The National 8-Ball Pool Tournament officially started on Friday, June 9th at Cholos Beach Bar. Eight teams challenged each other to gain the points and lead in the first set of games. The matches started at 6PM, with a large number of fans showing support.
Jade Bar team and team Twinkle Little Star were the favourites of the evening, and they took the lead in the first week of the tournament. After four long hours of intense competition the scores for the different teams were tallied, the rankings of each is as follow:
Twinkle Little Star 15
Jade Bar 13
Team Amigos 12
Rack Dawgs 11
One Shot One Kill 9
Barrel Bar 7
Legends 3
Caye Caulker 0
The games continue this weekend at Claudia’s Pool Room, beginning at 7PM, on both Friday and Saturday.
Organizers of the event encourage all pool enthusiasts to continue supporting the event by attending the games and cheering on their favourite teams. They also extend much gratitude to all sponsors for making the tournament possible: Ocean Ferry, Travellers Liquors, and Belikin.