Three champions were crowned Saturday afternoon in the $200,000 APA 8-Ball Classic.

In the blue tier (SL 2&3), it was Mike Davie of New York defeating Jennifer Daigle of Denham Springs, La., 2-1. Davie advanced to the Final Round with a victory over Sharon Degraff of Pinellas Park, FL. Daigle advanced after defeating William Corbin of Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

In the yellow tier (SL 4&5), Chris Kuk of New Lenow, Ill., defeated Ricky Maddox of Bell City, Mo., 5-1. Kuk defeated Dexter Gondo of Chicago to advance to the Finals, while Maddox advanced with a win over Thomas Holden of Amite, La.

In the purple tier (SL6&7), Jeff Sergent of Joilet, Ill., defeated Keith Svitanek of Palos Hills, Ill., 5-3. Sergent advanced to the Final Round with a victory over Gord Baycroft of Bramela, Ont., Canada. Svitanek advanced after a win over Miguel Jackson of Grand Praire, Tx.

Each champion received a prize package worth $15,000 in cash and prizes.

More than 27,000 amateur shooters attempted to qualify for the 2002 APA 8-Ball Classic Singles Championship in their local league area. A total of 3,951 poolplayers made it to the regional level of the 8-Ball Classic before the field was whittled down to 264 men and women competing this weekend for 8-Ball crowns in each of the three skill level tiers.

Blue Tier	Yellow Tier	Purple Tier
1st - Mike Davie	1st - Chris Kuk	1st - Jeff Sergent
2nd - Jennifer Daigle	2nd - Ricky Maddox	2nd - Keith Svitanek
3rd - Sharon Degraff and William Corbin	3rd - Dexter Gondo and Thomas Holton	3rd - Gord Baycroft and Miguel Jackson