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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APA $600,000 National Team Championships Start This Week!
August 16, 2010 · No Comments
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Bustamante, Bell and Hubbart Gain BCA Billiards Hall of Fame Election
July 27, 2010 · No Comments
Francisco Bustamante, one of the most accomplished players to come out
of the Philippines, has been elected for induction into the Billiard Congress
of America Hall of Fame in voting conducted by the United States Billiard Media
Association.
Also, in the Meritorious Service, Terry Bell and Larry Hubbart,
founders of the American Poolplayers Association league system in 1979, were
elected for induction. Bustamante, 46; Bell, 66; and Hubbart, 69, will be
formally inducted into the BCA Hall of Fame on Oct. 21 during ceremonies in conjunction with the U.S. Open
9-Ball Championship in Chesapeake, VA.
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Snooker World Loses Former Champion Alex Higgins to Cancer
July 26, 2010 · No Comments
Former snooker champion Alex "Hurricane" Higgins was found dead in his Belfast home on Saturday, July 24th, succumbing to a twelve year battle against throat cancer.
Six-time champion Steve Davis described his former rival as one of the few geniuses around the table. "To people in the game he was a constant source of argument, he was a rebel," Davis said. "But to the wider public he was a breath of fresh air that drew them into the game. He was an inspiration to my generation."
Higgins claimed the world champion's crown at his first attempt, aged 22, and took it back again 10 years later from Ray Reardon at the Crucible in Sheffield. He will be best remembered for winning his second world championship in 1982 when, in tears, he invited his wife Lynn and baby daughter Lauren to join him by the baize with the trophy.
A heavy smoker, Higgins had cancerous growths removed from his mouth in 1994 and 1996 and was told in 1998 that he had throat cancer.
Read more at www.guardian.co.uk
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Two New International Pocket Billiard Events Announced for 2011
July 12, 2010 · 1 Comment
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
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Brunswick Billiards Triple Jackpot Sweepstakes Winner
July 09, 2010 · 1 Comment
Natalie Migliore, of Levittown, PA has been named the winner of the
Brunswick Billiards Triple Jackpot sweepstakes, earning a four-day,
three-night trip to Las Vegas July 15 to 18, and a personal lesson with
Ewa Mataya Laurance, aka the "Striking Viking."
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APA Supplies Pool Equipment to Troops in Afghanistan
July 08, 2010 · 1 Comment
After receiving a request for aid from troops stationed at Camp
Blackhorse in Afghanistan for billiard supplies, the American
Poolplayers Association (APA) decided to act. The troops were playing
with warped and damaged cues, and shooting on worn out cloth...
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Rocket & Dragon Play Pool With Our Troops
July 04, 2010 · 1 Comment
Top-ranked pool players Rodney "The Rocket" Morris (left) and Charlie
“The Korean Dragon” Williams (right) provided challenge games, tips and
trickshots for U.S. service members at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, June 28,
a day before competing in the 2010 World 9-ball Championship in Doha.
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APA and Ozone Billiards Step Up for Junior Pool Players!
July 04, 2010 · 2 Comments
Lots of great news
coming in from the Billiard Education Foundation these days...
First, the American Poolplayers Association (APA) will sponsor 23 players for the upcoming 22nd Annual BEF Junior National 9-Ball Championships. The championship event takes place July 7 – 10 at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill. The event features four divisions: boys age 14 and under, boys 19 and under, girls 14 and under and girls 19 and under. Winners in each division will earn a spot to represent the U.S. in the 2010 WPA World Junior 9-Ball Championship.
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CSI / BCA Pool League Proudly Sponsor Players to 2010 Junior Nationals
June 28, 2010 · 1 Comment
CueSports International (CSI), under its BCA Pool League division, is
proudly sponsoring 13 young players to participate in the 22nd Annual
Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) Junior National 9-Ball
Championships...
Full Player List and Payouts For 2010 U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship
May 10, 2010 · 1 Comment
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