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2025 SAN FRANCISCO QUALIFIER
February 14-16th, San Francisco, CA

Held inside the NBA Crossover experience, the SF Qualifier featured over 1,800 players competing on the new Pop-A-Shot Elite. Nearly 3,500 games were played! Jarrod Shappell and Jon Taburaza ended the weekend with the highest scores, punching their ticket to the 2025 National Championship. 
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2024 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
August 2nd, Rock Hill, SC
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For the first time in 25 years, we hosted a National Championship!  And it all aired on ESPN 2 on August 2nd, 2024 as part of ESPN the Ocho events. The field started with 8 competitors and it all narrowed down to one. The winner was a 37 year old, father of two, who put up an outstanding performance with a high score of 153.  Josh Caputo didn't lose a single matchup as he glided to a National Championship chain. Caputo led all competitors with a 68.9% shooting percentage, averaged 69 shots per game played, and averaged 120 points per game with the new scoring/bonus time format.

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2024 CHICAGO QUALIFIER
July 10th, Barstool River North
Presented by Pabst Blue Ribbon

In conjunction with the Pop-A-Shot 2024 National Championship presented by Pabst Blue Ribbon, a tournament-style competition was held at Barstool River North in Chicago, IL.  Competition was open to the public, with over 250+ attendees. Baskets were made, PBRs were drunk, and Brett Morse-Karzen, the night's high scorer, punched his ticket to the National Championship in South Carolina, airing on ESPN the Ocho.
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1990 World Championship
May 19th, Champions Sports Bar in Chicago
Presented by Miller

Being the first of its kind, a Pop-A-Shot World Championship was held at the Champions Sports Bar at the Chicago O'Hare Marriott.  With the Pop-A-Shot inventor, Ken Cochran, in attendance, 150 Pop-A-Shotters tried their shot at the cash prizes between $100 - $1000.  Brenda Heywood won the women's division and Tom Blackshere outlasted Robert Smeenk in the final.  "Being the Elvis of Pop-A-Shot is no big deal", said Tom Blackshere, a 26-year-old electrician who's knee injuries had kept him off the basketball court.

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