Here are the plans:
The US Open One Pocket will be in conjunction with the US Bar Table in Reno.
http://www.playbca.com/Events/2014USOpenOnePocketChampionship.aspx
This is the link for the current sign-ups and the Player package.
At the Rio we will have 2 major professional events: 8-Ball and 10-Ball.
They will be invitational. We have not determined how many players or who they will be.
Every player will be required to be available for free group lessons/instruction on various aspects of the game. We are only going to be working with players that have shown respect to the game, their opponents, and the fans.
I think most will find this is a better experience than has been available in the past. Every player will be TOP NOTCH. There are several reasons for this change - one of which is the expense of bringing in so many 9' tables. With an invitational (played on 1 or 2 tables) the costs can be more reasonable. Last year we tried to accommodate the junior players and the pros and we ended up with 23 of the 9' tables on site. Just the freights costs approached $10,000.
This should also allow more 7' table so we have more practice tables available.
I can assure you that there will be something for everyone at this event.
Mark Griffin, CEO
CSI - BCAPL - USAPL
