Monongahela residents win world championship
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A group of Monongahela residents dubbed Triple Threat won the American Poolplayers Association’s World 8-ball championship, collecting $30,000.
Triple Threat was one of 718 teams to qualify for the championship held Aug 4-9 at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino.
Team members include: Bryan Carter, Gregory Mast, Zachary Hostovich, David Ekves, James Bongiorno, Chuck Pergola and Shaune Kraizel.
The teammates are members of the APA Pool League in Monongahela.
The championship match was livestreamed and can be viewed at the YouTube channel for 2022 APA World Pool Championships – 8-Ball World Championship Final.
The World 8-Ball Championship was part of the APA’s World Championships which featured nearly 14,000 players and more than $1.2 million in prize money.
APA, based in Lake Saint Louis, Missouri, sanctions the world’s largest amateur pool league, known as the APA Pool League throughout the United States, and as the Canadian Pool League in Canada.
Nearly 250,000 members compete in weekly 8-Ball and 9-Ball League play.