For Immediate Release
Distributed by the WIBCAPL (April 29, 2013)

Wisconsin BCA Pool League Crown New Winners at WIBCAPL State Championships

It certainly appears that here in Wisconsin we are doing something right: and I don't mean making the best cheese in the world. It seems we are adding more every year: more players, more tables, and best of all: more money. This was done without adding more stress, confusion, and overall size of the venue. Around 1,800 paid entries will testify to the smooth and generally timely flow of the matches. For the most part all matches were finished by early Sunday evening.

Over one thousand players gathered in one place to challenge themselves rack after ever-changing rack. They put their skills against each other, sometimes late into the night. They fight fatigue, varying levels of aiming fluid, personal demons, and opponents who have a pre-shot routine that could put an owl to sleep. They push on. Sometimes getting to the money is motivation. Sometimes a compulsive need to overcome adversity jump starts a table run that you never forget, proving to yourself that you have what it takes, or to someone else that the last time you crumbled like stale crackers under pressure simply will not happen again. No matter the reason for competing on a table with six holes that at the worst time possible get in the way of the white ball, and 15 other balls that need to get in the holes, the end result feels pretty darn nice. Pool is precision, imagination, luck, determination, and a totally incredible way to share. All of those who competed, spectated, or contributed to this grand experience need to be thanked.

Dean Roeseler, also known as "DR Pool", his hard working staff, and the WIBCAPL board members contributed immensely to the success of this event. Each and every tournament teaches us something new: better ways to enhance the players’ overall experience, and how to achieve a long lasting positive impression. This is our mission and we will continue to dedicate ourselves to it.

A special thank you goes to the Olympia Resort and Conference Center in Oconomowoc for being our host site again this year. Having the tournament midway between Milwaukee and Madison offers easy access for the majority of players. The staff at Olympia was always gracious, attentive, and in general very pleasant to interact with. The WIBCAPL thanks you.

The Wisconsin-based pool cue makers need to be given a special thank you also. Pechauer, Jacoby Custom Cues, and Jackson Cues make our raffle a huge success every year by donating sticks for the purpose of raising added monies to the event. The effort that Diane, Mike, and Anna from Jackson cue put into the raffle were above and beyond expectations.

The tables were Valley’s provided by High Country Promotions and DR Pool Promotions. On site venders were Ultimate Apparel (Scott Dahlke), Jackson Cues, and Jacoby Custom Cues. Plaques and trophies by Mick Fischer were an outstanding addition to great cash. Yes, I said cash payout: no waiting days to get paid and then receiving checks that are a hassle to get cashed. We will continue the cash payout in all future events. Many thanks to all.

Congratulations to all the finishers in all the divisions. Having too many to mention all in this release we will stick to the Master division finalists. The ladies division this year was dominated by the most well-known and feared lady player in the state. Pam Patton took top honors in both the 8-ball and the 9-ball events. Winning both events is truly a work of determination and art. Pam is now and certainly will continue to be a force to be dealt with in the future. The men’s Master 8-ball was taken home by past 9-ball champion Dave Coles Jr. Dave is a gritty and ruthless pool player who can and will take advantage of any small mistake made by his opponents. His shot-making skills and spot-on cue ball control along with pattern choices make him one of the nation’s top players. The men’s 9-ball was captured by past 8-ball champion Tim Ruenger. Devoting more time to his family than too pool in the last couple of years has not complicated Tim’s ability to concentrate when he needed to. Using his flawless stroke and intense focus, Tim clawed his way passed a tough field to champion the 9-ball event.

For a full list of results, winners’ photos, and even bracket photos, simply go to our newly designed web site: www.wibcapl.com, courtesy of WIBCAPL Vice President and MasterChamp webmaster Ron Crom.

I believe it is up to us as representatives of the game to elevate the stigma that surrounds this game. Those who attended this year’s state tourney did just that. We need to change the face of this wonderful game. All the players and spectators in attendance contributed positively towards this goal. The WIBCAPL board of directors salutes you, and thanks you, and looks forward to the thriving future of pool in the great state of Wisconsin.

 

For Immediate Release
Distributed April 12, 2013

New Champions Crowned at 2013 BCAPL Texas State 8-Ball Championships

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (April 12, 2013) – The 2013 BCAPL Texas State 8-Ball Championships were presented at the E-Center in Harker Heights, Texas April 2-7 by Bad Boys Billiard Productions (BBBP) and CueSports International (CSI).

Tournament direction and 80 Diamond pool tables were provided by BBBP. CSI provided the $5,000 added money plus the state of the art CueSports Tournament System (CTS) for live online brackets for all events -- http://ctsondemand.com/ Live internet streaming was provided for the first time this year, by Rail2Rail Productions. CTS and Rail2Rail allowed friends and family members back home to watch what was happening in real time throughout the tournament.

Eight champions were crowned with over $45,000 paid out during the event.

B Singles Divisions: Steven Book of Fort Worth, Texas defeated Ricky Reed of Killeen, Texas in two hill-hill sets to take the title. On the ladies side, BB Fubara of Amarillo, Texas defeated Irene Arteaga of Fort Worth Texas 4-2 in the final match.

Open/Advanced Singles Divisions: Open players raced to 5 while advanced players raced to 6. In the Men’s Open/Advanced Singles, Patrick Werren dominated the 122 player field, defeating Dalton Riley 5-3 in the finals to claim the $1,750 first place prize and the title. Kim Pierce won her second Texas State title in the Women’s Open/Advanced Singles making it through the 43 player field unscathed, beating Angela Payne in a hill-hill final match.

Scotch Doubles Division: Kim Pierce also claimed the top spot in the Scotch Doubles division with partner, Patrick Hill. The duo whipped through a tough field of 27 teams to win the title defeating Landrum / Voelkring 4-2 in the final match.

Senior Singles Division: Shane Harvey ran through the 56 player field undefeated all the way to the hot seat in the Senior Singles division. His opponent in the final match, Patricio Soto was not willing to admit defeat however, taking the first set 5-4. In the second set, Shane Harvey rallied back to win the title 6-3.

Men’s / Mixed Open and Women’s Team Divisions: The finals in both groups went the full double set length and both the Men’s and Women’s Team divisions were decided by 13-12 scores. On the Men’s side, Little Joes “X-Men” of Victoria, Texas took the hot seat in the 103 team field. Their opponents in the finals were Caught Strokin of Killeen, Texas. Caught Strokin forced the second and deciding set with a 13-6 win in the first set of the finals. In the finals set, Patrick Werren, the Open/Advanced Singles Champion, won the deciding game to also lead his team to the championship. On the Women’s side, Fab Five of Fort Worth, Texas raced to the hot seat in the 25 team field. Their opponent in the finals, West Texas Bad Girls of Odessa, Texas took the first set of the finals 9-4. In the second set, Melinda Bailey made several tough shots to complete a thrilling out at 8-8 to give her team the title they had come up just short of claiming last year.

PAYOUTS: The groups below are listed only to 5th-6th place. Complete match by match results and payouts for the 2013 events are available on CueSports Tournament System (CTS) -- http://ctsondemand.com/

Men’s B Singles
1st Steven Book $400
2nd Ricky Reed $235
3rd Adrian Womack $150
4th Willie Speed III $105
5th-6th John Geary $75
5th-6th Tony Laudadio $75

Women’s B Singles
1st BB Fubara $170
2nd Irene Arteaga $115
3rd Cynthia Parvala $75
4th Ashley Simmons $50
5th-6th Kim Steinle $35
5th-6th Deborah Ditmore $35

Men’s Senior Singles
1st Shane Harvey $800
2nd Patricio Soto $570
3rd Denis Strickland $350
4th Gale Gladden $225
5th-6th Adrian Sanchez $150
5th-6th Gary Marcum $150

Men’s Open / Advanced Singles
1st Patrick Werren $1,750
2nd Dalton Riley $1,200
3rd Ernesto Byaua $800
4th Jeff Franklin $500
5th-6th Tony Cuellar $300
5th-6th Juan Parra Jr. $300

Women’s Open / Advanced Singles
1st Kim Pierce $750
2nd Angela Payne $475
3rd Rebecca Arcangeli $275
4th Jamie Wilson-Tidmore $180
5th-6th Kimberly Sanders $120
5th-6th Monica Casillas $120

Mixed Open Teams
1st Caught Strokin $5,000
2nd Lil Joe’s “X-Men” Billiards $3,000
3rd The Assassins $2,000
4th Diamond Dogs $1,250
5th-6th Believe Movida $875
5th-6th The Guys of Club Movida $875

Women’s Open Teams
1st Fab Five $1,200
2nd West Texas Bad Girls $725
3rd Jenks $450
4th Elementals $300
5th-6th Daddy O’s Girls $175
5th-6th Boom Shaka Laka $175

Next year, the 2014 BCAPL Texas State 8-Ball Championships promise to be bigger and better than ever before. Ric Jones of Bad Boys Billiard Productions has inked a deal with the Frank Mayborn Convention Center to move the event to their state of the art facilities in 2014. Ric is working to add sponsors and striving to make the BCAPL Texas event the best state tournament in the country.

CueSports International is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past 8 years CSI has directly paid out $8,000,000 to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com, and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.



For Immediate Release
Distributed March 3, 2013

Predator Cues Sponsors CSI US Open Events

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (April 8, 2013) – Two dynamic industry leaders are joining forces once again to promote professional pool events during The Greatest Pool Tournament in the World!

CueSports International (CSI) is proud to announce that Predator Cues is the Official Cue sponsor of the 14th US Open One Pocket Championship, the 5th US Open 10-Ball Championship and the inaugural US Open 8-Ball Championship.

The three CSI produced US Open events will be held back to back July 17-27, 2013 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada. The highly regarded pro events will be staged in the main ballroom of the Rio Hotel alongside the BCAPL and USAPL National Championships, also produced by CSI. General spectator admission will be FREE to all amateur participants.

In addition to sponsoring the CSI US Open events, Predator assumes title sponsorship of the 14.1 High Run Challenge which was launched by CSI at the national championships in Las Vegas in 2011. Going into its third year, the newly named Predator High Run Challenge will test the skills of professionals and amateurs alike in the popular 14.1 straight pool contest staged on 9’ Diamond tables.

Since the company’s inception in 1994, Predator Cues (a division of the Predator Group), has a long history of supporting professional pool events. They also sponsor several top professional players including Darren Appleton, Chris Melling, Daryl Peach, Jasmin Ouschan, Ralf Souquet, Chia-Chang Wu, Dennis Hatch and Mike Dechaine.

For more information, including entry and VIP spectator tickets, for the 14th US Open One Pocket Championship, the 5th US Open 10-Ball Championship and the 1st US Open 8-Ball Championship visit www.playcsipool.com or www.playbca.com. For more information about Predator Cues visit www.predatorcues.com.

CueSports International is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past 8 years CSI has directly paid out $8,000,000 to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com, and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.



For Immediate Release
Distributed March 3, 2013

New BCAPL Nationals Leisure Division

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (March 3, 2013) – Last summer CueSports International (CSI) announced that it will be adding a whole new singles division to the 37th (2013) BCAPL National Championships. With the move to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino for the July 17-27, 2013 national event, the expanded space allows for more pool table and thus more play opportunities. The BCAPL has added the Leisure Men’s and Leisure Women’s Singles Divisions. Below are details and eligibility for these two new singles groups.

• Players who have played for 2 years in Open, Senior, or Super Senior (since 2005), and have never cashed in any Singles Division are eligible.
• Players may also be eligible if they have finished a full league session in the bottom half of their local league, and their league is enrolled on LeagueSys. We need LeagueSys to help research player history.
• Every player will be researched for player history. The eligibility criteria above do NOT insure playing in the new division. Known ability will be a big factor in establishing eligibility for this new division.
• Players entering the Leisure Division may also enter the 2nd Chance Singles events (if eligibility criteria are met), all mini tournaments, and much more.

The purpose of this division is to give lesser skilled players (called “B” players in some states) a level playing field against players of equal ability. For years, hundreds of players have participated in the Open division with no results. We greatly appreciate their support of the BCAPL and the BCAPL National Championships and wish to give them a fair chance to truly compete and cash among similarly skilled players.

If a player is unsure of his/her eligibility, he/she may send an email to Bill Stock, CSI Rules and Referee Director, requesting approval to enter the new Leisure Division- bill@playcsipool.com
Relocating the BCAPL National Championships to the larger Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, July 17-27,2013, allows us to add this new division. We look at this as an opportunity to introduce more entry level pool players to “The Greatest Pool Tournament in the World!” This welcome addition demonstrates CSI’s ongoing commitment to provide … More Choices for All Players.

CueSports International is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past 8 years CSI has directly paid out $8,000,000 to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com, and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.



 

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Distributed March 9, 2013

Eligibility Expansion to the BCAPL Nationals Senior Divisions Announced

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (March 3, 2013) – The BCAPL (BCA Pool League) National Championships will be held July 17-27, 2013 for the first time at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada. The move allowed the producer, CueSports International (CSI), to expand the overall group of events due to the addition of approximately one third more convention space than ever available before, but CSI is also able to expand some divisions. CSI announces that the BCAPL Men’s Senior Singles, Men’s Super Senior Singles and Women’s Senior Singles will include the following eligibility changes:

MEN’S SENIOR SINGLES
A player that is senior age (55 years of age prior to the start date of an event) and also ranked as an Advanced player may participate in the Senior division but must spot an Open level player one game (6-5). Players that are senior age and rated as a Master or Grand Master are not eligible to participate in the senior’s division. They must play in their appropriately rated division.

MEN’S SUPER SENIOR SINGLES
Men that turn 65 years of age prior to the tournament start date are eligible to participate in the Super Senior division. Regardless of a players rating, if they are of Super Senior age they are eligible to participate. There is no handicap involved regardless of rating.

WOMEN’S SENIOR SINGLES
A player that is senior age (50 years of age prior to the start date of an event) and also ranked as an Advanced player may participate in the senior division but must spot an Open level player one game (5-4). Women that are senior age and rated as a Master or Grand Master are not eligible to participate in the senior division. They must play in their appropriately rated division.

THERE IS NO WOMEN’S SUPER SENIOR DIVISION. Women that turn 60 years of age prior to the tournament start date are eligible to participate in the Women’s Senior division regardless of player rating.

As in the past, any senior age player may choose to play in the Open division if they are not rated as an Advanced, Master or Grand Master.

CueSports International is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past 8 years CSI has directly paid out $8,000,000 to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship, the US Open 8-Ball Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com, and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.


For Immediate Release
Distributed March 3, 2013

Klatt and Frideres Crowned 2013 USBTC 8-Ball Champions

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (March 3, 2013) – The 20th US Bar Table Championships final divisions concluded Sunday, March 3rd at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno, Nevada. Jason Klatt from Canada and Jessica Frideres from Iowa fended off their respective and highly competitive fields to be crowned the champions in the USBTC men’s and women’s 8-ball divisions.

The 2013 USBTC proved to be all about diversity as no one player dominated the entire week. Heading into the final three days and switching from 9-ball to 8-ball, thus far the men had seen Dennis Orcollo from the Philippines take the men’s 10-ball event and Shane Van Boening from the US rip through to win the 9-ball event. In the women’s side, Canadian Brittany Bryant claimed first in the 10-ball and Rebecca Wagner from the US won the 9-ball event.

In the hotly contested men’s 8-ball group which was a race to 5 and double elimination, every break, safety and roll counts. With 205 players vying for a chunk of that divisions $20,800 prize fund and a board swarming with current and former national and world champions, who would come out on the final board was anyone’s guess.

Long time Canadian professional Jason Klatt was in dead stoke during the men’s 8-ball event mowing down his opponents with relative ease. Second place finisher was well known multiple straight pool champion Thorsten Hohmann. Rounding out the top 4 places were Francisco Bustamante in 3rd place and Ernesto Dominguez in 4th.

There were 55 players in the Women’s 8-Ball Division – the largest field to date since the separate women’s divisions were added in 2010. In the women’s finals match, Wagner came close to taking two titles this year, but was thwarted by Frideres who capitalized on a couple of key errors made by Wagner. Frideres won 4-2. In 3rd place was Mary Rakin and 4th place was Vivian Villarreal.

In the week long bonus point and award competition the top three men were: Dennis Orcollo ($3,000), Shane Van Boening ($1,000) and Rodney Morris ($500). The women’s bonus points were a tie between Rebecca Wagner and Vivian Villarreal with the two women splitting the bonuses equally ($375 each).

The 2013 USBTC was produced by CueSports International (CSI) and sponsored by the Grand Sierra Resorts and Casino. Live streaming was provided by The Action Report with commentary by Ken Schuman (www.theactionreport.com) and tournament direction by Bad Boys Billiard Productions with CSI. To view the entire payouts for the 8-ball divisions and all the brackets for the 20th US Bar Table Championships visit www.ctsondemand.com

Payouts for the Men’s 9-Ball Division of the 20th US Bar Table Championships (below is up to 9th – 12th. Player were paid to 64th place)

1st $6,000: Jason Klatt
2nd $3,500: Thorsten Hohmann
3rd $2,200: Francisco Bustamante
4th $1,500: Ernesto Dominguez
5th-6th $1,000: Christopher MacDonald and Rodney Morris
7th-8th $650: Darren Appleton and Oscar Dominguez
9th-12th $450: Shane Van Boening, Larry Nevel Jr., Dennis Orcollo and Warren Kiamco

Payouts for the Women’s 9-Ball Division of the 20th US Bar Table Championships

1st $1,175: Jessica Frideres
2nd $675: Rebecca Wagner
3rd $450: Mary Rakin
4th $500: Vivian Villarreal
5th-6th $200: Leandrea Gaff and Brittany Bryant
7th-8th $125: Leslie Bernardi and Jennifer Alexander
9th-12th $75: Cindy Sliva, Sara Miller, Mary Ann Starkey and Diane Krause

CueSports International is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past 8 years CSI has directly paid out $8,000,000 to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship, the US Open 8-Ball Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com, and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.


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Distributed March 3, 2013

Shane Van Boening Dominates and Wagner Tames Tornado in US Bar Table 9-Ball Divisions

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (March 3, 2013) – With the 10-ball competition completed, 144 men and 35 women switched gears Wednesday, February 27th to start play in the 9-ball divisions at the 20th US Bar Table Championships (USBTC) in Reno, Nevada at the luxurious Grand Sierra Resort and Casino.

With a literal who’s who of players participating in the event, this year’s competition has been stiffer than ever before. In addition to the prize funds for each division, men and women who enter all three disciplines in their respective divisions; 10-ball, 9-ball and 8-ball, receive points based on how they finish. The top three men and top two women point leaders receive a bonus at the end of the seven day Reno event.

In the Men’s 9-Ball division, it was all about Shane Van Boening (SVB). Van Boening, who has dominated US men’s professional pool for half a decade, is accustomed to being in the top three in most, if not all, events he enters. However he started the week a little slow, but still respectively, with a 5-6th place finish in the 10-ball.

However, it was evident in the Men’s 9-ball that SVB had his primo groove back sailing through the pack like a hot knife through butter. In the race to 9, double elimination alternate break format, SVB only lost 23 total games in 8 matches including a shut-out against Dennis Orcollo sending the recent 10-ball division winner to the one loss side. In the finals Orcollo met back up with SVB looking to win two divisions in a row. This was not to be as SVB continued his domination winning the finals 9-7.

In the Women’s 9-Ball division, although surrounded by several WPBA touring professionals, Rebecca Wagner showed her 9-ball prowess once again for a second year in a row. While not a full time professional player, Wagner has an impressive pool resume over the past several years including winning the 2012 USBTC Women’s 9-Ball and 10-Ball divisions, the 2010 WPBA Amateur Nationals, and the 2006 BCAPL National Championships - Women’s Master Singles 8-Ball.

Wagner made short order of her opponents throughout the race to 7 double elimination division. In six matches she only lost 13 total games and in the finals tamed a tornado named Vivian Villarreal 7-4.

The USBTC wraps up with the 8-ball divisions March 1-3. The Action Report (TAR) is steaming the entire seven days live. You can catch all the action at www.theactionreport.com.

Payouts for the Men’s 9-Ball Division of the 20th US Bar Table Championships

1st $4,700: Shane Van Boening
2nd $2,800: Dennis Orcollo
3rd $1,600: Rodney Morris
4th $1,000: Darren Appleton
5th-6th $650: Thorsten Hohmann and John Morra
7th-8th $500: Ramesh Gokhul and Corey Deuel
9th-12th $375: Rafael Martinez Chavez, Oscar Dominguez, Jamie Pluta and Jose Parica
13th-16th $275: Ike Runnels Jr., Ronnie Alcano, Wade Thompson, and Stevie Moore
17th-24th $200: Ernesto Dominguez, David Styers, Mark Tafoya, Jason Klatt, Manny Chau Duran, Christopher MacDonald, Glenn Atwell, and Shane McMinn
25th-32nd $150: George Michaels, Tommy Lipps, Gabe Apollos, Mike Hellmer, Francisco Bustamante, Larry Nevel Jr., Linn Petty and Brian Begay
33rd-48th $125: Larry Wilson, Tim Larson, Carl Christensen, Ramin Bakhtiari, Derek Pogirski, Sean Stevenson III, Sean Morgan, Shawn Begay, Jeff Beckley, Chad Barber, Jayson Shaw, Coby Japp, Michael William, Don Wirtaman, Mike Kushlan and Mitch Ellerman

Payouts for the Women’s 9-Ball Division of the 20th US Bar Table Championships

1st $900: Rebecca Wagner
2nd $525: Vivian Villarreal
3rd $325: Brittany Bryant
4th $220: Melissa Little
5th-6th $140: Mary Rakin and Cindy Sliva
7th-8th $100: Susan Williams and Stepahnie Goens
9th-12th $75: Andrea Wilson, Christy Hawley, Betsy Sundholm and Trish Vermule

CueSports International is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past 8 years CSI has directly paid out $8,000,000 to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship, the US Open 8-Ball Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com, and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.


For Immediate Release
Distributed March 1, 2013

Orcollo and Bryant Take 10-Ball Divisions at 20th US Bar Table Championships

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (March 1, 2013) – Reno, Nevada became pool central in the US Monday, February 25th. Players from all over the world, both amateur and professional, descended upon the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino to test their 7’ table skills at the 20th US Bar Table Championships (February 25-March 3).

The popular seven day event is produced by CueSports International (CSI) and sponsored by the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino. The tournament features 6 divisions, all played on 7’ Diamond tables: Men’s 10-Ball, Men’s 9-Ball, Men’s 8-Ball, Women’s 10-Ball, Women’s 9-Ball and Women’s 8-Ball. This year there are a total of 583 entries, a 14% increase from 2012. Players who enter all three of their respective divisions are eligible to be awarded points based on their finishes towards a bonus payout. The top three men and the top two women with the highest overall points will receive bonuses.

In addition to the 6 main divisions, this year CSI added second chance single elimination events to each group, 10-ball, 9-ball and 8-ball. Joining CSI at the USBTC for a second consecutive year, the WorldPPA is hosting their organization’s World Championship for its members.

The first two and a half days of the US Bar Table Championships are dedicated to the 10-ball competition. In the Men’s 10-Ball Division 118 players competed for their piece of the $17,300 purse that was allocated for that division alone.

While he sustained a 5th round loss to Georgian Stevie Moore, Dennis Ocollo, hot off his win at the 17th Jay Swanson Memorial 9-Ball Tournament, plowed through his remaining opponents on the one loss bracket to pocket the $4,550 first place prize.

Although relatively new to the USBTC, the women’s divisions also saw growth this year. In 2010 CSI added for the first time a separate women’s 8-ball division to the USBTC. Bolstered by how well that inaugural women’s only division was received, in 2011 CSI added a separate women’s division in all three games.

This year the Women’s 10-Ball division saw 26 entrants with a division payout of $2,300. Canadian Brittany Bryant, who has been a dominant force in women’s pool in North America since she was barely a teen, went undefeated including beating “Texas Tornado” Vivian Villarreal in the finals to take the $875 first place prize.

Upon completion of the 10-ball divisions, the 9-ball action starts up then the seven day Reno event concludes with 8-ball from Friday, March 1 through Sunday, March 3rd. The Action Report (TAR) is steaming the entire seven days live. You can catch all the action at www.theactionreport.com.

Payouts for the Men’s 10-Ball Division of the 20th US Bar Table Championships

1st $4,550: Dennis Orcollo
2nd $2,600: Corey Deuel
3rd $1,800: Rodney Morris
4th $1,200: Ronnie Alcano
5th-6th $750: Shane Van Boening and Stevie Moore
7th-8th $475: Thorsten Hohmann and Jayson Shaw
9th-12th $300: Mark Haddad, Jeff Buckley, Francisco Bustamante, Stan Tourangeau
13th-16th $225: Brian Begay, John Morra, Mitch Ellerman, and Jeremy Jones
17th-24th $175: Jason Klatt, Christopher MacDonald, Tim Larson, Rory Hendrickson, Mark Tafoya, Oscar Dominguez, Jose Parica and Darren Appleton
25th-32nd $150: Terry Johnson, Ernesto Dominguez, Rafael Martinez Chavez, Warren Kiamco, Amar Kang, Ramesh Gokhul, Manny Chau Duran and Sam Cole

Payouts for the Women’s 10-Ball Division of the 20th US Bar Table Championships

1st $875: Brittany Bryant
2nd $500: Vivian Villarreal
3rd $300: Melissa Little
4th $175: Mary Rankin
5th-6th $125: Leslie Bernardi and Jessica Frideres
7th-8th $100: Brooke Thomason and Suzanne Smith

CueSports International is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past 8 years CSI has directly paid out $8,000,000 to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship, the US Open 8-Ball Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com, and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.


For Immediate Release
Distributed March 1, 2013

Orcollo Rules Heady 17th Swanee Roster

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (March 1, 2013) – The Western US Pool Season started full swing in style with the completion of the 17th Jay Swanson Memorial 9-Ball Tournament. The “Swanee” is produced by CueSports International (CSI) and was held at Hard Times Billiards in Bellflower, California. Live streaming was provided by POV Pool (povpool.com).

The full 192 field ushered into the pool room early Saturday morning February 23rd to face one of the most regarded and grueling two day 9-ball events in the country. With a total purse of $15,520 up for grabs and the strongest field in the “Swanee” 17 year history; it was tough action for the rail birds. With such names in the field as recent two time consecutive winner Alex Pagulayan, Shane Van Boening - the undisputed top US player for the past several years and multiple world champions such as Francisco Bustamante, Darren Appleton, Dennis Orcollo and making a re-appearance on US soil Ronnie Alcano, the top spot could go to any player.

However not to be ruled out were rock solid top California players such as Sal Butera, Ernesto Dominguez and Louis Ulrich to name a few who have the arsenal in their playing repertoire to take on their international counterparts.

Winning the Swanee comes down to several factors, as all premier tournaments do; skill, a strong mental game, perseverance, a dash of occasional luck of the rolls and in this particular event, stamina.

When the dust settled it was Dennis Orcollo crowned champion late Sunday night and pocked the $3,000 first place prize. In addition to winning the 17th Jay Swanson Memorial, a few additional highlights of Orcollo’s professional 13 career includes winning the 2012 US Open 10-Ball Championship – also produced by CSI, the 2011 Derby City Classic 9-Ball division, the 2011 WPA World 8-Ball Championship and the 2010 World Pool Masters.

Payouts for the 17th Jay Swanson Memorial 9-Ball Tournament:

1st $3,000: Dennis Orcollo
2nd $1,500: Jayson Shaw
3rd $1,000: Rodney Morris
4th $750: Ernesto Dominguez
5th-6th $535: Shane Van Boening and John Morra
7th-8th $400: Brian Butler and Manny Chau
9th-12th $300: Brian Parks, Santos Sambajon Jr., Francisco Bustamante and Ramin Bahkriari
13th-16th $200: Ronnie Alcano, Darren Appleton, Louis Ulrich and Alex Pagulayan
17th-24th $175: James McGoo, Manuel Herrera, Greg Harada, Chris Fitzgerald, Jeremy Jones, Dave Hemmah, Jeff Beckley and Jerry Matchin
25th-32nd $150: Chris Fangre, Jordan Skandlan, Warren Kiamco, Victor Ignatio, Ariel Garrido, Jose Parica, Frank Almanza, and Sal Butera
33rd-48th $100: Chino Reyes, Arthur Garcia, James Milazo, Max Eberle, Keith O’Donnell, Dave Martineau, Stevie Moore, Ike Runnels, Oscar Dominguez, Jaden Brock, Chuck Evans, Stacy Novack, Patrick Kim, Beau Runningen, Danny Gokhul and Jon Giles
49th-64th $75: Butch Barba, Dane Elmstedt, Al Lawrence, Ryan Buist, Daniel Busch, Sean Lane, Mark Barba, Mike Laos, Kelii Chuberko, Wayne Pullen, Mike Longmire, Henry Brodt, Dan Boone, Terry Tom, Dwayne Guillory and Reid Fleming

Next stop for many of the players who participated in the Swanee is Reno, Nevada where the 20th US Bar Table Championships started the very next day, Monday the 25th. To watch all the action at the Bar Table Championships via online PPV by The Action Report (TAR) visit www.theactionreport.com.

CueSports International is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past 8 years CSI has directly paid out $8,000,000 to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship, the US Open 8-Ball Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com, and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.


For Immediate Release
Distributed February 20, 2013

This Weekend – CSI 17th “Swanee” Feature World’s Best and Free Live Streaming

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (February 20, 2013) – The Jay Swanson Memorial 9-Ball Tournament, being held this weekend (February 23-24, 2013) at Hard Times Billiards in Bellflower, California, has over the course of 17 years become one of the most beloved and anticipated two day 9-Ball tournaments in the western US. The “Swanee” is still a celebration of much loved Cali player, Jay Swanson, who passed away and whose demeanor and gentleness to all who knew him still has an impact. However, the “Swanee” is now considered by many the starting point for many players ushering the beginning of the year’s tournament season.

In 2013, the event will feature the strongest 192 player field in its history including top professionals such as Alex Pagulayan (2011 and 2012 winner), Jose Parica (2010 winner), Shane van Boening, Oscar Dominguez, Ernesto Dominguez, Warren Kiamco, Stevie Moore, John Morra, Rodney Morris, Jayson Shaw, Max Eberle, Santos Sambajon and former World Champions Dennis Orcollo, Ronnie Alcano, Darren Appleton, and Francisco Bustamante just to name a few. However, the international group will have their hands full with some well known tough California players such as Corey Harper, Sal Butera, Louis Ulrich, and Dave Hemmah.

The “Swanee” is a known grinder of an event that challenges players both mentally and physically with 192 players in only two days. To win requires not just talent, but focus and energy both on and off the table.

So who is favored?

For the past week or so, Dennis Orcollo, Ronnie Alcano and Alex Pagulayan have been seen at Hard Times getting into action, playing the ghost, challenging hard-hitters with huge spots, just to keep in form and be ready for this event. Shane VanBoening has been playing alot also in Vegas, where he has just defeated Mike Dechaine in the TAR 31 Challenge Match, running 3 & 4 packs like a walk in the park! Francisco Bustamante & Scotland’s Jayson Shaw are hot off the grill from a recent, Accu-Stats Challenge, where neither player had more than a 2 game lead in a race to 21 but finally ending in a loss for Shaw! Max Eberle is also hitting well after defeating Dennis Orcollo in the finals at the Derby Classic, 14.1 Challenge. In addition, don’t forget Manny Chau, Corey Harper and Rodney Morris, who have all felt comfortable enough at Hard Times to chalk up some wins against players like Efren Reyes, Sal Butera and Louis Ulrich (Respectively). One thing’s for sure - consecutive, 2 time winner of the ‘Swanee’, Alex Pagulayan has his hands full to make it a three-peat as the pro’s keep flocking from near and far.

CueSports International is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past 8 years CSI has directly paid out $8,000,000 to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship, the US Open 8-Ball Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com, and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.


 

For Immediate Release
Distributed January 30, 2013

US Bar Table Championships Celebrates 20th Anniversary

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (January 30, 2013) – The US Bar Table Championships (USBTC) will celebrate the 20th anniversary at the stunning Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno, Nevada February 25 – March 3, 2013.

The $25,250 added event is produced by CueSports International. It is open to all players, and a good mix of amateur and professional players participate each year. Entries are being taken online via www.ctsondemand.com for both events. You can also enter via mail or fax.

The US Bar Table Championships also offer a unique feature: bonuses to the top three men and top two women who compete in all three (8, 9 and 10-Ball) open or women’s divisions, based on cumulative points.

The tournament will be directed by Bad Boys Billiard Productions, and live video streaming will be provided by TAR (TheActionReport.com). The USBTC immediately follows the Jay Swanson Memorial 9-Ball Tournament at Hard Times Billiards in Bellflower, California, creating a great opportunity for players to attend both events.

The 2013 WorldPPA Reno Shootout returns March 1-3 to join the US Bar Table Championships on the finest in billiard equipment -- Diamond pool tables, Simonis 860 Tour Blue pool cloth, and Super Aramith Pro pool balls.

To download and print the entry forms for the 20th US Bar Table Championships, visit http://www.playbca.com/Events/ALLUPCOMINGEVENTS.aspx

To download and print the 2013 WorldPPA Reno Shootout entry form, visit http://www.worldppa.com/.

Be sure to get your entry fee in early (before February 15th) to avoid late fees.

Room rates for the 4 star Grand Sierra Resort and Casino are only $44 / $54, until February 1. In room wifi and the airport shuttle are provided free of charge, and no resort fee will be added. Call (800) 501-2651 and use group code: POOL13 to reserve your room. Each room includes FREE internet and health club access.

CueSports International is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. CSI supports the WPA/BCA structure to govern the sport and to promote an organized hierarchy for pool player advancement. In the past 8 years CSI has directly paid out $8,000,000 to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship, the US Open 8-Ball Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com, and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.



For Immediate Release
Distributed January 4, 2013

CSI Launches US Open 8-Ball Championship at the Rio in July 2013

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (January 4, 2013) – CueSports International (CSI) is expanding the roster of professional tournaments at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas in July 2013. CSI will introduce the inaugural US Open 8-Ball Championship on July 23-27, sponsored by the American Cuemakers Association.

The new event will follow the well established pro events produced by CSI – the 14th US Open One Pocket Championship and the 5th US Open 10-Ball Championship. As with the 10-Ball event, the US Open 8-Ball Championship will be $25,000 added and a 2013 Billiard Congress of America (BCA) Points Event. The two BCA Point Events will be held back to back under one roof, greatly assisting US players in their quest for pro points while keeping travel expenses lower.

The combination of CSI US Open events in July is truly unique. In the course of 10 days top US and international players will have the opportunity to play in three professional level tournaments in three separate disciplines with a combined total of $60,000 added. The US Open 8-Ball and US Open 10-Ball fields will be limited to 96 players and the US Open One Pocket will sport a 64 player field.

In 2010 CSI, which is also the parent company of the BCA Pool League (BCAPL) and USA Pool League (USAPL), launched the US Open 10-Ball Championship in conjunction with the BCAPL National Championships, known as “The Greatest Pool Tournament in the World!” CSI added HD live video streaming by TheActionReport.com (TAR) and free stream feeds to each of the host hotel rooms. In 2011, CSI added the US Open One Pocket Championship and the 14.1 High Run Challenge. For 2013, “The Greatest Pool Tournament in the World!” will present three new events: the US Open 8-Ball Championship by CSI, the 2013 WPA World Artistic Pool Championship, and the 25th Annual Junior National 9-Ball Championships, which is produced by the Billiard Education Foundation (BEF).

New also in 2013 – spectator general admission to all three CSI pro events, the world artistic pool and junior national competitions, and the 14.1 challenge will be FREE to the players competing in the BCAPL & USAPL National Championships (July 17-27, 2013) also being held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.

For more information about the 1st US Open 8-Ball Championship, 5th US Open 10-Ball Championship and 14th US Open One Pocket Championship please visit www.playcsipool.com. For information about the 37th BCAPL National Championships please visit www.playbca.com and for information about the 3rd USAPL National Championships please visit www.playusapool.com. View pro and amateur pool action on the CSI YouTube page, http://www.youtube.com/user/CueSportsIntl

CueSports International is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. CSI supports the WPA/BCA structure to govern the sport and to promote an organized hierarchy for pool player advancement. In the past 8 years CSI has directly paid out $8,000,000 to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship, the US Open 8-Ball Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com, and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.



For Immediate Release
Distributed December 20, 2012

2013 Junior National 9-Ball Championships Heads to Vegas

December 19, 2012 (Englewood, CO): The Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) announces its 25th Annual Junior National 9-Ball Championships to be held July 26-29, 2013 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. This special anniversary event will be hosted alongside the CueSports International (CSI) annual amateur and professional events.

Many of the top professional players today got their start with this prestigious junior event and it continues to attract the nation’s finest youth with its four divisions: boys’ 15-18, boys’ 14 & under, girls’ 15-18, and girls 14 & under. These young competitors vie for titles, scholarships, and prizes each year, along with an opportunity to represent the US at the World Pool Association (WPA) Junior World Championships.

“I’m very excited for next year’s venue. With CSI’s support, we’ll be able to offer professional equipment, live streaming, real-time scoring, online brackets, and more! The juniors will play alongside their favorite pros, and even attend clinics featuring many of them,” said BEF Executive Director, Samm Diep-Vidal, “we’re looking forward to a memorable 25th anniversary.”

“CSI has been actively supporting junior programs for years and look forward to putting them on center stage. We are happy and proud to be able to provide the juniors with the best playing equipment and conditions possible (Diamond tables, Simonis cloth, and Aramith balls),” added Mark Griffin, CEO of CSI.

For more information on the BEF, Junior Nationals, and other junior billiard programs, visit the BEF website at www.billiardeducation.org.
CueSports International (CSI) is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past 8 years CSI has directly paid out $8,000,000 to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League and will also be producing the following events at the Rio: WPA World Artistic Pool Championship, the 37th BCAPL National Championships and the 3rd USAPL National Championships, and the 14th US Open One Pocket Championship, the 5th US Open 10-Ball Championship and the inaugural US Open 8-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com, and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.

The Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) was formed in 1993 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity committed to promoting a lifelong love of pool and building the next generation of players through youth programs and academic scholarships. Visit billiardeducation.org or call (303) 926-1039 to learn more about junior billiard programs in your area.



For Immediate Release
Distributed December 11, 2012

WPA World Artistic Pool Championship Joins CSI at the Rio in July 2013

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (December 11, 2012) - CueSports International (CSI) is proud to announce the 2013 WPA World Artistic Pool Championship will be held at the Rio-All Suite Hotel & Casino on July 18-21.

The prestigious world artistic event will be held in conjunction with the 37th BCAPL National Championships (July 17-27, 2013). CSI and Diamond are donating the use of 9' Diamond tables for the artistic competition in Rio’s state-of-the-art conference center.

The growing roster of events that will be staged in Las Vegas this coming July will now include the following:

· 2013 WPA World Artistic Pool Championship
· 37th BCAPL National Championships (30 divisions)
· 3rd USAPL National Championships (3 divisions)
· 14th US Open One Pocket Championship
· 5th US Open 10-Ball Championship (BCA points event)
· 1st US Open 8-Ball Championships (BCA points event)
· 3rd CSI 14.1 High Run Challenge

For details and entry information for the 2013 WPA World Artistic Pool Championship contact Mark Dimick at dimickmark@aol.com or call (405) 642-5641.

For information on the CSI roster of events being held in July at the Rio-All Suite Hotel & Casino visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com or www.playusapool.com.

CueSports International is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past 8 years CSI has directly paid out $8,000,000 to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship, the US Open 8-Ball Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com, and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.


 

For Immediate Release
Distributed November 20, 2012

BCAPL / USAPL Players Take Center Stage at the Antique Billiard Museum in Colorado

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (November 20, 2012) - The 2012 BCAPL / USAPL Colorado State Championships was held November 9-11 at the Antique Billiard Museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The $2,000 added inaugural event was comprised of Scotch Doubles, Men's Singles and Women's Singles divisions. All three divisions were handicapped based on the BCAPL national player ratings: Open, Advanced, Master and Grand Master.

CueSports International would like to thank Jim Barber and his staff at the Antique Billiard Museum for their hospitality to tournament directors Bill Stock, Mark Griffin and all of the players. We all had a great time. Jim and staff bent over backwards to accommodate all of our needs. CueSports International plans to hold two events per year at the Antique Billiard Museum.

The Scotch Doubles event kicked off Friday evening with $500 added. Twelve teams vied for the $450 first place prize. Ruben Silva and Shannon Shoemake of Colorado Springs took home the nice bonus for their excellent play in the finals defeating John Sandifer and Debbi Worcester of Thornton, Colorado.

The singles divisions started Saturday and finished on Sunday. The Men's Singles division had a total purse of $2,800 and the Women's Singles division a total purse of $1000.

In the men's group, 36 players focused their efforts to pocket the tidy $1,000 first place prize. The last man standing was Ruben Silva of Colorado Springs, pocketing the $1000 prize, with John Sandifer of Thornton, Colorado receiving $600 for second place. In the Women's Singles, Delsa Brown of Florissant, Colorado prevailed as the top woman shooter of the weekend, taking home an additional $450 first place for her efforts, with Terry Duncan of Englewood, Colorado receiving $250 for second place.

Full Results and Payouts:

Scotch Doubles
1st: Ruben Silva, Colorado Springs, CO/Shannon Shoemake, Colorado Springs, CO $450
2nd: John Sandifer, Thornton, CO/Debbi Worcester, Thornton, CO $250
3rd: John Baylor, Colorado Springs, CO/Delsa Brown, Florissant, CO $160
4th: Mark Morgan, Denver, CO/Aimee Peterson, Aurora, CO $80
5-6th: Mike Thompson, Colorado Springs, CO/Laura Walnofer, Colorado Springs, CO $40
5-6th: Woody Quezada, Longmont, CO/Tonya Haselbush, Longmont, CO $40

Men's Singles
1st : Ruben Silva, Colorado Springs, CO $1000
2nd: John Sandifer, Thornton, CO $600
3rd: Frank Urbaniak, Colorado Springs, CO $400
4th: Ben Merton, Boulder, CO $200
5-6th: Jim Calderon, Pueblo, CO $125
5-6th: Doug James, Lakewood, CO $125
7-8th: Wayne Arde, Simia, CO $75
7-8th: Marc Vidal, Aurora, CO $75
9-12th: Cecil Monge, Colorado Springs, CO $50
9-12th: Mark Morgan, Denver, CO $50
9-12th: Joe Ross, Colorado Springs, CO $50
9-12th: Mike Willeford, Aurora, CO $50

Women's Singles
1st : Delsa Brown, Florissant, CO $450
2nd: Terry Duncan, Englewood, CO $250
3rd: Carol James, Lakewood, CO $150
4th: Shannon Shoemake, Colorado Springs, CO $70
5-6th: Darlene Kyle, Colorado Springs, CO $40
5-6th: Debbi Worcester, Thornton, CO $40

To participate in BCAPL / USAPL events, players must be either a BCAPL or USAPL league member. For more information on an area BCAPL (BCA Pool League) location near you, visit www.playbca.com. For information on the USAPL (USA Pool League) visit www.playusapool.com.

CueSports International is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past 8 years CSI has directly paid out $8,000,000 to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship, the US Open 8-Ball Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com, and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.

 

For Immediate Release
Distributed November 15, 2012

BCAPL / USAPL Players Take Center Stage at Backstage in Florida

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (November 14, 2012) - The 2012 BCAPL / USAPL Florida State Championships was held November 9-11 at Backstage Billiards in Orlando, Florida. The $2,000 added inaugural event was comprised of Scotch Doubles, Men's Singles and Women's Singles divisions. All three divisions were handicapped based on the BCAPL national player ratings: Open, Advanced and Master.

The Scotch Doubles event kicked off Saturday morning with $500 added. Seven teams vied for the $325 first place prize. Bryan Lyons of New Port Richey and Valerie Dukich of Clearwater took home the nice bonus for their excellent play in the finals defeating Dave Kartner of Port St. Lucie and Christie Cloke of Stuart two sets in the finals in this true double elimination format.

The singles divisions started Saturday and finished on Sunday. The Men's Singles division had a total purse of $2,500 and the Women's Singles division a total purse of $820.

In the men's group, 30 players focused their efforts to pocket the tidy $1,000 first place prize. The last man standing was Jon Gore of Palm Coast, pocketing the $1000 prize, with James Doyle of Port St. Lucie receiving $500 for second place. In the Women's Singles, Valerie Dukich, in addition to her win in the scotch event, prevailed as the top woman shooter of the weekend, taking home an additional $300 first place for her efforts, with Christie Cloke receiving $180 for second place.

Full Results and Payouts:

Scotch Doubles
1st: Bryan Lyons, New Port Richey, FL / Valerie Dukich, Clearwater, FL $325
2nd: Dave Kartner, Port St. Lucie / Christie Cloke, Stuart, FL $165
3rd: Jim Sawyer, Orange City, FL / Helene Caukin, Orange City, FL $110
4th: Dave Singleton, Port Orange, FL / Beth Hluszti, S. Daytona, FL $70
5-6th: Greg Baker, Mt. Dora, FL / Judy Markham, Grand Island, FL $40
5-6th: Terry Markham, Grand Island, FL / Lesleigh Hopkins, Eustis, FL $40
7-8th: Jimmi Phillips, Lady Lake, FL / Janene Phillips, Lady Lake, FL $30

Men's Singles
1st : Jon Gore, Palm Coast, FL $1,000
2nd: James Doyle, Port St. Lucie, FL $500
3rd: Billy Burke, Pompano Beach, FL $275
4th: Danny Morris, Cocoa, FL $175
5-6th: Ke Wu, Orlando, FL $110
5-6th: Bob Sloan, Palm City, FL $110
7-8th: Dave Kartner, Port St. Lucie, FL $75
7-8th: Paul Carroll, Port St. Lucie, FL $75
9-12th: Jimmi Phillips, Lady Lake, FL $45
9-12th: Bryan Lyons, New Port Richey, FL $45
9-12th: Ray Rangel, Mt. Dora, FL $45
9-12th: Joe Conkling, Port St. Lucie, FL $45

Women's Singles
1st : Valerie Dukich, Clearwater, FL $300
2nd: Christie Cloke, Stuart, FL $180
3rd: Helene Caukin, Orange City, FL $115
4th: Lesleigh Hopkins, Eustis, FL $75
5-6th: Jenni Gonzalez, Orlando, FL $45
5-6th: Beth Hluszti, S. Daytona, FL $45
7-8th: Janene Phillips, Lady Lake, FL $30
7-8th: Caren Taylor, Odessa, FL $30

To participate in BCAPL / USAPL events, players must be either a BCAPL or USAPL league member. For more information on an area BCAPL (BCA Pool League) location near you, visit www.playbca.com. For information on the USAPL (USA Pool League) visit www.playusapool.com.

CueSports International is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past 8 years CSI has directly paid out $8,000,000 to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship, the US Open 8-Ball Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com, and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.

 

Press Release
Distributed September 25, 2012
New 2012 BCAPL / USAPL State Championships Coming to Florida and Colorado

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (September 25, 2012) -- In pursuit of “More Choices For All Players,” as per the CueSports International (CSI) mission, two new events for BCA Pool League (BCAPL) and USA Pool League (USAPL) players have been added to the CSI calendar for November 9-11, 2012.

The 2012 BCAPL / USAPL Colorado State Championships and the 2012 BCAPL / USAPL Florida State Championships will both include $2,000 added and feature Scotch Doubles, Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles 8-Ball divisions. Eligibility and details can be viewed and entry forms downloaded and printed at www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com. Players may also register online on the CueSports Tournament System (www.ctsondemand.com).

2012 BCAPL / USAPL Colorado State Championships
November 9-11th
Antique Billiard Museum
3628 Citadel Drive North
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80909

2012 BCAPL / USAPL Florida State Championships
November 9-11th
Backstage Billiards
5656 International Drive
Orlando, Florida 32819

CueSports International is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past 8 years CSI has directly paid out $8,000,000 to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship, the US Open 8-Ball Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com, and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.


Press Release (Courtesy of AZBilliards.com)
Distributed September 20, 2012
Hot Play at the 3rd BCAPL Southwest Regional Championships

By AZBilliards Staff – 2012 – 09-20, CueSports International (CSI) and Bad Boys Billiards Productions brought the 2012 BCAPL Southwest Regional Championship to the Radisson Fort McDowell Casino in Scottsdale over the Labor Day weekend of August 30th - September 3rd. $6,000 in added prize money, courtesy of the Radisson and CSI, and 40 beautiful Diamond 7' tables, was more than enough to draw the top players from Arizona, as well as select players from Nevada, New Mexico, California, Colorado, and Washington.

The event was divided into seven divisions and play got underway first in the single elimination scotch doubles division where 45 teams were able to get familiar with the tables and compete for $2000 in total prize money. This event was dominated by two teams, and it was only right to see them face off in the finals. The top half of the board saw the team of Bernie Store and Steve Stowers cruise to a spot in the finals. Store and gave up one game in their first four matches and never allowed an opposing team to win more than two games on their way to the finals.

Matching them on the way to the finals was the team of "Big Daddy" Tres Kane and Cathy Kelley. Kane and Kelley were not as dominating on their way to the finals, but they also did not allow an opposing team to score more than two games in any given match. As evenly matched as these two teams appeared on paper, the finals came down to hill-hill before Stowers and Store won the case game for the 4-3 victory and $600 in prize money.

The 6 & Under event, which was added last year, was a huge success with 89 players competing this year. The event came down to a "best two out of three" face-off as Wayne Cagle and Elgin Miguel would play each other three times to determine a final victor. Miguel drew first blood with a hill-hill win over Cagle for the hot-seat, but after Cagle eliminated Collin Sayler on the one loss side, Cagle and Miguel faced off in the double elimination finals. Cagle forced a second set with a 5-3 win and then earned the tournament win with a 5-4 score in the second set. The win was worth $600 in prize money for Cagle.

The men's open division, with 77 players saw a slight increase in participants and to no one's surprise was won by Carlos Avalos. Avalos handled the win with his usual modesty and thought the tournament came down to a couple shots and a couple of lucky breaks here and there.

Avalos made note of an early match he played against Mike Williams. Avalos commented, "I was fortunate because that match was originally scheduled for early afternoon but didn't start until close to midnight. Mike had sat for several hours and was cold, and I had just come off a win. I got away with that match 5-0." Avalos was also quick to note a shot that came up in the hot-seat match against David DelCastillo. With the score tied at hill-hill Avalos hooked himself on the ball before the 8-ball. After studying the shot, Avalos played a perfect stop shot jump shot that left him straight in on the 8-ball for the win.

The finals came down to Avalos and Jason Polk - both teammates on the "No Flash Photography" team. The friendship between the two might have taken away Jason's killer instinct in this one as Carlos ran away with a 5-1 win for first place and $1,000 in prize money.

The Ladies Open division saw Sonia Flores come out on top of the 32 player field and take the hot-seat with a 4-2 win over Leandrea Gaff.

On the one loss side, Gaff ran into Terry Johnson-McCauley. Gaff had sent Johnson-McCauley to the left side of the board 4-3 late in the tournament, and the rematch went to Johnson-McCauley by the same 4-3 score. This left Flores and Johnson-McCauley in the double elimination finals. The first set went to Johnson-McCauley in a 4-0 landslide, but Flores turned things around and scored an identical 4-0 whitewash in the second set of the finals.

The final singles division saw a 20 player field in the Advanced/Masters division (double the field size from last year).
Brian Begay from Shiprock, New Mexico took the hot-seat with a 7-2 win over Vegas' Ronnie Allen. Jon Smith only had to beat Nevada's Randy Kukla on the one loss side as Allen had already headed back home and was willing to settle for third place. With Smith busy in team matches until very late, the finals didn't get underway until the late Sunday night. Fortunately for all involved (except for Smith), Begay made quick work of Smith 7-3 in the finals.

Both team divisions included interesting story lines with a comeback win in one and a three-peat of sorts in the other.
The ladies division the Bad AZZ Babes (Sonia Flores, Sara Miller, Sophia Morquecho and Susan Williams)return with hopes of defending the title they won last year. The Babes would quickly find out that the other teams were not intimidated by the reigning champions as Diamond Dazzle out of Phoenix (Anje Anderson, Char Alcott, Salina Holland, Virginia Jennings and Lori Kinny) scored a first round upset. "They came with their A-Games, and we played terrible," commented Williams after the match.

Undeterred, The Babes won five in a row on the one loss side to get to the finals against AZ Fab 4 (Beverly Cook, Kate Franco, Tonya Kurtz and Amy Wilkom-Knowlton). With two Advanced and one Master player on the team, the Bad AZZ Babes were giving up four games to other team.

That handicap was not a factor in the first set of the finals as the Babes scored a quick 12-3 win. The second was an entirely different situation as The Fab 4 fought the Babes for each game. Fab 4 held a 6-5 lead and needed one game to get to the hill. They would not get that game as the Babes showed how Bad AZZ they could be with seven straight wins for the 12-6 victory and their second team title.

The final division to crown a winner was the Men's/Mixed Team division. The defending champs, Stinger's Venom, found themselves on the rail in 9th place early in this one, but the finals still saw a player hoping to defend the title as JR Burkhart had moved from Stinger's Venom to 8 and Out this year. Burkhart had also been a member of the Tom Ryan's team that won this division in 2010, so he was going for back to back to back wins. Burkhart and his teammates Brett Huth, Brian Reich and Jon Smith had fought back from a loss to No Flash Photography to come out of the one loss side for the finals. Their opponents, the Northern Hombres team of Oscar Avila, Tyson Cole, Larry Eans, Jose Gonzalez and Ron Weeks had taken the hot-seat with a win over Pocket Pounders from Prescott.

The team 8 and Out would have to win two matches against the Hombres to capture the title and give Burkhart the three-peat. That three-peat looked to be in serious jeopardy in the first set with the Hombres leading 8-7 in the 9-10 race. Before Reich and Burkhart came to the table for their matches, Burkhart took Smith - the team anchor - aside and told him that he needed to be ready to play a final game for the set as Reich and Burkhart planned on winning their games. And win them they did.
Things took another bad turn for 8 and Out as Smith missed his last ball in a very difficult run and left Tyson Cole with a wide open rack at his mercy. Cole was finishing up the rack when he missed an 11-ball and then had to watch Smith make the last two balls for the 10-9 win in the first set.

Considering the late hour, the idea of a split was brought up, but 8 and Out quickly vetoed that idea as they were playing for first place and anything less would not be satisfying. The Hombres came out with the first two games in the finals, but 8 and Out quickly took control and won 10 of the next 12 games. In a fitting conclusion to the event, it was three time champion Burkhart who pocketed the final 8-ball to give his team the win.

All in all, the event was a great success with a 25% increase in participation from last year and what looks to be a very bright future as more and more players come out to compete in this event.

CSI and the BCA Pool League thanks the following for their support and contributions to this year’s event: Bad Boys Billiard Productions for outstanding tournament direction, Diamond Billiard Products for the great playing tables, the Radisson Fort McDowell for their sponsorship and support as host of the event, the Fort McDowell Casino, AZBilliards for the best online coverage of pool on the planet, Rick Schmitz for his great photography as usual, and the BCA Pool League Operators of Arizona and other states for making sure their players had an opportunity to attend.

Final Payouts:

Scotch Doubles
1st Bernie Store / Steve Stowers $600
2nd Tres Kane / Cathy Kelley $380
3rd Lance Smyth / Sara Miller $200
3rd Jerry Stuckart / Jaye Succo $200
5th Chad Barber / Lynn Shoemaker $100
5th John Begay / Terri Johnson-McCauley $100
5th Sonia Flores / Junior Flores $100
5th Craig Pelleran / Vilene Stutesman $100
9th Manuel Bella / Doreen Sunn $40
9th Robert Berry / Celestina Perez $40
9th John Branham / Leandrea Gaff $40
9th Chris Carpenter / Maria Simonson $40
9th Diana Clayton / Louie Fratini $40
9th Ebony Kelly / Terry Tucker $40
9th Chris Nelson / Cindy Yazzie $40
9th Becky Onnembo / Kenny Onnembo $40

6's & Under
1st Wayne Cagle $600
2nd Elgin Miguel $440
3rd Collin Sayler $320
3rd John Wing $320
5th Robin Clark $180
5th JD Wilkins $180
7th John Branham $140
7th Jodie Villegas $140
9th James Aceves $100
9th Becky Onnembo $100
9th Michael Penrod $100
9th Marcy Thomas $100
13th Phillip C Anderson $60
13th Guy Martinez Jr $60
13th Mike Ramirez $60
13th Leroy Smith $60
17th Jim Barcus $40
17th Char Chino-Alcott $40
17th Robert Harry $40
17th Salina Holland $40
17th Christa Payan $40
17th Celestina Perez $40
17th Lee Schnieders $40
17th Ricky Wolfe $40

Men's Open Singles
1st Carlos Avalos $1000
2nd Jason Polk $700
3rd David DelCastillo Jr $550
4th JR Burkhart $420
5th Jeremy Gibbs $300
5th Ronald Weeks $300
7th Jessie Renteria $190
7th Michael Williams $190
9th Robert Berry $110
9th Brian Reich $110
9th Todd Rowitz $110
9th Bob Soto $110
13th Mark Arnold $80
13th Jose Gonzalez $80
13th Jonathon Rowe $80
13th Bill Truitt $80
17th Chad Barber $50
17th John Begay $50
17th Tyson Cole $50
17th Steve Stowers $50
17th Ralph Tomeoni $50
17th Terry Tucker $50
17th Marvin Valdez $50
17th Frank Wellman $50

Women's Open Singles
1st Sonia Flores $600
2nd Terri Johnson-McCauley $400
3rd Leandrea Gaff $290
4th Sara Miller $195
5th Peg Hurst $100
5th Veronica Poore $100
7th Sophia Morquecho $60
7th Lynn Shoemaker $60

Men's Advanced / Masters Singles
1st Brian Begay $800
2nd Jon Smith $550
3rd Ronnie Allen $350
4th Randy Kukla $200
5th Jimmy Adame $100
5th Jim Henrickson $100

Women's Open Teams
1st Bad AZZ Babes $1000
2nd Az Fab 4 $650
3rd Spunky Mojo $400
4th Won N Dun $200

Men's Open / Mixed Teams
1st 8 and Out $2000
2nd Northern Hombres $1520
3rd Pocket Pounders $1000
4th McKee's Filthy Animals $700
5th No Flash Photography $400
5th Big Kahunas $400
7th Dick's Picks $240
7th TAP IN $240
9th The Haboobs $150
9th Stinger's Venom $150
9th "Y" Town Hustlers $150
9th The Outcasts $150


For Immediate Release
Distributed September 14, 2012

CSI Introduces the “Leisure Division” for the 2013 BCAPL Championships

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (September 14, 2012)
The “Leisure Division” will offer a lower entry fee ($80.00) and a deep payout. Here are the basic criteria for this division:
• Players who have played for 2 years in Open, Senior, or Super Senior (since 2005), and have never cashed in any Singles Division are eligible.
• Players may also be eligible if they have finished a full league session in the bottom half of their local league, and their league is enrolled on LeagueSys. We need LeagueSys to help research player history.
• Every player will be researched for player history. The eligibility criteria above do NOT insure playing in the new division. Known ability will be a big factor in establishing eligibility for this new division.
• Players entering the Leisure Division may also enter the 2nd Chance Singles events (if eligibility criteria are met), all mini tournaments, and much more.

The purpose of this division is to give lesser skilled players (called “B” players in some states) a level playing field against players of equal ability. For years, hundreds of players have participated in the Open division with no results. We greatly appreciate their support of the BCAPL and the BCAPL National Championships and wish to give them a fair chance to truly compete and cash among similarly skilled players.

If a player is unsure of his/her eligibility, he/she may send an email to Bill Stock, CSI Rules and Referee Director, requesting approval to enter the new Leisure Division- bill@playcsipool.com
Relocating the BCAPL National Championships to the larger Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, July 17-27,2013, allows us to add this new division. We look at this as an opportunity to introduce more entry level pool players to “The Greatest Pool Tournament in the World!” This welcome addition demonstrates CSI’s ongoing commitment to provide … More Choices for All Players.

CueSports International is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past 8 years CSI has directly paid out $8,000,000 to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com, and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.



Press Release
Distributed July 27, 2012
CSI Tunica Open Players Cash at Harrah’s

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada -- July 27, 2012 -- The CSI Tunica Open, a satellite event of the 1st Annual Southern Classic, drew 84 players in the 8-Ball division during July 20-22 and 79 players in the 9-Ball division during July 23-25 at Harrah’s Tunica in Tunica, Mississippi. CSI (CueSports International) awarded a total of $9,060 to the top finishers in the six double elimination divisions.

Payouts:
8-Ball Men’s Open Singles
1st Place: $2,200 Robert Frost
2nd Place: $650 Sean King
3rd Place: $200 Nicholas Hickerson

8-Ball Men’s Senior Singles
1st Place: $$650 Joey Aguzin
2nd Place: $230 Scott Willoughby
3rd Place: $100 Robert Doral

8-Ball Women’s Open Singles
1st Place: $450 Nicole Keeney
2nd Place: $150 Jessie Human
3rd Place: $60 Liz Lovely

9-Ball Men’s Open Singles
1st Place: $2,000 Nicholas Hickerson
2nd Place: $650 Dustin Wilkins
3rd Place: $200 Gabe Apollos

9-Ball Men’s Senior Singles
1st Place: $630 Gene Albrecht Sr.
2nd Place: $220 John Bretinoiu
3rd Place: $90 Bobby Hibbitts

9-Ball Women’s Open Singles
1st Place: $420 Liz Lovely
2nd Place: $120 Nicole Keeney
3rd Place: $40 Grace Nakamura

To view the brackets for the CSI Tunica Open, visit the CueSports Tournament System (CTS) at www.ctsondemand.com. The CSI Tunica Open was produced by CueSports International and played on 7’ Diamond tables. The 1st Annual Southern Classic was produced by Diamond Billiard Products and played on 9’ and 10’ Diamond tables.

CueSports International is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past seven years CSI has directly paid out approximately Seven Million Dollars to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.


Press Release
Distributed July 20, 2012
CSI Congratulates Sponsored Junior Players for Earning Top Spots at BEF Junior Nationals

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada -- July 20, 2012 -- CueSports International (CSI) sponsored 10 young players to the 2012 BEF US Junior National 9-Ball Championships. Produced by the Billiard Education Foundation (BEF), the event was held July 11-15 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at Romine’s High Pockets. The players CSI proudly supported this year were: Shawn Begay, Chad Behnke, Brady Behrman, Mike Evans, Nick Evans, Ricky Evans, Manny Perez, Sergio Rivas, JC Torres and Joey Torres.

CSI wishes to congratulate the following players for placing in their divisions: Chad Behnke (3rd Place in the Boys 18 and Under), Brady Behrman (4th Place in the Boys 18 and Under), Manny Perez (2nd Place in the Boys 14 and Under), Sergio Rivas (3rd Place in the Boys 14 and Under), and Shawn Begay (4th Place in the Boys 14 and Under). Behnke will be one of six players representing the US at the 2012 World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) World Junior 9-Ball Championships.
In addition to competing in this year’s junior nationals, several CSI sponsored players have also successfully competed in the BCAPL Nationals. A long time participant in the BCAPL National Championships, Chad Behnke hails from the well-known pool and billiard Behnke family from Iowa. He, along with his parents and brothers, have cashed in several BCAPL national divisions including the Men’s Open Singles and Mixed Open Team representing their family’s pool room, the Dakota Cue Club (Sioux Falls).

At age 18 Behrman burst more prominently on the pool scene at the 2012 Derby City Classic cashing in the highly competitive 9-Ball division. In the Boys 14 and Under Division, with 54 entrants, CSI players dominated taking three out of four top spots. All three, Perez, Rivas and Begay are veterans at the national junior event. In 2011, Begay represented the US to the WPA Junior World Championship and in 2009 was awarded the BEF Academic All-American recognition for his scholastic excellence.
CSI is proud to be able to support these tremendous young talents and the BEF in their goals and the US Junior National 9-Ball Championships.

CueSports International is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past seven years CSI has directly paid out approximately Seven Million Dollars to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.


Press Release
Distributed July 10, 2012
Special Offer to Poolroom Owners for FREE TAR 28 Feed

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If you are a pool room or pool bar owner and would like to show the TAR 28 Pay Per View match in your establishment free of charge, please contact Justin Collett at: justin@theactionreport.com (Limited to the first 100 rooms or bars that respond).
This offer is for commercial establishments only. Players may watch TAR 28 from home for a modest Pay-Per- View charge (available beginning 24 hours before TAR 28). Pay Per View FAQs: http://theactionreport.com/ppv_faq.html

Click HERE for instructions on how to connect your laptop to a TV monitor or screen.


Press Release
Distributed June 6, 2012
BCAPL Team Captain Wins McDermott Cue Drawing

Las Vegas, NV. - June 6, 2012 – CueSports International (CSI) wishes to congratulate Tammy Brooks, of the BCAPL sanctioned Rochester Pool League, as the winner of the 36th BCAPL National Championships team captain McDermott cue drawing. The drawing was open to all 875 BCAPL team captains who participated in the 8-Ball team divisions at the 36th BCAPL National Championships held this past month in Las Vegas.

Brooks was the Team Captain of team “Wanna Check My Rack?” which competed in the Women’s Open Team division. When contacted about winning the commissioned McDermott BCAPL Cue, Brooks exuberantly said, “This is great, awesome!”

The special commemorative cue, valued at $495, was specially commissioned by CSI and designed and made by McDermott Handcrafted Cues. It features a Birdseye Maple forearm with 6 Recon Ebony points with Recon Ivory “spear” inlays, a Recon Ebony sleeve with 6 Recon Ivory/Zebrawood “spear” inlays, Zebrawood / silver rings, the McDermott G-Core Shaft, and a black and white Irish linen wrap.

The drawing was sponsored by McDermott Handcrafted Cues (www.mcdermottcue.com), the official Cue of the BCAPL and CSI.
For more information about the BCAPL visit www.playbca.com.

CueSports International (CSI) is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past seven years CSI has directly paid out approximately Seven Million Dollars to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.

CSI leads the billiard industry in the development of technology. For more information on the state-of-the-art software systems for league and tournament management visit www.leaguesys.net and www.ctsondemand.com.


Press Release
Distributed June 6, 2012
CSI Lifts Ban on Phenolic Tips on Break Cues

Las Vegas, NV. - June 6, 2012 – The “2012-2014 Official Rules of the BCA Pool League” was released June 1, 2012, the beginning of the new BCAPL and USAPL league year. The most noted change for the newly released publication is the reinstatement of the use of Phenolic Tips on Break Cues. Below is the newly added language in the 2012-2014 edition.

(From section 9d of the Equipment Specifications section) The cue tip must be composed of leather, fibrous, or pliable material.
Note: Pending further research and review, the BCAPL has temporarily rescinded the prohibition of the use of phenolic tips for break shots. However, the restriction is subject to re-introduction before the expiration of the 2012-2014 rulebook. League Operators and League Managers will be contacted if any further rules modifications regarding phenolic tips are made.
A listing of significant content and editorial changes can be found in the beginning of the publication on pages VII – IX. To view the entire “2012-2014 Official Rules of the BCA Pool League” visit www.playbca.com.

CueSports International (CSI) is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past seven years CSI has directly paid out approximately Seven Million Dollars to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.

CSI leads the billiard industry in the development of technology. For more information on the state-of-the-art software systems for league and tournament management visit www.leaguesys.net and www.ctsondemand.com.


Press Release
Distributed May 25, 2012
Teams Wrap Up at the 36th BCAPL National Championships in Final Year at the Riviera

Las Vegas, NV. - May 25, 2012 – The 36th BCAPL National Championships concluded with the team competitions. The 11 day event which has been called “the Greatest Pool Tournament in the World” was held May 9-20 at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. There were 930 teams competing across eight team divisions.

The largest team division was the Mixed Open Team. With $12,500 awarded to the top finisher, play was highly competitive, and with 680 teams this group was also about endurance. Team McDermott from Wisconsin, after a first round bye, won their next eight matches to be relegated to the one loss side by Dick’s Picks from Nevada. However, they heaped their revenge two matches later when they came back to double dip Dick’s Picks in the finals 13-9 and 13-11. In an emotion filled Women’s Open Team final late in the last night of the competition, Texas team How’s My Rack screamed for joy as they outlasted 123 other women’s open teams to take the $3,600 first place prize.

The Mixed Advanced Team division, which is comprised of more advanced to master level players, had 22 teams and was a race to 11. After an early loss in the third round, the Taiwan Typhoon from Taiwan won their next five matches on the one loss side to face Night Magic from Alberta, Canada. The typhoon blew the magic out of the Canadians double dipping them in the final 11-4 then 11-9 to take the $4,000 first place check. The Women’s Advanced / Master team had some well known teams and some new faces in the group. In this division another women’s team from Texas was in the finals as was the case with the Women’s Open Team division. The Nothin’ But Trouble ladies from Texas took on Smokin’ Eights from Las Vegas, a team new to this division. Again Texas women were the victors.

Two divisions which is always popular is the Mixed Trophy Team. This year saw 90 teams compete in this popular division. The West Coast Pirates from British Columbia, Canada, lived up to their name and pillaged their opponents throughout the competition. Only the Crown Unchampions, who came from the one loss side to the finals showed signs of pelting the pirate crew. But in set two, the Canadian team fought back to win. The Women’s Trophy Team was decisively won by the Queen B’s from Kentucky although Crown Ball Busters from California worked hard to de-thrown the “Queens” they fell short with the team from the blue grass state taking home 1st place.

On the last day of the event, 55 teams regrouped to compete in the one day 9-Ball Team compitition. 2011 Men’s Mixed Master 8-Ball 2nd place finishers, Who Needs a Billiards Coach? from Minnesota won this year’s Mixed 9-Ball Team division. Once in a Mil from Iowa defeated Short ‘n Surly from California to win the Women’s 9-Ball division.

As this year’s event wound down and the approximate 300 Diamond tables were loaded back onto the trucks to return another day, talk of the 2013 was on many player’s lips about getting ready for the 37th BCAPL National Championships at its new home, the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino.

To view online all of the brackets for the 36th BCAPL National Championships, the 2nd USAPL National Championships, the 13th US Open One Pocket Championship and the 4th US Open 10-Ball Championship, visit the CueSports Tournament System at www.ctsondemand.com. You may search by player or team name or can view by division or tournament.
For more information about the BCAPL visit www.playbca.com.

CueSports International (CSI) is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past seven years CSI has directly paid out approximately Seven Million Dollars to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.

CSI leads the billiard industry in the development of technology. For more information on the state-of-the-art software systems for league and tournament management visit www.leaguesys.net and www.ctsondemand.com.


Press Release
Distributed May 24, 2012
Orcollo Prevails in Battle of Champions

Las Vegas, NV. - May 24, 2012 – The last day of the CSI 4th US Open 10-Ball Championship, held May 14-19 at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, was a battle of three world champions, all from the Philippines, and a young gun from the United States. Three matches were scheduled, the quarter, semi and final.

The quarter final was between 25 year old US player, Mike Dechaine, and recent BCA Hall of Fame recipient Francisco Bustamante. In the past two years Dechaine ramped up his game from feared New England player to participant on the pool world stage. In 2011 he was a member of the US Mosconi Cup team and won the Ultimate 10-Ball Championship.

Bustamante is a legend, a multiple world champion and one of a handful of players whom other professional players hope to challenge at least once in their career, win or lose, just to say they did. On this day, Bustamante prevailed against rising star Dechaine 9-4 at the premier CueSports International (CSI) event. Dechaine took home 4th place and $4,800.

Now it was down to three, all former world champions. In the semi-finals Bustamante was pitted against fellow countryman, Alex Pagulayan. After a two year hiatus from pool competition, Pagulayan has been playing as fearless as ever. In this match he started off in the lead as Bustamante struggled, but not for long, as Busty caught a gear and beat Pagulayan 9-7 relegating “The Lion” to a 3rd place finish and $6,500.

Waiting in the hot seat was Dennis “Robocop” Orcollo. In the finals against Bustamante, Orcollo dominated from the first rack. The CSI US Open 10-Ball Championship final race was to 11. The winner was required to win two ahead with a maximum cap of 15 games to win. The final match took less than two hours with Orcollo quickly taking the win 11-5 and $15,000.

At age 33, Orcollo is currently one of the best players in the world. Ranked #6 on the World Pool Billiard Association men’s list, he first burst on to the world pool scene in 2002 as a relative unknown, taking his first world championship. His list of wins in the past 10 years has been highly regarded. In addition to the CSI 4th US Open 10-Ball Championship, it includes the 2011 DCC 9-Ball Division, the 2011 World 8-Ball Championship, the 2010 World Pool Masters, the 2009 Predator International 10-Ball Championship, the 2008 Qatar World Open 9-Ball Tournament, the 2006 US Bar Table Championships 8-Ball Division and the 2006 Reno Open, just to name a few.

The 4th US Open 10-Ball Championship was sponsored by CueSports International (CSI), Simonis Cloth, Aramith, OB Cues, Mueller Recreational Products, and the Magic Ball Rack with live stream coverage by The Action Report (TAR).

In 2013, the 5th US Open 10-Ball Championship will be moved from May to July and held at a new venue, the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas in conjunction with the 37th BCAPL National Championships. To view online all of the brackets from the 36th BCAPL National Championships, the 13th US Open One Pocket Championship and the 4th US Open 10-Ball Championship, visit the CueSports Tournament System at www.ctsondemand.com. You may search by player or team name or can view by division or tournament.

For more information about the BCAPL visit www.playbca.com.

CueSports International (CSI) is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past seven years CSI has directly paid out approximately Seven Million Dollars to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.

CSI leads the billiard industry in the development of technology. For more information on the state-of-the-art software systems for league and tournament management visit www.leaguesys.net and www.ctsondemand.com.


Press Release
Distributed May 19, 2012
CSI Challenge the Pros Raised $3,810 for Junior Pool

Las Vegas, NV. - May 19, 2012 – On Tuesday, May 15th from 7-9 pm, the annual CueSports International Challenge the Pros Fundraiser and Raffle in support of junior players took place as part of the 11 day BCAPL National Championships. This year, CSI raised $3,810 during the challenge event and raffle. The raffle was for a donated Ginacue valued at $3,000. All proceeds will be used to help fund junior players to the US Junior National Championships in 2013.

For the second straight year, WPBA Professional and former Junior National Champion, Sarah Rousey, organized this fun event on behalf of CSI. She was assisted Tuesday evening by well regarded coach, Randy Goettlicher, from Master’s Pool School. Amateur players paid $10-$40 to challenge a professional player a race to two. In addition, to the chance to beat pro, amateur participants received a certificate and a photo with the pro they played.

The professional players who donated their time to the cause were Mika Immonen, Thorsten Hohmann, Stevie Moore, Kim White, Cristina De La Garza, Christopher Lawson, Kenichi Uchigaki, Dennis Orcullo, Nick Nikolidis, Angel Paglia, Max Eberle, Oscar Dominguez, Jennifer Barretta, Hunter Lombardo, and Tom Rossman. A huge thanks to Moore and Hohmann who stayed the entire time playing challenge matches. Brothers Joey and JC Torres from Texas, two of the most accomplished junior players in the US, and sponsored by CSI to the Junior Nationals, also participated in the challenge.

In 2013, CSI will be moving the BCAPL National Championships and all accompanying events, including the CSI Challenge the Pros, to the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino and will be held July 17-27th.

For more information about the BCAPL visit www.playbca.com.

CueSports International (CSI) is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past seven years CSI has directly paid out approximately Seven Million Dollars to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.

CSI leads the billiard industry in the development of technology. For more information on the state-of-the-art software systems for league and tournament management visit www.leaguesys.net and www.ctsondemand.com.


Press Release
Distributed May 19, 2012
Final Four Head into the CSI 4th US Open 10-Ball Championship

Las Vegas, NV. - May 19, 2012 – The CSI 4th US Open 10-Ball Championship at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada started Monday, May 14th with 96 top players from around the world. Going into day six the last four players standing are Alex “The Lion” Pagulayan versus #6 WPA World ranked Dennis Orcollo on the winner’s side and recent BCA Hall of Fame recipient and legend Francisco Bustamante versus current #7 USA ranked Mike Dechaine on the one loss side.

Competition on the tight Diamond Pro Tables has been tough and this week’s earlier rounds saw several upsets. Perhaps one of the biggest stories throughout the week was Oscar Dominguez, currently ranked 11th in the US and #9 on the US Mosconi Team race. Dominguez lost his first round match to Orcollo hill-hill, then won his next seven matches beating out such opponents as Mika Immonen 9-0, Jeremy Jones 9-1, Johnny Archer 9-6 then finally knocked out by Dechaine, taking 7-8th place.

Another player that created quite a buzz was top Japanese player Kenichi Uchigaki. A long time participant in the international professional pool circuit, Uchigaki played this week near flawless until he was sent to the stands by Bustamante. On his road though he took out, Amar Kang 9-6, Shaun Wilkie 9-5, Diego Simon Parra 9-7 and Raul Hebles Berraquero 9-2 and taking home 5-6th place.
The US Open 10-Ball Championship is a BCA Point event, which determines the US player invites to WPA World Championships and is also a Matchroom Sport Mosconi Cup US point event, which determines which players make up the coveted US Mosconi Cup Team.

Dennis Hatch, who also placed 5-6th this week, came into the event ranked 6th in the US and #4 on the US Mosconi Team race. His finish in this tournament may boost him up a place in the ratings.

Uncharacteristically, several top players found themselves out of the tournament early. #1 ranked US player, Shane Van Boening ended in 17-24th place. However Van Boening has a substantial point lead above all other US player and will feel little impact from his lack of points in this event. The #3 ranked US player Rodney Morris, after a first round loss to Matt Krah fought back to win his next six matches to be knocked out by top Canadian player John Morra finishing 13-16. Shawn Putnam, who is currently ranked #8 in the US and #6 on the US Mosconi Team race, settled for 33-48th place this week after losing his first round match to David Alcaide Bermudez from Spain 9-6 and fellow US player Rob Saez 9-7 in the fourth round.

The final four matches are scheduled at 10 am, the hot seat match at 12:30 pm, the semi-finals at 3 pm and the finals starting at 6 pm US Pacific Time. Viewers may catch today's match online at www.theactionreport.com

The 4th US Open 10-Ball Championship is sponsored by CueSports International (CSI), Simonis, Aramith, OB Cues, Mueller Recreational Products, and the Magic Ball Rack with live stream coverage by The Action Report (TAR).

The 4th US Open 10-Ball Championship is being held in conjunction with the 36th BCAPL National Championships at the Riviera Hotel & Casino. To view online all of the brackets for the 36th BCAPL National Championships, the 13th US Open One Pocket Championship and the 4th US Open 10-Ball Championship, visit the CueSports Tournament System at www.ctsondemand.com. You may search by player or team name or can view by division or tournament.

For more information about the BCAPL visit www.playbca.com.

CueSports International (CSI) is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past seven years CSI has directly paid out approximately Seven Million Dollars to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.

CSI leads the billiard industry in the development of technology. For more information on the state-of-the-art software systems for league and tournament management visit www.leaguesys.net and www.ctsondemand.com.


 

Press Release
Distributed May 16, 2012
Dynamic Duos Crowned Winners at the 36th BCAPL National Championships

Las Vegas, NV. - May 16, 2012 – Scotch Doubles is a unique pool event. A successful team in the scotch doubles division takes two players who understand each other’s games almost as well as their own. Each must trust the other’s abilities and communicate as one mind. The best scotch doubles players learn to play in one rhythm. Where one player ends the other takes over.

The finals of the 36th BCAPL National Championships Scotch Doubles events saw the best of the best, Tuesday, May 15th at the Riviera Hotel & Casino. This year there were three BCAPL Scotch Doubles divisions with the addition of the Advanced Scotch Doubles.

In the Open Scotch Doubles, Lisa McNab and Brad Poorman (league #1120) from Saskatchewan, Canada outlasted the other 321 teams to win the coveted top spot winning $3,200. McNab also finished 33rd in the Women’s Open Singles 8-Ball division and 5th in the Women’s Open 9-Ball division.

48 teams formed the new Advanced Scotch Doubles division. The winners of this division’s inaugural year were the husband and wife team of Larry and Andrea Wilson (league #186) from British Columbia, Canada who took home $2,000. In addition to the win in the Advanced Scotch Doubles, Larry Wilson took 5th in the BCAPL 9-Ball Challenge.
The Wilsons overcame another Canadian team in the finals, Russ Whittle and Bev Ashton (league #624). Whittle had a particularly strong day. In addition to placing second with Ashton in the scotch event, he took second in the Men’s Advanced Singles.

The BCAPL Master Scotch Doubles is a favorite among the spectators. The top two teams this year again consisted of some well known names. From New York was the team of Tony Robles Jr. and partner Gail Glazebrook (league #1355) versus Janet Atwell and Wes Largen Jr. (league #1151) from Virginia. A total of 25 teams represented this division. Halfway through the brackets Atwell and Largen Jr. blitzed team Robles Jr. and Glazebrook 7-0. In the finals Robles Jr. and Glazebrook got revenge on that previous loss by taking the first set 7-3. Atwell and Largen Jr. redeemed themselves taking set two 7-3 for the division win and $1,800.

Following the Scotch Doubles event, the team competitions began, with 6 divisions and a total of 875 entries. The halls of the Riviera Hotel & Casino swarmed with colorful matching team shirts representing pool rooms and bars from around the world. Additionally, the CSI US Open 10-Ball Championship marked the halfway point of the 6 day pro level event. The Action Report live streams the US Open action at www.theactionreport.com.

To view online all of the brackets for the 36th BCAPL National Championships, the 2nd USAPL National Championships, the 13th US Open One Pocket Championship and the 4th US Open 10-Ball Championship, visit the CueSports Tournament System at www.ctsondemand.com. You may search by player or team name or can view by division or tournament.
For more information about the BCAPL visit www.playbca.com.

CueSports International (CSI) is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past seven years CSI has directly paid out approximately Seven Million Dollars to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.

CSI leads the billiard industry in the development of technology. For more information on the state-of-the-art software systems for league and tournament management visit www.leaguesys.net and www.ctsondemand.com.


Press Release
Distributed May 14, 2012
Vegas Heats Up as the 36th BCAPL National Championship Rolls into Town

Las Vegas, NV. - May 14, 2012 - The 36th BCAPL National Championships rolled into the Riviera Hotel and Casino Wednesday, May 10th. Approximately 7,000 players congregate each year in Las Vegas to compete in the event known as “The Greatest Pool Tournament in the World.”

Produced by CueSports International (CSI) and taking place over 11 days, the group of events include; 23 BCA Pool League (BCAPL) divisions, three USA Pool League (USAPL) divisions and two professional tournaments (the 13th US Open One Pocket Championship and the 4th US Open 10-Ball Championship).

The BCAPL competition began with three 9-Ball singles events: the Men’s Open 9-Ball Singles, the Women’s Open 9-Ball Singles and the 9-Ball Challenge.

The Men’s Open 9-Ball saw a full field of 256 players compete for over $15,000 in prize money. Daniel McKenney (league #1073) from Texas beat out Matt Beckwith (league #23) from Wisconsin for the $2,100 first place check.

The Women’s Open 9-Ball Singles had 83 competitors. Jennifer Polik (league #1152 and 719) from Michigan reigned as the winner beating Valerie Franiel (league #497) from Alberta, Canada and taking home the $900 first place prize. Both 9-Ball Open events followed a single elimination best two out of three sets per match and are only for open rated BCAPL league players and CSI player members known to be open level.

The 9-Ball Challenge welcomes both league and CSI player members of all ratings. The more traditional double elimination race to 7 format event had 147 entrants. Known to attract a roster of seasoned players, this year’s champion was Arizona top gun Mitch Ellerman. Also a former Jay Swanson Memorial winner, Ellerman pocketed $2,600 and only lost a total of 16 games out of 9 matches beating out Marc Vidal-Claramunt, Nick Malaj, Melissa Little, Ramesh Gokhul, Phil Burford, Heath Bartley and Chad Lovelace.

As the 9-Ball Singles competition concluded, the Scotch events began with the Open Scotch Doubles kicking off May 11th at 7 pm. This year a new Advanced Scotch Doubles division was added and it and the Master Scotch Doubles started Friday, May 12th. All Scotch Doubles divisions will conclude Tuesday, May 15th.

Saturday saw the start of the highly competitive BCAPL Singles 8-Ball divisions. There are 11 total divisions and 2,295 entrants in the 8-Ball singles competition. The Grand Master 8-Ball Singles will conclude today and the other 8-Ball singles divisions will conclude Tuesday.

To view online all of the brackets for the 36th BCAPL National Championships, the 2nd USAPL National Championships, the 13th US Open One Pocket Championship and the 4th US Open 10-Ball Championship visit the CueSports Tournament System at www.ctsondemand.com. You may search a player or team by name or can view by division or tournament.
For more information about the BCAPL visit www.playbca.com.

CueSports International (CSI) is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past seven years CSI has directly paid out approximately Seven Million Dollars to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.

CSI leads the billiard industry in the development of technology. For more information on the state-of-the-art software systems for league and tournament management visit www.leaguesys.net and www.ctsondemand.com.


Press Relase
Distributed April 4, 2012
Pool 300 Sanctions with CSI

Henderson, NV. - April 4, 2012 - CueSports International (CSI) is proud to announce the sanctioning of Pool300 by the BCA Pool League (BCAPL), starting June 1, 2012. CSI and Pool300 have reached a long term agreement to sanction all Pool300 players with BCA Pool League.

“CSI is proud to be affiliated with Pool300. We are very excited about Pool300 sending 50% of all local teams to our BCAPL National Championships at the Rio Hotel & Casino Las Vegas in July 2013. This is the highest percentage that any league has ever tried to send to nationals. It allows more players to participate in The Greatest Pool Tournament in the World and reinforces the CSI mission: More Choices for All Players,” stated Mark Griffin, CEO of CueSports International.
From a recent Pool300 press release:

“Most competing Pool Leagues either don’t offer a paid trip to their National Championship or reward a very small percentage of their teams, usually 5% or less. Pool300 will reward 50% of the teams in each league with a trip that includes roundtrip airfare, hotel accommodations, and entry fee into the tournament.

“In POOL300, clearing the table in order without missing gets the shooter a strike. Clearing the table with one miss is a spare. POOL300 is 100% offense. When it’s your turn, you’re shooting for yourself, not directly against another player. Players are handicapped in the same way as bowling so beginners can compete against accomplished players and still have a chance to win.
“For complete details go to http://www.pool300.com or to get a league started contact Scott Willoughby at 855-TRY-POOL300.”
For more information about the BCAPL National Championships visit www.playbca.com.

CueSports International (CSI) is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past seven years CSI has directly paid out approximately Seven Million Dollars to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.

CSI leads the billiard industry in the development of technology. For more information on the state-of-the-art software systems for league and tournament management visit www.leaguesys.net and www.ctsondemand.com.


Press Release
Distributed April 6. 2012
Late Fees Kick In for CSI US Opens April 9th

CueSports International - April 6, 2012 - CueSports International (CSI) wishes to remind players that the late fees kick-in April 9th for the 13th US Open One Pocket Championship (May 10-13, 2012) and the 4th US Open 10-Ball Championship (May 14-19, 2012). Both premier pro-level events are held alongside the BCAPL National Championships (May 9-20, 2012) at the Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada.

The US Open One Pocket Championship is limited to 64 players and is a guaranteed $10,000 added event. The standard entry fee for this event is $340 and the late entry fee is $390
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The US Open 10-Ball Championship is limited to 96 players and is a guaranteed $25,000 added event. It is a BCA Point Event which determines the US player invites to World Championships and which players represent the US at the annual Mosconi Cup. The standard entry fee for the 10-Ball event is $550 and the late entry fee is $600.

Both events were announced and entries have been accepted since January. Players who wish to play in either or both events need to contact Holly Ryan at CSI (holly@playcsipool.com) or call 702-719-7665 (9 am – 5 pm US Pacific Time Monday – Friday).

Entry forms can be viewed, downloaded and printed at www.playcsipool.com. To avoid the late fee, entry forms may be faxed at 702-307-1609 or scanned and emailed to holly@playcsipool.com. Entries also mailed and postmarked no later than April 9th will not be considered late, but will be processed when received depending on space availability. It is encouraged that entries be faxed or emailed.

CueSports International (CSI) is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past seven years CSI has directly paid out approximately Seven Million Dollars to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.

CSI leads the billiard industry in the development of technology. For more information on the state-of-the-art software systems for league and tournament management visit www.leaguesys.net and www.ctsondemand.com.


Press Release
Distributed March 30, 2012
BCAPL Grows To Record Numbers and Offers More to Players

Henderson, NV. - March 30, 2012 - The CueSports International (CSI) motto, “More Choices for All Players,” is embodied in the diversity of its many products. CSI sanctions about 500 independent leagues through BCA Pool League, offers a uniform nationwide handicap league system through USA Pool League, produces major professional events such as the US Open 10-Ball Championships, offers pro and semi-pro events on 7’ and 9’ tables such as the Swanee Memorial and US Bar Table Championships, supports national and world junior competition, promotes high level action and pool media through The Action Report, and leads the industry in the development of software and technology for the future good of the sport.

In short, every pool player on the planet can to participate in, and benefit from, a league or event produced by CSI.

The leading CSI promotion, the BCA Pool League (BCAPL), has sanctioned more local leagues in each of the eight years that CSI has been involved. Going into the 36th BCAPL National Championships (May 9-20, 2012), the BCA Pool League has grown to 500 active leagues across the United States, plus Canada, Taiwan and the Bahamas. Players ranging from beginner to grand master level are welcome and enjoy the organization and level of competition that CSI and the BCAPL provides.

In addition to the heralded annual BCAPL National Championships, BCAPL affiliated state and regional organizations produce a growing number of events across North America. CSI adds money to numerous regional and state BCAPL sanctioned events including: the BCAPL Texas State Championships, the BCAPL Southwest Regional Championships, Western BCA championship events, the Wisconsin State BCAPL Championships, and the BCAPL Canadian Open Series to name a few.

The BCAPL embraces all manner of pool competition, with many different sanctioned league formats in 8-Ball and 9-Ball, and in 14.1 Continuous (straight pool) and One Pocket. The BCAPL does not limit or restrict the type of game played, nor stipulate a particular handicap system. Over 6,000 players of all abilities travel each year to Las Vegas for the BCAPL championships, which has been tagged “The Greatest Pool Tournament in the World!”

Without question, CSI offers “More Choices for All Players”!

Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.

 

Press Release
Distributed February 20, 2012
19th USBTC Wraps up with Jeff Beckley Winning 8-Ball Division

CSI’s 19th Annual US Bar Table Championships concluded Sunday, with Jeff Beckley going undefeated in the 8-Ball Division. The first year for the USTBC at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino was a rousing success. It’s been a fantastic week of championship caliber pool, with outstanding performances in all three divisions: 10-Ball, 9-Ball and 8-Ball.

The 8-Ball Division kicked off on Friday, with 189 entries in the Men’s Division and 46 entries in the Women’s Division. All tables were in play, as there were three tournaments being contested simultaneously, the Men’s and Women’s USTBC 8-Ball, and a WorldPPA handicapped 9-Ball Tournament.

Jeff Beckley, who hails from Indiana, had an impressive tournament run. Jeff finished undefeated and notched wins over notable players such as Jose Parica, Larry Nevel, Francisco Bustamante and Robb Saez. His win/loss totals were an impressive 45-18.
Jeff started out the final day, with a hotseat match with Francisco Bustamante. Jeff played solid and capitalized on a few uncharacteristic mistakes from Francisco. Francisco was a favorite going in, as he had a very impressive run on Saturday. Jeff sent Francisco to the loser’s bracket with a 5-3 win and then went back to his room to relax until his 7:00 match.

Meanwhile, Robb Saez was all business on Sunday. His eyes were set on Jeff Beckley, but he would have to beat a host of champions to get there. Robb started off by knocking out Rodney Morris 5-2, and then sent Larry Nevel packing with a 5-0 win. Next up for Robb was Oscar Dominguez, who was having a great tournament himself.

Oscar was sent to the loser’s side late Saturday night by Francisco Bustamante, in a match where Oscar would get only two shots. Francisco broke and ran the first game. When Oscar broke the next game, the cue ball got kicked in and Francisco ran out. Then, Francisco broke and ran out. When Oscar broke the next game, the cue ball was kicked in again, and Francisco ran out. Francisco then broke and ran the final game, for a 5-0 win. In all, Oscar had only two shots in the match, both break shots.

Oscar would give Robb all he could handle though on Sunday, and they went hill-hill with Robb needing to bank his last solid cross side and draw his cueball into the 8-ball, which was tied up on another ball. It was a do or die shot, where any part of the shot going wrong would result in an easy out and a win for Oscar. Undaunted, Robb drilled the bank and drew softly into the 8-ball, freeing it up for an easy shot to win the set.

Up next for Robb, was Francisco Bustamante. Robb had everything rolling for him though at this point, and great play and a few rolls allowed him to move on to the finals with a 5-4 victory over “Django."

The finals got underway at 7:00 pm with Robb Saez needing to beat Jeff Beckley twice. Up until this point, it seemed destiny was on Robb’s side, but Jeff was not going to be denied. First Jeff got an early lead at 3-0, and then Robb crept back with a couple of games. Jeff got to the hill first, and had a few opportunities to close out the match, but couldn’t cash in on them. Jeff would need to keep his composure and put his missed opportunities behind him, if he wanted to end this in one set. Jeff would keep it together, and with a straight in 8-ball down the rail, he won his first USBTC 8-Ball Title.

Congratulations to Jeff Beckley with his 1st place finish and Robb Saez for finishing 2nd. Francisco Bustamante finished 3rd and Oscar Dominguez came in 4th. First paid $5700, 2nd paid $3300, 3rd paid $2000 and 4th paid 1200.

On the Women’s side, Stacy Allsup went undefeated and matched up with Melissa Little in the finals. Melissa would need to beat Stacy two sets to come out on top, but fell short, losing the first set 4-2. Congratulations to Stacy Allsup on her 1st place finish pocketing $875 and Melissa Little on her 2nd place finish and a $550 prize.

In the All Around Bonus, there was a three way tie for 1st place, between Shane Van Boening, Glenn Atwell and Jeff Beckley. They split $3500 in added Bonus money provided by CSI. On the Women’s side, Rebecca Wagner took home an additional $500 for 1st place and Stacy Allsup took home $250.

CSI would like to thank the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino for providing a perfect venue for the USBTC Championship. Thanks to Ric, Bonnie and Ken Jones with Bad Boys Billiard Productions for all they do in setting up and running this great event. Bad Boys would like to thank Bret Baker and Janet Okomoto for volunteering their time to assist them. CSI would like to thank Bill Stock for assisting Bad Boys on the Tournament Directors staff and the long hours he’s had this year at DCC, Swanee and USBTC.
CSI would like to recognize Justin Collett and TAR for providing daily live streaming of the event with the high quality production we all have come to expect from them.

TAR would like to thank OB Cues for sponsoring the live streaming and Kamui Tips and AZBilliards for their additional support. Additionally, a special thanks to Ken Shuman for his professional commentating all week on the live stream. Special thanks to Andy Chen & Greg Koch (“CaliRed”) for their long hours running cameras for the live stream.

Most of all, CSI would like to thank the players, the fans, and the pool community for making this event a success. CSI would especially like to thank their own CSI family at the home office, who put in all the hard work behind the scenes that are required to put together these large tournaments. On behalf of Mark Griffin and the entire CSI Staff, thanks to all of you for another successful and entertaining event.

CueSports International (CSI) is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past seven years CSI has directly paid out approximately seven million dollars to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.

CSI leads the billiard industry in the development of technology. For more information on the state-of-the-art software systems for league and tournament management visit www.leaguesys.net and www.ctsondemand.com.

 

Press Release
Distributed February 7, 2012
The Lion Leaps to 2nd Consecutive Swanee Win

Named for beloved southern California player, Jay Swanson, the 16th Annual Jay Swanson Memorial 9-Ball Tournament (“the Swanee”) was hosted February 4-5 at Hard Times Billiards in Bellflower, California. A tournament steeped in tradition, the event is a virtual who’s who of west coast US and Pacific Rim players. Produced by CueSports International (CSI) and sponsored by Hard Times Billiards, CSI and the Magic Ball Rack, the event is known for being a two day grinder with a heady 192 player field of heavy hitters.

It is no small feat to cash in this event, but this year history took place. Alex “The Lion” Pagulayan won for a second consecutive year surviving a litany of fellow well known names including former Swanee champions Dave Hemmah (1996), Mitch Ellerman (2009), Amar Kang (2006) and the only other two time winner Morro Paez (1999 and 2001). Additionally, “The Lion” took out 2012 US Mosconi Cup team member Rodney Morris and “Mad Max” Eberle who himself has finished in the top three of the Swanee field 3 years (2005, 2011, and 2012). It was Eberle who initially knocked Pagulayan to the one loss side in the seventh round of the winner’s bracket. “The Lion” heaped revenge upon Eberle in the semi-finals sending “Mad Max” to the bleachers late Sunday night 7-2.

After two days and 16 rounds the 192 field was now down to two players. In the middle of the night surrounded by a room full of dedicated spectators, the single race to 11 finals was between Oscar “The Big O” Dominguez and Pagulayan. Dominguez’s road to the hot seat included the take down of Nick Spano, Corey Harper, Jim Hennessy, Brendan Crockett, Santos Sambajon Jr., Rodney Morris and Max Eberle.

In what can only be described as one of the most unique finals of any tournament, Pagulayan’s repeat win almost did not take place. “The Lion” dominated the match early and jumped to a quick 10-3 lead. Then in game 14 “The Lion” pocketed a tough but makeable back cut shot on the 9-ball for the match win. However, in a split second it was evident the cue ball would also drop giving Dominguez the game instead of Pagulayan the win.

The diminutive Pagulayan leaped in the air just as whitey wailed into a corner pocket. To add injury to insult when Pagulayan landed from his leap he sprained his calf and faced the rest of the match limping and having to adjust his stance to avoid further pain. Dominguez capitalized on the situation. Using strategic safety play “O” patiently took the score from 10-4 to 10-9. During those 5 games Pagulayan did have another opportunity to seal the deal but in a case of déjà-vu again scratched on a pocketed 9-ball. The cue ball caught the tip of one pocket and ricochet the ball into another pocket. In this situation it is hard not to think of that famous quote “It’s like a nightmare, isn’t it?” from The Color of Money.

The winning game came down to a moment of luck or redemption depending on the perspective. Dominguez again executed a strong safe leaving Pagulayan in the unenviable position of having to kick at the 1-ball for legal contact. Using sonic speed, Pagulayan sent the cue ball off a long rail, hit the one, then the rock careened off the opposite long rail into the pack of balls that housed the 9. The match money ball then gently rolled into a side pocket. This time whitey stayed securely on the table and “The Lion” was able to roar two years in a row.

CueSports International (CSI) is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past seven years CSI has directly paid out approximately seven million dollars to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.

CSI leads the billiard industry in the development of technology. For more information on the state-of-the-art software systems for league and tournament management visit www.leaguesys.net and www.ctsondemand.com


Press Release
Distributed January 26, 2012
Destination Reno: WorldPPA Joins the US Bar Table Championships in 2012

February may be the shortest month of the year, but also ushers in the largest open bar table event in the United States: the 19th US Bar Table Championships. February 12-19, 2012 players will arrive to the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, Reno, Nevada with expanded opportunities for play.

In addition to the six divisions of the US Bar Table Championships on 7’ Diamond Tables, the WorldPPA Reno Shootout will take place February 17-19 on Diamond 9’ Tables. Entries are being taken online via www.ctsondemand.com for both events. You can also enter via mail or fax.

To download and print the entry forms for the 19th US Bar Table Championships visit http://playbca.com/Events/2012USBarTableChampionships.aspx.
To download and print the WorldPPA Reno Shootout entry form visit http://playbca.com/Events/2012WorldPPARenoShootout.aspx. Be sure to get your entry fee in early (before February 8th) to avoid late fees.

Room rates for the 4 star Grand Sierra Resort & Casino are low at $39 / $49 for up to 4 guests per room and without a resort fee. Call 800-501-2651 and use group code: POOL12 to reserve your room.

The entry fee for the WorldPPA Reno Shootout is $110 (includes $25 registration and $10 green fees); $75 per entry goes toward prize fund. As of today, we have $1,000 (very likely could be higher depending on deposits made by tournament directors) from the extra dollar Reno fund. With 128 players, the total prize fund would be $10,600; everyone will win something; there will be no losers at the Reno WorldPPA Shootout.

Estimated Payouts (based on full 128 entries):
1st $1500
2nd $1000
3rd $450
4th $390
5th-6th $250
7th-8th $200
9th-12 $150
13th-16th $130
17th-24th $110
25th-40th $90
41st-64th $55
65th-128th $25
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Payout Total $10,600
The WorldPPA’s 1,000 members represent a wide range of level of play ( 21% C Players, 49% B Players, 25% A Players and 5% AA Players and above); more than 70% of the WorldPPA members are B’s and C’s;

CueSports International (CSI) is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past seven years CSI has directly paid out approximately seven million dollars to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.

CSI leads the billiard industry in the development of technology. For more information on the state-of-the-art software systems for league and tournament management visit www.leaguesys.net and www.ctsondemand.com.


Press Release
Distributed January 17, 2012
CSI Supports BCA as Governing Body of Cue Sports in North America

As a long time member of the Billiard Congress of America (BCA), CSI supports the BCA in their recently announced pro pool initiative to provide funds to send North American players to international events. CSI is one of the first industry leaders to support the BCA initiative as a “2012 Official Contributor to International Competition.”

A solid framework for both North American and world professional pool has long existed, with the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) as the world body, and the BCA as the WPA member for North America. CSI commends the BCA on their commitment renewal as the “Governing Body for Cue Sports in North America.” CSI supports the BCA as the governing body, its pro points program, and the player selection process for international events.

With a decline in US player participation in world events, the time has come to change the structure of how pro pool in North America is supported. This is a great step in building that structure which will allow the top US and Canadian players to continue to compete and represent their countries internationally.

CSI, which produces the “US Open 10-Ball Championship,” one of the BCA pro point events, believes the future and strength of the sport lies in creating a synergy between the industry, the amateurs, the professionals, and the general public. Two years ago CSI launched the USA Pool League with that goal in mind, and a portion of CSI’s proceeds from the USAPL is pledged to promote and fund pro awareness.

We at CSI encourage industry support of the BCA in their new endeavor. In the past, CSI partnered with five other industry leaders to help support and fund the BCA Hall of Fame. It is time for all organizations that have the sport and industry foremost in mind to band together in support of the BCA.

CueSports International (CSI) is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past seven years CSI has directly paid out approximately seven million dollars to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.

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