Colonial Cues

On the weekend of October 13th through 15th 32 of the top pool players in the world will be arriving in Elizabeth City to compete in the third annual Great Dismal Swamp 9-ball classic. The event will be held at Colonial Cues. Players from five different countries will be competing in this event. In attendance will be 8X women's world champion LoreeJon Hasson from Greenville, Sc. Also playing In this event is 5X US OPEN winner and 2X world champion Earl Strickland. He is considered by many to be the greatest 9 ball player of all time. We have two of the top six players in the world in this field as well the top five American players. To open the event on Friday night will be world renowned trickshot artist Florian "Venom" Kohler. Florian's shows are just unbelievable and second to none. He is considered the greatest showman in all of pool. His show will be free to the public on Friday night, and it's one that you don't want to miss. The tournament kicks off on Saturday morning at 10 a.m. and the players will be competing for a purse that is over $15,000. We would like to give a special thanks to Danny Glover at Glover Law Firm, City of Elizabeth City tourism board, Jim Todd, Tandem Inc., Biggs Cadillac, David Cianciulli, and many more. Without them this event wouldn't be possible.