(1) the skill level that the player and the Team believe represents the player’s best pool playing ability,(2) the player’s highest APA assigned skill level in any APA League area in which the player currently plays,(3) the player’s session-ending skill level in the session in which the Team qualified for this Tournament,(4) the player’s highest session-ending skill level in any session after the session in which the Team qualified for this Tournament,(5) the skill level assigned to the player by a Handicap Advisory Committee for a Local League, or APA’s Handicap Review Committee (the “HRC”),(6) the skill level assigned to the player during any prior Higher Level Tournament (including any prior National Singles Championships, National Team Championships, Poolplayer Championships, or World Pool Championships) or Higher Level Tournament qualifier (except in the rare circumstance in which APA has granted a previously requested exception submitted by the League Operator of a Local League in which the affected player has played).