weekly tourneys in DC area?
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Depends on how far you want to go. There's a solid tournament at Orange Ball in Rockville (35-45 minutes North of the city) on Wednesday at 8:00. Very strong field normally, definitely worth the trip. Mike Davis, Brandon Shuff, and Keith McCready all show up a lot, along with a lot of other strong locals.mikepage said:
If you want to stay in the District, there aren't any tournaments on Wed. or Thursday that I know of. But I'd be happy to shoot one of those two nights. Bedrock Billiards in Adams Morgan is where I normally shoot in DC.
Cory
on thursday night, there's a $20 tournament at first break cafe in sterling, va. About 30 minutes from DC? It's a good tournament with a strong field. This would definitely be your tournament/action spot for thursday night. I'll probably be there
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mikepage said:
Heya. . . Orange Ball in Rockville on Wednesday nights. Also, Champion Billiards (I know it's changed names but I can't remember. . maybe Winston Billiards?!?) has restarted their Thursday night 9ball tournament. From what I hear they are building the field back up.
Once upon a time we had a post somewhere for the local DC/VA/MD tournaments. . . I don't know what happened to it. Maybe at lunch time I'll update it.
Amanda
Cory in DC said:
Cory steered you right, Mike Page. Orange Ball in Rockville, MD on Wednesday nights at 8:00 p.m. usually enjoys a good turnout. A $20 entry fee is well worth the price. If you arrive there early, there is free pool if you buy a sandwich. Many local players take advantage of this offer and arrive at Orange Ball early and play pool to their hearts' content.
Cory, BTW, I was driving back from Chinatown the other day, once again, and this time I saw the pool room on U Street. I think it was last week on a Tuesday, if memory serves me right, and running down the street trying to catch somebody looked to me like Bus Driver Ronnie. I immediately turned right, after passing the pool room, thinking I could go around the block and catch up with him. However, I ran into one-way street going the opposite direction and just decided to head back home!
Thursday nights, there's another $20-entry-fee 9-ball tournament in Sterling, VA at First Break Billiards. It's not near a metro (subway), like Orange Ball in Rockville, so you'd need a car to get there, but this is an excellent tournament. Good people and a whole lot of fun!
JAM
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is this champions in shirlington?
SonjaBlue03 said:Heya. . . Orange Ball in Rockville on Wednesday nights. Also, Champion Billiards (I know it's changed names but I can't remember. . maybe Winston Billiards?!?) has restarted their Thursday night 9ball tournament. From what I hear they are building the field back up.
Once upon a time we had a post somewhere for the local DC/VA/MD tournaments. . . I don't know what happened to it. Maybe at lunch time I'll update it.
Amanda
Oh, no, sorry. Champions in Rockville. . now called Winston Billiards.
Amanda
Amanda
Mike and I played last Thursday night. Mike might disagree, but it seemed about as close to a dead-even matchup as I've ever seen. Mike winning our RSB ladder match (something of a legacy event for me since I've moved to AZB) 7-6 after I miscued on the 8, up 6-5 (I think). But I won a 9-ball set later. We played some 1P and straight pool, as well.mikepage said:
Mike ended the night one set ahead, aided by his dramatic skill advantage in straight pool exceeding my moderate skill advantage in one pocket. By which I mean Mike won a set of 1P getting 9-8. If he gets an open shot, he's gonna use his straight pool skills to run 5-8 balls.
Beers were drank, fun was had. Nice meeting you, Mike.
Cory
Cory in DC said:
Cool, it worked. Now he'll bet big on my next trip to DC ;-).
I had a good time. We played from 7:00 PM to 1:30 AM battling back and forth the whole time. I recommend anyone visiting DC contact Cory to see if he's available. Thanks again Cory.
Mike Page
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