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The 2006 All Ireland American 8-Ball Pool Championships

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Date: Wednesday, October 18 2006 @ 10:24:58 UTC
Topic: Ireland’s American 8 & 9 Ball Pool Tour



Ireland’s American 8 & 9 Ball Pool Tour
Frames Snooker & Pool Club
2-14 Little Donegal Street
City Centre
BELFAST
BT1 2JD
N.Ireland 07776365059
Rep of Ireland 0044 7776365059
www.irelands9balltour.com
rb@irelands9balltour.com

Saturday 28 October 2006



Belfast Venue Hosts The 2006 All Ireland American 8-Ball Pool Championships

Ireland’s American 8 & 9 Ball Pool Tour are proud to announce the second staging of the official 2006 All Ireland American 8-Ball Pool Championships - an OPEN tournament.

Taking place in Frames snooker and pool club Belfast on Saturday 28th October cueing off at 10-am but all players are reminded they must pre-enter this event as there is no guarantee of entries being accepted on the day of the tournament.

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These prestigious 8-ball championships are rated alongside the All Ireland 9-Ball Pool Championships, as the two most prestigious and high profile events on Ireland’s American 8 & 9 ball pool tour, with the outright winner writing themselves into the history books on Ireland’s Hall of Fame going alongside some of the great players who have already been inducted Kevin Smith (England), John Wims (Kildare), Pat Holtz (Scotland), Daryl Peach (England) and the 2006 All Ireland 9-Ball Pool Champion Sam Gibson (Antrim).

Not only will the outright winner be inducted into the Hall of Fame they will also receive a cheque for a substantial amount of prize-money and the beautiful crystal trophy for their efforts.


England's Daryl Peach (winner) and Ireland's Ronnie Boyle (runner-up) who contested
the final in last year's 2005 All Ireland American 8Ball Pool Championships
in which Daryl won on a 9-4 score-line.


Entries are already being accepted from players throughout the 32 counties of Ireland and the organisers would like to see more new players coming forward and getting involved in this event which is classed as the biggest American 8-ball tournament in Ireland.

This 8 and 9 ball game, is becoming the fastest growing cue-sport game in the world never mind in this country with big events taking place all the time in both individual and team involving Irish players men, ladies, juniors and wheelchair who represent this country at the European Championships, Nations Cup and the World Championships.

These All Ireland 8-Ball Championships will be offering double ranking points right down to the last-32 which goes towards selection for these prestigious European and World events which is calculated on merit from the tours official rankings.

For all entries and information contact 07776365059 or visit Ireland’s American 8 & 9 Ball Pool Tour's official website www.irelands9balltour.com.

The event is open to everyone men, ladies and juniors but players are also reminded about the tours dress code for this event.