Gary Allen

Gaithersburg, MD

Occupation: General Manager/Champion Billiards Sports Café

Sponsor: Champion Billiards Sports Café, Rockville, MD

League Operator: Lee Tiani

Participation in Tournaments:

Local tournaments and in-house Champion Billiards tournaments.

Preliminary Round Highlights:

Advanced undefeated.

An APA player for 10 years, Gary Allen knows what APA National Championships are all about and is plenty used to intense competition. "It's been phenomenal to be here with all of these players and to make it this far. Coming out here I barely qualified and I'm still playing on a Sunday.

"This is a very intense tournament and the anticipation of playing can sometimes be the most nerve racking part, but that comes along with playing in a tournament."

After this year's experience, Allen contends he will definitely return to next year's tournament. After his last match before heading to the finals he jokingly added, "Even after my game is over I can't stop the nervous sweats, but I owe all my great poolplaying to my family, friends and my wife."