.
Open - Entry $180.00    
Hard Luck Team - Starts on Saturday at 07:00 PM - Check In starts at 05:00 PM.
Open - Entry $60.00    
Saturday Noon - 3-Person Team 8-Ball - $180/team entry
Teams Cannot Exceed 10 based on the following: Master-5, AA-4, A-3, B-2, C-1. Race to Base Number Plus 3
Use FargoRate as follows: Master - 626 & Over, AA-576-625, A-526-575, B-476-525, C - 475 & Under.
Book your Hotel rooms and get entered online. Call 701-244-2400 to reserve your rooms.
No Credit Cards will be accepted after March 15, 2024

This is a MPA Sponsored tournament. You Do Not need to be a MPA Sanctioned Member to participate! This Tournament will be run by the MPA.
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CR's Sports Bar
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CR'S Mixed Scotch Doubles
Sat, Mar 30, 2024
CR's Sportsbar Mixed Scotch Doubles - $500 Added
48 entries must signup at CR's ahead of the tournament
No Online registration for this event
Mixed Scotch Doubles 8 Ball - Starts on Saturday at 10:00 AM - Check In starts at 08:30 AM.
Race To 5 winners 4 losers - Entry $120.00    
Doors Open 8:30am / Play Starts 10am
Fargo Rate Cap 1199
Questions or Information Call Billy Benson @ 763-486-2887
CR's LiveStream
No Credit Cards will be accepted after March 30, 2024

This is a MPA sanctioned tournament. You MUST be a MPA Sanctioned Member to participate! This Tournament will be run by the MPA.
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CR's Sports Bar
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BREAK FOR VETS 8 BALL TOURNAMENT
Fri, Apr 05, 2024 - Sun, Apr 07, 2024
Friday Short Race Veterans Only $$$$$ added 8 Ball Tournament $20 Entry
Friday 4-5:30pm Veterans FREE Meal ( All Veterans welcome) While supplies last
5pm Sign-up / 6:30pm Start 5:45pm Player Welcome / Color Guard 6:00pm
Veterans Only Short Race 8 Ball Tournament - Starts on Friday at 06:30 PM - Check In starts at 05:00 PM.
Veterans Only Short Race 8-Ball Tournament - Entry $20.00    
Two Division 3 Person Team Event - Starts on Saturday at 10:00 AM - Check In starts at 08:00 AM.
Division # 1 Combined Fargo Rate 1899 & Under - Entry $180.00     Division # 2 Combined Fargo Rate 1659 & Under - Entry $180.00    
Saturday 4-6-24 $1000 Added 2 Division 3 Person Team Tournament
Division #1 Combined Fargo Rate 1899 & Under / Division #2 Combined Fargo 1659 & Under
Entry For 3 Person Team Event $180.00 Cash / Venmo
CR's LiveStream

This is a MPA sanctioned tournament. You MUST be a MPA Sanctioned Member to participate! This Tournament will be run by the MPA.
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4 Bears Casino & Lodge
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32nd Annual 4 Bears 8-Ball Classic
Thu, Apr 11, 2024 - Sun, Apr 14, 2024
32nd Annual 4 Bears 8-Ball Classic
4 Bears Casino & Lodge - New Town, ND
Open Singles 10 Ball - Starts on Thursday at 03:00 PM - Check In starts at 12:00 PM.
Men's Open 10-Ball - Entry $100.00    
Women's 9-Ball - Starts on Thursday at 03:00 PM - Check In starts at 12:00 PM.
Women's 9-Ball - Entry $50.00    
Open Singles 8 Ball - Starts on Friday at 03:00 PM - Check In starts at 12:00 PM.
Men's Open 8-Ball - Entry $125.00    
Women's 8-Ball - Starts on Friday at 03:00 PM - Check In starts at 12:00 PM.
Women's 8-Ball - Entry $100.00    
Open Senior (Shark) Singles 60+ - Starts on Friday at 03:00 PM - Check In starts at 12:00 PM.
Open Senior (Shark) Singles 60+ - Entry $100.00    
Youth Singles Tournament - Starts on Sunday at 10:00 AM - Check In starts at 09:00 AM.
Ages 7-17    
SECOND CHANCE 10-BALL, 9-BALL, AND 8-BALL Tournaments - Sign up on-site when eliminated from feature event.
Get entered early and get your hotel rooms booked - they will fill!!!
Call Ray Poitra at 701-421-9880 to get your Hotel Room Booked after you have entered the events.
No Credit Cards will be accepted after April 05, 2024

This is a MPA Sponsored tournament. You Do Not need to be a MPA Sanctioned Member to participate! This Tournament will be run by the MPA.
CR's Sports Bar
Tournament Flyer

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CRs LUCK OF THE DRAW Scotch Doubles 8 Ball Tournament
Sat, Apr 13, 2024
CR's Sportsbar LUCK OF THE DRAW Scotch Doubles 8 Ball - $500 Added
First 64 entries / must signup at CR's or online ahead of the tournament
How it works: The top 32 Fargo rated players will draw a name from bottom 32 rated players out of a bucket, that will be the team.
Scotch Doubles Luck Of The Draw - Starts on Saturday at 10:30 AM - Check In starts at 08:30 AM.
Luck Of Draw Individuals - Entry $60.00    
Luck Of The Draw Sign-up - Starts on Saturday at 10:30 AM - Check In starts at 08:30 AM.
Entrys - Entry $60.00    
Doors Open 8:30am / Play Starts 10:30am / 8 ball on 7' Diamond Tables
150 game robustness or tournament director discretion / Race to 5 both sides / Alternate Break / No Coaching
$60 per player includes greens fee
CR's LiveStream

This is a MPA sanctioned tournament. You MUST be a MPA Sanctioned Member to participate! This Tournament will be run by the MPA.
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CR's Sports Bar
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CR'S $1000 Added 3 Division 8 Ball Tournament
Sat, May 04, 2024
$1000 Added 3 Division Fargo Rate 8 Ball Tournament
Division #1 680 & Under ( 1 game spot per 35 Fargo points)
Division # 2 585 & Under / Division 3 530 & Under
Open Singles 8 Ball - Starts on Saturday at 10:00 AM - Check In starts at 09:00 AM.
680 & Under - Entry $80.00     585 & Under - Entry $80.00     530 & Under - Entry $60.00    
BCA Rules / Alternate Breaks / Greens Fees Included
Played on 20 7-foot Diamond tables. Doors Open 9:00am / Starts 10:00am
Questions or Information Call Billy Benson @ 763-486-2887
CR's LiveStream

This is a MPA sanctioned tournament. You MUST be a MPA Sanctioned Member to participate! This Tournament will be run by the MPA.
2nd Annual MB 540 & Under 9-Ball High Roller
Sat, Jun 22, 2024 - Sun, Jun 23, 2024
2Nd Annual MB 9 Ball High Roller
$500 Entry /Open to First 32 Players Fargo Rate 540 & Under / 9 Ball on 7' Diamond Tables
Fargo Rate Locks At Time Of Entry / $100 non-refundable deposit required / Must be paid in FULL by June 1st
Fargo Rate 540 & Under - Starts on Saturday at 10:00 AM - Check In starts at 08:00 AM.
Fargo Rate 540 & Under - Entry $500.00     Final 8 Bracket    
Race to 9 Both Sides / 1000 Game Robustness or TD Discretion / Top 8 will do full redraw / Final will be one race to 15
Tournament will go all day Saturday, Sunday will be used if needed. Side Pots $200 / $150 / $100
Call Or Text Billy 763-486-2887 to get signed up

This is a MPA sanctioned tournament. You MUST be a MPA Sanctioned Member to participate! This Tournament will be run by the MPA.
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CR's Sports Bar
Tournament Flyer

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CR'S 600 & Under High Roller 9 Ball Tournament
Sat, Jul 27, 2024 - Sun, Jul 28, 2024
9 Ball on 7' Diamond Tables / Money added based on full field
Doors Open 8:30am / Tournament Starts 10:00am / Open to Players Fargo Rate 600 & Under
Winner Breaks / NO 9 Ball On Break / Finals will be one race to 15
Fargo Rate 600 & Under - Starts on Saturday at 10:00 AM - Check In starts at 08:30 AM.
Fargo Rate 600 & Under - Entry $500.00    
3 Foul Rule In Effect / 500 Game Robustness or Tournament Director Discretion
Entry Must Be paid In FULL at time of entry. Limited to first 32 players
Call Billy 763-486-2887 to sign-up / Venmo Available with $5 Charge

This is a MPA sanctioned tournament. You MUST be a MPA Sanctioned Member to participate! This Tournament will be run by the MPA.
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Changes for the 2023-2024 Season

Hello Everyone, and WELCOME to the 2023-2024 MPA Pool Season! We have some exciting new changes taking effect this year, and we are implementing these changes at our upcoming tournaments. The largest move we've made is with our rankings, and placing our players according to FargoRate. In an effort to make our rankings similar to neighboring states, we will be using the following FargoRate numbers for our respective divisions:

MPA Fargo M8/Fargo M8 M8-2 CSR CSI Comment
Pro > 730 > 700 n/a   > 175    
Master > 625 651-700 > 140 146-175 > 1850 > 1844  
AA 576-625 601-650 116-140 116-145 1801-1850 1781-1843  
A 526-575 551-600 86-115 86-115 1741-1800 1719-1780  
B 476-525 501-550 60-85 56-85 1651-1740 1656-1718  
C 426-475 426-500 < 60 41-55 1576-1650 1594-1655 Really < 476
D < 426 < 426 < 40 < 40 < 1576 < 1593 Selected tournaments only

For those players on our database already, we will be making the adjustment to reflect their division raking based on their current FargoRate. For other players coming into our system, we will place them according to their FargoRate. If the incoming player does not have a FargoRate, we will need some documentation of performance from league play, or that player will get defaulted into the "A" Division, unless there is some kind of "known ability" of that person that would put them elsewhere. We will not allow new players to come and "rob" our lower divisions. Our concern is with protecting the divisions for the loyal MPA membership.

For most of our smaller events, we will be restricting the field sizes of our divisions. We are doing this so we can get the event done by closing time (or shortly after), and so the tournament continues to run smoothly without long wait times between matches. Most of our smaller events will be restricted to the first PAID 32 players per division (128 players total). Players will be able to register and pay online. Registering online and not paying for your entry will NOT guarantee you a spot, and you will be replaced with a paid player if one registers.

Larger events, like the Upper Midwest Shootout, and casino tournaments, will still have larger fields. But we will post our field sizes at other events.

The MPA currently has over 23,000 players in the database with over 5,200 playing at least one event since 2018, and we proudly host over $100,000 annually in added money tournaments. I know the COVID put a slow-down on our efforts, but now that we're back, we're looking to build more tournaments, and look forward to making your pool tournament experiences pleasurable!

We'll be seeing you at some upcoming events!!!


Online Registration for the 2023-2024 season!

If you are trying to register for a Tournament/Event you will need to have a UserID and Password for the MPA site in order to register online. If you do not have one try using your google or Facebook account.

MPA Online registration information.

Having trouble getting logged on? Send me an Email.It only takes a minute to set you up if you do not have a userid. You must be in our database to get a userid, so if your aren't in our database click the "Join MPA" on the tool bar and answer the questions, shouldn't take more than 2 minutes of your time. That will get you in our database and also setup your UserID and Password. If you don't know if you are already in, click on the "Player Lists" link and look yourself up.

Note that you will not see the registration links until you are logged on.


MPA Sanctioned Teams can qualify for the ACS Nationals!

As many of you may know, we have been looking at doing a tournament in Vegas.

But instead of doing our own MPA event, we talked to John Lewis from the ACS and have worked out an arrangement that will allow all MPA League sanctioned players to play in the ACS Nationals on May 11-18, 2024.

You must be sanctioned through your LEAGUE. Individual ($20 MPA Individual Sanctioned) members will not be included, as they must meet the criteria of playing a minimum of 8 weeks of league in order to be eligible for the ACS Nationals.

Our MPA players will now be able to play in all of the events out there (singles, doubles, 9-ball, 8-ball, team, etc), and the Tropicana is a great location for this event. I went out there last May and got my national referee certification at this event, and it's well run, organized, and reasonably priced for the pool player's budget. I hope that many of you will plan on participating in the 2023-2024 ACS Nationals. Plan early - get your rooms and flights reserved, and I hope to see you out there!!!

You can find more information here

Please feel free to field any questions to John Stich, as we are very proud of this relationship we've developed, and think it's a great thing for both the MPA and the ACS.

For more information on the ACS Nationals, go to their website - americancuesports.org Thank you.

When you get a minute.

So if you are an individual or a league operator make sure you understand the sanctioning rules for the upcoming by reading the 2019-2024 League Operators Manual .

Finally

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