30-minute matches
Timed team matches keep league night moving — play as many racks as the clock allows instead of dragging into the wee hours.
Chesterfield County · Ultimate Pool League
Richmond Ultimate Pool
8-ball and 10-ball league nights with timed matches, shot clocks, and a clear path from local tables to national stages.
The format
Built for pace & play
Short summaries of what players notice first — details and rules live on the official league site.
30-second shot clock
A visible clock keeps the action honest — less stalling, more table time for everyone on the roster.
Grand Finals path
Season play feeds regional qualifiers and national Grand Finals with major team prizes — including a $100,000 winning-team payout at the first Grand Finals per Ultimate Pool USA.
Rating-based handicaps
UPscore and Fargo-style ratings set match handicaps so lineups stay competitive across skill levels.
All skill levels
Rosters mix beginners and advanced players — lineup rules in the official manual keep teams balanced week to week.
Singles pathways
Team nights are the core, but national singles formats give individual players their own route through the season.
Richmond area
Where we play
League nights around Chesterfield County — confirm start times on the official schedule.
Mell J’s South
Diamond Billiards
Mell J’s
Official league site
UP — Central Virginia on Ultimate Pool USA — confirm times, venues, and scores here (opens the official site).
Get in the game
Sign up in three steps
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Use the official sign-up page
Start on the official Ultimate Pool sign-up page for Chesterfield County to register or request a team spot.
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Submit team info
Register a new team or ask to join an existing roster / free-agent list — the operator will match you up.
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Confirm your night
Pick the venue and division that fits your week, then watch the official site for session updates.
Format overview
The difference
How Ultimate Pool League nights are structured compared with a typical APA-style league — facts from the official UPL manual, not player anecdotes.
UPL
Typical APA-style
Team night
Five timed individual matches Each team match is five separate 30-minute individual matches; points combine for the team result (UPL manual §5).
Team format varies Most nights center on a smaller set of longer team or scotch-doubles style matches rather than five clocked singles.
Pace
Match clock + shot clock League play uses timed formats with an official match clock and shot clock (UPL manual §6).
Generally untimed Standard league rules do not use the same match-wide and per-shot clocks.
Handicaps
UPScore ratings Individual matches start from UPScore-based handicaps, with rating bands mapped to Fargo and other systems in the starter chart (UPL manual §4–5.4).
Skill Level (SL) Handicaps are tied to the APA Skill Level system rather than UPScore.