EXPO / SALE
March 2nd - 6th The Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour will be having a huge EXPO and SALE of products from our sponsors. The EXPO and SALES will take place during our National Championship at Palace Billiards in Villa Park, IL. The hours will be from Noon everyday until Midnight during the event. At this event you can purchase products or just see and learn more about the sponsors products that make the Viking Tour the largest tour of it's kind in the nation. PRODUCTS INCLUDE: Viking Cues, Aramith Balls, Joe Porper Cue Cases, Books, DVD's, Accessories and Shirts. Plus there are many, many other items. (See our list of sponsors below.)
CUE REPAIR
Mike Gulyassy from Baby's Pro Shop who is also the inventor of the SledgeHammer Break/Jump cue will be on hand to take care of all you pool cue repair needs.
TOURNAMENTS
This will also be a great place to meet and visit with many great players from all over the nation. Many top professional and famous road players have already committed to playing in the event along with many local players. The 9-ball event is open to any player that wishes to play. If you would like to participate in the event, contact: Mike Janis at 800-200-7665. VIEW OR PRINT A FLYER FOR THE $25,000 National Championship (Chicago) March 2-6, 2005 http://www.azbilliards.com/tourneyfliers/vikingchampad.pdf The $25,000 Tournament starts at 6pm, Wednesday, March 2nd. Sign-ups end promptly at 4pm. The $1,000 Added Mini Tournament is Tuesday, March 1st at 6pm.
SPECTATORS
We will have general admission seating for about 300 spectators along with a limited number of VIP seats. For general admission or VIP ticket information contact: Palace Billiards at 630-941-3500.
VIKING CUE RAFFLES
During the course of the event we will have Viking Cue Raffles everyday, along with a week long cue raffle.
BRUNSWICK POOL TABLE RAFFLE
At the conclusion of the event, the Viking Tour will raffle off a Brunswick Gold Crown 4 Pool Table, your choice of size 9' or 8'. The table will be delivered to your local Brunswick dealer. The winner will also receive Championship Tour Edition Cloth and Aramith Pro Cup Balls with the table. Tickets are available at all Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour events or by calling the tour at 800-200-7665.
PICTURES WITH THE PRO'S
Diana Hoppe, who is one of the exclusive photographers to the pro's will be on hand during the entire event. Diana will be creating a photo album for the tour and will also take your picture with your favorite pro at the event. For a small fee you can have your picture printed and signed by the player at the event. Diana also has a large selection of pictures of almost every player imaginable and will have some of them for sale during the event.
OTHER EVENTS
During the event we will have many other activities for everyone in attendance. Those activities will include: PLAYER AUCTIONS, BREAK CONTESTS, 50/50'S, TRIVIA PRIZES + MUCH MORE.
ACTION TABLES
There will be plenty of tables to play on while your enjoying the event. Come and make a good game with the player of your choice. You can match up or just enjoy watching the action games along with the tournament.
MEET THE PRESS
As with all major Viking Tour events the press will be on hand taking pictures and writing about the event. This will be a great opportunity to meet with the many people that create the great articles that you read in the magazines. We expect writers to be on hand from national magazine such as: INSIDE POOL, BILLIARDS DIGEST and POOL & BILLIARD plus many regional magazine writers and photographers.
Palace Billiards is located at:
160 ROOSEVELT DRIVE
VILLA PARK, ILLINOIS
630-941-3500
We hope to see you there !
Support Our Awesome Sponsors.
Just click on there link below to show that you SUPPORT YOUR SPORT !
Viking Cues
( http://www.vikingcue.com )
Championship Cloth
( http://www.champbilliards.com )
Joe Porper's Creative Inventions
( http://www.porper.com )
Aramith Balls
(http://www.aramith.com )
Sledgehammer Break/Jump Cue
( http://www.babysproshop.com )
Suddenly Las Vegas
( http://www.suddenlylasvegas.com )
Tiger Products
( http://www.tigerproducts.com)
Sir Joseph Cue Gloves
( http://www.cueglove.com )
Zone Pool
( http://zonepool.com )
Bunjee Jumper Jump Cues
( http://www.bunjeebilliards.com )
Quick-Clean
( http://www.quick-clean.com )
Billiards Press
( http://www.billiardspress.com )
The Perfector
( http://www.cuecare.com )
The Monk Billiard Academy
( http://www.themonk.com )
Chalk Box
( http://www.ChalkBox.com )
Pool & Billiard Magazine
( http://www.poolmag.com )
Mueller Sporting Goods
( http://www.poolndarts.com)
Tip-Pik
( http://www.billiardsexpress.com )
Professor Q Ball Magazine
( http://www.professorqball.com )
Inside Pool Magazine
( http://www.insidepool.com )
The Billiard Guide Book
( http://www.pheonixbilliards.com )
Pocket Lathe System
( http://www.pocketlathe.com )
Billiards Digest Magazine
( http://www.billiardsdigest.com )
Perry's Ball Polish
( http://www.perryspolish.com )
PCC Products
Willard's Cue Tip Shapers
Silver Cup Chalk
