To All Room Owners/Reps
Interested in Hosting the USBA National Championship:

The USBA Nationals are held each year in the winter, preferably in mid-February through mid-March. According to our Constitution, each Region of the country takes turns in hosting the Nationals. In February of 2010, the Northwestern Region is hosting the Nationals at the Tacoma Elks Lodge in Tacoma, WA.

In 2011, the Southeastern Region will host the Nationals.
In 2012, the Southwestern Region will host the Nationals.
In 2013, the Mid-America Region will host the Nationals.
In 2014, the Northeastern Region will host the Nationals.
In 2015, the Northwestern Region will again host the Nationals.

The State that your room or venue resides determines which Region you belong to:

a. Southwestern Region:
1.) California
2.) Hawaii
3.) Nevada
4.) Arizona
5.) New Mexico

b. Northwestern Region:
1.) Alaska
2.) Washington
3.) Oregon
4.) Idaho
5.) Montana
6.) Colorado
7.) Wyoming
8.) Utah

c. Mid-America Region
1.) Illinois
2.) Michigan
3.) Ohio
4.) Texas
5.) North Dakota
6.) South Dakota
7.) Kansas
8.) Nebraska
9.) Minnesota
10.) Wisconsin
11.) Arkansas
12.) Indiana
13.) Iowa
14.) Missouri
15.) Oklahoma

d. Southeastern Region:
1.) Louisiana
2.) Mississippi
3.) Alabama
4.) Tennessee
5.) Georgia
6.) Florida
7.) North Carolina
8.) South Carolina
9.) Virginia
10.) Kentucky
11.) Puerto Rico

e. Northeastern Region:
1.) West Virginia
2.) Pennsylvania
3.) Maryland
4.) New York
5.) New Jersey
6.) Massachusetts
7.) New Hampshire
8.) Connecticut
9.) Vermont
10.) Maine
11.) Rhode Island
12.) Delaware
13.) Washington D.C.

The Constitution also mandates that the room or venue must have a minimum of 4 ten-foot carom tables. The quality & condition of the tables, the location, seating capacity for spectators, etc., all play a part in the USBA's final decision of where the Nationals will be held.

Generally, a room submits a bid to the USBA indicating how much money they would like to add to the prize fund. An average amount is around $3,000.00. Generally speaking, but not a rule, the room or venue will receive the following:

1) Free Simonis 300 rapide cloths to cover the tables for the event (10 tables is the maximum that Simonis will donate).

2) A cue or cues donated from sponsors. The room can either keep the cue or cues to be sold or used for a raffle at the event.

3) The room may charge admission and keep the proceeds.

4) Sponsors usually donate several thousand dollars to add to the prize fund.

5) The room gets advertising and exposure on the USBA website (www.USBA.net), Professor-Q-Ball's website (www.professorqball.com) and in the USBA Newsletter in Professor-Q-Ball's National Pool & 3-Cushion News publication (10,000 circulation).

Bidding Deadlines:

USBA Nationals Date	Region to be Hosting	Bidding Deadline
Feb-March 2011	Southeastern Region	December 31, 2009
Feb-March 2012	Southwestern Region	December 31, 2010
Feb-March 2013	Mid-America Region	December 31, 2011
Feb-March 2014	Northeastern Region	December 31, 2012

If you wish to submit a bid to the USBA, then print out and complete the following bid form:

Nationals Bid Form

When the USBA Tour Bid Form is completed, scan it into a PDF file and email it as an attachment to: JimShovak@USBA.net

It can also be faxed to: 631-981-2599

It can also be mailed to:

Jim Shovak/USBA Secretary
58 Hawthorne Avenue
East Islip, NY 11730