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I am not all that great in using computers and the internet. But I have an awful fear of scheduling and promoting an event that conflicts with existing dates.

Does anyone know of a 'clearing house' for dates?

I am starting to contact casinos and such for getting some events going in the new pro events i am going to do. And if someone could give me a place to look, it could make my life a whole lot easier - and better for the pool players.

Much thanks in advance. I just think it is better to try and work with the existing tournament schedules than to 'go over the top of them'.

Mark Griffin
markg@playbca.com (Still needing contact info on top players)
 
Mark Griffin said:
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Does anyone know of a 'clearing house' for dates?


Mark Griffin
markg@playbca.com (Still needing contact info on top players)
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consider shcheduling events during long weekends which makes convenient for some spectators who are employed.
consider atleast one event in one of the casinos in Biloxi/Gulfport, MS.:cool:
 
Mark,

That is a great question and one I'm interested in finding the answer to. AZ is the first place I usually check. In your case perhaps the UPA website aswell, upatour.com

IMO you should schedule your events well enough in advance so that if there is a conflict it was someone else going over the top of you and not vice versa. Thats been my mindset in our local area and it has worked out pretty well.

Good Luck,

Chris
 
Mark Griffin said:
I am not all that great in using computers and the internet. But I have an awful fear of scheduling and promoting an event that conflicts with existing dates.

Does anyone know of a 'clearing house' for dates?

I am starting to contact casinos and such for getting some events going in the new pro events i am going to do. And if someone could give me a place to look, it could make my life a whole lot easier - and better for the pool players.

Much thanks in advance. I just think it is better to try and work with the existing tournament schedules than to 'go over the top of them'.

Mark Griffin
markg@playbca.com (Still needing contact info on top players)
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I posted a response in another thread that I hope you see. I don't know how to give you the link or I would. I would like to see you work with the existing regional tours and add to their work. They already have a base of players and would be a big asset to you.
 
This is what I have found so far:

1. Valley Forge Bar Box Championships - June 6-8, 2008

2. The $1,000,000 9-Ball Shoot-out, August 6-10-2008, Valley Forge Convention Center, PA

3. Turning Stone Classic XI - $25,000 ADDED - Verona, NY - August 14-17, 2008

4. US Open Championship - Cheasapeake Virginia, Pro Event. 33rd Annual U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships are October 19 - October 25, 2008. c
 
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Mark Griffin said:
I am not all that great in using computers and the internet. But I have an awful fear of scheduling and promoting an event that conflicts with existing dates.

Does anyone know of a 'clearing house' for dates?

I am starting to contact casinos and such for getting some events going in the new pro events i am going to do. And if someone could give me a place to look, it could make my life a whole lot easier - and better for the pool players.

Much thanks in advance. I just think it is better to try and work with the existing tournament schedules than to 'go over the top of them'.

Mark Griffin
markg@playbca.com (Still needing contact info on top players)
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Mark ... There is no clearing house for dates. You have to gather the tournament schedules from the different associations (UPA, BCA, VNEA, APA) and from the relevant area tour schedules that might conflict with your schedule. (note: from international tours too if relevant)

I would suggest if this is to be a permanent type function for the future to invest in a tournament scheduling program that will track all dates, and prevent a conflict for your tournaments. A program like 'Tournament Scheduler Pro' would be a good option. 30 day free trial, 99.95 to buy.
Programs like this can also publish your schedule onto a website on the Internet.

To do what you want to do takes a lot of 'behind the scenes' type computer work to make it work properly. I am a IT professional, and I know how much work is involved, time consuming work, BTW.
 
From the World Pool-Billiard Association Website:
http://www.wpa-pool.com/index.asp?content=cal2005
Last Modified Date: Monday, May 26, 2008


30/5/2008 1/6/2008 APBU Guiness Asian 9-Ball Tour - Leg 3, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
9/6/2008 12/6/2008 BCA GenerationPool.com Championship, Charlotte, NC USA
12/6/2008 14/6/2008 EPBF Diamond Nine Euro-Tour / Patricks Austria Open, Rankweil Austria
21/6/2008 24/6/2008 APBU Asian Philippine 10-Ball Tour Open - Puerto Princesa Mayor`s Cup Puerta Princesa Philippines
27/6/2008 5/7/2008 APBU Qatar International Open 9-Ball Championship, Doha Qatar
8/7/2008 23/7/2008 IBSF International 9-Ball Tournament, Saudi Arabia
25/7/2008 27/7/2008 APBU Guiness Asian 9-Ball Tour - Leg 4, Singapore Singapore
5/8/2008 16/8/2008 EPBF EPBF Jubilee EC - All disciplines - All categories, Willingen Germany
13/8/2008 14/8/2008 Matt Braun International Challenge of Champions, Uncasville, CT USA
14/8/2008 16/8/2008 WPA All Africa Cup Blackball, Swaziland
14/8/2008 17/8/2008 BCA The Turning Stone Classic, Verona, NY USA
16/8/2008 23/8/2008 WPA Blackball World Championships, Swaziland
24/8/2008 30/8/2008 Dragon Promotions Predator World 14.1 Championship, East Brunswick, NJ USA
27/8/2008 31/8/2008 APBU APBU 9-Ball Championship, Kao Hsiung Chinese Taipei
11/9/2008 13/9/2008 EPBF Diamond Nine Euro-Tour / Dynamic Dutch Open, Weert Netherlands
19/9/2008 21/9/2008 APBU Guiness Asian 9-Ball Tour - Leg 5, Guang Zhou China
22/9/2008 28/9/2008 WPA China Open, Beijing China
29/9/2008 5/10/2008 Raya Sports World 10-Ball Championships, Manila Philippines
1/10/2008 1/10/2008 Matt Braun Speed Pool Challenge, Uncasville, CT USA
2/10/2008 2/10/2008 Matt Braun Trick Shot Magic, Uncasville, CT USA
7/10/2008 12/10/2008 Matchroom World Cup of Pool, TBA
10/10/2008 12/10/2008 APBU Women Invitational, TBA China
10/10/2008 17/10/2008 APBU APBU 8-Ball Championship Men, Kish Island Iran
11/10/2008 12/10/2008 APBU Hokuriku Open, Isikawa Japan
16/10/2008 18/10/2008 EPBF Diamond Nine Euro-Tour / Dynamic Swiss Open, Frauenfeld Switzerland
19/10/2008 25/10/2008 BCA US Open 9-Ball Championships, Chesapeake, VA USA
24/10/2008 26/10/2008 APBU Guiness Asian 9-Ball Tour - Leg 6, Jakarta Indonesia
29/10/2008 29/10/2008 Matt Braun Challenge of Champions for Women, Uncasville, CT USA
30/10/2008 30/10/2008 Matt Braun World Cup of Trick Shots, Uncasville, CT USA
1/11/2008 9/11/2008 Matchroom Men's World 9-Ball Championships, TBA
11/11/2008 15/11/2008 Dragon Promotions Asian10-Ball Event, TBA
13/11/2008 16/11/2008 Private organizer Brunswick European Open Event, TBA Germany 19/11/2008 24/11/2008 APBU All Japan Championship, Osaka Japan
27/11/2008 30/11/2008 APBU Super Cup #1, Taipei Chinese Taipei
4/12/2008 6/12/2008 EPBF Diamond Nine Euro-Tour / Dynamic Costa del Sol Open, Malaga Spain
11/12/2008 14/12/2008 Matchroom Mosconi Cup, TBA
12/12/2008 19/12/2008 BCA Reno Open, Reno, Nevada USA
17/12/2008 21/12/2008 APBU Super Cup #2, Taipei Chinese Taipei
 
Here is one search result that appears to address the kinds off things you are looking for.

I searched Google for "Pool Tournaments" (include quotes and read about 25 pages.

http://www.billiardsdigest.com/new_calendar/ This appears to be the most comprehensive list I found for the USA.

http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Bleachers/8124/uspeis.html This is a comprhensive service for pool players.


http://www.insidepoolmag.com/option,com_events/Itemid,735.html Nice events calendar by month

http://www.blackball.org.uk/tournaments.html United Kingdom and US events, a different view.

http://9ballpool.co.uk/tournaments Another UK perspective for 9-Ball. If you contact some of thes places they can probably provide a more comprehensive list.

Next I would go to each association's home page as noted above.
That should get you started.

Let see, you now owe me $10.00 in Vcash. Perhaps that will get some of the other computer types on AZB to help out. In case you did not know with $10.00 Vcash I can buy a virtual beer.:D
 
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Mark Griffin said:
I am not all that great in using computers and the internet. But I have an awful fear of scheduling and promoting an event that conflicts with existing dates.

Does anyone know of a 'clearing house' for dates?

I am starting to contact casinos and such for getting some events going in the new pro events i am going to do. And if someone could give me a place to look, it could make my life a whole lot easier - and better for the pool players.

Much thanks in advance. I just think it is better to try and work with the existing tournament schedules than to 'go over the top of them'.

Mark Griffin
markg@playbca.com (Still needing contact info on top players)
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Mark, the Viking Tour maintains the most comprehensive list of scheduled events along with physical mailing, email address' and/or players phone numbers for US and overseas players. Our database is the largest in the industry.

Please keep this in mind hen we talk at the Expo so we can go over the services the ATS and the Viking Tour offers to the billiard industry.

Mj
 
vagabond said:
consider shcheduling events during long weekends which makes convenient for some spectators who are employed.
consider atleast one event in one of the casinos in Biloxi/Gulfport, MS.:cool:
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I second this idea. The Beau Rivage flys me in at least once every few months.
 
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Mark Griffin said:
I am not all that great in using computers and the internet. But I have an awful fear of scheduling and promoting an event that conflicts with existing dates.

Does anyone know of a 'clearing house' for dates?

I am starting to contact casinos and such for getting some events going in the new pro events i am going to do. And if someone could give me a place to look, it could make my life a whole lot easier - and better for the pool players.

Much thanks in advance. I just think it is better to try and work with the existing tournament schedules than to 'go over the top of them'.

Mark Griffin
markg@playbca.com (Still needing contact info on top players)
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This might be an ENORMOUS feat, but what we did in the Northeast when we scheduled events was cross check them with the other tours and found out when the MAJOR events for those tours were being held so as not to hurt our fellow tours. We've worked with all the Open tourneys in our area so as not to compete against one another as that wouldn't help the players. You won't be able to miss all tourneys being held, but the major ones for the regionals should try to be avoided.

Kudos to you for considering this.
 
Mark Griffin said:
I am not all that great in using computers and the internet. But I have an awful fear of scheduling and promoting an event that conflicts with existing dates.

Does anyone know of a 'clearing house' for dates?

I am starting to contact casinos and such for getting some events going in the new pro events i am going to do. And if someone could give me a place to look, it could make my life a whole lot easier - and better for the pool players.

Much thanks in advance. I just think it is better to try and work with the existing tournament schedules than to 'go over the top of them'.

Mark Griffin
markg@playbca.com (Still needing contact info on top players)
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Mark,
You will find that most of the big events and pretty much all of the regional events are listed on AZBilliards in the calendar section. The majority of the regional tours provide their schedules per season, the independent events send via email (or are located in the forums then added), and the big events are forwarded in advance.

9balllvr
 
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vagabond said:
Wow, lucky u.
by the way what happened to your tooth?:cool:
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I tried to break using the bridge like Corey but my hand slipped and I hit my grill. I've got some cool gold teeth ordered but they won't be here for another week or so.
 
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corvette1340 said:
I tried to break using the bridge like Corey but my hand slipped and I hit my grill. I've got some cool gold teeth ordered but they won't be here for another week or so.
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Mix 'um up with some silver plated ones too...:D They also look sooooo cool..;)
 
Why not create a google calendar with this information in it.

Call up the tours. Have them create their own google calendars. Put together one giant view of all the public calendars. Then they can all use the calendars to avoid or compete as they see fit. Plus one place with all the dates would get players to events that might not find out about them otherwise.

Heck, then encourage room owners to put in their weekly tournaments.

Seriously. The technology exists. Everyone (promoters, room owners, players, spectators) would find it useful. Lead the charge.
 
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