The 2007 International Cue Collectors Show

The 2007 International Cue Collectors Show will be held October 18-20, 2007 at the Magnolia Hotel in downtown Houston, Texas. Thursday, October 18 will be a day for golf and socializing over an informal dinner. On Friday, October 19, the event officially begins with a morning introduction of the new book “Cue Art” by Martyne Bachmen and a discussion on cue collecting and art featuring a panel of the invited cuemakers and guests. That afternoon a private cue showing for cuemakers, participating cue collectors and guests will be held in the hotel’s main ballroom. During this showing the “Grand Collection 2007” will be selected, comprised of cues selected to represent each participating cuemaker and collector. A cocktail party will follow at 5:00 PM.

Xtreme Billiards Announces Partnership with Ralf Souquet

Enjoypool.com 9-Ball Sponsor Named

Colorado Springs, Colorado: The Billiard Congress of America (BCA) concluded its preliminary sponsorship round with the opening of sealed competitive bids from a number of billiards industry sponsors on Monday, January 22. The results have named exclusive official product sponsorships to: Olhausen Billiard Mfg. (table), Cue-Tec (cue), Championship Billiard Cloth / Tour Edition (cloth), Super Aramith Pro (ball), plus awarded the closed captioning sponsorship to PoolDawg.com and an arena sponsorship to the American Poolplayers Association.

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 Japanese Poolplayers Association (JPA).