National Championship Series Announces Qualifiers

National Championship Series Announces Qualifiers
 

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

The first event in the series will be the NCS 8-Ball National Championship. A field of 64 players from all across the United States, in addition to cash and prizes, will vie for an all expenses paid coveted spot to the (WPA) 2009 World 8-Ball Championships expected to be held again this coming April in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.
 

In order to qualify to play at the national level, players must compete in a sanctioned qualifier event and either be a U.S. citizen or eligible to hold a U.S. Passport (a requirement to represent the U.S. in WPA world championships). From November 2008 through January 2009 pool rooms across the U.S. will host qualifiers where (2) paid entries to the NCS 8-Ball National Champion will be allotted to the top finishers. Call each host room for questions and start times for their respective events.
 

Schedule and dates are listed below:
 

October 31- November 1, 2008
 (Friday evening & Saturday)
Magoos Restaurant and Billiards
5002 South Memorial
Tulsa, Oklahoma
(918) 663-3364
Entry: $60 (incl. green free)
$1100 ADDED
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November 1-2, 2008
(Saturday & Sunday)
Palace Billiards
160 W. Roosevelt Rd.
Villa Park, Illinois
(630) 941-3500
Contact: Bill Wichmann
Entry: $75 (incl. green fee)
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November 8-9, 2008
(Saturday & Sunday)
Blue Fox Billiards
1160 Millwood Pike
Winchester, Virginia
(540) 665-2114
Contact: Conrad Coffman
Entry: $70 (incl. green fee)
$1000 ADDED
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November 15-16, 2008
(Saturday & Sunday)
Shooters Billiards
810 W 56 Hwy
Olathe, Kansas
(913) 780-5740
Contact: Dan Tull
Entry: $80 (incl. green fee)
$1000 ADDED
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November 15-16, 2008
(Saturday & Sunday)
Golden Fleece Billiards
7804 NE Bothell Way
Kenmore, Washington
(425) 908-7332
Contacts: David Bersenadze
Cell: (206) 265-9502 or
Oscar Askar
Cell: (206) 941-7531
Entry: $40 (incl. green fee)
$1250 ADDED
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January 10-11, 2009
(Saturday & Sunday)
Champion Billiard Sports Café
2620 S. Shirlington Rd
Arlington, Virginia
(703) 521-3800
Contact: Wai Cho Yee
Entry: $75 (incl.green fee)
$1000 ADDED
 

Additional dates and locations are being added regularly and will be released as they are scheduled. For more information about the National Championship Series (NCS) or to host a qualifier please contact Holly Ryan at holly@cuesportsintl.com or call 702-719-7665.
 

CueSports International, LLC (CSI), is the parent company of the NCS, the BCA Pool League (www.playbca.com), and produces both the United States Bar Table Championships (USBTC) and the Jay Swanson Memorial Tournament.
 

CSI’s goal is to create and improve opportunities for pool players of all abilities through fair governance and equitable policies.