Welcome to the CCS

'Your Canadian Pool League Connection'

What do we do? Every year, we stage Regional and National 8Ball/9Ball Championships for our Member Pool Leagues across Canada.

It's amazing what can happen when leagues band together! 100% Canadian from our start in 2004, we've grown considerably and are now affiliated with and exclusively recognized within Canada by the CBSA - Canadian Billiards and Snooker Association for all Amateur Pool League Play and related Amateur Pool Championships.

Who's CBSA? They are the official governing body for all Billiards competition in Canada as recognized by the World Pool-Billiard Ass'n. They are the ones who decide who represents Canada in International competition.

We also have friends across the border. The CCS is also directly affiliated with the ACS - American Cue Sports Alliance; an association just like us. That means that their members can come to our tournaments and our members can go to theirs.

What Championships Can We Go To?

All CCS sanctioned League Members may enter any of the following Championships that include Singles, Scotch Doubles and Team Events in both 8Ball and 9Ball:

CANADA

Pure X CCS Maritimes..Dartmouth NS.....Dooly's Portland Str..Nov 8-11

Pure X CCS Vcr Island..Nanaimo BC....VI Conference Centre.Nov 20-24

Pure X CCS BC's...............Penticton BC.......Lakeside Resort...Feb 26-Mar 2

Pure X CCS Canadians..Mississauga ON..Delta Meadowvale....Apr 14-19

Pure X CCS Westerns....Calgary AB......Acadia Rec Centre....Apr 30-May 4

UNITED STATES

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'Online Entry' for all CCS 8/9 Ball Championships

VI Conference Centre...November 20-24 2013

All entrants are encouraged to enter online.

Here's how to do it:

1. Click on 'How to Enter' on the left sidebar.

2. Select the Championship - Vcr Island, Maritimes, BC, Westerns or Canadians.

3. Select the Event you wish to enter.

4. Send payment by Bank Draft/Money Order or by e-mail  through the INTERAC eTransfer service. Provide summary if payment is for more than one Entry.

5. You can later confirm your Entry(s) was received by clicking on 'View Entries'.

For full info on any of the Championships:

1. Under 'Championships Events' on the left sidebar, click on any of the Championships.

2. At the top of the page that opens up, click on 'Tournament Brochure'.

Wondering what Division you'll be playing in?

1. You can check your Player Ranking by clicking on 'Players Rankings' on the left sidebar.

2. Also when you select 'View Entries' as noted above, the Division you are eligible to play in will also be shown.

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Pure X CCS 2013 Vcr Islands

Tourney Schedule - FINALIZED - Nov 16th

All CCS League Operators will receive a Pure X Cue to raffle or give away for the benefit of their League.

All CCS League Operators also have the right to order any product available from Cue & Case Sales at wholesale pricing with no minimum order required.

Pure X Technolgy cues are exclusively designed, made and sold by Cue & Case Sales based in St. Augustine Florida. See their Sponsor link on the left sidebar.

What Pool Leagues Can Join the CCS?

Anyone in Canada who has a Pool League or wants to start one. All you need is a minimum of 20 Players on at least 4 Teams. When your league starts and finishes is up to you.

For more information, click on 'How To Join' up above.

Need Some Help in Setting Up Your League?

For those looking for useful tips on setting up and/or running a pool league, click on 'League Operator Manual' at the top of the left sidebar.

Need a Scheduling and Stat System? It's Free!

A website based League Management System is available at no charge to any league that sanctions with the CCS.

To see what it looks like, go to demo.pplms.ca. (Do not put www. in front of the address.)

For more information, call the CCS National Office at (403) 278-4180 or send an e-mail to pplted@hotmail.com.

*****CHAMPIONSHIPS*****

CCS Vancouver Island Championships - New!

It's a go! There's going to be a 1st ever CCS Championship on Vancouver Island this year.

It's being staged from Nov 20 to 24 at the central Island located and beautiful Vancouver Island Conference Centre in Nanaimo BC.

Special thanks to Tournament Coordinator Rose Kantor (League Operator in Courtenay BC) forher tireless and persistent efforts in helping to make this happen.

CCS and CBSA Canadians - New!

Talk about banding together!

CBSA also stages Canadian Championships every year to decide who will represent Canada at the WP-BA World Championships in 8Ball, 9Ball and 10Ball - Mens and Womens Singles.

For the first time ever, the final rounds of those Championships will be combined with the CCS Canadians at the Delta Meadowvale Hotel in Mississauga ON, the week of April 14-19th.

How cool will that be? Canada's very best pool players at all levels - from amateur to professional - in one room, at one time! We'll play on the 7's and they'll play on the 9's.

For those interested in playing in the CBSA Open events, go to the CBSA website at www.cbsa.ca for contact info in your area.

Both the CCS and CBSA are really excited about what it means for promoting the sport of Pool in Canada; hopefully for years to come.

CCS BC's and CCS Westerns - New!

Another step forward. The Compu Sport website based system will be used this year in both tournaments. This approach uses on site Display Monitors to replace the hard copy Tournament Charts.

First used at the 2013 CCS Canadians, it was very convenient as the Charts could also be looked up anytime, anywhere from your cell phone, ipad, laptop etc. And friends and family can now also follow your progress throughout the tournament.

CCS - 2nd Chance Brackets

'2nd Chance' brackets have been added to all the Scotch Doubles,9Ball Singles and 9Ball Team events at all CCS Championships. Entry is free and automatic with all Cash Prizes coming from Added Money by the CCS.

The 8Ball Singles and 8Ball Team events were already Triple Knockout with Cash Payouts in both Qualifying and the Finals.

CCS - 'Oh So Close' Free Entries

All entrants in all events who finish 'one out of the money' in this year's Championship will now receive a 'free entry' to next year's Championship (same Event, same Division'). Sorry, you'll still have to pay the Green Fee.

CCS - Player Rankings

Not quite ready for prime time?

No worries - all CCS Championships offer Divisional Play based on skill level - Standard, Open and Advanced.

It's all based on Player Rankings which we take very seriously. The fairness of every Championship depends on it.

Every player is assigned one and the Division that you can enter in any Event will be based on it.

Singles Ranking - based on 8 Ball Singles Events; your last 2 performances, prior to the current league year.
Team Ranking - based on 8 Ball Team Events; your last 2 performances, prior to the current league year.

For more detailed information, click on 'Player Rankings' in the middle of the left sidebar.