Championship Cloth, Olhausen Tables & Aramith Balls Sponsor the Predator World Tournament of 14.1

May 25, 2012

Queens, New York - Billiard industry giants Championship Cloth, Olhausen Tables, and Aramith Balls are joining together in support of the oldest tournament in billiards at the Predator 72nd World Tournament of Straight Pool. Championship Cloth has been selected as this year's cloth for the first time, while Olhausen comes on board for the second straight year. Aramith has been the ball of choice for the event for all seven years now since the World Tournament's revival in 2006. This year's event, July 29 - Aug 3, 2012, will be the biggest international 14.1 event in the world. Dragon Promotions, in partnership with Dr. Michael Fedak, will once again produce this event which will take place in New York City at Carom Cafe in Queens. The well renown billiard room will host the greatest straight pool players from around the world. Sixty-four top-notch 14.1 masters will arrive on American soil and attend this prestigious event to play for the coveted title of greatest straight pool player in the world.
"We are all very excited to team up with Dragon Promotions and be a part of this historic event! Championship Cloth has always cared about organized competitions, but now I want to revitalize the relationship with Championship and the pros, the fans, and the sport. Though we have dominated the home market for years, we feel it's equally important to give back to the sport and also show the world class quality of our Tour Edition 3030 Cloth. What better way then showing it off at the 72nd World Tournament! ", said Mike Serra, Vice-President of Championship Cloth and current Chairman of the Billiard Congress of America. Serra adds, "I've personally attended several major pool tournaments this year to get more in tune with all parts of the industry. And I must say, it's exhilarating. Our industry is not dead. All of us want to do more to support the play side, and we do see the benefits. So look for more from Championship Cloth in the very near future."
"Mike Serra and the Championship Cloth family are awesome. Besides being a fabulous manufacturer of high grade pro cloth, they are also helping us continue one of the oldest traditions in billiards. Mike has been spending a lot of time at pool tournaments and trying to get insight and solutions to help the entire billiard industry. I really respect his initiative and willingness to get in the mix," said Charlie Williams, pro tour veteran and Founder of Dragon Promotions.
America's biggest independently owned billiard company, Olhausen Tables, is once again sponsoring the event. They join European ball manufacturer Aramith and Predator Cues as repeat industry supporters of the event.
“Olhausen is looking forward to continuing our support of pool as the official table of the 72nd World Tournament of 14.1. Last year's event was highly successful and Olhausen wants to be a part of Dragon Promotions efforts in keeping Straight Pool's long tradition in the world. The World Tournament's move to New York City is exciting for all of us, and we are glad to keep it on US soil ", said Donny Olhausen, Founder and owner of Olhausen Tables. All Olhausen Tables are built in Portland, Tennessee and have been American made since 1973.
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Sponsors and private contributors are still needed for this year's event. Final added money and fund- raising for the 2nd Annual Straight Pool Hall of Fame still must be generated. To help be a part of this treasured event, please contact Dragon Promotions.
Vendor spaces are also available, for more information on player registration, sponsorship, or if you would like to submit a comment, please email worldstraightpoolchampionships@gmail.com or contact Dragon Promotions at 1-407-782-4978. Full event info is at www.dragonpromotions.com
Since 1972 Olhausen has been using 'American Made' products to design and build tables that have become known in the industry as the "Best in Billiards". They offer every type of pool table imaginable; from ornate pieces of furniture to professional tournament quality tables. No matter how they look on the outside, every Olhausen pool table has the same durable, award winning core on the inside... and that is why Olhausen Billiards can provide not only the highest quality pool table on the market, but also with a lifetime warranty from the Olhausen family! Their state-of-the-art factory occupies over 250,000 square feet and while Olhausen Billiards capacity to produce pool tables has greatly increased, their constant dedication to quality has not changed as every Olhausen pool table is still built to order. The Olhausen factory is not only the largest producer of billiard tables in the industry, but it is also one of the most environmentally friendly manufacturing facilities found anywhere in the world. Olhausen is building pool tables using methods that are not only best for the customer, but for the environment as well. Visit www.olhausenbilliards.com
Championship Cloth is a division of D & R Industries, Inc. which began in 1963 in a small apartment in Chicago, Illinois. Through the years, D & R Industries, Inc. went through many changes and expanded into a variety of recreation-oriented businesses, but really found its niche within the billiard industry. After distributing billiard fabrics for more than 25 years, it was clear to D & R that there was a need for affordable high quality billiard fabrics. Thus, a team consisting of engineers, textile experts and old time billiard people worked together to develop what is now known as the "Championship Line" of billiard fabrics. Championship's expert team of engineers and experts worked for over five years to develop the finest billiard cushion rubber in the industry. A decade later, Championship's cushion rubber can already be found on the tables of many of today's major billiard table manufacturers. More recently Championship acquired major billiard supplier MBS Group, which has substantially expanded Championship further. D & R has now been a proud staple of the billiard industry for almost 50 years providing the finest billiard fabrics, cushion rubber and component parts. Today Championship now sells more billiard fabric than all of its major competitors combined. Please visit www.champbilliards.com