Photo courtesy Drumheller BCA pool league
Drumheller’s competitive pool league is preparing to wind things up for another year.
The local branch of Big Country Amusements (BCA) year end tournament is just over a month away, scheduled this year for the end of April.
The league has been playing with 24 teams since two dropped out earlier this year.
Local league coordinator Ralph Veenhuis said the finals will be held at the Stampede Barn, taking place over April 25, 26 and 27.
Veenhuis said it’s a tight race to the finish this year.
“A lot of teams are close - anybody can win.”
One of the reasons the race could be close is because Drumheller has some high calibre players.
“We’ve got some really good, top quality world wide players here,” Veenhuis said.
The BCA website states all players must have their games completed by April 22 to compete in the year end pool tournament.
The league fees players pay each week go into purchasing prizes for the league.
Forty percent of the prizes are draw prizes, so any team can win, Veenhuis explains - the bottom team has won a houseboat trip the last few years.
On the table this year are five Las Vegas trips, about ten houseboat trips, deep sea fishing trips, and golf trips.
Veenhuis said the League is basically an evening out, and it tries not to cater to just the best players.
The type of pool the Drumheller league plays is eight ball.
“It’s the most common game there is, North American wide,” said Veenhuis.
The Drumheller League follows CSI (Cue Sports International) rules, he explains. They are the group hosting the 2014 Las Vegas tournament at the Rio Inn and Suites.
He said there about 10,000 people from all over the world involved in the tournament, with games spread across 400 pool tables.
He notes the Drumheller league usually sends 40 players to the annual event.
