Saturday 25 June 2016

6 Qualifiers for the World 14.1: Iowa, New Jersey, NYC Added

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6 Qualifiers for the World 14.1: Iowa, New Jersey, NYC Added

76th World 14.1 September 5-11, 2016  New York City,  Steinway Billiards

 

The greatest 14.1 players in history come back each year to vie for the most prestigious & traditional title in pool


New York City- All 6 official qualifiers for the 76th World 14.1 has been announced. All six locations have previously held World 14.1 qualifiers before, which proves their success in growing the interest of straight pool in their respective areas. 2016 will mark the 11th consecutive year the World Tournament of 14.1 will be staged. This is the longest consecutive run of the championship ever in its 104 year history with Dragon Promotions continuing production of the world's oldest billiards event. This year's confirmed dates for the 76th WorldTournament of 14.1 will take place on September 5th-11th,2016. For the fourth straight year, Steinway Billiards in New York City will host the prestigious championship. As usual, a star studded 56 player field is expected for this year's lineup to win the world's greatest straight pool championship.

The AZBTV 
livestream TV table will be on Rasson Billiards  uniquely designed Victory Table premiering in New York City for the first time. Event elite partners include Mr.Tom Gleich, Dr. Gregory Diehl, Mr. Greg Hunt of Amsterdam Billiards, and Mr. Harold Siegel of Excelsior Graphics. The World Tournament Official Equipment will feature all matches played on Andy Cloth with Aramith Balls. Patron sponsors include Dr. James Heller, Mr. Charles Eames of Charles Eames Photography, Frank Scharbach of Frank's Billard CafeFocused Apparel and Eli Ceballos of Cryfoto Photography

Title sponsorship of the 76th World 14.1 is currently available.

2016 World 14.1 Qualifiers
  • June 4th - The 4th NAPL Qualifier for the World Straight Pool Championship- New York City - Amsterdam Billiards
  • June 25th- The 2nd CA Qualifier for the World Straight Pool Championship- Monterey, California-Easy Street Billiards 
  • July 9th- The 9th Chicago Qualifier for the World Straight Pool Championship- Chicago- Red Shoe Billiards
  • July 16th- The 2nd Annual Iowa Qualifier for the World Straight Pool Championship- Des Moines- Big Dog Billiards
  • July 31st- The 6th New Jersey Qualifier for the World Straight Pool Championship- Edison- Sandcastle Billiards
  • August 6th- The 11th New York City Qualifier for the World Straight Pool Championship- Manhattan- Amsterdam Billiards


For 11 years straight, every year the World 14.1 has been revived for, Amsterdam Billiards has been a staunch sponsor, supporter and qualifier host courtesy of NYC's Greg Hunt, its Founder.

In addition, the 6th Annual Straight Pool Hall of Fame Banquet will take place in the middle of the event on September 7th at 7:30pm. Every year the popular dinner sells out with all the pool stars and legends attending.


The 14.1 HOF is always the hottest ticket in town every year with laughter & tears

This year will also be a great opportunity for players coming from far away to play in 4 consecutive events within driving distance with Turningstone Casino, Robles 9-Ball Tour, and the World 14.1. 


"Straight pool has the best pool fans in the world. I have no doubt this year will equal if not surpass 2015", said Charlie Williams, Executive Producer of the World Tournament.

Great players have been honored & fans of billiards have been treated to some unforgettable moments during the past decade of the World 14.1 revival


Be a proud sponsor of the most prestigious and classiest event in the United States, the World Tournament of 14.1 which has been ongoing since 1912.  For only $250, become part of the elite World 141 Club and garner all the benefits that well exceed the money you will spend. Click here for full details. We invite you to join this year's 76th anniversary event in New York City as a supporter or attendee. For those interested in a higher level of support as one of our advertisers or elite World 14.1 Patrons, please reply here or call 407-782-4978 . 
Throughout a decade, Dragon Promotions has been able to revitalize straight pool back into the sport and to new audiences. In 2006, straight pool was near it’s complete death in the US. Since then we have poured our resources in media, finance, and know-how to grow the popularity of 14.1. Today, the consensus among the professionals on tour is that the World 14.1 is one of, if not the most, important titles to win in America. Something not expected decades ago.
 
Sponsors are welcomed to contact 407-782-4978  Also for tickets, Vendors, tournament entries and information:   worldstraightpoolchampionships@gmail.com 
Follow our daily social media updates at : Visit www.facebook.com/Worldstraightpool
www.twitter.com/Dragonpromoter & www.instagram.com/dragonpromotions
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7 Time World 14.1 Champion Willie Mosconi

Friday 17 June 2016

Details Have Emerged from The Cornerbank $225,000 Added 10 Ball Series

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By: Markus NoƩ

Details from the highly anticipated Corner Bank 10 Ball series have recently been announced. A few weeks back owners Jim Wych and John White caused a stir announcing a five event $225,000 added 10 Ball pro circuit with a grande final. There will be $25,000 added to each event and $100,000 added to the Grand Final, instantly making this one of the most coveted pro tours to play on in North America and perhaps the World.

 In order to qualify for the final one needs to play in 3 out of 5 of the preliminaries. The entry fee for the 5 prelims will be $250 each and the final entry will be $500, all entry fee prices and payouts are represented in Canadian currency.

Each event will take place at The Corner Bank Sports Bar & Grill, located at 925 Warden Avenue, Toronto, Canada. This establishment has not even celebrated its second anniversary and has already established itself as one of the elite establishments in the country.

Adding to the prestige of this circuit, each event will be carrying Mosconi Cup points for the 2017 teams. This is great news for Mosconi Cup hopefuls, with these prize pools I expect to see most of the top players in the world at these events and it's nice for them to be able to kill two birds with one stone.  Each field is limited to the first 128 players paid, an online payment method will be made available shortly. There is an option for those who want to guarantee their spot now for the first event. You can mail your entry directly to the address below;

The Corner Bank
925 Warden Ave.
Toronto, Ontario, M1L 4C5
Canada
ATTN: Jim Wych


Tournament Format, Dates and Payout Structure: 


16 groups of 8 players (two seeds per group) playing in a double elimination format, race to 7 games, and alternate break. 3 players from each group will advance to the single elimination stage (48 players in total).  The group winners will be seeded into the final 16.  The remaining 32 players will be randomly drawn to face each other with the match winners playing into the group winners to make up the final 32.


Winner:  $15,000                       
Runner-Up:  $8,000
3-4 Place:  $4,000 each
5-8 Place:  $2,000 each
9 -16 Place:  $1,000 each
17-32 Place:  $500 each
33-48 Place:  $250 each

EVENT 1: September 20-23, 2016
EVENT 2: October 11-14, 2016
EVENT 3: November 8-11, 2016
EVENT 4: January 10-14, 2017
EVENT 5: February 14-17, 2017
Grand Final: April 17-21. 2017


Make sure to keep visiting cuesportnation.com as well as our Facebook Page to stay up to date on this new and exciting circuit. 



Wednesday 8 June 2016

2016 Amway eSpring International Women 9-Ball Championship is Triggering




Unlike its predecessors, this year's Amway Cup has been re-scheduled to avoid a clash with the 2016 YuShan Chinese 8-Ball World Championship which was held in March.

The 2016 Amway eSpring International Women 9-Ball Championship will be held on June 16th-19th in Taiwan. The event will be moved to a new venue at the Banqiao Gymnasium in New Taipei City.

Formerly known as Taipei County, New Taipei City is a special municipality and the most populous city in Taiwan. Located in northern Taiwan, the city surrounds the Taipei Basin. Banqiao District is its municipal seat and the biggest commercial area.

This summer, the world best female players from all over the world will gather in Taiwan, 40 of them will go head to head and try to win the most prestigious title in women's pool. A total of US$93,400 prize fund are at stake with US$34,000 going to the winner alone while the runner-up will receive US$13,000.

The qualifiers will get underway from June 13th to 15th at the Ji-Hsien Pool Club in Luzhou, New Taipei City. Over than 70 players will scramble for the last 8 spots (2,2,4) to get qualified for the main stage of the Championship. The format will be played with single elimination and race to 7, winner breaks.

The main stage shall commence on June 16th at the Banqiao Gymnasium, with the field completed with the 8 players from the qualifiers. The players will be divided into 8 groups of 5. They will play in a round robin format and race to 7, winner breaks. The top 3 players of each group will advance to the Last 24, in which the format will become single elimination, race to 7 and alternate breaks. The semi-finals will be race to 9. The final will be race to 11 and is going to be played on Sunday June 19th.

As for the local girls, they are well-prepared with a 3-week-training, under the help and supervision from Jung-Lin Chang and Yu-Hsuan Cheng, the former men's World Nr.1 and the current World Nr. 2, invited by the Chinese Taipei Billiards Federation. Yu-Wen Hsieh and Szu-Ting Kuo earned their main stage passes via the qualifiers that were held recently in Taiwan. They will both join Yuan-Chun Lin (the reigning champion), Chieh-Yu Chou, Ho-Yun Chen as well as Tzu-Chien Wei who are directly qualified in the main stage.

Across from the other side of the shore, Liu ShaSha, Chen Siming, Han Yu and Liu YuChen will be representing China in the main stage of the Amway Cup this year. The four girls will be staying at the CBSA Training Centre for a 10-days intensive training session before the tournament commences. Liu YuChen, being the youngest in the lot, was selected as a member of the national youth team this year. She was underrated last year but managed to make it to the semi-final before losing to Yuan-Chun Lin.

Fu Xiaofang was in the top 8 last year and therefore should have a spot in the main stage. However, she had her big day last year getting married and it seems that she will not be playing on this occasion for her own personal reasons. Pan Xiaoting also finished top 8 last year, but, up to the time of writing, is still yet to decide upon her visit this time round.

Before the actual battles begin, world top-class players including Allison Fisher、Kelly Fisher、Chieh-Yu Chou、Tzu-Chien Wei and Yuan-Chun Lin have been invited by the organiser of the Amway Cup to present at a promotional event to interact with billiard fans at the Mega City (Far Eastern Department Store) in Banqiao tomorrow (June 9). Don't miss this great opportunity to meet the elites.

The whole event will be broadcast LIVE on Videoland TV in Taiwan and Live on YouTube at same time.

VL Sports YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/vlsports


By Alison Chang & Samuel Lai

Monday 6 June 2016

First Qualifiers for the World 14.1: New York, California, Chicago

Florida

First Qualifiers for the World 14.1: New York, California, Chicago

76th World 14.1 September 5-11, 2016  New York City,  Steinway Billiards

 

The greatest 14.1 players in history come back each year to vie for the most prestigious & traditional title in pool


New York City- The first 3 official qualifiers for the 76th World 14.1 has been announced. NYC's NAPL National Amateur Pool League, Easy Street Billiards in California, and Red Shoe Billiards in Chicago will kickoff the first half of the qualifier series. All three locations have previously held World 14.1 qualifiers before, which proves their success in growing the interest of straight pool in their respective areas. 2016 will mark the 11th consecutive year the World Tournament of 14.1 will be staged. This is the longest consecutive run of the championship ever in its 104 year history with Dragon Promotions  continuing production of the world's oldest billiards event. This year's confirmed dates for the 76th WorldTournament of 14.1 will take place on September 5th-11th,2016. For the fourth straight year, Steinway Billiards in New York City will host the prestigious championship. As usual, a star studded 56 player field is expected for this year's lineup to win the world's greatest straight pool championship.

The AZBTV 
livestream TV table will be on Rasson Billiards  uniquely designed Victory Table premiering in New York City for the first time. Event elite partners include Mr.Tom Gleich, Dr. Gregory Diehl, Mr. Greg Hunt of Amsterdam Billiards, and Mr. Harold Siegel of Excelsior Graphics. The World Tournament Official Equipment will feature all matches played on Andy Cloth with Aramith Balls. Patron sponsors include Dr. James Heller, Mr. Charles Eames of Charles Eames Photography, Frank Scharbach of Frank's Billard CafeFocused Apparel and Eli Ceballos of Cryfoto Photography

Title sponsorship of the 76th World 14.1 is currently available.

2016 World 14.1 Qualifiers
  • June 4th - The 4th NAPL Qualifier for the World Straight Pool Championship- New York City - Amsterdam Billiards
  • June 25th- The 2nd CA Qualifier for the World Straight Pool Championship- Monterey, California-Easy Street Billiards 
  • July 9- The 9th Chicago Qualifier for the World Straight Pool Championship- Chicago- Red Shoe Billiards



In addition, the 6th Annual Straight Pool Hall of Fame Banquet will take place in the middle of the event on September 7th at 7:30pm. Every year the popular dinner sells out with all the pool stars and legends attending.


The 14.1 HOF is always the hottest ticket in town every year with laughter & tears

This year will also be a great opportunity for players coming from far away to play in 4 consecutive events within driving distance with Turningstone Casino, Robles 9-Ball Tour, the World 14.1, and newly announced major the Corner Bank 10-Ball series in Toronto, Canada all going back to back.



"Straight pool has the best pool fans in the world. I have no doubt this year will equal if not surpass 2015", said Charlie Williams, Executive Producer of the World Tournament.

Great players have been honored & fans of billiards have been treated to some unforgettable moments during the past decade of the World 14.1 revival


Be a proud sponsor of the most prestigious and classiest event in the United States, the World Tournament of 14.1 which has been ongoing since 1912.  For only $250, become part of the elite World 141 Club and garner all the benefits that well exceed the money you will spend. Click here for full details. We invite you to join this year's 76th anniversary event in New York City as a supporter or attendee. For those interested in a higher level of support as one of our advertisers or elite World 14.1 Patrons, please reply here or call 407-782-4978 . 
Throughout a decade, Dragon Promotions has been able to revitalize straight pool back into the sport and to new audiences. In 2006, straight pool was near it’s complete death in the US. Since then we have poured our resources in media, finance, and know-how to grow the popularity of 14.1. Today, the consensus among the professionals on tour is that the World 14.1 is one of, if not the most, important titles to win in America. Something not expected decades ago.
 
Sponsors are welcomed to contact 407-782-4978  Also for tickets, Vendors, tournament entries and information:   worldstraightpoolchampionships@gmail.com 
Follow our daily social media updates at : Visit www.facebook.com/Worldstraightpool
www.twitter.com/Dragonpromoter & www.instagram.com/dragonpromotions
.
7 Time World 14.1 Champion Willie Mosconi


 
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For interest in marketing and branding your company, business, or events please contact Orlando Synergy at 1-407-782-4978 or email support@dragonpromotions.com