Cuemakers International 9-Ball Championship

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2012 Cuemakers International 9 Ball Championship

Charity Benefit Tournament March 8th -10th 2012

**Open to all active recognized Cuemakers.**

Location: The Super Billiards Expo
The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center
$30 Donation Entry Fee
Race to Five
Single elimination
Express 9 Ball rules
Alternate breaks.
Finals: Race to Seven.

All matches will be scheduled so those attending or exhibiting at the Expo will know what time to be there for the match. Tournament chart will be put up in the ICA booths tournament location at 11:15am Thursday. 1st round match is at 11:30. Everyone will play once Thursday.

All entry fees and donations will go to benefit the Galilean Children’s Home.
They are located in Liberty, Kentucky and have provided help to thousands of disabled children from around the world over the last few decades.

There will be a nice plaque for the International Champion of Cuemakers.

**To qualify to play in this tournament you must be an active recognized Cuemaker. If you are currently building cues and are listed in the Blue Book of Pool Cues or a Cuemaker member of the ACA or ICA you qualify. Others will be considered on a case by case basis.**

This tournament is limited to the first 32 Cuemakers who sign up.

Entry/donations need to be made out to the Galilean Children’s Home & mailed to
Chris Hightower 444 Flint Hill Road Aragon, GA 30104 USA
Contact Chris Hightower 770-684-7004 or cueman@cuesmith.com for more info.
Paypal to the above email address or call with credit card between 2 and 6pm. Make sure you are qualified to play before sending paypal.
If you are not playing and want to make a donation to the Childrens Home directly just visit the link below and look at the bottom left hand corner of the page for a paypal donation link. We would like to know who all sends a donation directly so we can see how much this event helped raise for the home. Just drop us a PM or email letting us know.
http://www.galileanhome.org/needs.html
 
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It would be cool if all entrants had to put a cue in the pot, that they made, and winner takes all of them.:cool:
 
danutz said:
It would be cool if all entrants had to put a cue in the pot, that they made, and winner takes all of them.:cool:
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That might be cool. But seeing these children continue to get help is the main goal of the tournament. We have had cuemakers donate their entry even though they are not sure they can play. We have some great guys in the cue industry.
 
If you are not playing and want to make a donation to the Childrens Home directly just visit the link below and look at the bottom left hand corner of the page for a paypal donation link. We would like to know who all sends a donation directly so we can see how much this event helped raise for the home. Just drop us a PM or email letting us know.
http://www.galileanhome.org/needs.html
 
Here are the Cuemakers who have signed up so far.

Barry Cameron
Richard Chudy
Dennis Dieckman
Andy Gilbert
Ron Haley
Chris Hightower
Justin "Israel" Hightower
Roy Mason
Charlie McKay
Jerry McWhorter
Chris Nitti
John Rocker
Pete Tascarella Jr.
 
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gettnthere said:
**Open to all active recognized Cuemakers.**

does this mean bill stroud is not invited?
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Bill has retired from cuemaking. So he would not be considered active, nor would Mike Sigel and a few other retired ones. It does not matter as Bill is going to play in a bar table tournament elsewhere during that time.
On the other hand Bobby Hunter and Shawn Putnam are both active and welcome to play. So we are not excluding any champions if they are active cuemakers.
 
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Updated list.

Here are the Cuemakers who have signed up so far.

Barry Cameron
Richard Chudy
Dennis Dieckman
Steve Dunkel
Andy Gilbert
Ron Haley
Chris Hightower
Justin "Israel" Hightower
Roy Mason
Charlie McKay
Jerry McWhorter
Chris Nitti
John Rocker
Pete Tascarella Jr.
 
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People have been asking about scheduling conflicts as some are playing in other events at the Expo. The starting times will be posted and 15 minutes late will be a forfeit. We won't be able to move matches around as we only have two tables and will have to keep this thing moving right along to finish on time Saturday evening.
The only exception to this I can think of would be if all four players came to me early and asked for their two match times to be traded.
So it will be up to the players to decide which match they will forfeit if they have an unresolvable schedule conflict.
 
Jerseybill has offered to pay the entry fee for one qualified cue maker that can't afford to play, but would like to. If you are a cuemaker member of the ACA or ICA or in the Blue Book of Pool Cues you are qualified. Others are considered on a case by case basis.
I would encourage everyone who is building cues and have brought their cues up to a level that qualifies for membership in the ACA or ICA to join one of the associations that best matches your needs and goals. Then come out next year and support our cuemakers tournament. As Jerry McWhorter said to me at the ICCS show. "I am glad to have something to do to break the boredom." Those visiting probably don't get bored, but those displaying certainly do at times.
 
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Here are the Cuemakers who have signed up so far.

Barry Cameron
Richard Chudy
Dennis Dieckman
Steve Dunkel
Andy Gilbert
Ron Haley
Chris Hightower
Justin "Israel" Hightower
John LaLonde
Roy Mason
Charlie McKay
Jerry McWhorter
Chris Nitti
John Rocker
Pete Tascarella Jr.
 
We are heading into the last week to be able to sign up.
If you want to play let us know right away. We have already raised about $500 for the Childrens Home. Let's play some pool, have some fun and help these kids.
 
Richard Harris has got some game, I wonder if he's available. Saw him at red shoes last year, very sporty.
 
We now have 16 signed up. If you want to play I need to know right away or we may close it at 16 players.
 
Everyone who is playing needs to come by my booth #525 when the show opens Thursday morning. Anyone else want to sign up. I would encourage everyone to join either the ACA or ICA this year so you will be without a doubt qualified to play next year. We have a few ways at present to qualify:
Already be a cuemaker member of the ACA or ICA or be listed as a cuemaker in the Blue Book of Pool Cues. The other way is a case by case basis. For instance we have allowed former members of the associations to play. We want the cuemakers to be recognized cuemakers.
 
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