The 3rd International Billiards Exhibition, GBE 2009, will take place in Guangzhou, China March 10-12, 2009. International Manager Eva Deng says that the Exhibition is "The largest and most famous billiard Exhibition in Asia." The show will take place at the China Import & Export Fair Pazhou Complex. The Billiard Exhibition is slated to be "the main section of the 6th China (Guangzhou) International Leisure Expo," commonly referred to as GILE2009.

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Matchroom Sport has announced that the captain of the American team at this year's PartyPoker.com Mosconi Cup will be four-time event winner Nick Varner. Varner successfully captained America to Mosconi Cup victory, initially as a player and then as non-playing skipper in 2003, when he inspired a famous last day comeback to secure victory.

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Get your entry fees in ASAP (deadline is October 10th). Tournament is played on 7' Diamond Smart Tables and there are several divisions - men's open division, women's division, men's masters division, senior division, and a scotch doubles division.

Format will be 8-ball: Race to 7, triple elimination (masters) Race to 5, triple elimination (men, women, and senior) Race to 5, double elimination (scotch) Scotch play begins at 9 AM Friday Singles will start at 9AM Saturday

Entry Form: www.playbca.com

Deadline to Enter: Oct. 10th, NO ENTRY WILL BE TAKEN AFTER THE DEADLINE.

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The Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) is pleased to announce that NINE junior players will represent the United States in the 2008 World-Pool Billiard Association (WPA) Junior World 9-Ball Championships, November 30th thru December 3rd in Reno, Nevada. The Billiard Congress of America (BCA), the North American member to the WPA, has made plans for the USPPA to host this prestigious event at the Sands Regency Hotel. Over fifty players from six continents and over twenty countries will compete for the world title in both male and female divisions. Junior players who earned an entry by virtue of their performance in the 2008 BEF Junior Nationals include:

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CueSports International (CSI) has announced the first set of sanctioned qualifier tournaments for the National Championship Series (NCS) 8-Ball National Championship. The NCS is a unique series of 5 national championships in the following disciplines: 8-Ball, 9-Ball, 10-Ball, 14.1 Continuous and One Pocket.

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CueSports International, LLC (CSI), the parent company of the BCA Pool League (www.bca-pool.com), the United States Bar Table Championships (USBTC) and the Jay Swanson Memorial Tournament, has announced the new National Championship Series (NCS). The NCS will be a series of five national events in the following cue sport disciplines: 8-Ball, 9-Ball, 10-Ball, 14.1 Continuous and One Pocket.

The first NCS event will be 8-Ball. For players to participate they must be either a U.S. resident or possess a U.S. passport. The winner will receive all paid expenses to the prestigious World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) 2009 World 8-Ball Championship. Last year's world event was held in Fujairah, UAE. The 2009 event is anticipated to be held in mid-April.

The following information applies to all five NCS events. Qualifier tournaments will be held at billiard rooms throughout the United States. All NCS events will be open to men and women, both amateurs and professionals. Players are not required to be a member of any national league or association. In the initial years of the NCS, everyone must qualify - there will not be any invited players.

Mark Griffin, CEO of CSI expressed the need for a more formalized national championship system, "The U.S. is one of the few countries that does not conduct national championships. CSI saw the possibility of creating opportunities for pool players while offering national exposure for the billiards industry. This structure will determine for the first time a true national champion in all five disciplines."

More information will be released in the next few weeks. Room owners with any questions, interest in hosting a qualifier in your state or region, or in hosting the national event, please contact Holly Ryan at holly@cuesportsintl.com or at 702-719-7665.

The 2008 PartyCasino.com Mosconi Cup will be staged in Malta for the first time ever. A press conference was held on Friday to announce the event, which will feature five-man teams from Europe and America battling it out in one of pool's most prestigious competitions. "On behalf of Matchroom Sport, I am delighted to announce that the 15th annual Mosconi Cup will take place at the Hilton Hotel in Portomaso from Thursday 11th to Sunday 14th December," said Barry Hearn, Chairman of Matchroom Sport.

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The Women's Florida State Championship will be hosted by Capone's Billiard Lounge in Spring Hill, Florida, August 16-17th, 2008. Participation is open to all women players, regardless of skill level. Ladies Spirit Tour membership is required, and can be purchased prior to the player's meeting. The event is sponsored by Capone's, as well as Iwan Simonis, Inc., Saluc - Aramith billiard balls, Sterling Gaming, Fury Cues, Ozone Billiard Supply, and Tiger Products. $1000 will be added to the purse, as well as the $500 entry fee for the qualifier winner to participate in the WPBA 2009 US Open!

For more info, visit ladiespiritour.com

First Coast APA, the biggest pool league in Jacksonville, will be joining forces with Dragon Promotions in promoting the 3rd Annual Ozone Billiards US Amateur Open during the Lucasi Hybrid Classic pro and amateur events July 30 through August 3 at Bankshot Billiards. First Coast APA Division Representative Angela Tuhacek will direct the event along with co-director John Gase.  First Coast APA boasts over 3,000 active members.

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Mike Zuglan is proud to announce the dates for his Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour 2008-2009 season. This marks the tour's twelfth season of hosting tournaments in some of the premier rooms in the northeast including two more $25,000 added events at the beautiful Turning Stone Resort And Casino.

Added money for the billiard club events will range from $1,500 to $5,000. Entry fees are as posted and with the exception of the casino events, may be paid at the individual event in cash.

Dan Janes of Joss Cues Ltd. will once again be showing his generosity by donating for raffle a beautiful $1,000 plus custom cue to each event. So far Dan has sponsored over 200 of these cues. Zuglan has also announced that not only have ALL the current sponsors renewed for this season, but OB Cues and Cue-Z have signed on as well.

The tour kicks off in September and all the dates are posted at PoolMag Calendar