Knowing the Speed of the Table
You will play on many makes and models of pool tables. Some of the tables will play faster than others. This means that the cue ball and object balls will roll for a longer distance on some and a shorter distance on others with the same hit applied.
The type of cloth used, how well the cloth was put on and stretched out, and the bounce off the rails will determine th...
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The DoubleTree International Plaza Hotel in Toronto hosted the 3rd annual CCS Ontario 8-Ball Championships. This years event ran from Wednesday January 17th to Saturday January 20th .
Last years format was used to place players and teams in their proper brackets. Players in the “C” division played a single elimination bracket to find the best players and move them into the next higher bracket “B”....
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This years event moved from the bare bones accommodations of last year to the luxurious DoubleTree International Plaza Hotel in Toronto. The 2nd annual CCS Ontario 8-Ball Championships ran from Wednesday January 18th to Sunday January 22nd. There were over 650 players in attendance from as far away as Calgary, Alberta and Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.
A new format was used to place players and teams i...
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Special Events Building at the Western Fair grounds in London, Ontario was the site of the 1st Annual CCS Ontario 8-Ball Championships. The event ran from Thursday November 4th to Sunday November 7th, 2004.
The Mens Teams A finals produced an exciting match with Frank Binck, Jordan Katz, Sean Grossett, Roger Chau, Andre Bilek and Dan Scarel of the Smokin Chicos (Windsor) coming from the B side to...
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BC Shows How It’s Done
The "CCS 2006 British Columbia 8-Ball Championships" held in Langley January 25-29th had it all. A great turnout, great competition, a great setting and a great tournament crew. This was the first ever Sanctioned Singles, Team and Scotch Doubles Championship for BC. For pool players who wanted to have fun, it was THE place to be.
With almost 400 Players from all over BC and...
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New Champions From New Places
The "CCS 2007 British Columbia 8-Ball Championships" held in Langley February 1-4th were everything hoped for and more. The Tables came early (a huge relief to Bill Unwin, the CCS Director and Tournament Organizer), a bigger Turnout, a great setting, a great Tournament Crew headed by Chris Kelly, and a great Referee Crew headed by Jeff Phythian – it was the way it was...
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PENTICTON SHINES
The "3rd Annual CCS 2008 British Columbia 8-Ball Championships" were held in Penticton February 6-10th, at the beautiful Lakeside Resort Hotel & Casino. Both inside and out you couldn’t ask for a better site for a Pool Tourney. In spite of being the year of the move from Langley, last year’s number of Team entries were matched and there were a record number in Singles. With th...
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PENTICTON WINS!
The 4th Annual CCS 2009 British Columbia 8-Ball Championships were held February 4-8th, at the beautiful Lakeside Resort Hotel & Casino in Penticton BC. Once again, the host hotel and the local organizers, Gord and Sabrina Monteith of the SOPL league, did another super job of looking after everyone and making us all feel welcome. Good road conditions and an ‘on time’ earlier fi...
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The Island Rules!
The 5th Annual Lucasi Hybrid 2010 British Columbia 8-Ball Championships, presented by the CCS – Canadian Cue Sport Association, were held February 10-14th at the beautiful Lakeside Resort Hotel & Casino in Penticton BC.
The CCS welcomes Lucasi Hybrid as our official National Cue Sponsor. Not only do they sponsor all of our Championships in Canada, they also sponsor every leag...
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Nick Kruger is Back
The 6th Annual Lucasi Hybrid 2011 British Columbia 8-Ball Championships, presented by the CCS – Canadian Cue Sport Association, were held February 2-6th at the beautiful Lakeside Resort Hotel & Casino in Penticton BC.
A big shout out is due to everyone at Lucasi Hybrid ; they are a gr...
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Event #8 of the 2011-2012 Action Pool Tour (APT) session will be held at Break Time in Salisbury, MD on the weekend of April 14-15, 2012! Our last three events have averaged 65 players per event and we are looking to keep the momentum going!
Break Time
1009 South Salisbury Blvd.
Salisbury, MD
(410) 742-7665
Event Details
9-Ball, race to 9/7 (based on size of field)
True double elimination
Alternat...
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The Rock Claims both Team Titles
The Newfies Come to Play
The 16th Annual Lucasi Hybrid 2011 CCS Canadian8 Ball Championships were held April 19th – 23rd at the Delta Meadowvale Resort and Conference Centre in Mississagua ON. What a wonderful host the Delta Meadowvale turned out to be. Their facility was perfectly suited to our tournament needs and Staff went well out of their way to make us feel...
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The Return of the Rock
The 15th Annual Lucasi Hybrid 2010 CCS Canadian 8 Ball Championships were held March 16 – 20th at the Doubletree International Plaza Hotel in Toronto, Ontario.
The CCS welcomes Lucasi Hybrid as our official National Cue Sponsor. Not only do they sponsor all of our Championships in Canada, they also sponsor every league that sanctions with the CCS. Due to a booking conflict a...
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The Nationals – Strong as Ever
The 14th Annual 2009 CCS Canadian National 8 Ball Championships were held Easter Weekend April 7 -11th at the Doubletree International Plaza Hotel in Toronto, Ontario.
Bucking recent trends seen elsewhere, the CCS Board was extremely pleased that last year’s increase in team turnout was followed by a further 10% increase for 2009. With new leagues coming on board, ea...
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The Who’s Who in Pool Come to Play
The 13th Annual 2008 CCS Canadian National 8 Ball Championships were held Easter Weekend March 18-22nd 2008 at the Doubletree International Plaza Hotel in Toronto, Ontario. With a team turnout 50% bigger than last year, and player representation once again from coast to coast, the fields were probably the strongest ever. Thanks to divisionalization and a very str...
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The 12th Annual Canadian National 8 Ball Championships were held Easter Weekend April 4-7th 2007 at the DoubleTree International Plaza Hotel in Toronto, Ontario. With representation once again from coast to coast, we congratulate all the new Champions on their hard won Titles. Here are the hi-lites:
Mens Team
If you were from Newmarket ON, you didn’t know who to watch in the Finals. Teams from the...
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Lamothe’s Janitorial Were ’Rock’ Solid and Denise Belanger Shines Again
The first time ever in the summer and the first time non-smoking, the 11th Annual Canadian National 8 Ball Championships were held July 12 – 15th, 2006 at the DoubleTree International Plaza Hotel in Toronto, Ontario. With representation once again from from coast to coast, we congratulate all the new Champions on their hard wo...
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Now sanctioned and staged by the new CCS – Canadian Cue Sport Association, the 10th Annual Canadian National 8 Ball Championships were held January 19 -22nd, 2005 at the DoubleTree International Plaza Hotel in Toronto, Ontario. With great representation from coast to coast and entries up in both Singles and Team, the competition was certainly fierce yet still friendly in our Canadian way. Every ev...
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“Back for More” and “The Rock” Repeat in Toronto
Familiar names dominated the top divisions at the 9th Annual BCA Canadian 8-Ball Championships, conducted January 7-10, 2004, at the Doubletree International Plaza Hotel in Toronto, ON. Bonnie Plowman (Calgary, AB) added a fourth national singles title to her prize chest (’99, ’00 and ’02) by out pointing Cathy LaFreniere (Fergus, ON) in the finals...
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Pickering and Tourangeau are “All Around” Stand-outs in Toronto
The Billiard Congress of America sanctions leagues in ten Canadian provinces. From February 5-8, 2003, players from eight of those ten Canadian provinces convened in Toronto, Ontario, at the International Plaza Hotel for the 8th Annual BCA Canadian 8-Ball Championships.
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