🎱 Premier Pool League Tokyo — Preseason 9-Ball Sampler

# 🎱 PPL Tokyo — Preseason 9-Ball Sampler

### Try the league before Season 1 begins.

Something new is coming to Tokyo pool. 👀
PPL Tokyo — Premier Pool League is an English-friendly, handicapped 9-Ball league for amateur players of all levels.
Before Season 1 kicks off November, we're running a preseason sampler so you can try the format, meet the players and see where you stack up.
🎱 Beginners to experienced amateurs welcome
📍 Ikebukuro for official Season (not this event)
⏱️ Matches: ~60 minutes
🏆 Season 1 starts October 3

## 🎯 Same Game. Different Finish Lines.

PPL uses handicapped point scoring, so players of different levels can compete fairly.
Balls 1–8 = 1 point
9-ball = 2 points
Your Skill Level determines your target.
For example:
SL3 → 25 points
vs
SL5 → 38 points
First to their target wins.
Don't have a rating? Perfect.
We'll help give you a provisional PPL Skill Level during the sampler.

## 🎱 What are we doing?

Come down, meet the group and:
🎯 Get your provisional Skill Level
⚔️ Play a practice PPL match
🎱 Learn the league format
📊 See how the leaderboard works
🤝 Meet potential Season 1 opponents
No league commitment required.
Come try it and decide afterward whether you want to chase the PPL Season 1 Championship. 🏆

## 💴 Event Info

Participation Fee: ¥1,000 + individual venue/table charges [980/hr at this venue. CASH ONLY]
The preseason sampler is separate from the official Season 1 standings and prize pool.

### 🏆 Season 1: November 2026

8 weeks. Top 4. One Champion.
Think you've got a shot?
Come find out. 😏🎱