Viking Cue Junior 9-Ball Tour

Viking Cue Junior 9-Ball Tour
The Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour, the largest and longest-running open regional tour in the U.S., with over $90,000 in added prize money each year, announced today the creation of another 9-ball tour bearing the Viking Cues brand name as the title sponsor: the Viking Cue Junior 9-Ball Tour. This new tour compliments their other tours, which are the Viking Cue Open, Ladies, and Amateur 9-Ball Tours.
The new Viking Cue Junior 9-Ball Tour will cater to all players in four divisions (19 & under boys, 14 & under boys, 19 & under girls and 14 & under girls) and will consist of up to eight 9-ball tournaments with four divisions each that will be sanctioned by the Billiard Education Foundation (BEF). All events are qualifiers for the BEF's Junior National 9-Ball Championships, with the winner receiving an entry into the BEF's Junior National 9-Ball Championships. Additionally, the winners of each 19 & under boys and 19 & under girls events will receive a brand new Viking cue.

There will be no Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour card fees for the junior division; however, all participants must be members of the BEF, which has an annual membership of only $15. Participants can purchase their BEF membership cards at any of the Viking Cue Junior 9-Ball Tour events. Additional fees will only be $5 for table time per player at each event.

The Viking Cue Open 9-Ball Tour also offers another benefit to junior players age 17 and under: Junior and non-professional women players receive free entries and tour cards into all of the Open Tour events. The new Junior Tour events have been strategically scheduled to coincide with Viking Tour Open events so that all participants can take advantage of both programs.

Benefits for
2007 BEF JUNIOR BILLIARDS
1. Annual Membership Fee: $15.00
2. Junior Billiards Membership Card
Upon completing and returning the application form, each new member will receive a Junior Billiards membership card. Payment must be directed to: Billiard Education Foundation, PO Box 818, Lafayette, CO 80026. Membership applications must be filled out completely to ensure prompt processing.
3. BEF Academic All-American Awards & Increased Scholarship Opportunities
Junior billiards members can apply for the BEF Academic All-American Awards (3.5 GPA) and be the first to receive the BEF Academic Scholarship Program application for the opportunity to compete for thousands of dollars in college scholarships.
4. Eligibility
a. All BEF junior billiards members are eligible to compete in any BEF Junior National Qualifier throughout the year.
b. Members who place first at the Junior National Qualifier will earn entry to the 2007 BEF Junior National 9-Ball Championships.
c. Junior National finalists will compete for a position on Team USA to represent the U.S. at the 2007 World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) Junior World Championships. To be eligible, players must not turn 19 prior to December 31, 2006.
d. All Junior billiards members are eligible to compete in any junior league.
e. All junior billiards members competing in a junior league and completing four weeks of play are eligible to compete in the BEF Junior Nationals through a league operator appointment.
f. All players, other than registered league winners, must qualify through a local BEF Junior National Qualifier in order to earn entry into the BEF Junior National Championships and must become members of the BEF Junior Billiards Program.
g. Non-U.S. citizens are eligible to be junior billiards members and compete in the junior billiards events, including the Junior National 9-Ball Championships, if they reside permanently in North America. They are not eligible to be members of Team USA nor to compete in the WPA Junior World Championships supported by the Billiard Congress of America.

Remember: Only members in good standing can compete in junior billiard events, including the Junior Nationals.

For additional information about the Billiard Education Foundation (BEF), please visit their website at http://www.billiardeducation.org.

Players interested in participating in the events should contact Mike Janis by email at vikingtour2@yahoo.com or just come and play at any of the Viking Cue Junior 9-Ball Tour events.

For the full Viking Cue 9-Ball Tours schedule of events, please visit their website at http://www.vikingcue.com/pages/9ball/2007tour.html

The Viking Cue Junior 9-Ball Tour schedule is below:

Fees for participating in the Viking Cue Junior 9-Ball Tour are:
$15 for the BEF's Junior Billiards Membership Card and $5 for table time.
If you already have your 2007 BEF Junior Membership Card your fee at each event is only the $5.

March 11th at 2pm (Sunday Only - 1 Day Event)
""JUNIOR" Event - JUNIOR NATIONALS QUALIFIER
BILLIARDS ON MAIN
156 E MAIN ST - GALESBURG, IL - 309-342-7665
4 Divisions - 19 & Under Boys, 14 & Under Boys, 19 & Under Girls and 14 & Under Girls

April 1st at 2pm (Sunday Only - 1 Day Event)
""JUNIOR" Event - JUNIOR NATIONALS QUALIFIER
CORNFED RED'S BILLIARD CAFE
5005 CHATTERTON, RD - COLUMBUS, OH - 614-834-1000
4 Divisions - 19 & Under Boys, 14 & Under Boys, 19 & Under Girls and 14 & Under Girls

April 15th AT 2pm (Sunday Only - 1 Day Event)
""JUNIOR" Event - JUNIOR NATIONALS QUALIFIERTHE POOL ROOM
1355 ROSWELL RD - MARIETTA, GA 770-579-388
4 Divisions - 19 & Under Boys, 14 & Under Boys, 19 & Under Girls and 14 & Under Girls

April 29th at 2pm (Sunday Only - 1 Day Event)
""JUNIOR" Event - JUNIOR NATIONALS QUALIFIER
((( GRAND OPENING TOURNAMENT )))
THE BILLIARD DEN
580 W. ARAPHO RD - RICHARDSON, TX - 972-792-7665
4 Divisions - 19 & Under Boys, 14 & Under Boys, 19 & Under Girls and 14 & Under Girls

April 29th at 2pm (Sunday Only - 1 Day Event)
""JUNIOR" Event - JUNIOR NATIONALS QUALIFIER
PLAY 2 WIN BILLIARDS
415 CHAPANOKE RD - RALEIGH, NC - 919-662-3888
4 Divisions - 19 & Under Boys, 14 & Under Boys, 19 & Under Girls and 14 & Under Girls

June 10th at 2pm (Sunday Only - 1 Day Event)
""JUNIOR" Event - JUNIOR NATIONALS QUALIFIER
BABINEAU'S BILLIARDS
1102 BUCK JONES RD - RALEIGH, NC - 919-467-5411
4 Divisions - 19 & Under Boys, 14 & Under Boys, 19 & Under Girls and 14 & Under Girls

June 17TH at 2pm (Sunday Only - 1 Day Event)
""JUNIOR" Event - JUNIOR NATIONALS QUALIFIER
MR CUES 2
3541 CHAMBLEE-TUCKER RD - ATLANTA, GA 770-454-7665
4 Divisions - 19 & Under Boys, 14 & Under Boys, 19 & Under Girls and 14 & Under Girls

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