A team of Lawrence pool players are preparing for the 8-Ball World Championships this week in Las Vegas.

photo by: Nick Krug

Sharp Shooters player John Trieu, Lawrence, scans the table before shooting during a league play pool match on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016 at The Eighth Street Taproom. Trieu and five other members of the Sharp Shooters will be traveling to Las Vegas to compete in the over 800-team APA 8-Ball World Championships this week.

photo by: Nick Krug

A lineup of the Sharp Shooter's pool cues stand upright on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016 at The Eighth Street Taproom.

photo by: Nick Krug

Sharp Shooters player John Trieu, Lawrence, waits on deck for his turn to shoot during a league play pool match on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016 at The Eighth Street Taproom. Trieu and five other members of the Sharp Shooters will be traveling to Las Vegas to compete in the over 800-team APA 8-Ball World Championships this week.

photo by: Nick Krug

Noble Lathrom applauds a win by teammate John Trieu at a nearby table with teammates Inge Housworth and his son Garrett Lathrom on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016 at The Eighth Street Taproom.

photo by: Nick Krug

Garrett Lathrom listens to his father Noble Lathrom as the two converse before what proved to be the final match of the evening on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016 at The Eighth Street Taproom.