ACS Encourages More Play at 2008 Nationals in Las Vegas The ACS Board of Directors has voted to give more opportunities for billiard players of all skill levels to compete and be successful at the 2008 ACS Nationals, Saturday, June 7 thru Saturday, June 14, at the Riviera Hotel Casino in Las Vegas: Teams...
APA Featured in Sports Illustrated Billiard Industry News – Sports Illustrated has highlighted the positive impact the American Poolplayers Association (APA) has made on the sport of pool in a recent article by Jon Wertheim. Wertheim addresses pool’s “seedy reputation,” but also notes the success of the sport at the recreational level – due...
Diamond Billiards Products Announces No Excuse Program Diamond Billiard Products has announced the No Excuse Program, a plan to get Smart Tables into locations across the country. The program was developed to increase saturation of the Smart Table into the market by offering financing for bar and poolroom owners, vendors, and operators. “We have...
APA Pool Leagues Expand to Japan Japanese Poolplayers Association Forming Teams in Tokyo LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MO (January 23, 2007) — The world’s largest amateur pool league is expanding oversees to Japan. In late-December, the American Poolplayers Association (APA) granted Noriyuki Nanjo approval to begin promoting and administering APA Leagues in Tokyo as the...
Billiards Tour Announces Goose Creek, SC Event The Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour, the largest and longest running open billiards tour in the United States with over 90 events per year announced the beginning of it’s 2007 schedule. One of the first events will be held in Goose Creek, SC on December 9Th and 10Th...