National Championship Series (NCS) Schedules 14.1 Qualifiers

After a successful launch of the National Championship Series (NCS) with the 2009 NCS 8-Ball National Championship in Las Vegas, NV Feb. 13-15 at the Golden Nugget, CueSports International would like to announce the following qualifiers for the 2009 NCS 14.1 Continuous National Championship.

The 2009 NCS 14.1 Continuous National Championship is scheduled July 31-August 2 at Comet Billiards in Parsippany, NJ and will be streamed live by the acclaimed team from Accu-Stats. In order to play in the national championship players must win a spot at a scheduled qualifier host pool room.

The national event will have a field limit of 64 players with a total prize fund of $19,200 with a full field. The top two players from that event will also win a spot to the U.S at the World 14.1 Championship being held in late August in East Brunswick, NJ.

The NCS is sponsored by OB Cues and the DELTA-13.

In addition to the dates and locations listed below, more qualifiers are being added around the country and will be updated on the calendar regularly. The NCS is open to all players, men, women, amateur and professional who are U.S citizens. Please visit the CSI website and NCS Calendar at www.playcsipool.com , call the CSI office at 702-719-7665 or email holly@playcsipool.com with any questions or for further information.

CueSports International (CSI) is the parent company of the BCA Pool Leagues, The NCS and produces the U.S. Bar Table Championships and the Jay Swanson Memorial. CSI's goal is to create and improve opportunities for all pool players.

14.1 Continuous Qualifiers:

*Format for all qualifiers: Double Elimination, race to 100 both sides. Finals one race to 150

April 18-19, 2009
Pool Sharks
3650 S. Decatur
Las Vegas, Nevada
Entry: $50
Added: Airfare to the NCS 14.1 Nationals (1 for every 12 players)
Open / Registration: 9:30 am
Start: 11 am
Contact: John Kutcher
Ph: 702-222-1011
TD: John Kutcher / Holly Ryan
 
April 25-26, 2009
Hard Times Billiards
5536 Garfield
Sacramento, CA
Entry: $60
Added: $600
Open: 10 am
Start: 11 am
Contact: HTB Staff
Ph: 916-332-8793
TD's: Tom Suarez & Ken Shuman
 
April 26, 2009
The Ryno Room
511 N. Washington St.
Kokomo, IN
*Last day of a special three day event
Called the Ryno Cup!
Entry: $60 (*please call the room for more
Details about entering the entire three day Ryno Cup
Tournament)
Open: 10 am
Start: 11 am
TD / Contact: Ryan Newby
Ph: 765-868-8171
 
May 16, 2009
New York 14.1 State Championship
Diamond 8 Billiards
9 Johnson Rd.
Latham, NY
Open: 10 am
Start: 11 am
Entry: $60
Max Field: 16 (*2 players to qualify)
TD / Contact: Ed Skawinski
Ph: 518-786-8048
 
May 24, 2009
Massachusetts 14.1 State Championship
Casey's Billiards Emporium
501 Dalton Ave
Pittsfield, MA
Open: 10 am
Start: 11 am
Entry: $60
Max Field: 16 (*2 players to qualify)
TD / Contact: Kevin Vidal
Ph: 413-743-7116
 
May 29-31
14.1 National League Championship
Atlantic City Billiards
6701 Black Horse Pike
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
* Special event: the winner of the
14.1 League Championship will win
a spot to the 2009 NCS 14.1 Continuous
National Championship.
TD / Contact: Kevin Vidal
Ph: 413-743-7116
 
June 21, 2009
Connecticut 14.1 State Championship
World Championship Billiards
171 Spencer St.
Manchester, CT
Open: 10 am
Start: 11 am
Entry: $60
Max Field: 16 (*2 players to qualify)
Contact: Jeff Mack
Ph: 860-647-1711 or
TD: Kevin Vidal
Ph: 413-743-7116
 
July 18-19, 2009
Comet Billiards
233 Littleton Rd.
Parsippany, NJ
Open: 10 am
Start: 11 am
Entry: $60
TD / Contact: Bill Haley
Ph: 973-334-7429
 
July 18-19, 2009
Jordan Pool Hall
731 Jordan Parkway
Whitehall, PA
Open: 10 am
Start: 11 am
Entry: $60
TD / Contact: David Wilde
484-554-9397