06/01/2026
Thank you to all 44 teams who competed in the DuPage APA 8-Ball World Qualifier Tournament, Weekend #1! Once again, we'd like to thank you for displaying Good Sportsmanship toward one another. It was nice to see the support given to our teams as well! 🎉
Congratulations to the 3 teams who've punched their ticket to the big show in Las Vegas, the APA 8-Ball World Pool Championships, this August 4th-9th! 🎉🎱🏆🎊
Without further ado, your 2026 8-Ball Champions (from weekend #1) are:
I Rack, I Ran - Captained by Jory Koehler, Angie Kavalin Pape, Ryan Koehler, Timothy Koehler, Patrick Tiangco, Tom Krapez, Dawn Krapez & Mo Hand
"Los Paisas" - Captained by Ernesto Gonzalez , Robert Goldina, Pedro Espitia, Ramon Gonzalez, Michael Koch, Jose Salinas, Tony Livingston and Sam Caputo
It Is What It Is - Captained by Don DP Bernard , Josh O Bundalian, James Zidek, Sydney Downs, Maya Kusch, Mark Spizzirri, Valerie Glockzin & Joe Smallwood
Thank you to our Division Reps who helped run the show, we appreciate you ~ Zach Abrams, Louie Mercado, Beth Rojek, Steve Swinarski, Tim Nagel & Carolyn Arquette (our own paparazzi :) ). We could not have pulled this off without your help! (I'm sorry if I've missed anyone.) 👏❤️
Thank you to Q Pub and Grill, and Q Bar Darien for hosting our annual event.
Finally, from Chad & I, thank you to each and every one of you for making this league what it is! We're honored to be a part of the DuPage APA Family.
