During a recent trip to Lexington, Ky., APA stopped by the Silver Cue to catch some weekly League play.  This is where we met Derek Kirunchyk and his patch collection.

Derek has been an APA member since 2004, and has over 200 matches played. Currently, he’s the only active skill level 9 in the Lexington APA.  Derek has been very influential in bringing many new players into the League, but it was his patch collection that amazed everyone at the bar that night. The photos show just a small part of his extensive collection, which features numerous rare and hard to find patches.

Derek continues to collect patches from any APA event he can get to.  When not playing pool, Derek is a local law enforcement officer in Lexington.  Thanks for your service Derek!  And, thanks for being a valuable part of the Lexington APA.