Zim's Rack - 8-Ball League (zr8)

Zim's Rack
PO Box 1182
O'Fallon, IL 62269
ph: 618-409-4175
info@zimsrack.com

8-Ball League (zr8)

** ZR8 is an Independent Pool League NOT directly associated with ANY Amusement or Gaming company.

Zim's Rack 8-Ball league was formed in 2005 to offer a fair, more rewarding league for players and bar owners. We take pride in having an accurate and fair handicap system with multiple tiers to help create a more even playing field for all skill levels.

We have three sessions per year; Summer, Winter, and Spring. Our sessions fall in line with the ACS calander year. We have many divisions available to play in, both traveling and in house, with divisions divided by small geographical areas, allowing the players a shorter distance of travel on a weekly basis.

A unique handicap and scoring system is used to calculate individual and team standings. We run around a 16 week regular session schedule and 3 weeks of play offs, with 90% of payout going to the regular session and 10% to play offs. We feel that this removes the desire for players to sandbag and encourages them to want to improve their skill level.

Teams may have up to 8 players on their roster, but only 4 will play each weekly match. Three (3) of the four (4) must be AMATEUR (Open or Standard) skill level players and the fourth player may be AMATEUR, ADVANCED, MASTER or PRO skill level.

ZR8 is sanctioned with the American CueSports Alliance (ACS) and our players have the opportunity to participate in ALL ACS sanctioned events. Including State, Regional and Nationals in Las Vegas without going thru a local qualifying process with multiple entry fees and tournaments.

UPDATE 11/23/2019:

Welcome J.C.'S Jewelry & Repair as our newest league sponsor.

Fall/Winter session is in full swing and we are excited to welcome a few new sponsors and many new players to ZR8 League. We have 83 teams playing this session in multiple divisions. We started our 1st Women ONLY division and our 1st Singles format division as well and hope for more to be added in the future.

Thanks to everyone for playing this session.

If you would like ZR8 League in your area, please contact us.

LOCAL EVENTS AVAILABLE

REGULAR SESSION WITH PLAY-OFFS

Each session will have a Regular payout and Play-Offs with a payout at the end of the session. Regular season will receive 90% of payout and the Play-Offs receive 10% of payouts. Each Division Play-Off will be split into two (2) divisions, Division A consisting of top 50% of teams and Division B consisting of bottom 50% of teams in the division.

SESSION SINGLES AND TEAM EVENTS

We have a Singles event and an All-Star event as well as a Session Team Championship for each of the Spring & Winter sessions. Doubles, Scotch Doubles and other singles events will be scheduled throughout the sessions as well.

MVP of the YEAR TOURNAMENT

At the end of each year we will have a tournament for all of the top 2 players on the MVP list from each division from both Winter and Spring sessions. Each division MVP will receive a free entry fee in this event. This event will have ADDED MONEY based on overall participation.

END OF SESSION BANQUET AND TOURNAMENTS

At the end of each session we will have a league banquet with awards, announcements and a Singles Tournament for high hcps and one for low hcps as well.

STATE, MIDWEST AND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH THE ACS

Our league players will also be sanctioned with American Cue Sports (ACS) and be eligible to participate in all of the events listed below. Players will NOT have to play in multiple levels of qualifier tournaments to qualify to participate in an ACS event. You must be in good standing with ZR8 (no late fees, no unsportsmanlike conduct write ups, etc) and have the required minimum amount of weeks played that the event requires. If a player or team is interested in participating in an ACS event, simply register and pay the required entry fees and travel expenses on your own.The ACS calander year runs from June 1- May 31. The earlier in the season the event is scheduled, the less amount of weeks of play required.

No fees will be deducted from ZR8 division payouts to contribute to ACS events.

More information for each event will be available as it's released.

IA ACS in Davenport IA at River Ctr.; October 24-27, 2019: (4 of play)

WI ACS at Northstar Casino in Bowler WI; November 7-10, 2019: (2 weeks of play)

ACS Midwest – Davenport IA, River Ctr.; January 15-19, 2020: (4 weeks of play)

IN ACS in Laport, IN; 2020 DATE TBD: (4 weeks of play)

IL ACS – St. Charles; March 18-23, 2020: (6 weeks of play)

CCS Nationals in Sheraton Hotel & Casino in Niagara Falls; 2020 DATE TBD

ACS Nationals in Vegas at Tropicana; 2020 DATE TBD (8 weeks of play)

If you're interested in joining a division, starting your own division or just want more info,

contact a League Operator to find out more about Zim's Rack 8-Ball League!

LEAGUE OPERATORS

Michael Zimmerman: 618-409-4175

Danny Deiters: 618-910-0358

LEAGUE INFO

Team Registration Form

Players Manual (effective Sept 2019)

Payout Guide (effective March 2019)

Team Score Sheet (effective Sept 2018)

Lifetime Stats (2,116 players- Sept 2019)

Team Championships Won Since 2005

List of League Host Locations

IRON MAN AWARDS

Participate in 2000+ games as a Lifetime Member of ZR8 League

June 2019- TJ Smith

February 2016- Bryan Leroy

.January 2015- Pug Rommerskirchen

LEAGUE COMMITTEE

As our league continues to grow, as League Operators we must grow with it. We have created a ZR8 League Committee.

The purpose of this Committee is to generate a more accurate flow of information between League Operators and League Members. This includes league events, meetings, comments, and any information and ideas that may help the growth of our league.

The Committee will meet at least once each season and maintain a consistent flow of communication among each other during the sessions.

As we grow as a league, other members will be invited to the Committee.

Committee Members:

Michael Zimmerman- LO

Danny Deiters- LO

Dustin Ilges- Player and TD

Neal Kohlbrecher- Player

Jaymee Markus- Player

Doug Stueber- Player

Ray Benton- Player

Ricky Grossglauser- Player and TD

Tristain Loveless- Player and TD

LEAGUE LOCATIONS

List of host locations

ZR8 League has divisions available in the GREEN shaded counties and are promoting league in the LIGHT GREEN areas.

We are constantly looking at new areas to expand into. If you are in one of our current areas and want to join our league, just contact us and we will help you. If we do not offer ZR8 League in your area, contact us and we will see what we can do to offer league to locations in your area.