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Our seventh annual Toys for Tots 8-Ball Tournament is this Saturday, November 22nd! This charity event is starts at 1pm, with free practice at Noon. Everyone is invited! Even if you do not play pool, stop by, make a donation and enjoy our great holiday buffet!

No matter what your pool playing abilities are - this is a great event for a great cause! All skill levels are welcome! We will also have some great prize raffles and a delicious buffet! This year’s event is sponsored by Diamond Eight and the APA of Greater Albany! Click the “Read More” link for more details!

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Halloween 2008 was a very busy day at Diamond Eight Billiards! From young trick-or-treaters parading through the pool room in the afternoon, to our Spooky 9-Ball Tournament, and our awesome Scary Karaoke Halloween Bash, Halloween 2008 was a Diamond Eight event! Check out the photos from Halloween night!

Spooky 9-Ball Tournament

Congrats to Count Dracula Chris Smith, who claimed the first-place victory by edging out John Parkes in the tight final match. Thanks to everyone who played in the tournament!

Scary Karaoke Halloween Bash

Mark the Shark provided the tunes, and you provided the voice talent and incredible costumes to make Diamond Eight’s Halloween Bash a wicked good time!

Costume winners included Best Overall (Eric, as the ultimate geek), Most Creative (Ed, who came as a cue ball!), Scariest (Kevin, in full zombie garb), Best Rocker (Slash), and Cutest (the girl in pink!).

We also had come great couples, including Kathy and Vic, as a priest and nun (with child), Shane and Rachel, as Danny and Sandy from Grease, Cindy and Rosie, as 40s-style high society, and Ed and Angela, as crazy Red Sox fans. Shane and Rachel, and Cindy and Rosie, took home the prizes for best couple.

Our costume parade was quite a sight! All the costumes were fantastic! Thanks again to everyone who came and partied with us! It was a great time! See you soon!

I don’t know which candidate would win in a game of 8-Ball, but either way, get out there and let your voice be heard! Polls are open early and close late, so there is no excuse for not voting! Then stop by Diamond Eight to watch the results while shooting a little stick…

Leave a comment and tell us: Which candidate would you rather shoot pool with?

Diamond Eight will host an APA Singles Board at 2pm on Sunday, November 9th. All APA members with a handicap based on at least 10 scores are welcome. Eight players per board; the more players, the more boards we can run. The board (single elimination, 8-person tournament) starts at 2pm.

The window for qualifying for the March regional closes November 30th. Future boards may be scheduled before the 30th, but don’t wait! This is another way to qualify for Las Vegas!

Halloween 2008 at Diamond Eight was spook-tacular fun!

Vampire Chris Smith clawed his way through the competition to win the Spooky 9-Ball Tournament. Bloody good win, Chris!

And there were many winners in our Costume Parade and Contest! All the costumes were fantastic! It was a great night!

Diamond Eight regular Tom Acciavatti has proven his mettle yet again. This time, Tom won the gold medal in both the 8-Ball and 9-Ball competitions of the 2008 National Senior Games Championship Festival. Congratulations, Tom! Very nice! You can view the top finishers within this PDF, from the NSGA.

The APA (American Poolplayers Association) partnered with the National Senior Games Association (NSGA) to host the 2008 National Senior Games Championship Festival & Euflexxa Hockey Championships. The event was held September 4-7, 2008 in Providence, Rhode Island.

Competitions took place in Billiards (8-ball & 9-ball), Team Bowling, Hockey, Pickleball and Weightlifting. Athletes had to be 50, or older, by January 1, 2008.

Congrats to Brian Widelski and Wes Hotaling, who bested Audre Hartman and Dan Hickey in The APA of Greater Albany’s Scotch Doubles Tournament held at Diamond Eight on Saturday, October 11th. Third Place went to the team of John Robinson and Frank Bogardus. All the matches were very close with many of them going to the hill. Thanks to all the players who came out and competed!

Scotch Doubles is a format in which partners alternate shots, not turns. It is a great format and lots of fun! If you are interested in joining the APA’s Scotch Doubles Monday night division, stop by Diamond Eight this Monday, October 20th at 7pm.

More APA tournaments will be announced shortly!

Summer is gone, so we are back to our regular hours: Diamond Eight is open every day at Noon; and we are open until 1am Sunday through Thursday, and until 2am Friday and Saturday!

Again, we thank you, our friends for your continued support and hope to see you again very soon!

Don’t miss Halloween Night at Diamond Eight Billiards! “Scary Karaoke Halloween Bash with Mark the Shark” is coming to haunt you on Friday, October 31st - Halloween night! Play pool, sing and have fun while dressed in your prize-winning costume! Yes, we will again be giving prizes for the best costumes in the house that night!

What will Mark the Shark wear this year? And our employees? You know they will be wearing something special again this year! (This is Frank’s favorite holiday!) See you on Halloween! It will be fun! and Karaoke too! It doesn’t get any better than that!

The APA’s Scotch Doubles League is slated to begin Monday night, October 13. The Scotch Doubles format is great fun: two team members (skill levels up to 10 combined) alternate shots, not turns. For example: Player A breaks and makes a ball. Player A’s partner then shoots and makes a ball. Player A then shoots again. More details are forthcoming!

Also planned is a Scotch Doubles tournament that will lead directly into league play a few days later. Set aside Saturday, October 11th for a Scotch Doubles tournament. More details will be announced soon. Stay tuned!