Junior National Championship
Billiard Education Foundation Celebrates Successful Junior National Championship
While the numbers may have been slightly down for the 2021 Billiard Education Foundation’s (BEF) Junior National Pool Championships at the South Point Hotel & Convention Center in Las Vegas, with the help from some returning Champions and some creativity, the Billiard Education Foundation was happy with the final event and how it fits into the infrastructure that they are trying to build.
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couple of changes that took place this year was the addition of an “Under 22” 10-ball event, and an “Under 18” 8-ball event. The “Under 22” event was partially created for players who might have missed their last chance to compete last year due to the pandemic and cancelation of the event. “We wanted to give all of the kids who missed out
on the chance to defend their title or missed their last year of eligibility an opportunity to come back to the Junior Nationals and compete again.” said Shane Tyree co-managing director of the BEF. The creation of this new older division was two-fold though. “In addition to giving these young players another opportunity to compete we wanted to
add a stepping stone between junior competition and playing against the professionals. The majority of these junior competitors aren’t ready for a professional event and we needed have to do something to change the infrastructure to develop our young talented players. This new U22 10Ball National Championship gives the older players a stepping stone before they are competing against the Shane
The 2021 Awards Banquet
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