With the support and sponsorship of winecellars.com, we are excited to announce the first ever WineCellars North American Snooker Tour with Shaun Murphy. The tour consists of two Canadian clubs and two American clubs where Shaun will perform exhibitions. The exhibitions at each club will have Shaun play local players, take pictures, and sign autographs. The frames will be lighthearted, entertaining, educational, and inspiring. Snooker is rising in popularity in the US and rising once again in Canada. This tour aims to fan the flames and inspire current and new players across North America. OX ..read more

And Its Qualifying Tournaments OX Billiards, June 22nd - 24th. Sponsorship The 2024 Seattle Snooker Open is sponsored by The Washington State Snooker League (WSL), Jason Miller, Empire Billiards, and OX Billiards. The WSL was created by OX Billiards in Seattle and Empire Billiards in Redmond. WSL’s mission is to provide a snooker league that builds interest and skills across Washington. With the amount of new clubs in the area, the WSL aims to expand the league across the state. The WSL and its players added $1,500. Jason Miller is an avid support of snooker in America and has graciously offe ..read more

The 2024 The United States Snooker Association National Tour will get underway on April 18th with the Texas Open at Houston’s Q Ball Snooker and Pool. Houston will also host the Houston Open on October 12th. The tour has a total of ten stops across eight cities, and gives US players a chance to compete in USSA ranking tournaments. This tour starts up again after a COVID pause, and coincides with a noticeable upswing in the popularity of snooker in the US. “It is the perfect time to give US players a chance to play for ranking points that will determine who is the highest ranked player in the ..read more

How History and Pop-Culture Defined Pool in the US Introduction Since the early 1900s the popularity of American pool was ubiquitous in bars and clubs that were populated by men who drank and gambled. From the 1920s on it fluctuated from the most popular leisure activity in the US to almost vanishing after WW2. [1] It wasn’t until popular culture sparked the modern resurgence and popularity from the 1960’s until now. There have been minor resurgences here and there, but never to the level of domination experienced at the turn of the century. Feature films like The Hustler (1961) and The Color ..read more

NW Cup - OX Billiards - 11/18 & 11/19 The Littman Lights Northwest Cup 2023 was hosted at OX Billiards from Saturday November 18th and Sunday the 19th. This is an annual Mosconi Cup formatted event pitting team Washington State vs team Oregon State. This year the event was played in Washington State at OX and next year it will be staged in Oregon, most likely at Legends Pool Hall in Beaverton. For those unfamiliar with the Mosconi format, it is a team format with a mix between singles and scotch doubles matches. Traditionally, the opening round is a Team Match where a player from each tea ..read more

By Dave Daly and Mike Dominguez On September 16th, OX Billiards kicked off season 4 of the Washington State Snooker League (WSL S4). The season runs every Saturday, from 10am to 6pm, and will conclude on December 16th. The league brings together members from OX Billiards in Seattle, Empire Billiards in Bellevue as well as other snooker enthusiasts in the area. The league remains very popular after a quick respite. The WSL’s goal was to have 18 players sign up. It is fantastic to see a full field this season, with a mix of 11 returning players and 7 new players - including 2 woman players ..read more

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Gode Stick Cue, mini-butt extension and case for only $165.00 (tax included) Introducing the Gode Stick, by OX Billiards. It is a high quality and beautiful snooker cue. "Gode Stick" is an old English term for, guide stick, and this cue is designed to guide players to the next level of development. OX felt that the market needed a locally branded cue for American players. A large amount of players at the club have been asking about buying a snooker cue and did not know where to go. They hesitated to go to an online store and wait for a cue. They wanted a stock of cue for them to try out. God ..read more

The Bar Stigma OX Billiards is multidisciplinary, multifaceted, and multilayered— but fully focused on our work to do our part in transforming a perceived bar game into cue sports. Cue sports are precision sports. This work is right in our mission statement and it is important to remind ourselves and our customers why we are in business. How can we help accomplish this transformation? Will it help to understand how this stigma was formed? The answer to the first question is simple, we all work together. There are other clubs and organizations that are trying to do the same thing. Organizations ..read more

On August 6th, 2023 Luca Brecel visited Seattle for an exhibition. During the exhibition he played a frame with 10 people from the area and one from Canada. Each player had a picture taken with the current world snooker champion before their match. The event was sold out with over 43 people in attendance. The demand for this event was strong and some tickets were sold late as standing room only. The beautiful pictures in the gallery below were taken by local talented pool player, Tom Akin. Thank you, Tom for your work. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize ..read more