Chicagoland TAP Pool League

Specialties

Chicagoland TAP is a National Pool League providing pool players of all skill levels with the opportunity to play 8-​Ball, 9-​Ball and 10-​Ball weekly in Teams, Singles and Scotch Doubles Leagues. We are currently operating in Cook County, East Kane County, Kankakee County, Kendall County, West DuPage County (including the cities of Villa Park and Lombard) and Will County in Northeast Illinois as well as Lake County in Northwest Indiana.

Chicagoland TAP is a pool league that emphasizes playing the game the way it was intended to be played while allowing for the skill difference between new players and more experienced players. Good players have to win a higher number of games to win a match, while weaker players can win with less games won. Regardless, both players are challenged to shoot as well as they can to win.

Have fun with friends and family, win trophies, cash and the opportunity to play pool in Local, Regional and National Pool Tournaments.

History

Established in 2012.

In Chicagoland TAP’s first participation in the TAP National Championships which was held in Chicago, IL in November 2013; had a team called the FA Cues win the 8-​Ball Team Championships. There were also several teams who performed well in the National Dream Team Championships which ran simultaneously with the National Team Championships. The following results are for those teams that played on a 64 team tournament board:

1. Bus Boyz — 3^rd — 4^th Place

2. Chi-​Town Hustlers — 5^th — 8^th Place

3. We’re Done Talking — 9^th — 16^th Place

4. Rambow Connection — 17^th — 32^nd Place

5. What’s Crackalackin’ — 17^th — 32^nd Place

Meet the Business Owner

Jemal E.

Business Owner

Jemal Elmore began playing pool as soon as he was able to walk and hold a cue stick. He received his first table at the age of three and was given his first full size table by the time he was five years old.

Elmore’s love of pool has continued throughout his life earning quite the reputation in local bars and bowling allies. In 1999, Elmore began playing in pool leagues and in 2004 began his career in TAP. As part of TAP, Elmore attended three consecutive national championships finishing in the top 16 in the nation and twice in third place.

Elmore’s commitment to the game of pool has led him to purchase a TAP franchise. His territories in Illinois include: North Cook, South Cook, Will, Kankakee, and East Kane County, West DuPage, Kane, and Kendall counties. His franchise also covers Lake County in Indiana.