Billiard Tables & Accessories Showcased at Winter Olympic Athlete Facilities While the billiard world is still working to get cue sports into the Olympics as a demonstration or medal sport, the Billiard Congress of America (BCA) is working with industry manufacturers to support Team USA with billiard tables and accessories at the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah. Stephen Ducoff, BCA Executive Director, received a request from the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) for billiard tables, cues, balls, racks and chalk for the Team USA High Performance Centers (HPCs), facilities created for the exclusive use of athletes and coaches representing the United States. “We received an overwhelming response from the billiard community to support the Team USA athletes,” said Mr. Ducoff, “Several manufacturers offered to supply both HPCs with everything they need, but we decided to include as many of our business members as possible to create even greater industry exposure and impact.” The Park City location will feature a table and cues from Imperial International (Hasbrouck Heights, NJ), chalk from Tweeten Fibre Company (Chicago, IL), balls from Elephant Balls (Columbus, OH) and racks from the BCA (Colorado Springs, CO). The Salt Lake City location will feature a table and cues from Connelly Billiard Manufacturing (Tucson, AZ), chalk from Silver Cup Chalk (Macon, GA), balls from Elephant Balls and racks from the BCA. “While these companies are not official Olympic sponsors and do not have the media rights to use the Olympic rings logo in their promotions, the sponsorship provides these BCA members an opportunity to showcase their products and promote the fact that they are committed to the Olympic Games and the U.S. athletes,” said Amy Long, BCA Director of Marketing and Business Development. For information on becoming a BCA business member, please contact the BCA at 719.254.8300 or membership@bca-pool.com so that your company can take advantage of all future sponsorship opportunities. The Billiard Congress of America is a national nonprofit organization, located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, whose “mission is to provide exceptional value to our Members by promoting and growing cue sports worldwide.”