Pool League news and updates from the BCA Pool Leagues.
BCAPL Moves National Championships to the Rio Las Vegas FAREWELL RIVIERA, HELLO RIO 2013! Mark Griffin and CueSports International (CSI) announce two major changes for the BCAPL National Championships. In 2013, the “Greatest Pool Tournament in the World” will move from May to July … and will walk the welcome mat at the Rio...
Windy City Teams Prevail at 35th BCAPL Nationals More divisions and events were created for players at this year’s (35th) BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships. With the addition of the Men’s and Women’s 9-Ball Open Singles divisions, two new 9-ball team divisions were added to the end of the 10-day extravaganza so players could have...
Riviera Hotel & Casino Offers New Room Discounts for 35th BCAPL Nationals in May 2011 CueSports International (CSI) will be celebrating the 35th anniversary of the BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships in May 2011. The host Las Vegas venue, the Riviera Hotel & Casino is offering an unprecedented room rate special for those who stay...
Over Labor Day weekend at the Radisson Fort McDowell Resort Casino in Scottsdale, AZ, the first BCAPL Southwest Regional Championship kicked off with approximately 250 players. The inaugural $6,000-added BCAPL regional event was open to both BCAPL and USAPL league players and non-league current player members. Bad Boys Billiard Productions provided the 40 Diamond...
CSI Expands BCA Pool League Player Rating Categories Adds New Division The past two years CueSports International (CSI) analyzed the growth of player’s skill levels at the BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships and decided to create a new rating classification: the Advanced Division. CSI has also reclassified all active Player Members to be included in the other...
34th BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships While the temperature was unseasonably cool in Las Vegas during the 34th BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships, the pool playing was hot. Held May 14-22 at the Riviera Hotel & Casino, approximately 7000 amateur and professional players traveled from across the world to battle for their chunk of the $750,000 prize...
Ohio State BCA Pool League Championships by InsidePOOL Staff The 2009 Ohio State BCAPL Championships had tournament director Chris Williams, assisted by referee Earl Timmons, organize over 600 players from not only Ohio but neighboring Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Indiana. The attraction of the $24,000 prize money drew 96 men’s and 12 women’s teams,...
Winners to Receive Special Gift from BCAPL & PoolJewelry.com Each year thousands of pool players from the United States and plus a dozen other nations travel to the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada for the BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships. The competition is rich in tradition and to win a singles division...
Wisconsin BCA League Players State Championships 2009, January 21-25, 2009 Olympia Resort and Conference Center, Oconomowac,Wisconsin 1,692 WIBCA League Entrants compete for $75,000 By Rob Hovick What a wonderful sight it is when, after a five-day pool tournament, everyone is smiling. We ask ourselves as players, was it worth it? We know, going in,...
The Western BCA 11th Annual Regional 9-Ball Championships were held October 22-26, 2008 at the Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City, Oregon. Player registration rose over 10% with 784 players and a total of 1331 entries in ten divisions vying for the $64,220 prize fund, setting a record over previous years. The four...