US National Pool Championships, July 5-12, 2026, Dubuque, IA

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Evidently, a second annual US National Pool Championship is in the works. More info soon?

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I had a couple of nice visits to Dubuque. One time, I had a meal in a restaurant there and someone anonymously "paid it forward."
 
Dubuque is alright. I have some relatives there. Hadn’t been there in decades but was there for a short visit last summer. Not sure it’s convenient for travel though. Did you visit Robert Byrne there?
 
I love this breaking news.

I don't fly in airplanes and drive everywhere. My first cross-country tip to Vegas was by car to an IPT tournament. My all-time favorite place en route was Iowa, the beautiful landscaped cornfields and azure blue skies. I will never forget it. If I am fully retired by then, I'm going.

Photo of 2017 Iowa Operatives of Music and Amusement (IOMA) annual state championship pool tournament. They know how to do pool in Iowa.



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JPB2 said:
... Not sure it’s convenient for travel though. Did you visit Robert Byrne there?
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Chicago is the suggested airport. It's about a 3-hour drive but that's quicker than connections to a puddle jumper. Carpool from Chicago looks like the best solution.

Bob owned the building that Bliss ice cream is (and was) in.
 
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We lived there when we were first married - changed quite a bit since then, it's a beautiful location, has a newish convention center and so forth. Galena is a nice little drive east, Field of Dreams (about the same distance in the opposite direction). Definitely not convenient to an airport and yep, at least 3 hours from O'Hare going east and if a Sunday in the summer going back to O'Hare be prepared for traffic on the interstate when you get to Chicago off 20 to be at a literal standstill at some point on a Sunday afternoon/evening.

I'm assuming without knowing this date is chosen in consultation/recognition of the Midwest Cue Expo and tourney at Big Dog in Des Moines - this week in '26 would have been their week in 2025, so maybe this will follow or precede and support and not take away from that event - I'd sure think it's a natural to take all that into consideration but have no idea. Nothing formally announced for that it seems, I just know it could be an issue because I've been checking, lol --- plan on attending some of that if SVB plays again this year.
 
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... a natural to take all that into consideration ...
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I hope that is all worked out, but that's not a theme in pool lately. :(

I just called Big Dog and they have not settled on dates for the 2026 Midwest Expo yet -- so far as the people there today know.
 
Bob Jewett said:
I hope that is all worked out, but that's not a theme in pool lately. :(

I just called Big Dog and they have not settled on dates for the 2026 Midwest Expo yet -- so far as the people there today know.
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Yep, they haven't announced yet and guessing this event would interfere with the usual time based on their slot on the calendar the last several years - but have no insight into their scheduling for 2026 or whether anyone thought to ask them or even considered the conflict. Nice to see a smaller event that gets someone like SVB to come play and within easy driving distance -- for me, anyway.
 
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