Billiards Tournament
MA ELKS STATE POOL TOURNAMENT
The MA Elks State Pool Tournament Committee hosts an annual 8-Ball competition between teams of 3 Elk Players. This Tournament is just one out of the many great ways the MA Elks gives its Members fun activities to participate in, all while helping communities all around Massachusetts with its proceeds! Elks Care, Elks Share…and Elks have fun, too!
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The 2025 MA Elks State Pool Tournament is open for Team Registration and Sponsorship Donations!
THANK YOU TO OUR TOURNAMENT SPONSORS SO FAR!
2025 TOURNAMENT DETAILS
Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025 (If bad weather on the 1st, a rescheduling date of Saturday, March 8th is set.)
Player Check-In Time at Venue: 7:30am – 8:30am (note, teams must pre-register before January 31, 2025.)
Introductions, Rules of Play: 8:30am – 9:00am.
Tournament Start Time: 9:00am
Venue Location: Shooters Bar & Billiards, 70 James Street, Worcester, MA 01603.
Cost: $110 per 3 Elk Team.
Eligibility:
-Any person that is a current MA Elk in good standing on the day of the Tournament is eligible to play.
-Lodge’s can have more that one team! Each Lodge is ENCOURAGED to submit more than one team!
-Only one team player has to be from the Lodge submitting the team.
Team & Sponsor Registration Deadline: January 31, 2025. All teams and sponsors must be paid by this 1/31/25 date.
Rules: See the Rules Booklet in the downloads section on this page.
Food, Lunch for Participants, Breaks During the Tournament: Team registration includes a very satisfying hot lunch for each registered player, catered by a local restaurant. Lunch is served to players at 12:00pm (noon.)
Starting at 1:00pm, the venue offers a vast food menu until the end of the tournament for a reasonable cost. If desired, there are also many fine restaurants in the area. During the tournament, see Chris Melanson on timeframes for your play. The longer you’re in the tournament, the longer your day will be! You will have time to leave the venue to rest, grab a bite to eat, or a coffee, but please just confirm with Chris first on when you’ll need to be back.
Raffles: We will conduct raffles at this tournament. We appreciate your participation in the raffles!
–50/50 Raffle Tickets: 1 Ticket for $5.00 or 3 Tickets for $10.00.
–Pools & Cues & Spas, Too Raffle: Winner has a choice of 1) a $300 Pools & Cues & Spas, Too Gift Certificate OR 2) a Cue & Case valued at $300. Tickets: 1 Ticket for $5.00 or 3 Tickets for $10.00.
Duration of Tournament: Again, the longer you’re in the tournament, the longer your day will be. The top 3 winning teams are typically called around 8:00pm.
Overnight Lodging: Safety is ALWAYS first when it comes to a MA Elks Event! There are many hotels in the area of the venue. If you are interested in staying overnight before or after the tournament and need assistance finding the right hotel, please feel free to reach out to Chris. It is the individual player’s responsibility for safe transportation to and from the venue.
TOURNAMENT DOWNLOADS
LODGE FLYER / DIGITAL ASSET: Exalted Rulers, Committee Members, Members all… Please print this flyer and hang it in your Lodge so Members are aware that they can play in this tournament! Also, please download this Digital Asset to post on your Social Media Pages and include on your Lodge Message Board (TV.)
LODGE SPONSORSHIP FORM: Exalted Rulers, Lodge Board Members, PLEASE CONSIDER Sponsoring this Tournament! Have a Board / House Committee Member during a Meeting “Move to pay ($100 for Platinum Sponsorship or $50 Gold Sponsorship) for the 2025 Ma Elks State Pool Tournament.” This CAN be paid for through your Lodge’s Bingo Account, if you have Bingo at your Lodge!
CANDIDATE SPONSORSHIP FORM: Are you a current Officer in our great order? Or maybe you are a Candidate for Office? If so, please consider sponsoring this Tournament! As you know, this Tournament helps fund some of the great charitable works the MA Elks do!
TEAM REGISTRATION: Players, use this form to register for this Tournament. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Chris Melanson! He can also take a Venmo payment from you and you can simply text him the info on this form!
TOURNAMENT RULES: Get all your questions answered about rule of play here!
FULL INFORMATION PACKET: This booklet includes all the above forms, all in one convenient document.
TOURNAMENT VENUE TABLE LAYOUT - Shooters Bar & Billiards
SCORESHEET EXAMPLE (from the 2024 Tournement)
Photos from Past State Pool Tournaments
