Midwest 8-Ball Championships kick off in Sioux City
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — The 59th Midwest 8-Ball Championships started on Wednesday, April 30 at the Seaboard Triumph Foods Expo Center, with nearly 2,000 players in attendance this year.
With 150 pool tables laid out, a variety of evenly matched players are looking to claim part of $85,000 in prize money. The tournament started off with a classic game of 9-ball which will be followed by a singles and doubles match up.
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The coordinator of the tournament wants people to know that anyone is welcome to stop by and enjoy watching some pool.
'Here this weekend, we have 150 pool tables on the floor and we're going to have probably pretty close to 2,000 people here at the end of the tournament,' Midwest Tournament Association president Ace Leiding said. 'So we're looking forward to a really great weekend, and if you've never seen 150 pool tables in one location, come on down, check it out because it's pretty cool.'
The tournament will go until May 4.
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