Earl “The Pearl” Strickland and Luc Salvas Commit to Play in SML Entertainment’s 9-Ball Championship April 19-23

Luc Salvas

Calgary AB -- SML Entertainment is pleased to announce that Earl "The Pearl" Strickland (Greensboro, North Carolina) and Luc Salvas (Montreal, Quebec), will compete in the SML Entertainment Open 9-Ball Championship at the Olympic Oval April 19-23. These top pros join World 9-Ball Champion Alex Pagulayan (Toronto, Ontario) as well as top-ranked Johnny Archer (Waycross, Georgia) and Corey Deuel (West Jefferson, Ohio) in pursuit of the total prize money of $35,000. The winner pockets $10,000.

"We continue to attract the world's top-ranked 9-ball players," says Dean Fisher, SML's Marketing Director. "Players need to remember that the Early Bird Discount deadline closes March 18th. Entry fee is $250. The Early Bird Discount is $50. We have only 128 spots for the five day event that will be played on 12 nine-foot Metro tables (from Brunswick Billiards) inside Calgary's magnificent Olympic Oval."

Fisher added that players can sign up on line through the www.smlentertainment.com site or go directly to the following secure URL page https://www.smlentertainment.com/9-ball/9ballregistration.asp