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Just take a minute to read this and you will see that TAP is the league that has the players interest in mind. It's now all about choices!! We invite you to review the information on this website. Below is a detailed section, a side by side comparison of the other leagues and TAP. The benefits for sticking with TAP and getting your friends to play are listed below. No other league in town has the benefits and features that TAP provides to the player. We are a league run by players for players. It's obvious where you should be playing........Denton County TAP!!




A Side by Side comparison of TAP vs Them!!

 

Category 
   

Features TAP (Us) vs Them

 Clear winner

Style of play:
Real 8-Ball (called pocket, no slop) No Slop  Slop allowed TAP
Real 9 Ball (including rollouts) Yes  No TAP
End of session qualifiers and national qualifiers tournament formatAll teams compete!Round Robin and Double Elimination Top 4 teams compete!Modified Single Elimination TAP
Open Break, Call Pocket, Call Defense in 8 Ball

Great for beginner

 

Yes

Yes - Skill level 2s have unlimited coaching during their matches. Learn from the ringers on your team.

  No

Yes- just slop it in if you don't have a shot
TAP

TAP - Learn to play the right way

National Tournament:
Is there a National TournamentYes - 4 Tournaments each year  Yes- 1 Tournament TAP
How do you get qualified for the tournamentPlay throughout year and win National Qualifier tournament locally, or form your own team and play at Rally in the Valley buy-in National tournament, which is a separate tournament than the qualifed national team and singles tournament. Play throughout the year and win the area. championship. Singles must win local and regional tournaments to qualify for nationals. No buy-in National tournament. TAP
Local Level Play:

Is there payouts locally? Yes No...Just ask your league director where your money goes! TAP
 What % of payout is paid out locally?50% of the weekly dues are paid back locally to the top winning teams. Unknown- Where does your money go? TAP
 Is there a player referral program in the league?Yes- for each individual you bring to TAP league play, you get a free match! Yes- but there are restrictions. Must bring in 5 players and then you get a cue stick all at once,  Maybe you can sell it if you're lucky TAP
 Trophies at the end of each sessionYes- Players vote as to whether they want to have trophies Yes to all 1st and 2nd place teams in each division if you have at least 6 teams for the entire season. How many are in the garage?  You decide
Payout and prize history shown to playersYes. Posted on your web site!  Good Luck  TAP
 In-depth stats including game/match win loss Yes  No TAP
 Handicaps managed Nationally or locallyNationally - All players are ranked based on over 80 mathmatical formulas weighing multiple points of data for each match played. The system determines your handicap, not the local league operator. Locally - "Your hadicap is based on a mathmatical formula...the computer program has been developed to assist the league operator to ensure skill levels are calculated accurately", League operator changes handicaps, so handicaps can vary from league to league  TAP