2021 ACS Nationals at the Westgate: Final Entry Deadline – Monday, April 5 !!!

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APRIL 2, 2021

APRIL 5 DEADLINE: THE ACME 2021 ACS NATIONALS AT THE WESTGATE RESORT & CASINO IN LAS VEGAS

Final Postmark/Deadline for entry into the ACME 2021 ACS Nationals is THIS MONDAY, APRIL 5 !!!!

THE ACME 2021 ACS NATIONALS IS MOVING TO THE WESTGATE RESORT & CASINO IN LAS VEGAS !!!

UPDATE: The Tropicana is completing cancellations/refunds (refunds may take a few days) of reservations made through the ACS event-specific website and notifying attendees via emails associated with the original reservation. If you made your reservation through other websites or other means and do not receive a notice of your cancellation within the next few days, please contact the Tropicana reservations phone line directly. The Westgate is receiving a flood of new reservations, and they have moved the ACS block out of “Signature” Rooms (double beds) in their central tower to “Luxe” beds (queen beds) in their North Tower. So attendees who reserved in double-bed rooms will now be automatically transferred to queen bed rooms! Smokers at the tournament will have convenient access near the tournament room to take breaks.

REMINDER: Attendees with canceled rooms at The Tropicana must still make their new reservations at the Westgate using the passkey link highlighted below. For new entries, you must still provide your Westgate hotel confirmation # on your entry form (online or mailed) in order to receive the discounted entry into the Championships.

▪ Same dates: MAY 15-22, 2021 !!!!!!!!!
▪ Same schedule of play
▪ New, great venue
▪ More options for entertainment and dining
▪ BETTER ROOM RATES! $65 + tax weekday/ $85 + tax weekend (plus discounted $15/day resort fee [normally $37 at most LV casino properties]) when reserving at the new Westgate – ACS Natls event-specific website link: https://book.passkey.com/go/SACA1R
▪ The Tropicana will be automatically canceling and refunding all reservations made through the original online ACS room block by Tuesday, March 30. Contact the Tropicana directly if you booked your Trop room through another source.
▪ New entries still pay the same advertised tournament entry fees: a). lower if they are staying at the Westgate and can supply the resort confirmation #; b). higher if not staying at the Westgate.

ACS DISCOUNTED WESTGATE HOTEL RATES ABOVE ARE GOOD THRU APRIL 23, 2021.

When the Nevada governor next updates the safety protocols for events and venues in regard to the pandemic on May 1, 2021, ACS will announce the protocols (mask-wearing guidelines or none, etc.) to the attendees that we will be asked to follow.

Final deadline for tournament entry (online and postmarked) is Monday, April 5, 2021. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING ALL ATTENDEES!!!

Official Apparel Supplier for the ACS National Championships

Matching Collared Team Shirts are required in both the 8-Ball and 9-Ball Team divisions at the ACME 2021 ACS Nationals, May 15-22, at the Westgate Resort & Casino. If you have not yet made arrangements for matching team shirts for your team, or if you have no sponsor, we suggest taking the easy route: Contact the official ACS Apparel provider in Las Vegas – Discount Custom Apparel – in advance and simply pick-up your order at their Tournament booth once you arrive at the Championships.

CONTACT INFO: Ron Schippert – Discount Custom Apparel – 702-285-0667.
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The ACS is a non-profit, national organization dedicated to heightening the interest and awareness of cue sports through the support and sanctioning of organized competition throughout the United States.

Further news on ACS activity is available at www.americancuesports.org
American CueSports Alliance: Staying true to old traditions
while embracing new beginnings!

Tel. 920-662-1705 / Fax. 920-662-1706

THE ACME 2021 ACS NATIONALS IS MOVING TO THE WESTGATE RESORT & CASINO IN LAS VEGAS

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MARCH 27, 2021 RELEASE

THE ACME 2021 ACS NATIONALS IS MOVING TO THE WESTGATE RESORT & CASINO IN LAS VEGAS

Due to staffing concerns caused by the pandemic, the Tropicana has determined it cannot host the event in May, So….

THE ACME 2021 ACS NATIONALS IS MOVING TO THE WESTGATE RESORT & CASINO IN LAS VEGAS !!!

▪ Same dates: MAY 15-22, 2021 !!!!!!!!!
▪ Same schedule of play
▪ New, great venue
▪ More options for entertainment and dining
▪ BETTER ROOM RATES! $65 + tax weekday/ $85 + tax weekend (plus discounted $15/day resort fee [normally $37 at most LV casino properties]) when reserving at the new Westgate – ACS Natls event-specific website link: https://book.passkey.com/go/SACA1R
▪ The Tropicana will be automatically canceling and refunding all reservations made through the original online ACS room block on Monday, March 29. Contact the Tropicana directly if you booked your Trop room through another source.
▪ New entries still pay the same advertised tournament entry fees: a). lower if they are staying at the Westgate and can supply the resort confirmation #; b). higher if not staying at the Westgate.

ACS DISCOUNTED WESTGATE HOTEL RATES ABOVE ARE GOOD THRU APRIL 23, 2021.

When the Nevada governor next updates the safety protocols for events and venues in regard to the pandemic on May 1, 2021, ACS will announce the protocols (mask-wearing guidelines or none, etc.) to the attendees that we will be asked to follow.

Final deadline for tournament entry (online and postmarked) is Monday, April 5, 2021. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING ALL ATTENDEES!!!

Official Apparel Supplier for the ACS National Championships

Matching Collared Team Shirts are required in both the 8-Ball and 9-Ball Team divisions at the ACME 2021 ACS Nationals, May 15-22, at the Tropicana Las Vegas. If you have not yet made arrangements for matching team shirts for your team, or if you have no sponsor, we suggest taking the easy route: Contact the official ACS Apparel provider in Las Vegas – Discount Custom Apparel – in advance and simply pick-up your order at their Tournament booth once you arrive at the Championships.

CONTACT INFO: Ron Schippert – Discount Custom Apparel – 702-285-0667.
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The ACS is a non-profit, national organization dedicated to heightening the interest and awareness of cue sports through the support and sanctioning of organized competition throughout the United States.

Further news on ACS activity is available at www.americancuesports.org
American CueSports Alliance: Staying true to old traditions
while embracing new beginnings!

Tel. 920-662-1705 / Fax. 920-662-1706

2021 ACS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS REGULAR ENTRY FEE DEADLINE LOOMS – MARCH 22, 2021 !

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The Regular Entry Fee Deadline – March 22 – looms for the ACME 2021 ACS National Championships at the Tropicana Las Vegas, May 15-22. Players still gain an entry discount in all divisions when they stay at the host hotel – the Tropicana Las Vegas! Entries must be postmarked or signed-up online by MONDAY, MARCH 15! A $25-added late fee period is March 23 through April 5, 2021. No entries will be accepted if submitted after the April 5, 2021 online and postmark deadline. And throughout the entry period, attendees pay a lower entry fee by staying at the Tropicana Las Vegas!

ACME 2021 ACS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS “EARLY-BIRD” DISCOUNTED ENTRY FEE DEADLINE LOOMS

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Please contact Ron if you won last years trip and have plans on attending this year to get the early bird discount.

 

 
REMINDER: ACME 2021 ACS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS “EARLY-BIRD” DISCOUNTED ENTRY FEE DEADLINE LOOMS – JANUARY 31, 2021 AND NEW GUIDELINES INTRODUCED !

 

UPDATED GUIDELINES:
1). In consideration of the challenges many ACS/CCS leagues have experienced throughout North America due the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACS Executive Committee has lowered the local participation-week eligibility requirement for attendees from 8 matches over 8 weeks to 4 matches of play over a minimum of 4 weeks in one session that paid its 2020-21 sanction fees in the current ACS league year that began June 1, 2020.
2). REMINDER: There has not been a core player requirement for teams qualifying for the ACS Nationals for a few years. Standard and Open Teams may be composed of any eligible players from the same local league; need not be from the same local team. Advanced Teams may be composed of any eligible ACS/CCS league members in ACS/CCS leagues from within the same state/province; need not be from the same ACS/CCS league.
3). While some entries authorized forwarding their entries from the 2020 ACS Nationals to the 2021 ACS Nationals and some ACS State Champion teams missed out on offered perks due to the 2020 ACS Nationals being canceled, those benefits will be awarded at the 2021 ACS Nationals….BUT those players in these categories (as are all attendees to the 2021 ACS Nationals) are still required to regain eligibility by playing at least 4 local matches over a minimum 4 weeks in one 2020-21 ACS/CCS sanctioned-league session that began after June 1, 2020, and paid the 2020-21 ACS league sanction fees.The ACME 2021 ACS National Championships at the Tropicana Las
Vegas, May 15-22, is still months away, but the American CueSports Alliance (ACS) offers players a 20% discount on their entry fees if they sign up online or postmark their entries by JANUARY 31 ! Players gain an added discount as well in all divisions when they stay at the host hotel – the Tropicana Las Vegas! The regular entry fee period is February 1 through March 22, 2021, while a $25-added late fee period is March 23 through April 5, 2021. No entries will be accepted if submitted after the April 5, 2021 online and postmark deadline. And throughout the entry period, attendees pay a lower entry fee by staying at the Tropicana Las Vegas!

In recent years, the overwhelming majority of entrants have lodged at THE TROP ! When you reserve your rooms at the Tropicana Las Vegas, you make the action convenient for your players, AND insure the success of this event and the continued expansion of this event in future years!

By using the Tropicana reservation event code online – https://book.passkey.com/go/AmericanCueSports21 – the daily $37 + tax resort fee is discounted to $15/day (benefits incl. free in-room water, gym access, free Wi-Fi, etc.) and you gain the current room night discounted rates of $95 + tax: Sun-Thurs/ and $149 + tax: Fri-Sat nights.

ACS DISCOUNTED TROP RATES ABOVE ARE GOOD THRU APRIL 9, 2021

 

Official Apparel Supplier for the ACS National Championships

Matching Collared Team Shirts are required in both the 8-Ball and 9-Ball Team divisions at the ACME 2021 ACS Nationals, May 15-22, at the Tropicana Las Vegas. If you have not yet made arrangements for matching team shirts for your team, or if you have no sponsor, we suggest taking the easy route: Contact the official ACS Apparel provider in Las Vegas – A Flamingo Glass & Apparel – in advance and simply pick-up your order at their Tournament booth once you arrive at the Championships.

CONTACT INFO: Karen Scherer – art@aflamingo.com – 702-736-7755.

 

 

 

The ACS is a non-profit, national organization dedicated to heightening the interest and awareness of cue sports through the support and sanctioning of organized competition throughout the United States.

Further news on ACS activity is available at www.americancuesports.org
American CueSports Alliance: Staying true to old traditions
while embracing new beginnings!

 

Tel. 920-662-1705 / Fax. 920-662-1706

 

 
 

 

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Dog House Billiards will be closed until further notice.

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The California Department of Public Health on Sunday ordered Sonoma County bars without food service to close and put a halt to indoor dining service as well as visits to museums and entertainment centers. State public health officials on Sunday ordered Sonoma County bars without food service to close and put a halt to indoor dining service as well as visits to museums and entertainment centers, marking the latest and most significant regression for the county into pandemic prohibitions with the coronavirus resurgent in the community and deepening its toll on livelihoods.

Next session for league play will move to the week of July 12th to allow more time for other locations to fully open up.

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Some teams are concerned that their home locations haven’t fully opened up. This will allow time for them to prepare to fully open with proper and safe protocols. 

Dog House Billiards will open this Friday the12th at 11:00am, The next session of league play starts week of June 28th.

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The deadline to sign-up is June 19th, please contact Ron if your interested in playing before the deadline.

ACS CONGRATULATES 2019-2020 LEAGUE OPERATORS OF THE YEAR

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Each year, the staff of the American CueSports Alliance (ACS) recognizes five league operators who have gone beyond the call of duty in submitting updated stats/new sanctioned players on a monthly basis throughout the ACS league year (June 1 through May 31), in addition to sending players and teams to ACS state, regional and national events – displaying a level of excellence in the performance of their duties. These operators are annually recognized at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Las Vegas during the ACS Nationals and highlighted in the Championship program. With the cancellation of the 2020 Championships, achievement awards were shipped to:

MATT DENNIS – MOHAVE VALLEY POOL LEAGUE (FORT MOHAVE, AZ)

CAROLE FREE – ACS GRAND LAKERS (LANGLEY, OK)

RAMONA MUNNERLYN – KING’S CUE STICK ACS/BCAPL POOL LEAGUE (NEDERLAND, TX)

REN ROBERTS – LONE STAR BILLIARDS ASSOCIATION (BEDFORD, TX)

RON SCHISLER – REDWOOD EMPIRE ACS POOL LEAGUE (PETALUMA, CA)