University Billiards Club of UBC

To our dearest members and pool community, it is with deep regret that we are announcing the closure of the University Billiards Club of UBC (U8C) at the end of this school year. Due to obstacles regarding future leadership of the club, we are unable to renew our club status the coming year.

We want to thank the hundreds upon hundreds of supporters that we have had in our years of operation. From club members to Facebook fans to supporting local businesses, you have our warmest thanks as all of you have been directly responsible for the success of this club.

Founded in 2011, U8C started off as a small club with the humble purpose of sharing the great game of pool with university students. In the last 6 years, we have expanded our member base many fold, introduced hundreds of young players to the intricacies of the game, and gathered players from all over the province in our annual inter-collegiate tournaments. We hope that our club has brought many of you fun memories, lifelong friendships, and a deeper interest in pool. For our executive team, this club has brought us so much more than a chance to play pool. We are truly honoured to have been able to share our events and tournaments with you all. To have so many of you express joy and gratitude for our events makes all of our efforts worthwhile. We have formed strong bonds with many of you even outside of the club, and the club's existence has become one of the defining aspects of our university experience. We are proud of the club's accomplishments and firmly believe that we have contributed to a pool community that will never wither.

Remember to keep shooting. We'll see you all around. Thank you everyone.

-The Executive Team at U8C

To the following individuals and businesses, thank you for your irreplaceable help and support over the years:

Cindy Tian Jerry Chen Jason Wong David Luo Dennis McFannister Antonio Wang Tishtaar Titina Justin Li Clifford Wong Charles Zhang Q1 Billiards Top 147 Snooker & Billiards Home Billiards

A big thank you to everyone who made this year's annual intercollegiate tournament such a success! We would not have been able to achieve this without the help of all the skilled players, our exec team, the staff at Q1 Billiards, and our supportive members.

This year's champion is Bill Yang, runner-up is Justin Li, and third place is Akshay Bhasin. The three of them fought through a tough field of 32 players to come out on top. Congratulations to you all on a wonderful performance!

Thanks to the generosity of Q1 Billiards, we were able to give away three cues and three sets of billiard balls to our participants. They provided us with amazing Diamond billiard tables to play on and we encourage everyone to give their venue a visit! It is always a pleasure to host this tournament and witness the passion that students have for this game. We hope that this tournament motivates all of you to continue playing and spread this wonderful game.

Pictures from this year's tournament!

Pictures from this year's tournament!

2017 Inter-Collegiate 8-Ball Tournament Details

General Outline

Venue: Q1 Billiards
4411 No 3 Road, Richmond
*5 minute walk from Lansdowne or Aberdeen Canada Line Skytrain Station

Date: Saturday March 11 & Sunday March 12
Doors open at 11:00 am for practice time
*All players must arrive by 12:30 pm
*Tournament starts promptly at 1:00 pm
*Failure to show up by 1:15 pm will result in an automatic loss

Prizes:
1st Place: $400 Mastercard + Trophy + Billiards Accessories
2nd Place: $200 Mastercard + Trophy + Billiards Accessories
3rd Place: $100 Mastercard + Billiards Accessories
4th-8th Place: Consolation prizes
Door prizes: Gift cards, billiards accessories, and a SURPRISE

Entry Fee:
$25 (Cash only)

General Rules:
*8-ball, call pocket on all shots
*Cue ball fouls only
*Lag for first break
*Opponent gets ball in hand for all fouls, including on the break
*Executives will be on site to help clarify rules and referee during the tournament

Day 1:
Group Stage:
*32 players will be split into 8 groups of 4
*Players play everyone else in the same group twice, alternating breaks, for a total of 12 racks per group. Players will record their own results based on the point system (Win = 1 point, Loss = 0 points).
*Top 2 players from each group advance to the main double elimination tournament

Double Elimination Tournament:
*The top 16 players will play in the double elimination tournament
*On day 1, the tournament will progress until only the top 8 are left

Day 2:
Double Elimination Tournament:
*The top 8 will play on the second day until a champion emerges!
*The B side finalist will have to defeat the A side finalist twice in order to win the tournament

We look forward to seeing everyone there this weekend! Spectators are also welcome!

We are proud to present this year's Annual Intercollegiate 8-ball Tournament of 2017 on Saturday March 11 and Sunday March 12! We are back again with a larger prize pool than ever before, including more consolation and door prizes! There is no better opportunity to test your skills against other students from all over the province. This year, we will also be providing lunch and refreshments for all of our players. Please refer to our event poster for more details on prizes and dates.

Special thanks to Q1 Billiards and Top 147 Snooker Snooker for providing us with an amazing venue. Make sure to check them out for the best snooker and pool tables around!

To register, please send us a Facebook message or an email with your name, email, and phone number. We will need to confirm your attendance at a later time. Specific tournament details to follow in a later post. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

The winner of this week's playing event tournament is James Hu! Enjoy your free entry to our next playing event. Thanks to everyone who came by this week and we'll see you again in two weeks!

Pics from the Icebreaker

Good morning everyone! Club Day officially begins this morning! Our booth is already up and we welcome you to swing by and check us out! We are located in Room 2306/2309 on the second floor in the Nest. See you soon :)

Good morning everyone! Club Day officially begins this morning! Our booth is already up and we welcome you to swing by and check us out! We are located in Room 2306/2309 on the second floor in the Nest. See you soon :)

Come check out our Imagine Day booth on Main Mall! We are set up in front of the Earth Sciences Building!

Photo of this year's exes plus Cindy.

A great big thank you to everyone involved in this year's U8C Annual Intercollegiate Tournament! The tournament was a great success and we were able to unite students from UBC, UVic, SFU, Capilano University, and Langara in this wonderful game. This could not have been possible without all the skilled players, our exec team, and the amazing staff at Q1 Billiards. It is thanks to the owners of Q1 in particular that we were able to play on professional Diamond Pool Tables.

Congratulations to our new champion David Luo, runner-up Kevin Wakelin, and third place Charles Zhang!

Special thanks once again to University of Victoria Billiards Club for coming all the way from Victoria to compete!