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VENOM RETURNS, AND THE PHILLY FLASH OUTRUNS THE FIELD
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rom May 18th through May 20th, the League Room in Parkersburg, West Virginia, was once again host to Artistic Pool. As a past venue for the WPA World Artistic Pool Championships, the League Room was delighted to host the 2023 US National Artistic Pool Championships. Artistic Pool 12
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Players from all over the US were competing for the eight-event discipline titles as well as the overall National Championship. Day one saw players shoot 30 shots through the first six disciplines of Artistic Pool. Each discipline has a maximum of 40 points possible, and the player
with the highest score wins that discipline. Round one consists of the Trick & Fancy discipline and the Special Arts discipline. The Trick & Fancy discipline consists of shots making various set-up shots where the player is pocketing multiple balls at a time. Special Arts is made up of speed and timing shots, as well as shots with
