An amateur 9-Ball tournament will be held this fall concurrently with the famed U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship. CueSports International (CSI), one of the largest creators of pool events in North America, is introducing the BCAPL Chesapeake 9-Ball Challenge at the Norfolk Marriott Chesapeake in Chesapeake, Virginia on October 20-23, 2010.

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If you are a fan of the WPBA and its players, you may be interested in the following! On Wednesday, September 29, between 2pm and 8pm in the pro arena, the WPBA will be holding a Membership Drive Telethon that will be streamed live and free for the viewers. Tune in to wpba.com, the official website of the WPBA, for this special streamed show.  Interviews and tips for your pool game by top players will be shown throughout the Telethon...

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Francisco Bustamante, selected to be inducted into the BCA Hall of Fame this October, hopes he and fellow BCA Hall of Famer, Efren Reyes, can claim the World Cup of Pool title for a third time. The PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool begins on Tuesday at Robinson’s Place in Ermita, Manila, Philippines, with Bustamante and Reyes aiming to win the competition in front of their home fans for the second year running.

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The greatest straight pool players from around the world will arrive on USA's east coast again this October to play for the coveted title of World Straight Pool Champion. For the fifth straight year, Dragon Promotions will produce the 70th Annual Predator World Tournament of Straight Pool presented by KnightShot.com.

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Two premier special events in professional billiards will be hosted by Green Valley Ranch Resort in Henderson, Nevada on September 1 - 2. The Semifinal matches and the Championship match of both events will be telecast by ESPN beginning in November.
International Speed Pool Challenge will feature four top players from an international roster competing for a purse of winner-take-all $25,000. Luc Salvas (pictured), the 2009  and 2006 International Speed Pool Champion, will attempt to defend his title. Bobby McGrath, also a two-time winner, captured the title International Speed Pool Champion in 2008 and 2007. Dave Pearson, the 2009 and 2008 International Speed Pool Runnerup holds a Guinness Book of World Records Speed Pool listing. Thorsten Hohmann, World Straight Pool Champion, secured a berth in the event through recent Speed Pool competition.

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This Monday, August 23rd  2010, four of the world’s top players will come together for a New York City vs. Florida exhibition match at Amsterdam Billiards & Bar.

The Poison Cues NYC vs Florida Challenge will feature NYC's World #1 ranked and reigning U.S. Open Champion Mika “The Iceman” Immonen teamed with former BCA Open 9-Ball Champion Tony "The Silent Assassin" Robles, against Florida's former U.S. Open champion Rodney "The Rocket" Morris and former BCA Open 9-Ball Champion Charlie "The Korean Dragon" Williams.

The four team round robin tournament will start at 7PM, followed by the singles challenge matches and finishing with the pros playing a race to 9 scotch doubles match.

Play a Pro!

Players and fans will have the opportunity to play against one of these pros in singles and in a special round robin scotch doubles format with a pro as a partner. For the singles against a pro: One rack: $10; Race to 2:  $15; Race to 3:  $20

For the special Round Robin tournament: $150 to play with a pro in a race to 2 for three rounds against three other teams. The team with the best record after three rounds wins a brand new Poison cue which goes to the amateur player teamed with the pro.

The round robin event will be limited to four teams. These spots will sell out quickly so contact napleagueinfo@aol.com if you want to hold a spot!

Amsterdam Billiards, Dragon Promotions, Poison Cues, Simonis Cloth, Master Chalk, The National Amateur Pool League (NAPL), & CueTable.com (Pool.bz) are the official sponsors of this exhibition.

The culmination of weekly APA League play is the APA National Team Championships, being held August 19-28 at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. This event consists of three individual National Team Championships: 

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The 10th Annual Predator International 10-Ball Championship moves to Manila, Philippines this year for the first time, with an expected world-class field from more than 30 pool nations!

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MATCHROOM SPORT can announce the teams and players to contest the forthcoming PARTYPOKER.NET WORLD CUP OF POOL which takes place in Manila, Philippines from September 7-12.

With 32 teams representing 31 countries – home nation Philippines has two sides in the competition – the World Cup of Pool sees the gathering of some of the most decorated stars in pool.

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The World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) has announced the successful conclusion of discussions with organizers in the Middle East that have resulted in the creation of two new International WPA Ranking events.

In the Spring of 2011 the new Dubai Open will mark its initiation and then later in the year the Emir Cup will be played in Doha, Qatar. These two new events highlight the surge in popularity that the game of pocket billiards enjoys in the region.

WPA President Ian Anderson said: “The WPA feels itself quite fortunate to be aligned with organizers of such high quality. We look forward to the opening of these two new events with a great deal of excitement and wish to thank them for the opportunities that their efforts are creating for professional billiard players and their fans.”

More details on these events, including field sizes, purses and dates will be forthcoming. Learn more at www.wpa-pool.com