Your room already has a champion.
Nobody knows it yet.
A banter generator that turns strangers into rivals, the old-fashioned way.
Five series in.
We've run five series at my pub, The Weston Arms.
The pool's only half of it. The other half is the commentary the app comes out with, and the stats. Now there's proof. Unfortunately it's about me.
Let me show you the scene at my pub.
A Sunday in September
Over £500 more in the till.
A normal Sunday does £200–300. This one ran from midday till half nine, and people came in just to watch.
A real scene at
The Weston Arms.
21 people, ranked on what actually happened: every match marked by somebody standing there, across WA Shootout. Not a bracket that gets thrown away on Monday.
Ratings only move at real tournaments, with every match recorded as it's played. Twenty frames on a Tuesday don't count, and neither does you and your mate agreeing you're both brilliant.
So if your regulars want to climb, they have to come to your tournament.
8-Ball Pool · The Weston Arms
Bal Jassal
1867
Luke Powell
1800
Daniel Towers
1718
Then it gets personal.
Every match between two people goes on the record: who won, how, and who's getting better. The argument at the bar, settled. Here's two of ours.
Bal Jassal
1st at The Weston Arms
The Bottler
1867
rating
L
W
W
W
L
1–1
2 matches · 2–2 on frames
Daniel Towers
4th at The Weston Arms
The Speedster
1718
rating
L
W
L
L
W
The Bottler v The Speedster. Both semi-finals. One each.
How they play
Bold is the one ahead. Every number comes from matches marked at the table.
Nobody picks their own nickname.
Do something at the table and the stats give you one. Every series hands out awards too. Some you want. Some you really don't.
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Up for grabs.
The Assassin
Finishes quick and clean.
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js. Jay Shine
The Closer
Ice when it matters.
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Bal Jassal
The Bottler
Crumbles when it matters.
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Up for grabs.
The Comeback Kid
Best when cornered.
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Mr J
The Grinder
Never out of it.
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Up for grabs.
The Frontrunner
Needs to start fast.
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Up for grabs.
The Entertainer
Anything could happen.
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Andy Hill
The Philosopher
Thinks. Eventually acts.
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Daniel Towers
The Speedster
Doesn't pause.
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Up for grabs.
Fastest player
Fastest at the table, frame for frame.
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Up for grabs.
Slowest player
Slowest at the table, frame for frame.
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Up for grabs.
Iron player
Played more frames than anyone. Legs gone.
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Daniel Towers
WA Shootout Series III · 1 Aug
Steamroller
Won their matches in the fewest frames. Barely broke a sweat.
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Up for grabs.
Most clinical
Best pot rate of the series. Everything went in.
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Up for grabs.
Most chaotic
Most fouls of the series. Chaos, but make it theirs.
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Up for grabs.
Longest run
Most balls potted in one visit. Everyone else just watched.
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Bal Jassal
WA Shootout Series V · 18 Oct
Cleanest player
Fewest fouls per frame. Mum would be proud.
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Up for grabs.
Comeback King
Most comeback wins. Never out of it, never easy to watch.
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Bal Jassal
WA Shootout Series V · 18 Oct
Fastest match
Won the quickest match of the series. In and out.
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Up for grabs.
Longest match
Played the longest match of the series. The bar stayed open for it.
What it takes on the day.
The draw, the scores and the board on your telly are handled, for however many turn up.
Your one job: someone marks each match on their phone.
When you want another, set up the next series and invite your regulars from the same screen.
How it works for venuesIt started in one pub.
Now it's your turn.
Pubs, clubs, padel centres, sports halls, axe-throwing bars, community projects. If people compete there, it belongs on Leagology.
Your players' ratings follow them to the next place that runs a tournament.
Pool is where it's sharpest today. Tell us what you play, and we'll build it with you.
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