New York City– All 6 official qualifiers for the 76th World 14.1 has been announced. All six locations have previously held World 14.1 qualifiers before, which proves their success in growing the interest of straight pool in their respective areas. 2016 will mark the 11th consecutive year the World Tournament of 14.1 will be staged. This is the longest consecutive run of the championship ever in its 104 year history with Dragon Promotions continuing production of the world’s oldest billiards event. This year’s confirmed dates for the 76th WorldTournament of 14.1 will take place on September 5th-11th,2016. For the fourth straight year, Steinway Billiards in New York City will host the prestigious championship. As usual, a star studded 56 player field is expected for this year’s lineup to win the world’s greatest straight pool championship.
The AZBTV livestream TV table will be on Rasson Billiards uniquely designed Victory Table premiering in New York City for the first time. Event elite partners include Mr.Tom Gleich, Dr. Gregory Diehl, Mr. Greg Hunt of Amsterdam Billiards, and Mr. Harold Siegel of Excelsior Graphics. The World Tournament Official Equipment will feature all matches played on Andy Cloth with Aramith Balls. Patron sponsors include Dr. James Heller, Mr. Charles Eames of Charles Eames Photography, Frank Scharbach of Frank’s Billard Cafe, Focused Apparel and Eli Ceballos of Cryfoto Photography.
Title sponsorship of the 76th World 14.1 is currently available.
2016 World 14.1 Qualifiers
- June 4th – The 4th NAPL Qualifier for the World Straight Pool Championship- New York City – Amsterdam Billiards
- June 25th- The 2nd CA Qualifier for the World Straight Pool Championship- Monterey, California-Easy Street Billiards
- July 9th- The 9th Chicago Qualifier for the World Straight Pool Championship- Chicago- Red Shoe Billiards
- July 16th- The 2nd Annual Iowa Qualifier for the World Straight Pool Championship- Des Moines- Big Dog Billiards
- July 31st- The 6th New Jersey Qualifier for the World Straight Pool Championship- Edison- Sandcastle Billiards
- August 6th- The 11th New York City Qualifier for the World Straight Pool Championship- Manhattan- Amsterdam Billiards