Movie Set In Philadelphia
Capitalizes On Hot Trend In
Women’s Professional Billiards

Women’s Pool Champion to Promote New Feature Film “9-Ball”, a film about a young woman’s challenge to become the Women’s World 9-Ball Champion.

The game of pool is quickly gaining worldwide popularity – that’s something Karen Corr, a top-ranked professional player of the Women’s Professional Billiards Association, has noticed. “People love to meet at their favorite poolroom, and play for fun. Or if they’re more serious, they join a league,” notes Corr.

“ After reading the screenplay for “9-Ball,” I was more eager than ever to be involved with this film”, Corr said. Tony Palma, the story’s creator, co-writer, director and producer, has penned an incredible screenplay that tells the exciting and dramatic story about a young woman, Gail, who loves pool and her determination to beat the odds and become a champion. Gail is a true example of an unwavering sports woman who keeps coming back to win, even when facing seemingly insurmountable obstacles.

Gail Harris has the natural talent and determination to become the next Women’s World 9-Ball Champion if she can overcome some major obstacles. Vicky, a tough but tender lifelong family friend and pool hall owner, believes in Gail and wants to help her become a champion. Vicky also knows one big thing holding Gail back from becoming a champion is a member of Gail’s own family, Uncle Joey.

Childhood tragedy ripped Gail’s family apart and left her with nightmares and horrible memories. Her Uncle Joey was put in charge to raise young Gail. He saw her great natural talent and decided to use it for his own good. Instead of helping her become the professional player and champion she aspires to, he takes her to poolrooms, where he sets up the games. After Gail wins, Joey pockets most of the money for himself.

Will Gail escape the clutches of her abusive and manipulative uncle? Will she find the willpower to take on the best professional players high-stakes competition? This riveting drama is set in a close-knit blue-collar Philadelphia neighborhood and will have you hooked until the climactic ending.

Main Street Productions is happy to have top-ranked professional Karen Corr associated with this project. She, too, is excited about the movie, as she has said “9-Ball” is “a film that you want to see, and after you see it you want to go shoot pool.”

For more information, including investment and sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.mainstreetproductions.com or call Tony Palma at 267-980-3167.

2005 U.S. Amateur
Championship Site Announced

LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MO — The top amateur poolplayers in North America will travel to Mr. Cues II in Atlanta, Ga., to compete in the 2005 U.S. Amateur Championship.  In order to compete in the Championship Rounds, players must qualify in one of 19 Preliminary events that will be held around the country Sept. 17-18.

More than 1,100 men and nearly 250 women will participate in the Preliminary Rounds with 128 men and 24 women advancing to the Championship Rounds in early November.  The Champion in the Men’s Division and the Champion in the Women’s Division will advance to a pro event in 2006.

The U.S. Amateur Championship is a double elimination tournament that offers the nation’s top amateur players the opportunity to showcase their skills through a combination of 8-Ball and 9-Ball matches, in the only APA event that does not use The Equalizer® handicap system.

The APA, based in Lake Saint Louis, Mo., sanctions the world’s largest amateur pool league, known as the APA Pool League throughout the United States and as the Canadian Pool League in Canada.  More than 250,000 members compete in weekly 8-Ball and 9?Ball league play.  The APA is generally recognized as the Governing Body of Amateur Pool, having established the official rules, championships, formats and handicap systems for the sport of amateur billiards.
The APA produces three major tournaments each year—the APA National Team Championships, the APA National Singles Championships and the U.S. Amateur Championship—that, together, pay out more than $1 Million in cash and prizes annually!

The APA and its championships are sponsored by Michelob AmberBock, Valley Pool Tables, Valley Teflon Ultra Cloth by Championship, Aramith Billiard Balls and Cuetec Cues.

Western BCA Regional 9-Ball Tournament, $5000 Added Money

Lincoln City, OR – Acting president of the Western BCA, Sam Rabito, announced at the board meeting of Aug. 21 that the Western BCA will be taking advantage of the BCA Pool League’s Sanctioned Tournament Added Money Program (STAMP).

STAMP is designed to award promoters of state and regional sanctioned BCAPL events added money for their tournaments based on the number of BCAPL sanctioned players from the previous league year in their respective state or region. In the case of the Western BCA, the total sanctioned players for the 2004–05 league year was just under 3,000 players. Based on this, the BCAPL is giving a total of $3,000 to the Western BCA for added money to their state tournaments: $1,000 for the 9-ball event and $2,000 for the 8-ball event. This additional money will guarantee at least $5000 total added money for Western BCAs regional 9-ball tournament.

Mark Griffin, owner of the BCAPL, stated, “this program (STAMP) is offered so that every BCAPL sanctioned player has the opportunity to compete for added money in sanctioned state events. We feel the Western BCA and the BCAPL will continue to combine our marketing efforts to provide extra benefits for all our players.”
Along with added money, BCAPL is awarding the Western BCA two paid entries to the national 8-ball championships in Las Vegas in May 2006. The paid entries will go to the men’s and women’s Open singles 9-ball champions.

The BCAPL and the Western BCA have forged a solid and mutually beneficial relationship within the past year. Membership and tournament participation is growing, both nationally and regionally. The BCAPL has gone on record encouraging an open door policy and welcoming all suggestions, as is evident in some of the recent changes in tournament format. For more information about the recent policy changes, visit the BCAPL website at www.playbca.com.

Entry forms for the regional 9-ball tournament are available online at Western BCAs website, www.WesternBCA.org, and from your league operator. To help the secretary process the forms more quickly, the entry forms can be filled out online using your computer and then printed. With almost 3000 returning players, processing entry forms can be quite a chore, so complete the form online, if possible.

Thanks to the support of the BCA Pool League and the hard work of the Western BCA, we can all look forward to a great regional 9-ball tournament.

Main Event ‘Shootout’ At Pub 181 Gresham, OR – Pub 181 will be kicking off its 5th annual “Main Event” qualifier tournaments Saturday September 17th at noon. For those unfamiliar with this popular event, the “Main Event” is the conclusion of a series of qualifier tournaments that take place every Saturday at high noon! The weekly tournament participants and finishers earn points by where the top 32 point earners automatically win their spot in the “Main Event” which is slated for February 25-26. The weekly qualifiers offer all kinds of excitement in their own way. For one thing, Pub 1 81 always adds a generous sum to the tournament purse; they always have the best food and all sorts of sports on TV, and then there is the level of competition one can look forward to! Last year’s winner Pat Schumacher pocketed $500, and it seems that a different person wins every year, as that was Pat’s 4th try! Owners Bob and Liz Donaugh try and keep things fresh and exciting every year. They have not yet revealed what this year’s special prize will be, but one thing is for sure – each and every one of the final 32 participants in the “Main Event” will receive a paycheck! Be sure to mark off the Saturdays on your calendar now so you don’t miss the qualifiers and hopefully you will be this year’s winner at the “Main Event”. Visit Pub 181 for all the pool excitement you can shake your stick at! They run BCA and VNEA pool leagues through Cascade Pool League, and also run APA and an Eastside City League. You can contact Pub 181 for all the pool ins and outs, Andrew Monstis is the tournament director and the Pub’s phone number is (503) 666-4457.

Join League Pool With T.A.P Sacramento, CA – We at Sacramento T.A.P. (The Association for P.O.O.L., INC), welcome you to the new generation of league play. Our goal is to promote the sport of billiards. Come and join league play, we are certain that you’ll witness your skills developing as you participate in the fastest growing team sport of the new millennium. We host three 14-week sessions per year, with two weeks of playoffs at the end of each session as well as trophies and patches. Teams are composed of 3 – 5 players. A national fund is raised to send one team to the national tournament at the end of the year. “We pay your way!” T.A.P. is a call pocket league with a national handy cap system. Every level of player has a chance to win! If you’re looking for recreational billiards league with a competitive edge, then Sacramento T.A.P. is it! Contact David Faulk @ 209.327.0850 or visit www.SacramentoTAP.com for more information.