American rotation

Cue sports
Highest governing body American Billiard Club (ABC)
Nicknames AR or AmRo
First played February 2013, by Joe Tucker
Clubs Goal 512
Characteristics
Team members Single opponents
Mixed gender Yes, Open Division and Ladies Division
Type Indoor, table
Equipment Billiard ball, billiard table, cue stick
Venue Billiard halls, and the American Rotation Championship Series
Presence
Country or region United States and Canada

American rotation, abbreviated AR or AmRo, is a pool (pocket billiards) game. It is a modern, tournament-oriented, call-pocket, call-safe variation on traditional rotation pool (or 61), devised to increase the degree of difficulty of the sport. It is the "flagship game"[1] of the American Billiard Club (ABC), a division of CueSports International (CSI).[2] The game was established by US professional pool player and instructor Joe Tucker in February 2013,[1] and is contested in a pro–am American Rotation Championship Series of tournaments, with national championship held several times annually at varying locations.[3][4][5]

Object

The object of the sport is to score 100, 125 or 140 points, depending on the format and agreed-upon winning point score.[6] Matches usually last between 8 and 15 racks, and take 90 minutes or longer to complete.

Rules

The appropriate rack for American rotation.

The official rule book, Guidelines for American Rotation, is available from the American Billiard Club website.[6]

American Rotation Championship Series

The American Rotation Championship Series ("the ARCS" for short), is a three-staged cycle of player qualifications that culminates in a national championship. The cycle repeats six times annually. Entry into the national championship is dependent upon performance at the regional qualifier tournaments.[7][8]

American Rotation Championship Series results
Event Date Results Personal Info ARCS Venue
ARCS 1 National Championship[8][9] October 2013 Champion Joe Dupuis Brockton, Massachusetts Diamond Billiards, Richmond, Virginia
Runner-up James Roberts Tampa, Florida
ARCS 2 National Championship[10] January 2014 Champion Jerry Calderon Miami, Florida Derby City Classic, Elizabeth, Indiana
Runner-up Joe Dupuis Brockton, Massachusetts
ARCS 3 National Championship[4][11] July 2014 Champion Mike Dechaine Providence, Rhode Island BCAPL Nationals, Rio Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
Runner-up Jerry Calderon Miami, Florida
ARCS 4 National Championship Oct 12,2014 Champion Mike Dechaine Providence, Rhode Island U.S. Open 9 Ball Championship, Chesapeake/Norfolk, Virginia
Runner-up Joe Dupuis Miami, Florida
ARCS 5 National Championship[12] Jan 29, 2015 Champion Mike Dechaine Providence, Rhode Island Derby City Classic, Elizabeth, Indiana
Runner-up Jody McLaughlin Des Moines, Iowa

Recognition

American rotation is included in professor and pool author/columnist David G. Alciatore's pool resources site.[13] Matches are streamed live over the Internet at the news and entertainment site AZBilliards. Previous championship matches have also been streamed via InsidePool.tv.[14]
Tom Simpson, from the National Billiard Academy, discusses why luck is a small factor in American rotation.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 Tucker, Joe. "History". AmericanBilliardClub.com. American Billiard Club. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  2. Tucker, Joe. "The Game". AmericanBilliardClub.com. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  3. Tucker, Joe. "Calendar". AmericanBilliardClub.com. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Tucker, Joe (August 14, 2014). "Mike Dechaine Takes the American Rotation Series III Championship". NYC Grind. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  5. Poolmag's 8-ball, Blog (April 2013). "New League Unites America's Billiard Clubs". poolmag.com The Official Site of Pool & Billiard Magazine. Summerville, SC. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 Tucker, Joe. "Rulebook: Guidelines for American Rotation (AR)". AmericanBilliardClub.com. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  7. "The ARCS". AmericanBilliardClub.com. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  8. 1 2 Dimmick, Holly (October 9, 2013). "American Rotation Championship Series Finals set for October 12". AZBilliards.com. Scottsdale, Arizona: EPPA Inc. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  9. Tucker, Joe (October 21, 2013). "Dupuis Wins First Ever American Rotation National Championship". AZBilliards.com. Scottsdale, Arizona: EPPA Inc. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  10. Tucker, Joe (February 3, 2014). "Jerry Calderon Takes the American Rotational National Championship Series II at the Derby". NYC Grind. New York, NY: Alison Fischer. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  11. Tucker, Joe (August 28, 2014). "American Rotation Championship Series III". AZBilliards.com. Scottsdale, Arizona: EPPA Inc. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  12. Tucker, Joe (January 29, 2015). "Dechaine Wins Third Straight American Rotation Title". AZBilliards.com. Scottsdale, Arizona: EPPA Inc. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  13. Alciatore, David G. (2014). "Drills and Games in Pool and Billiards: Useful drills and games for helping you improve at pool". Billiards and Pool Principles, Techniques, Resources. Boulder, Colorado: self-published via Colorado State University. Retrieved September 28, 2014. Ongoing, online supplement to his book, The Illustrated Principles of Pool and Billiards and Billiards Digest column, "Illustrated Principles".
  14. Fischer, Alison (January 25, 2014). "NYC Grind Joins with Inside Pool to Live Stream the American Rotation Championships". Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  15. Simpson, Tom (April 2013). "A New Spin On Rotation". poolclinics.com. Columbus, OH: National Billiard Academy. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
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