ACUI Collegiate Nine-ball National Championship
The ACUI Collegiate Pocket Billiards National Championship, in recent years known more specifically as the ACUI Collegiate Nine-ball National Championship, is an amateur United States annual pool competition for university and college students, organized by the Association of College Unions International (ACUI). It was founded in 1937, and is one of ACUI's longest-running programs.
The championship has featured separate men's and women's divisions and champions since 1939. The event and its regional qualifying tournaments follow Billiard Congress of America (BCA) / World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) world-standardized rules, and are double-elmiination in format. The championship is a BCA-sanctioned event, with champions listed as such in BCA's Billiards: The Official Rules and Records Book. BCA has been involved in the events' promotion to varying degrees over the years, as has the Billiard Education Foundation (which operates the Junior National Nine-ball Championships, sometimes held jointly with the ACUI event since 2005). First- through fourth-place prizes are scholarship funds, ranging from US$1,000 down to $100 as of 2007.[update]
The championships are usually held in May or June, with qualifying local tournaments held at individual educational institution campuses (or nearby facilities) during the fall and spring semesters. Regional, multi-state playoffs are held toward the end of the spring semester over a weekend, alongside other ACUI competitions, including table tennis, and College Bowl-style trivia.
The name of the ACUI championship has changed over time, reflecting the particular pool discipline featured in the event. It is presently known as the ACUI Collegiate Nine-ball National Championship (among various shorter formulations). Collectively, the events are known as the ACUI Collegiate Pocket Billiards National Championships (among shorter formulations). The event is sometimes referred to as international, owing to ACUI's name, but is a US national title.
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