CSI News

2019 US Open Bank Pool Championship Matches Released on YouTube

12/10/2019

CueSports International (CSI) is pleased to announce that recorded matches from the 2019 US Open Bank Pool Championship have been released on the CSI YouTube Channel. Thirteen (13) matches featuring some of the world's best bank pool players such as Shane Van Boening, John Morra, Billy Thorpe, Warren Kiamco and more can be viewed in their entirety – absolutely free!

The event was held May 24-26 at Griff's Billiards in Las Vegas. The format was double elimination with each match being a race to four (4) except the final match which was a race to five (5).

RECORDED MATCHES

Match 1: John Morra (Canada) vs John Philips (USA)
Match 2: Billy Thorpe (USA) vs Mitch Ellerman (USA)
Match 3: Ian Costello (USA) vs Bill Thompson (USA)
Match 4: Warren Kiamco (Philippines) vs Marc Vidal Claramunt (USA)
Match 5: Chris Adams (USA) vs Michael Dunn (USA)
Match 6: John Morra (Canada) vs Warren Kiamco (Philippines)
Match 7: Shane Van Boening (USA) vs Billy Thorpe (USA)
Match 8: Mitch Ellerman (USA) vs John Philips (USA)
Match 9: Marc Vidal Claramunt (USA) vs Gary Lutman (USA)
Match 10 HOT SEAT: Billy Thorpe (USA) vs John Morra (Canada)
Match 11: Shane Van Boening (USA) vs Warren Kiamco (Philippines)
Match 12 SEMI-FINAL: Shane Van Boening (USA) vs John Morra (Canada)
Match 13 FINAL: Shane Van Boening (USA) vs Billy Thorpe (USA)

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CueSports International (CSI) is an international pool league and event leader and is currently comprised of three divisions: CSI leagues, CSI events and CSI media. CSI leagues manages the BCA Pool League and USA Pool League, CSI events produces numerous amateur and professional events around the globe and CSI media creates live streaming and digital content. Through its vision and strategic alliances, CSI is “shaping the future of pool.” For more information about CSI or any of its divisions, visit www.playcsipool.com or find CueSports International on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Twitter.

2019 WPA Players Championship Matches Released on YouTube

12/5/2019

CueSports International (CSI) is pleased to announce that recorded matches from the 2019 WPA Players Championship have been released on the CSI YouTube Channel. Forty-three (43) matches featuring many of the world's best players such as Shane Van Boening, Jeffrey De Luna, James Aranas, Jayson Shaw, Alex Pagulayan, Skyler Woodward, Yu-Hsuan Cheng, Carlo Biado and more can be viewed in their entirety – absolutely free!

The $50,000 added event, which was held April 12-19 at Griff's Billiards in Las Vegas, was a collaborative effort between CSI and the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA). The format was 9-ball and limited to 64 players in a single elimination format with a 32-player consolation event for those eliminated in the first round. The main event was a race to seven (7) with the semi-final and final being a race to nine (9) win by two (2). The consolation event was a race to five (5) with the semi-final and final being a race to seven (7).

Forty-eight (48) of the sixty-four (64) players were chosen by the WPA rankings and WPA member federations. The remaining sixteen (16) spots were determined by four (4) stage 1 qualifiers. For more information about the event, visit www.playcsipool.com/2019-wpa-players-championship.

RECORDED MATCHES

STAGE 1 - QUALIFIERS
Match 1: Ruslan Chinakhov (Russia) vs Vilmos Foldes (Hungary)
Match 2: Omar Alshaheen (Kuwait) vs Jui-An Hsu (Taiwan)
Match 3: Manny Perez (USA) vs Donny Branson (USA)
Match 4: Del Smith (Great Britain) vs Chris Lawson (USA)
Match 5: Jeffrey Ignacio (Philippines) vs Yu-Lung Chang (Taiwan)
Match 6: Konrad Piekarski (Poland) vs Vang Bui Xuan (Vietnam)
Match 7: Raymund Faraon (Philippines) vs Che-Wei Fu (Taiwan)
Match 8: Jeffrey De Luna (Philippines) vs Yu-Lung Chang (Taiwan)
Match 9: Jalal Yousef (Venezuela) vs Omar Alshaheen (Kuwait)
Match 10: Vilmos Foldes (Hungary) vs Kings Santy (USA)
Match 11: Gabe Owen (USA) vs Ian Costello (USA)
Match 12: Gary Lutman (USA) vs Vang Bui Xuan (Vietnam)
Match 13: Ruslan Chinakhov (Russia) vs Tyler Styer (USA)
Match 14: Jeffrey Ignacio (Philippines) vs Szu-Ting Kuo (Taiwan)
Match 15: Nick Malaj (Greece) vs Che-Wei Fu (Taiwan)
Match 16: Jeffrey De Luna (Philippines) vs Mitch Ellerman (USA)
Match 17: Luu Minh Phuc (Vietnam) vs Chris Alexander (Great Britain)
Match 18: Tyler Styer (USA) vs Vilmos Foldes (Hungary)
Match 19: Kostas Koukiadakis (Greece) vs Daniel Baker (Great Britain)
Match 20: Gabe Owen (USA) vs Dean Goddard (Great Britain)
Match 21: Jeffrey De Luna (Philippines) vs Chris McDaniel (USA)
Match 22: Jeremy Jones (USA) vs Ian Costello (USA)
Match 23: Raymund Faraon (Philippines) vs Blake Baker (USA)
Match 24: Ruslan Chinakhov (Russia) vs Jeffrey De Luna (Philippines)

STAGE 2 - MAIN EVENT
Match 25: Alex Kazakis (Greece) vs Toru Kuribayashi (Japan)
Match 26: Jeffrey Ignacio (Philippines) vs Mika Immonen (Finland)
Match 27: Darren Appleton (Great Britain) vs Thorsten Hohmann (Germany)
Match 28: Alex Pagulayan (Canada) vs Yu-Lung Chang (Taiwan)
Match 29: Niels Feijen (Holland) vs Waleed Majid (Qatar)
Match 30: Billy Thorpe (USA) vs Gerson Martinez (Peru)
Match 31: Jung-Lin Chang (Taiwan) vs Alex Kazakis (Greece)
Match 32: Thorsten Hohmann (Germany) vs Niels Feijen (Holland)
Match 33: Johann Chua (Philippines) vs Mika Immonen (Finland)
Match 34: Jeffrey De Luna (Philippines) vs Jayson Shaw (Scotland)
Match 35: Skyler Woodward (USA) vs Carlo Biado (Philippines)
Match 36: James Aranas (Philippines) vs Naoyuki Oi (Taiwan)
Match 37: Yu-Hsuan Cheng (Taiwan) vs Shaun Wilkie (USA)
Match 38: Shane Van Boening (USA) vs Eklent Kaci (Albania)
Match 39: Jayson Shaw (Scotland) vs Yu-Hsuan Cheng (Taiwan)
Match 40: Shane Van Boening (USA) vs Carlo Biado (Philippines)
Match 41 SEMI-FINAL: Yu-Hsuan Cheng (Taiwan) vs Johann Chua (Philippines)
Match 42 SEMI-FINAL: Carlo Biado (Philippines) vs Yu-Lung Chang (Taiwan)
Match 43 FINAL: Yu-Hsuan Cheng (Taiwan) vs Carlo Biado (Philippines)

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CueSports International (CSI) is an international pool league and event leader and is currently comprised of three divisions: CSI leagues, CSI events and CSI media. CSI leagues manages the BCA Pool League and USA Pool League, CSI events produces numerous amateur and professional events around the globe and CSI media creates live streaming and digital content. Through its vision and strategic alliances, CSI is “shaping the future of pool.” For more information about CSI or any of its divisions, visit www.playcsipool.com or find CueSports International on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Twitter.

CueSports International Expo to Launch in March 2020

12/2/2019

CueSports International (CSI) is proud to announce the launch of the CueSports International Expo in March 2020. The event, which will feature thousands of league players, hundreds of professional players, more than 300 Diamond pool tables, a slew of exhibitors and more, will be held March 11-21 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

The 2020 version of this global pool spectacle will consist of the BCA Pool League World Championships, USA Pool League National Championships, Diamond Las Vegas Open, Predator World 10-Ball Championship, industry exhibitors, meetings, seminars and more. The entire Rio Convention Center, which includes more than 160,000 square feet of floor space, will be taken over by this event.

The evolution of this event began in the 1970's with the BCA Pool League National Championships which became one of the largest league events in the world. In the early 2000's, the USA Pool League National Championships and various professional events were added. In 2019, the Diamond Las Vegas Open and Predator World 10-Ball Championship, the only true World Championship on U.S. soil, was also added. In the future, even more events and activities will be included. Therefore, the overall event needed an identity to reflect what it has become - a large international cue sports industry exposition.

CueSports International Owner and CEO, Ozzy Reynolds, explains that "the vision is for the CueSports International Expo to become the largest and most anticipated pool 'experience' in the world. Whether you are an amateur league player, professional player, spectator, manufacturer, retailer or service provider, you will never want to miss it. We are not just building an event, we are building an experience."

For more information about the CueSports International Expo including how to register for any of the events, how to reserve your room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino or how to become an exhibitor, visit www.cuesportsinternationalexpo.com.

CueSports International is an international pool league and event leader and is currently comprised of three divisions: CSI leagues, CSI events and CSI media. CSI leagues manages the BCA Pool League and USA Pool League, CSI events produces numerous amateur and professional events around the globe and CSI media creates live streaming and digital content. Through its vision and strategic alliances, CSI is “shaping the future of pool.” For more information about CSI or any of its divisions, visit www.playcsipool.com.

USA & BCA Pool Leagues Get New Identities

11/23/2019

CSI leagues, a division of CueSports International™ (CSI), is proud to unveil new brand identities for both of its leagues - the USA Pool League™ and BCA Pool League™. This effort is long overdue but it's time to give our members fresh, modern identities they can be proud of as we continue to grow and shape the future of pool.

USA Pool League
The USA Pool League was launched in 2008 and has experienced continuous growth since that time. Recent growth has been astounding with its membership doubling in just the last two years. It is one of only two leagues in the world powered by FargoRate - the only worldwide universal rating system for pool players.

The USA Pool League is designed to be a fun, social league backed by the passion and experience of a global industry leader. We are confident that the new identity conveys this and will be something that our members are proud of. The primary and alternate versions of the new USA Pool League identity are shown below.

For more information about the USA Pool League, visit www.playusapool.com.

BCA Pool League
The BCA Pool League is a league-sanctioning organization established in 1978 by the Billiard Congress of America (BCA) as a means to unify independent leagues around the world. In 2004, the BCA decided to sell the league to CueSports International. Today, the BCA Pool League is the oldest and largest league-sanctioning organization in the world and is also powered by FargoRate.

Today, BCA Pool League denotes Billiards & Cuesports Association Pool League but will continue to be referred to as the BCA Pool League. This name accurately reflects what it is - a global association for all types and sizes of pool leagues. We are confident that the new identity properly conveys this image and will resonate with our members. The primary and alternate versions of the new BCA Pool League identity are shown below.

For more information about the BCA Pool League, visit www.playbcapool.com.

Greg Ekborg, CueSports International Brand Marketing Director, said "The new league identities help solidify our commitment to members, League Operators and League Managers. They will all be part of a league that looks great, feels great and is great."

These new identities will be made available by January 1, 2020 to BCA Pool League Operators, USA Pool League Managers, Sponsors, Partners, etc.

A look back
When moving forward, it's good to understand where you've been. Below are the previous USA Pool League and BCA Pool League identities that will no longer be used. If you are using these images on any league or event promotional materials, please replace them with the new identities as they become available.

CueSports International is an international pool league and event leader and is currently comprised of three divisions: CSI leagues, CSI events and CSI media. CSI leagues manages the BCA Pool League and USA Pool League, CSI events produces numerous amateur and professional events around the globe and CSI media creates live streaming and digital content. Through its vision and strategic alliances, CSI is “shaping the future of pool.” For more information about CSI or any of its divisions, visit www.playcsipool.com.

International Stars Collide in Las Vegas at the WPA Players Championship

4/15/2019

The inaugural WPA Players Championship is set to begin tomorrow, Tuesday, April 16 at noon local time. The $50,000 added prize money event is being staged at Griff’s Billiards, where 48 champions gathered from around the world join the 16 who qualified in the earlier stages of the event.

The 64-player field will be one of the strongest in recent years for a USA-staged event. Europe will be represented by the likes of Niels Feijen, Alex Kazakis, Chris Melling, Jayson Shaw and also legends Ralf Souquet, Thorsten Hohmann, Mika Immonen and Darren Appleton.

Asia’s contingent will be led by Taiwan’s Ko brothers together with International Open winner Chang Jung-Lin.

America will have a strong presence led by favorites Shane Van Boening, Dennis Hatch, Corey Deuel, Justin Bergman and the recent Derby City Classic 2019 Master of the Table, Skyler Woodward.

Players will battle over four days, with the final match being scheduled on Friday the 19th at 6pm local time.

The format will be single elimination race to 7 (win by 2), with the semi-final and final being a race to 9 (win by 2). For those eliminated in the first round, a 32-player consolation event will be staged, with a race to 5 format - while the semis and final will be a race to 7.

WPA Players Championship Payouts
1 - $10,000
2 - $7,000
3/4 - $5,000 ea.
5/8 - $3,000 ea.
9/16 - $1,500 ea.
17/32 - $400 ea.

Consolation Tournament Payouts
1 - $1,500
2 - $1,000
3/4 - $500 ea.
5/8 - $250 ea.
9/16 - $150 ea.

WPA Players Championship Main Event Players

WPA Player Selections
1. KAZAKIS, Alex (GRE)
2. FEIJEN, Niels (NED)
3. BIADO, Carlo (PHI)
4. CHANG, Jung Lin (TPE)
5. KO, Pin Yi (TPE)
6. Van BOENING, Shane (USA)
7. GORST, Fedor (RUS)
8. SHAW, Jayson (GBR)
9. MELLING, Chris (GBR)
10. GRABE, Denis (EST)
11. KACI, Eklent (ALB)
12. KO, Ping Chun (TPE)
13. WU, Kun Lin (TPE)
14. HOHMANN, Thorsten (GER)
15. SOUQUET, Ralf (GER)
16. CHENG, Yu Hsuan (TPE)
17. CHUA, Johann (PHI)
18. APPLETON, Darren (GBR)
19. THERON, Jason (RSA)
20. HALLIDAY, Richard (RSA)
21. ANDERSON, David (RSA)
22. YIP, Kin Ling (HKG)
23. CAPITO, Robbie (HKG)
24. OI, Naoyuki (JPN)
25. WALEED, Majid (QAT)
26. HUSSAIN, Bashar (QAT)
27. DO, The Kien (VIE)
28. KURIBAYASHI, Toru (JPN)
29. PAGULAYAN, Alex (CAN)
30. MORRA, John (CAN)
31. THORPE, Billy (USA)
32. WOODWARD, Skyler (USA)

33. BERGMAN, Justin (USA)
34. HATCH, Dennis (USA)
35. SHUFF, Brandon (USA)
36. DEUEL, Corey (USA)
37. TBD
38. WILKIE, Shaun (USA)
39. LOMBARDO, Hunter (USA)
40. TEVEZ, Christopher (PER)
41. MARTINEZ, Gerson (PER)
42. BAUTISTA ESCALERA, Ruben (MEX)
43. BIJSTERBOSCH, Marc (NED)
44. SZEWCZYK, Wojciech (POL)
45. BABICA, Radoslaw (POL)
46. DUDANETS, Maksim (RUS)
47. EDWARDS, Matt (NZL)
48. IMMONEN, Mika (FIN)

Stage 1 Qualified Players
49. ARANAS, James (PHI)
50. HSU, Kai-Lun (TPE)
51. DE LEON, Nicholas (USA)
52. HOANG, Duong Quoc (VIE)
53. CHANG, Yu-Lung (TPE)
54. YANG, Ching-Shun (TPE)
55. LIU, Ri Teng (TPE)
56. EBERLE, Max (USA)
57. AL-SHAHEEN, Omar (KUW)
58. ELLERMAN, Mitch (USA)
59. IGNACIO, Jeffrey (PHI)
60. MALAJ, Nick (GRC)
61. TBD - Qualifier 4 April 15
62.  TBD - Qualifier 4 April 15
63.  TBD - Qualifier 4 April 15
64.  TBD - Qualifier 4 April 15

ONLINE BRACKETS
The online tournament brackets can be found at www.CTSonDemand.com.

WATCH LIVE
The entire event is being streamed live by CSI media, a division of CueSports International (CSI). The production, complete with full-time commentary led by former World 8-Ball Champion, Karl Boyes, begins each day at noon pacific time. To watch live, visit www.playcsipool.com/watch-live.

The World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) is the international governing body for pocket billiards and is comprised of six member federations representing North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. The WPA is the world-recognized body for sanctioning World Championship events. It is also one of the three member organizations of the World Confederation of Billiards Sports (WCBS), representing the billiard disciplines of pool, snooker and carom. For more information about the WPA, visit www.wpapool.com.

CueSports International (CSI) is an international pool league and event leader and is currently comprised of three divisions: CSI leagues, CSI events and CSI media. CSI leagues manages the BCA Pool Leagueand USA Pool League, CSI events produces numerous amateur and professional events around the globe and CSI media creates live streaming and digital content. Through its vision and strategic alliances, CSI is “shaping the future of pool.” For more information about CSI or any of its divisions, visit www.playcsipool.com or find CueSports International on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Twitter.

The WPA Players Championship is made possible by the following sponsors:
Andy Billiard Cloth • Cyclop Balls • Diamond • Griff's Billiards • HOW Tips • Predator • Master Billiard Chalk

Four Players from Four Countries Advance in Qualifier 3 of the WPA Players Championship

4/14/2019

Four players from four countries bested the field in Qualifier 3 of the WPA Players Championship. Omar Al-Shaheen (Kuwait), Mitch Ellerman (USA), Jeffrey Ignacio (Philippines) and Nick Malaj (Greece) finished as the top four of the 50-player field to advance to the $50,000 added Stage 2 Main Event which begins Tuesday, April 16.

The WPA Players Championship is being staged at Griff’s Billiards in Las Vegas, April 12-19. The main event, with $50,000 added prize money, is limited to 64 players. 48 players where chosen by the WPA rankings and member federations to begin in the Stage 2 Main Event. The remaining 16 spots are being filled by four Stage 1 qualifier tournaments, one per day, held at Griff’s Billiards April 12-15. The top four finishers from each qualifier receive a paid spot in the Stage 2 Main Event which begins April 16.

The fourth and final Qualifier will be held Monday, April 15 where at least four additional players will advance to Stage 2.

ONLINE BRACKETS
The online tournament brackets can be found at www.CTSonDemand.com.

WATCH LIVE
The entire event is being streamed live by CSI media, a division of CueSports International (CSI). The production, complete with full-time commentary led by former World 8-Ball Champion, Karl Boyes, begins each day at noon pacific time. To watch live, visit www.playcsipool.com/watch-live.

The World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) is the international governing body for pocket billiards and is comprised of six member federations representing North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. The WPA is the world-recognized body for sanctioning World Championship events. It is also one of the three member organizations of the World Confederation of Billiards Sports (WCBS), representing the billiard disciplines of pool, snooker and carom. For more information about the WPA, visit www.wpapool.com.

CueSports International (CSI) is an international pool league and event leader and is currently comprised of three divisions: CSI leagues, CSI events and CSI media. CSI leagues manages the BCA Pool Leagueand USA Pool League, CSI events produces numerous amateur and professional events around the globe and CSI media creates live streaming and digital content. Through its vision and strategic alliances, CSI is “shaping the future of pool.” For more information about CSI or any of its divisions, visit www.playcsipool.com or find CueSports International on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Twitter.

The WPA Players Championship is made possible by the following sponsors:
Andy Billiard Cloth • Cyclop Balls • Diamond • Griff's Billiards • HOW Tips • Predator • Master Billiard Chalk

Taiwan Dominates Qualifier 2 of the WPA Players Championship

4/13/2019

The second Stage 1 Qualifier for the WPA Players Championship was dominated by Taiwan. Yu-Lung Chang, Ching-Shun Yang, and Ri Teng Liu, accompanied by USA's Max Eberle, have each advanced to the $50,000 added Stage 2 Main Event which begins Tuesday, April 16.

The WPA Players Championship is being staged at Griff’s Billiards in Las Vegas, April 12-19. The main event, with $50,000 added prize money, is limited to 64 players. 48 players where chosen by the WPA rankings and member federations to begin in the Stage 2 Main Event. The remaining 16 spots are being filled by four Stage 1 qualifier tournaments, one per day, held at Griff’s Billiards April 12-15. The top four finishers from each qualifier receive a paid spot in the Stage 2 Main Event which begins April 16.

The third Stage 1 Qualifier will be held Sunday, April 14 where another four players will advance to Stage 2.

ONLINE BRACKETS
The online tournament brackets can be found at www.CTSonDemand.com.

WATCH LIVE
The entire event is being streamed live by CSI media, a division of CueSports International (CSI). The production, complete with full-time commentary led by former World 8-Ball Champion, Karl Boyes, begins each day at noon pacific time. To watch live, visit www.playcsipool.com/watch-live.

The World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) is the international governing body for pocket billiards and is comprised of six member federations representing North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. The WPA is the world-recognized body for sanctioning World Championship events. It is also one of the three member organizations of the World Confederation of Billiards Sports (WCBS), representing the billiard disciplines of pool, snooker and carom. For more information about the WPA, visit www.wpapool.com.

CueSports International (CSI) is an international pool league and event leader and is currently comprised of three divisions: CSI leagues, CSI events and CSI media. CSI leagues manages the BCA Pool Leagueand USA Pool League, CSI events produces numerous amateur and professional events around the globe and CSI media creates live streaming and digital content. Through its vision and strategic alliances, CSI is “shaping the future of pool.” For more information about CSI or any of its divisions, visit www.playcsipool.com or find CueSports International on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Twitter.

The WPA Players Championship is made possible by the following sponsors:
Andy Billiard Cloth • Cyclop Balls • Diamond • Griff's Billiards • HOW Tips • Predator • Master Billiard Chalk

The First Stage 1 Qualifier for the WPA Players Championship is Complete

4/12/2019

The first Stage 1 Qualifier for the WPA Players Championship is complete and four of the 57 competitors have advanced to the $50,000 added Stage 2 Main Event. James Aranas of the Philippines, Kai Lun Hsu of Taiwan, Nicholas De Leon of USA and Duong Quoc of Vietnam each won four matches in a row to advance.

The WPA Players Championship is being staged at Griff’s Billiards in Las Vegas, April 12-19. The event, with $50,000 added prize money, is limited to 64 players. 48 players where chosen by the WPA rankings and member federations to begin in the Stage 2 Main Event. The remaining 16 spots are being filled by four Stage 1 qualifier tournaments, one per day, held at Griff’s Billiards April 12-15. The top four finishers from each qualifier receive a paid spot in the Stage 2 Main Event which begins April 16.

ONLINE BRACKETS
The online tournament brackets can be found at www.CTSonDemand.com.

WATCH LIVE
The entire event is being streamed live by CSI media, a division of CueSports International (CSI). The production, complete with full-time commentary led by former World 8-Ball Champion, Karl Boyes, begins each day at noon pacific time. To watch live, visit www.playcsipool.com/watch-live.

The World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) is the international governing body for pocket billiards and is comprised of six member federations representing North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. The WPA is the world-recognized body for sanctioning World Championship events. It is also one of the three member organizations of the World Confederation of Billiards Sports (WCBS), representing the billiard disciplines of pool, snooker and carom. For more information about the WPA, visit www.wpapool.com.

CueSports International (CSI) is an international pool league and event leader and is currently comprised of three divisions: CSI leagues, CSI events and CSI media. CSI leagues manages the BCA Pool Leagueand USA Pool League, CSI events produces numerous amateur and professional events around the globe and CSI media creates live streaming and digital content. Through its vision and strategic alliances, CSI is “shaping the future of pool.” For more information about CSI or any of its divisions, visit www.playcsipool.com or find CueSports International on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Twitter.

The WPA Players Championship is made possible by the following sponsors:
Andy Billiard Cloth • Cyclop Balls • Diamond • Griff's Billiards • HOW Tips • Predator • Master Billiard Chalk

Predator Becomes the Official Cue of CueSports International and the BCA Pool League

4/10/2019

CueSports International (CSI) is proud to announce a new three-year partnership in which Predator has become the Official Cue of CueSports International and the BCA Pool League.

Predator has long been an industry leader in cue design and manufacturing. Since its inception in 1994, Predator's commitment to innovation has created a legacy of high performance, supported by scientific discovery and proven results. Enhancing performance is what inspires them, drives their research, and defines their mission of making the best performing low-deflection shafts, playing cues, and break cues in the world.

Ozzy Reynolds, CEO of CueSports International, said "Predator has literally changed the industry. When the original 314 shaft was introduced, it changed everything. Since that time, they have continued to push the envelope with game-changing products such as the BK Break Cue, Uni-Loc, the Z Shaft, and now the Revo. They continue to innovate and by the time others copy and catch up, they have innovated again. We are thrilled to have a partner that shares our innovative drive."

For more information about Predator, visit www.predatorcues.com or find them on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or YouTube.

CSI is an international pool league and event leader and is comprised of three divisions: CSI leagues, CSI events and CSI media. CSI leagues manages the BCA Pool League, one of the oldest and largest pool leagues in the world. It also manages the USA Pool League, a newer but fast-growing amateur league completely powered by FargoRate. CSI events produces numerous amateur and professional events around the globe, including the US Open 10-Ball, US Open 8-Ball, US Open One Pocket, US Open Straight Pool, US Open Bank Pool, and now they have partnered with Predator to produce the Predator World 10-Ball Championship. CSI media creates live streaming and digital content. To date, the CSI YouTube channel boasts over 800 full-length matches and more than 19.1 million people have watched 376.5 million minutes of video content on the channel. Through its progressive vision and strategic alliances such as this one, CSI is “Shaping the future of pool.”

"We’re thrilled for the opportunity to be the official cue of the BCA Pool League and the BCAPL World Championships,” said Predator Group CEO, Karim Belhaj. “The BCAPL is a top caliber group in the U.S. with players who are passionate about the game and their equipment. This makes Predator a natural fit for the league as we’re passionate about those very same ideals. We’re grateful for this opportunity and excited for the future of this great league.”

For more information about CSI or its divisions, visit www.playcsipool.com or find CueSports International on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram or Twitter.

JB Cases Becomes the Official Case of CueSports International

4/3/2019

CueSports International (CSI) is thrilled to announce a three-year partnership in which JB Cases has become the Official Case of CSI events and leagues, including the BCA Pool League and USA Pool League.

JB Cases is an industry leader in custom cue case design and manufacturing. Using their user-friendly website, a person can specify every detail of the design and customization of a case. Everything from the size, color, material, pockets, straps, shoulder pads, rings, engraving and even the zipper and stitching can be completely customized to suit the individual. Additionally, JB Cases offers superior durability and protection for your cues.

John Barton, President and CEO of JB Cases, said this about the new partnership: "We are very excited to partner with CSI, the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League to continue advancing the industry. CSI is establishing itself as a clear leader and we share a common vision for our sport. We can't think of a better partner."

For more information about JB Cases, visit www.jbcases.com or find them on Facebook and check out the testimonials of many happy customers. You will also find videos in which JB Cases attempts to destroy cases to prove their durability.

CSI is an international pool league and event leader and is currently comprised of three divisions: CSI leagues, CSI events and CSI media. CSI leagues manages the BCA Pool League and USA Pool League, CSI events produces numerous amateur and professional events around the globe and CSI media creates live streaming and digital content. Through its vision and strategic alliances, CSI is “shaping the future of pool.”

Ozzy Reynolds, CEO of CueSports International, said "We are happy to partner with a company that puts quality first and has a vision beyond selling product. Soon after we finalized our agreement, JB Cases asked to visit CSI headquarters to give our entire staff a presentation on how JB Cases are made and what the company stands for. We were first impressed that they cared enough to do such a thing but then we were blown away by their product. JB Cases is the real deal."

For more information about CSI or its divisions, visit www.playcsipool.com or find CueSports International on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Twitter.