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Artistic Pool
A trick shot (also trickshot or trick-shot) is a shot played on a billiards table (most often a pocket billiards, pool table, though snooker tables are also used) which seems unlikely or impossible or requires significant skill. Trick shots frequently involve the Billiard ball, balls organized in ways that do not correspond to normal play, such as balls being in a straight line, or use Theatrical property, props such as extra cues or a Rack (billiards), triangle that would not be allowed on the table during a game. As an organized cue sports discipline, trick shot competition is known as artistic pool. Competition formats Billiards trick shots are the subject of increasing international competition, both amateur and professional. There are world championships, such as the Trick shot#WPA World Artistic Pool Championship, WPA World Artistic Pool Championships and the World Snooker Trickshot Championship (which has not been held since 2006), and made-for-TV events, such as ''Trick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Massey Setting Up A Trick Shot
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Mike Massey
Michael Massey (born April 9, 1947), professionally known as Mike Massey, is an American professional pool player. From 1989 to 1991 he served as a contributing editor of '' The Snap Magazine''. Massey was born in Loudon, Tennessee, and for several years lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he owned a pool hall. He has the nickname of "Tennessee Tarzan", but he now lives in Midway, Utah. Massey was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Billiard Congress of America on April 7, 2005. For 2007 he was ranked as #8 in ''Pool & Billiard Magazine'''s poll of the "Fans' Top 20 Favorite Players". World Trickshot Championship In 1991, Massey took part in the inaugural World Trickshot Championship in the United Kingdom and despite not winning the event, demonstrated his skills in a special "duel" against the former World Snooker Champion Steve Davis before a live audience, hosted by TV personality Jeremy Beadle. Massey also demonstrated his ability to impart spin onto a ball with his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Gerni
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VNEA International Pool Championship
The Valley National 8-Ball League Association (VNEA) A one-page flyer distributed by the organization at events. is one of the world's largest amateur pool leagues. , there are nearly 100,000 individual members in some 1,400 weekly local leagues playing in over 10,000 pool halls, bars and other venues in around 400 different cities, towns and suburbs in 36 U.S. states, and abroad. The organization was founded in the United States in 1979 by equipment manufacturer Valley-Dynamo as the Valley 8-Ball League Association. It was later known as the Valley National 8-Ball Association, a name the league still uses sometimes Despite its name, it is no longer just national, having leagues in eleven countries, nor limited to the game of eight-ball, as nine-ball is also sponsored. The annual, week-long ''VNEA International Pool Championships'' are held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The organization is headquartered in Bay City, Michigan. the president of the VNEA is Marshall Kohtz. Business mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artistic Pool & Trick Shot Association
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Sports Governing Body
A sports governing body is a sports organisation that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sports governing bodies come in various forms and have a variety of regulatory functions, including disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport that they govern. Governing bodies have different scopes. They may cover a range of sport at an internationally acceptable level, such as the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee, or only a single sport at a national level, such as the Rugby Football League. National bodies will largely have to be affiliated with international bodies for the same sport. The first international federations were formed at the end of the 19th century. Types of sports governing bodies Every sport has a different governing body that can define the way that the sport operates through its affiliated clubs and societies. This is because sports have different levels of difficulty and skil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cue Sports Techniques
Cue sports techniques (usually more specific, e.g., billiards techniques, snooker techniques) are a vital important aspect of game play in the various cue sports such as carom billiards, pool, snooker and other games. Such techniques are used on each shot in an attempt to achieve an immediate aim such as scoring or playing a safety, while at the same time exercising control over the positioning of the and often the s for the next shot or . In carom games, an advanced player's aim on most shots is to leave the cue ball and the object balls in position so that the next shot is of a less difficult variety to make the requisite , and so that the next shot is in position to be manipulated in turn for yet another shot, . Similarly, in many pocket billiards games, an advanced player's aim is to manipulate the cue ball so that it is in position to () a chosen next object ball, and so that the next shot can also be manipulated for the ''next'' shot, and so on. Whereas in the carom gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Pool-Billiard Association
The World Pool Association (WPA) is the international Sport governing body, governing body for Pool (cue sports), pool (pocket billiards). It was formed in 1987, and was initially headed by a provisional board of directors consisting of representatives from Australia, the Americas, Africa, and Europe. As of 2023, the WPA president is Ishaun Singh of South Africa. It is an associate of the World Confederation of Billiards Sports (WCBS), the international umbrella organization that encompasses the major cue sports. WPA is headquartered in Gauteng, South Africa. History In the late 1970s, Kazuo Fujima of Japan invited various European players to compete in the All Japan Championship (pool), All Japan Championship. This led to cooperation with Europe, being the first time contacts between Europe and Asian associations had been made. However, most of the efforts were initiated by individuals, and progressed slowly. By the mid-80s, many European players, who had the European Pool Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Pocket Billiard Federation
The European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF) is the European governing body for pocket billiards. EPBF is the European regional affiliate member of the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA). Events The federation holds the European Championships since 1980. and Euro Tour events since 1992. # Euro Tour The Euro Tour is a series of professional pool events set around Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlanti ... # European Pool Championships Members * ABSF – Federata Shqiptare e Bilardos dhe Snookerit * ÖEPBV – Österreichischer Pool-Billard Verband * ABF – (provisional) Azərbaycan Bilyard Federasiyası * PBB – Pool-Billiard Belgium * BABS – (suspended) Bielaruskaja Asacyjacyja Biĺjardnaha Sportu * BSFBIH – Biljar & Snooker Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine * NFB – Bŭlgarska Natsionalna Federatsiya po Bilyard * HB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billiard Congress Of America
The Billiard Congress of America (BCA) is the governing body for cue sports in the United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ..., Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico, and the regional member organization of the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA).` Puerto Rico, though a US territory, and Mexico, though often classified as part of North America geographically, are both instead members of the Latin-American Confederación Panamericana de Billar (CPB) instead. It was established under this name in 1948 in sports, 1948 as a Non-profit organization, non-profit Trade association, trade organization in order to promote the sport and organize its players via tournaments at various levels. The BCA is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado.''Billiards: The Official Rules and Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carom Billiards
Carom billiards, also called French billiards and sometimes carambole billiards, is the overarching title of a family of cue sports generally played on cloth-covered, billiard tables. In its simplest form, the object of the game is to score or "counts" by ' one's own off both the opponent's cue ball and the on a single shot. The invention as well as the exact date of origin of carom billiards is somewhat obscure but is thought to be traceable to 18th-century France. There is a large array of carom billiards disciplines. Some of the more prevalent today and historically are (chronologically by apparent date of development): straight rail, one-cushion, balkline, three-cushion and artistic billiards. Carom billiards is popular in Europe, particularly France, where it originated. It is also popular in Asian countries, including Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, and Vietnam, but is now considered obscure in North America, having been supplanted by pool in popularity. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
