| 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 format | All 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
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National Tournament:
| Is there a National Tournament | Yes - 4 Tournaments each year | | Yes- 1 Tournament | TAP |
| How do you get qualified for the tournament | Play 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 session | Yes- 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 players | Yes. Posted on your web site! | | Good Luck | TAP |
| | In-depth stats including game/match win loss | Yes | | No | TAP |
| | Handicaps managed Nationally or locally | Nationally - 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 |