Nevels Gets Vengeance on Viking Billiard Tour

Nevels Gets Vengeance on Viking Billiard Tour

The Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour was at Weekend’s Pub in Goose Creek, SC this weekend for the $1,500 added Open and $500 added Amateur Divisions which drew in 73 players. Players from as far away as Canada and California came to participate. From Canada, Shawn The Snowman Miller and Lance Salazar from California made their way to the events.

For the second week in a row the Viking Tour open division saw Larry The Truth Nevel battling it out in the finals against Jeff The Golden Horseshoe Boy Abernathy. However this week was a Little different. Abernathy The Golden Horseshoe Boy fought hard to get to the finals of the winners bracket by edging by two of his previous opponents in luck filled matches that thrilled the audience until the last ball had fallen in each match. Both of Abernathy’s previous opponents were quoted as saying Jeff should take his winnings and buy lottery tickets this week. He must have a Golden Horseshoe stuck in his ….. this week. Abernathy admitted that the last two matches before the Hot Seat match were by far the luckiest two matches he had since double dipping Nevel last week in the finals to win the Greenville, SC Viking Tour stop. For the Hot Seat match this week things were a tad bit different for Abernathy as he put rack after rack together and defeated Nevel 9-4 to be the final person standing in the winners bracket.

Abernathy made his way Through the field to get to the finals sending every player in his path to the one loss side, Steven Pelloni 9-2; JR Farias 9-4; Shawn Miller 9-6; Larry Jackson 9-8; Lance Salazar 9-8; Larry Nevel 9-4.

Nevel drilled thru his opponents one after another starting with Cliff Cribb 9-7; Tammy Leonard 9-0; Scott Rabon 9-7; Jason Kelsey 9-1; Mike Basha 9-5; In the battle for the hot seat Nevel was sent to the one loss side by Abernathy 9-4. Nevel then hit the 1-loss side where drilled Larry Jackson 9-2 to set up a rematch with the Golden Horseshoe Boy .

Abernathy’s winning streak was brought to a halt when he faced Nevel in the Finals and Nevel was out for vengeance this week as he drilled Abernathy 9-3 in the first set and 9-1 in the second set of the true double elimination format to win the event.

Farias Wins 9 Straight in the 1-Loss Side for the Win

Jose Farias JR lost his second match in winners bracket 7-3 to Cliff Cribb then won nine straight matches in a row to take down and win the event.

On the path to the finals Farias drew a bye in the first round then proceeded in the top half of the bracket to face and send to the one loss side Jason Benton 7-5; however he was sent to the one loss side in his second match against Cliff Cribb 7-3; once on the one loss side Farias had to fight to stay alive facing and defeating anyone he squared up against starting with Mel Johnson 5-0; Chris McKasty 5-1; Bill Allen 5-2; Billy Sikes 5-4; Tony Crescenzo 5-1; Rocky Guell 5-0; winning over BJ Hucks in the semi-finals 5-2 sending him to face Chad Stokes in the finals where he had to beat him twice in the true double elimination format offered by the Viking Cue 9-Ball tour. In the finals Farias won set 1- 7-3 and set 2-5-2.

Chad Stokes made his way thru the bottom half of the bracket on the winner side with ease facing and defeating Sherri Reeves 7-0; Daniel Pittman 7-6; Bill Allen 7-2; Rocky Guell 7-1; BJ Hucks 7-4 before facing Farias in the Finals.

The total PRIZE MONEY given away at this weekends Viking Tour event was $6,390.00

The Payouts for the Open Division are as follows:
1st $1720 –Larry Nevel
2nd $1050–Jeff Abernathy
3rd $700– Larry Jackson
4th $–400–Lance Salazar
5th/6th $150 each–Mike Basha Shawn Miller
7th/8th $85 each– Donnie Seagraves John Stallings

The Payouts for the Amateur Division are as follows:
1st $850-JR Farias
2nd $550–Chad Stokes
3rd $350–BJ Hucks
4th $ 150–Rocky Guell
5th/6th $75 each–Jason Kelsey Tony Crescenzo

The Viking Tour is pleased to report that a total of 16 Women and Junior players took advantage of our free entry fee program in this weeks events as well as three Active Military Personnel. The Viking Cue 9-Ball tour is proud to be the first to offer these discounts to our Military Personnel and Free entry to Women and Junior players at all of our events. We hope to continue to see the participation we have seen so far in an effort to grow and support our sport.

Abernathy and Turner Snare Viking Billiards Events

Abernathy and Turner Snare Viking Billiards Events

Abernathy Double Dips Nevel

The Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour stopped in Greensville, SC this weekend and drew in 81 billiard players for the $1500 added event at Sporty’s Bar and Grill. Spectators lined the rail to watch some of the top players in the field compete against one another in a bid for the titles.

Larry Nevel rolled thru top half of the winners bracket undefeated: Nevel drew a bye in round 1 and proceeded to face and send to the one loss side a list of players beginning with Kevin Ferrell 9-0; Mike Bumgarner 9-8; Skip Coffey 9-2; Jeff Bumgarner 9-2 to seat him in the finals of the winners bracket playing for the Hot Seat against Jeff Abernathy.

On the bottom half of the chart Abernathy defeated Wayne Butler 9-7; Paul Steinhauser 9-1; Sam Brannon 9-4; Ignacio Chavez 9-4; Sparky Ferrell 9-7 to put him in place to play Nevel for the Hot Seat . In what seemed like a blink of an eye Nevel sent Abernathey to the one loss side with a score of 9-3. On the 1-loss side in the Semi-Finals Abernathy had to face Ignacio Chavez one more time where Abernathy beat him 9-5. This sent Abernathy to the Finals to face Larry Nevel once again.

Wanting revenge for his Hot Seat match loss to Nevel, Abernathy made quick work of Nevel in the first set of the true double elimination format offered by the Viking Tour and defeated him 9-4. This put both players with 1-loss and one final match between them to see who was going to take down the finals. In the final set, both players exchanged game wins for the first four games with the score tied at 2-2 then Nevel took the lead by winning the next four games to lead 6-2. In the ninth game Larry came up dry and Abernathy didn’t stop winning until he was on the hill and the game score at 8-6 Abernathy. Nevel was only allowed to win one more game before Abernathy took the win at 9-7.

Turner comes through undefeated while Southpaw rips through the 1-Loss side.

Danny Turner made his way thru the top half of the chart undefeated he had some tough competition but he fought his way thru sending the following to the one loss side Tony Crescenzo in the first round 5-1; Luis Tovar 5-2; Steve Cox 5-3; Skip Coffey 5-1; Mike Newsome 5-3; Ed Killough 5-3 making his way to the finals to face David Southpaw Shadden, both players worked their way thru the field, Danny on the winner side and David on the one loss side to face each other in the Finals where Turner was victorious 5-2.

David Shadden was sent to the one loss side in the first round with a 5-2 loss to Steve Cox. Once on the one loss side he battled thru the one loss side to stay in the tournament. Along the way Southpaw faced and defeated Rory Dover 5-2; Calvin Le 5-0; Dennis Rose 5-2; Katie Cowan 5-0; Jeff Bumgarner 5-3; Roger Lewis 5-1; Mike Newsome 5-4 and with a battle to the end he came back from behind 2-4 to defeat Jason Turner sending him to the Semi Finals where he faced Ed Killough the players where evenly matched however David Shadden managed to take the lead defeating Killough 5-3.

Ed Killough rolled thru the bottom half of the chart sending his opponents to the one loss side beginning with but not ending with Ron Mayfield 5-2; Shannon Kinchen 5-2; Mark Stamey 5-2; going hill/hill he defeated Jim Bumgarner 5-4; Rich Fordunski 5-2; his winning streak was over when he faced Danny Turner and was sent to the one loss side with a 5-3 loss in the Hot Seat to face David Southpaw Shadden.

Open Results
1st Jeff Abernathy
2nd Larry Nevel
3rd Ignacio Chavez
4th Sparkey Ferrell
5th/6th Jeff Bumgarner, Dennis Killough
7th/8th Shawn Putnam, Skip Coffey

Amateur Results
1st Danny Turner
2nd David Shadden
3rd Ed Killough
4th Jason Turner
5th/6th Mike Newsome, Rich Fordunski
7th/8th Luis Tovar, Roger Lewis

Schmidt Captures Viking Cues Southern Classic 10-Ball

Schmidt Captures Viking Cues Southern Classic 10-Ball
Mr. Cues II once again proved why they are Atlanta’s Best Billiards Room. This week Mr Cues II generously added $22,500 to the prize fund of the Viking Cues Southern Classic Open. The event drew a total of 256 billiard player entries and distributed over $45,000 in prize money to the players that placed in the events.

The 1st event was a $2,500 added Amateur 9-Ball Tournament which brought in 97 players and was won by Matt Reed of North Carolina. Matt earned a grand total of $2410 for winning the event. The 2nd event was a $3,000 added Open 8-Ball Tournament which brought in 53 players and was won by Ignacio Nacho Chavez of Mexico. Nacho earned $3,200 for winning the event. The third event was a $5000 added 1 pocket tournament which drew 34 players and was won by Larry The Truth Nevel . Larry earned $3,150 by winning the event.
The 4th event and the finale to the tournament was a $10,000 added 10 ball tournament that drew a field of 72 players and was won by John Schmidt. Schmidt earned a total of $5,500 by winning the event. There was an additional $2,000 added to the event that pitted the players against each other to see who would win the all-around championship after playing in three events. Helena Thornfeldt won the Ladies division and earned $500 while Ignacio Chavez won the all-around and earned an additional $1,500 and the coveted event title of the All-Around Champion of the Viking Cues 2007 Southern Classic Open.

Mr.Cues II in Atlanta is a family owned and operated Billiard Room it was opened by Richard and Susan Sweet in 1986 they have made several updates to the room over the years and currently have 42 tables, several of which have been recently recovered. They house 97 league teams and have weekly tournaments that consist of 9- ball on Monday nights, 1-pocket on Wednesday nights and C D 9-ball on Friday nights along with playing host to many regional tour events. Mr Cues II also has a full bar and kitchen.

Mr.Cues II strives to provide an excellent atmosphere for anyone that enjoys the sport of billiards. The Sweet family has truly expressed their love for the sport and their desire to provide a billiard room designed with the billiard player in mind. Mr.Cues 2 is located at 3451 Chamblee-Tucker Rd, Atlanta, Ga and is easily accessible. Anyone looking for a clean, friendly billiard room is highly encouraged to come by and check out Mr.Cues II.

Path to the Finals

Jim Schmidt drew a bye in the first round and continued undefeated to the finals facing along the way Ed Pope 9-2; Larry Nevel 9-4; Rafael Martinez 9-7; Chris Bartrum 9-7; Shannon Daulton 9-7; Ignacio Chavez 9-7;

Shawn Putnam drew a bye in the first round and proceeded to have wins over Tim McKay 9-2; Mike Newsome 9-3; David Crockett 9-0; Putnam was defeated by L. Ulrich 9-7 sending Putnam to the one loss side to face and defeat Benny Conway Jr 9-8; Rafael Martinez 9-7; Shannon Daulton 9-7; Ignacio Chavez 9-8

In the Finals John Mr. 403 Schmidt won 9-4 over Shawn Big Bubba Putnam.

For more information please visit their website at http://www.mrcues2.net (http://www.mrcues2.net/)

The Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour would like to thank Mr. Cues II for hosting The Southern Classic Open. The owners and staff have made this a memorable event by not only hosting and sponsoring the 8 day event but also by welcoming both players and staff with kindness and hospitality.

The Viking Cue 9- Ball Tour (www.vikingcues.com (http://www.vikingcues.com/)) would also like to extend a thank you to Josey Custom Cues(www.joseycues.com (http://www.joseycues.com/)), Hightower Custom Cues (www.hightowercues.com (http://www.hightowercues.com/)), and Gulyassi Custom Cues (www.babysproshop.com (http://www.babysproshop.com/)) for providing an exceptional display of custom cues at the event.

Last but not least The Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour extends a special thank you to all the spectators and players, with out you this would not be possible. We appreciate you and hope for your continued support of Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour events in the future.

Davenport Rocks Southern Classic Open

Davenport Rocks Southern Classic Open
Kim Davenport, a recent transplant to Atlanta, GA and new owner/partner with Johnny Archer of the Marietta Billiard Club has been tearing up the field at the Viking Cues SCO2’s $10,000 Added 10-ball tournament currently being held at Mr Cues II Billiards, http://www.mrcues2.net (http://www.mrcues2.net) .

Davenport won his 1st match against Joe Huhes 9-3 then lost to local player Paul Song in a thriller of a match 9-8. Davenport then hit the 1-loss side and started tearing up the field by defeating Finlan’s Joonas Ohtenem 9-4. He played long time friend and business partner Johnny the Scorpion Archer defeating him 9-2 , then continued by defeating the South’s most notorios player, Stevie Moore 9-7, Alabama’s George Rothrock 9-6, legendary road hustler Chris The Miz Bartram 9-8. Davenport continued his streak by defeating former US Open Champion Gabe Owen 9-7, Louis Ulrich 9-6.

Viking Cues Southern Classic 10-Ball Field Narrows

Viking Cues Southern Classic 10-Ball Field Narrows
The 10-Ball tournament, which is the final event of the Viking Cues Southern Classic Open 2, is going into the final day of the 9-day event with only 12 players returning for Sundays play. The billiards event is being hosted by Mr Cues II in Atlanta, GA.

The final 12 players remaining are:

Winners
Schmidt -vs- Daulton
Chavez -vs-Ulrich

1-Loss side
Davenport -vs- Bartram
Owens -vs- Nick Andrews
Martinez -vs-Blake Todd
Conway JR -vs- Putnam

Play resumes again on Sunday with matches sheduled every 2 hours. The finals begin at 9pm.

Payouts for the event are:

1st $5500
2nd $3440
3rd $2100
4th $1400
5/6 $900 each
7/8 $600 each
9-12 $350 each
Players finishing 13-16 place each earned $200. They were, Earl Strickland, Paul Song, George Rothrock and Bruce Berrong.

Helena Thornfeldt lead the women players in point to earn the bonus. She accumulated 70 points during the 8 day event followed by Monica Webb with 40 points, Alice Rim with 20 points and Sarah Rousy with 10 points.

Mr Cues and The Viking Cue Tour would like to thank all the players who participated in this event and all the spectators that support the sport of Billiards, Mr. Cues, The Viking Cue Tour and the players.

We encourage and appreciate additional support for the players during the final round of play that will kick off Sunday at 11 a.m.

Nevel and Putnam Square Off at Viking Cues Southern Classic Open

Nevel and Putnam Square Off at Viking Cues Southern Classic Open

Billiard players Larry The Truth Nevel and Shawn Big Bubba Putnam will face off at the Viking Cues Southern Classic Open in the 1-Pocket Division in the finals of the winners bracket.

Nevel started his reign of terror with his first match defeating Tommy Wilson 3-0 in a match that took 11 minutes. He then slid by Nick Andrews 3-2 in a game that came down to a 1 ball nail biter. Nevel continued by coasting by Sylver Ochoa 3-1 and Benny Conway JR 3-1 to get to the finals of the winners bracket.

Putnam started by defeating Cliff Joyner 3-2 in what Putnam called The toughest match of his life . Putnam then continued by stating that after beating Cliff the rest of the event was going to be easy . Putnam rolled through his next three matches with ease defeating Jesse Middlebrooks 3-0, Louis Ulrich 3-1 and Kim Bennett 3-1. At Noon on Friday Putnam will face Larry Nevel to see who owns the Hot Seat in the event.

34 Players showed up to compete in the $5,000 added 1-Pocket division of the Viking Cues Southern Classic Open.
Notable players in attendance are: Earl Strickland, John Scmidt, Shawn Putnam, Cliff Joyner, Helena Thornfeldt, Monica Webb, Larry Nevel, Rafael Martinez, Steveie Moore, Wade Crane, Ignacio Chavez Louis Ulrich.

The final six players:
Winners Bracket: Shawn Putnam and Larry Nevel
1-Loss Side: Rafael Martinez -vs- Benny Conway Jr
and Sylver Ochoa -vs- Kim Bennett

Finishing in 9-12th position were: $200 each
John Schmidt, Ignacio Chavez, Lane Simons and Earl Strickland.

Finishing in 7/8th position were: $400 each
Louis Ulrich and Chris Bartram

Chavez Captures 8-Ball at Viking Cues Southern Classic Open 2

Chavez Captures 8-Ball at Viking Cues Southern Classic Open 2
Ignacio Nacho Chavez swept the 8-ball division at the Viking Cue’s Southern Classic Open 2 currently being held at Mr Cues II Billiards in Atlanta, GA until October 28th.

The finals match between Louis Ulrich and Ignacio Nacho Chavez was filled with intense play and dramatic shots by both players. The match score never showed more than a 1 game difference between the players and the score was tied 6-6, 7-7 and 8-8 in the race to 9 competition. At 8-8 Ulrich broke and made a solid then in the open table format choose to pocket a solid next. After the break the cue ball came to rest on top of the 11-ball on the rail at the racking end of the table.
Louis had a tough decision to make as he choose to shoot the 5 ball which was by the racking spot into the side pocket of of a stripe ball that was partially blocking the side pocket. After carefully studying the shot, Ulrich fired the 5 off the 11 in the side then continued to run the next 2 balls with ease. To the packed house of spectators it looked as if Ulrich was out from there but in the next shot Ulrich missed a very make-able straight in shot and Chavez easily ran out the rest of the stripes and the final 8-ball to win the event.

Path to finals = Chavez
9-5 over Jason Klatt, 9-0 over Norris Likens, 9-7 over Paul Song, 9-7 over Louis Ulrich, 9-8 over Stevie Moore, (Hot Seat Match) = 9-4 over Clint McCullough FINALS over Ulrich 9-8.

Path to finals = Ulrich
9-2 over Art Keck, 9-0 over Jerry Ray, 9-8 over John Schmidt, LOST 9-7 to Chavez. 1-Loss side = Ulrich over Johnny Archer 9-3, over Larry Nevel 9-5, over Chuck Dorsett 9-3, (Quarter Finals) over Stevie Moore 9-8 (Semi-Finals) over Clint McCullough 9-1. Lost to Chavez in the fibals 9-8

8-Ball Results:

1st
Ignacio Chavez

2nd
Louis Ulrich

3rd
Clint McCullough

4th
Stevie Moore

5-6th
Chuck Dorsett

John Schmidt

7-8th
Chris Bartrum

Larry Nevel

9-12th
Helena Thornfeldt

Shawn Putnam

Wade Crane

Johnny Archer

Reed Rakes in Amateur Billiards Title

Reed Rakes in Amateur Billiards TitleViking Cue 9-Ball Tour / Atlanta, GA

by InsidePOOL Staff
To kick off the Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour’s Southern Classic Open, a total of 97 billiard players came out for the amateur division of the event. Held October 20-28 at Mr. Cues II in Atlanta, GA, this tournament boasted a $2,500-added prize purse.
Matt Reed ended up moving through the winners’ bracket unscathed to take top honors. After enjoying a first-round bye, he defeated Linh Nguyen 7-3, Kevin Deal 7-1, Billy Tyler double-hill, Jesse Middlebrook 7-0, Robert South 7-3, and John Thibodaux 7-0 to reach the finals.
His opponent in the final match, Henry Cofer, also was lucky enough to receive a first-round bye and then proceeded to best Stanley Lingerfelt 7-3, Joe Hughes 7-4, and Jason Stemen 7-6 before being sent to the one-loss side by Thibodaux after a double-hill match. From there he rallied, defeating Thibodaux 7-4 to meet Reed in the finals. Cofer must have run out of steam, however, for Reed handily defeated him 7-3.

Amateur Results:

1st
Matt Reed

2nd
Henry Cofer

3rd
John Thibodaux

4th
Duane Davis

5-6th
Robert South

Rodney Holland

7-8th
Jesse Middlebrook

James Farias

9-12th
James Rushing

Jeff Hooks

Elvis Rodriguez

Stephen Gonzalo

13-16th
Steve Cox

Danny Cash

Jason Stemen

Shane Wade

17-24th
Bernardo Estevan

Marty Jennings

Billy Tyler

Norberto Solano

Lane Simons

Dustin Byrd

Jason Richko

Jeff Tabet

Fitch and Taylor Tops on Viking Tour

Fitch and Taylor Tops on Viking Tour
Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour / Greensboro, NC

by InsidePOOL Staff
The Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour rolled into Greensboro, NC, the weekend of September 29-30. Hosted by Shooter’s Billiards, this stop crowned Shannon Fitch and Richard Taylor tops in the open and amateur divisions, respectively.
Fitch first faced off against Southeast terror BJ Ussery, defeating him in a hill-hill nail-biter. He then bested Jeff Baumgarner 9-2, Randy Hatten 9-0, Sparky Ferrell 9-5, and Robert Ray 9-5 for the hot seat. From the West Coast, Rafael Martinez started off his event with wins over Trevor Jefferson 9-2, Thomas Sansone 9-3, and Larry Cheek 9-1 before being sent to the one-loss side by Ferrell 9-4. Martinez collected himself to best Jeff Pruitt 7-4 and Mike Fuller 7-6 before matching up with Ferrell again, this time in the quarterfinals. After defeating Ferrell 7-4, he went on to the semifinals against Ray, whom he bested 7-3. In the double-elimination final match, Martinez experienced success in the first set, winning 9-3, but Fitch came back in the second set to win the title 7-2.
In the amateur division, Taylor went undefeated through the path to the finals, notching wins over Dee Wylie 6-2, Chris Cubbage 6-1, Arnold Hamlett 6-3, and Mike Preston in the hot seat match 6-2. Hamlett faced down Matt Karbowski 6-2 and Pete Sawyers 6-1 before his loss to Taylor. Hamlett recovered to defeat Anthony Arney 5-3 and Mike Preston in the semifinals but could not overpower Taylor, who bested him 6-2 in the final match.

Open Results:

1st
Shannon Fitch

2nd
Rafael Martinez

3rd
Robert Ray

4th
Sparky Ferrell

5-6th
Harry Florence

Mike Fuller

7-8th
Johnny Walker

Randy Hatten

Amateur Results:

1st
Richard Taylor

2nd
Arnold Hamlett

3rd
Mike Preston

4th
Anthony Arney

5-6th
Chris Cubbage

Kent Lacy

7-8th
John Craig

Pete Sawyers

Viking Cues 9-Ball Tour Announces Free Entries

Viking Cues 9-Ball Tour Announces Free Entries
FREE ENTRY FEES FOR WOMEN and JUNIOR PLAYERS

The Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour, the largest of the regional tours in our country, with over $90,000 in added prize money each year, is pleased to announce that, starting November 1, 2007, we have made the following changes to the acceptance of women and junior players in our amateur events. To encourage participation in our sport by non-professional women and junior players (juniors=age 17 and under), the Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour will now be offering them FREE entry to all of our amateur tour events. In addition, both groups will still receive FREE entry and tour cards to the open events. (This offer excludes larger and championship events.) Players that take advantage of this offer will receive prizes instead of money when they place in the events.
As of November 1, 2007, women and junior players will no longer be required to purchase a tour card. Tour cards will be optional for those players but will still be required if they wish to compete in our larger events or if they wish to compete in our championship events or earn cash prizes.

This means that there will be absolutely no fees for women or junior players while competing in the open or amateur Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour events.
From: The Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour (Atlanta, GA)
Contact: Mike Janis
Phone: 1-800-200-POOL (7665)
E-mail: vikingtour2@yahoo.com (mailto:vikingtour2@yahoo.com)

Effective November 1, 2007

Re: Tournament Entry Fees
Re: Tour Card Discounts for League Players
Re: Free Entry Fees for Women and Junior Players
Re: Free Tour Cards for Seniors and Military Personnel

FREE = FREE

Re: Open Tournament Entry Fees
Entry fees for open events will now be modified to the following and will reflect a $10 increase, of which 100% will go directly into the individual event’s players’ prize fund. The new structure is below:
Entry fee is a total of $52 + Viking Cue Open 9-Ball Tour card
Entry fee breakdown = $40 to tourney prize fund, $12 table time / registration fee

Re: Amateur Tournament Entry Fees
Entry fees for amateur events will remain the same as in the structure below:
Entry fee is a total of $42 + Viking Cue Amateur 9-Ball Tour card
Entry fee breakdown = $30 to tourney prize fund, $12 table time / registration fee

Re: Open Tour Card Fee Discounts For League Players
Currently the full Viking Cue Open Tour card fee is $30 each, whether you play in one event or all events for a season. However, we offer a one-time tour card fee of only $20. Effective November 1, 2007, all league players who present a valid ID card as issued to them from their respective league will receive a $10 discount off of either the full tour card fee or a $5 discount off of the one-time tour card fee.

Re: Amateur Tour Card Fee Discounts For League Players
Currently the full Viking Cue Amateur Tour card fee is $30 each, whether you play in one event or all events for a season. However, we offer a one-time tour card fee of only $20. Effective November 1, 2007, all league players who present a valid ID card as issued to them from their respective league will receive a $10 discount off of the full tour card fee or a $5 discount off of the one-time tour card fee.

Billiards Tour Gives Free Tour Cards to Senior Players
As of November 1, 2007, senior players aged 65 and older will no longer be required to purchase a tour card for either the open or amateur division. Tour cards will be optional for those players but will still be required if they wish to compete in our larger events or if they wish to compete in our championship events.
This means that there will be absolutely no tour card fees for senior players aged 65 and older while competing in our open or amateur Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour events. Senior players aged 65 and older need only to show their IDs to receive the free tour cards when signing up to compete in Viking Tour events.

Billiards Tour Gives Free Tour Cards
for All Active Duty or Retired U.S. Military Personnel

As of November 1, 2007, all active duty or retired U.S. military personnel will no longer be required to purchase a tour card. Tour cards will be optional for those players but will still be required if they wish to compete in our larger events or if they wish to compete in our championship events.
This means that there will be absolutely no tour card fees for active duty or retired U.S. military personnel while competing in our open or amateur Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour events. Active duty or retired U.S. military personnel need only to show their military IDs to receive the free tour cards when signing up to compete in Viking Tour events.

The Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour Schedule Can Be Found At:
http://www.vikingcue.com/pages/9ball/2007tour.html (http://www.vikingcue.com/pages/9ball/2007tour.html)