Simonis and Aramith Continue to Support CBSA

The CBSA is pleased to announce that Simonis and Aramith have agreed to continue their sponsorship with the CBSA. 

  

The CBSA would like to thank Ivan Lee, Simonis and Aramith for their support. Please visit both of their website’s for more information. 

Simonis and Aramith will continue to support the CBSA along with Diamond Billiard Products, OB Cues, Kamui and Think Green Industries as major sponsors. 

 

                                            

If any company or individual is interested in sponsoring the CBSA please contact Kyle Richard at kyle.richard@cbsa.ca or visit http://www.cbsa.ca/.

Royal City 9 Ball Weekend Results

1st Place Split – Chen vs Duell

Submitted Article 

Another successful event saw 32 extremely strong players come out to compete in the Royal City 9 Ball Challenge.

Congratulations to Kenny Chen and Paul Duell, for their shared 1st/2nd Place Finish.. Kenny Chen’s day started off with a tough match against Naomi Williams, with Chen coming out the victor..he went forward on the A Side, sending  his opponents to fight it out on the B Side, Chad Bishop, Isaac Ramos, Sumon Sarkar and finally Paul Duell.. Kenny sat in the hot seat waiting for his final opponent..   Paul Duell’s match ups were no less difficult, playing and defeating Stuart MacTaggart, Jeremy Brown, Dave Lettner, Jason Knight where he then met Kenny, who sent him to the B Side finals.   Duell played against Naomi Williams, who had a long hard fight through the B Side.  Duell came back to meet Chen in the finals,  beating Chen the 1st set, but because of the late hour, both players agreed to split the 1st and 2nd Place prize fund.

We look forward to our mid season tournament on February 7&8 where the field will be extended to 64 players.  Registration is now open, contact Eric or Katherine ASAP to book your spot!

1^ST Place:     $510           C  $870
Kenny Chen/Paul Duell

2^nd Place:     $270           C  $455
Kenny Chen/Paul Duell

3^rd Place:      $180            C  $315
Naomi Williams

4^th Place:      $100            C $175
Sumon Sarkar

5^th / 6^th:        $ 55           C $ 85
Mike Patay & Jason Knight

Ottawa Bar Box Championships Starts Today!

By: Markus Noé

The much anticipated Ottawa Bar Box Championships is set to begin play today and will continue on right until Sunday. This has been a popular event for some time now and sells out nearly every year. The big prize pool brings out some of the best bar box players from Ontario and Québec.

Tailgator's has become known for holding the biggest bar box tournaments in Eastern Canada and if you are a fan of great pool stop sometime during the next four days.. They have a great bar, full menu and a fantastic spectating venue - everything you need to get out of the cold and watch some top tier pool. 

Ron Benedict, Photo by Tyler Scott 

Also one of our sponsors Ron Benedict will be in attendance to shape and put on tips or to even do some small cue repairs if needed. Mr. Benedict is well known in the G.T.A for his fine cue work, he has even made some of his own custom cues which he sells. A few short years ago John Morra actually won one of his Canadian titles using a Ron Benedict Custom Cue. So if you need his services this weekend make sure to stop in and see him, and let Mr. Benedict know you heard about him here at Cue Sport Nation. 

Desbiens/Deschenes 3 peat at Scotch Doubles Tournament

By: Markus Noé

Once again Dooly's St. Hyacinthe was the place to be January 2-3 as they hosted two well attended scotch doubles events. In recent years whenever the Québec Federation goes on a break for holidays and during summer layoff, the owners of this location step up to the fill the void by hosting their own tournaments. Because of the great playing conditions and player friendly environment Dooly's St. Hyacinthe has become a favourite stop.

The weekend started off with a 37 team 4A event, the requirements being that the combined ranking of any team cannot exceed 4A. Meaning that two "AA" can play together or an "A" with a "AAA".  After a full day of play the final came down to Joey Cicero/Michel Paré vs Roger Theriault/Pat Desbiens. It was a tightly contested affair with the team of Cicero/Paré winning 7-5 and collecting $2050 for their troubles and the runner up making $1300.

Winners of the 4A Cicero and Paré

The next day featured the 6A event meaning that two "AAA" could play together or a Semi-Pro with an "A" player. 26 teams participated all with the intentions of dethroning the 2 time defending champions of this event, Pat Desbiens/David Deschenes.

The duo were going to have to fight hard in order to secure a 3-peat as many of the top professional players were in this event such as Danny Hewitt, Martin Lalonde, Martin Daigle.  In the third round Desbiens/Deschenes faced some adversary as they were down 5-1 in a race to 9 against Marco Caron and Mehdi Harraq. They showed a lot of heart coming back to win 9-8. From there they marched into the winners side final where they met up with Danny Hewitt/Roger Theriault. Desbiens/Deschenes ended up winning this match and the rematch later on in the final to secure their 3-peat. The winners split $2000 while the runner up split $1390.

6A Winners Pat Desbiens & David Deschenes 

Diamond Tables Becomes Official Sponsor of the Canadian Championships

                                                                                                    January 5, 2015  

  

  

PRESS RELEASE  

  

  

DIAMOND BILLIARD PRODUCTS SPONSORSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT  

  

  

  

  

On behalf of The Canadian Billiards and Snooker Association and the Canadian Cue Sport Association we are very pleased to announce that Diamond Billiard Products has come on board as the official table sponsor of the 2015 Canadian Combined Pool Championships.  

  

“Having an affiliation with a company like Diamond Billiard Products and the reputation they have in the industry is invaluable to our present and future goals in Canada.  Being able to host our Open Pool events on Diamond pool tables means every one of our competitors this coming season will know they are playing on the very best equipment available.  And that in turn reflects well on us,’ notes CBSA President Steve Cooper.  

  

The 2015 Canadian Combined Pool Championships are slated for The Delta Meadowvale Hotel and Conference Centre in Mississauga, Ontario and will run from March 30-April 4th, 2015.  Scheduled events include CCS team events, as well as 8-ball, 9-ball and 10-ball for both men and women.  National champions will go on to represent Canada at the WPA (World Pool – Billiard Association) World Championships.  

  

For more info, visit the Canadian Billiards and Snooker Association website at:  www.cbsa.ca  

  

Stabbing at Le Skratch Laval

By: Markus Noé

Unfortunately today I have some bad news to report from Laval, as there was a stabbing this past weekend in front of the flagship "Le Skratch". When it comes to these types of articles I am always hesitant whether or not to report negative news such as this, because at the end of the day I am a promoter of Cue Sports.However my Journalism background is always there nagging at me because in reality this is news.

The stabbing happened in the parking lot in to a 21 year old male early Sunday morning. The victim was stabbed in the abdomen and he is listed as in "stable condition" after surgery. This act of violence appears to have nothing to do with Billiards at all except for the fact that it occurred near one of the more notable pool halls in Montreal. The apparent  reason giving for this incident is a "love triangle" argument which escalated.

My initial protective reaction to this story is "well it happened in the parking lot" with lots of other businesses in the same strip-mall. However it was early Sunday morning and they were the only place open and selling alcohol. For the moment I will give full credit to the major media outlets covering this story as they have yet to take the usual stigma based approach to this type of story which occurs more often than not.

It just so happens that next weekend January 18th I will be at this location for a tournament as I am there at least once a month during this time of the year. I invite anyone to join me as this was an isolated incident and in no way means that this is an unsafe or bad place to be.

CBSA Mission Statement

 

The CBSA would like to announce our new About Us page and Mission Statement. 

 http://www.cbsa.ca/cbsa-about-us.php 

The CBSA is also working extremely hard to improve our Website, our Facebook page and to continue to acquire new sponsorship partners. 

The CBSA would like to thank all of our current sponsors for their support. 

Stay tuned for more exciting news in the very near future. 

http://www.thinkgreenindustries.com 

 

 

If any company or individual is interested in sponsoring the CBSA please contact Kyle Richard at kyle.richard@cbsa.ca or visit http://www.cbsa.ca/.