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Anthony BEELER

Anthony Beeler-McDermott Cue Ambassador

"Unstoppable Anthony"

8-Ball, 9-Ball, Bank Pool & One Pocket

      2014-15 Bluegrass BCAPL–Kentucky Player of the Year
      (#1 Ranked Player)

Playing Cue: H2451 with a G-Core shaft & Navigator Blue Impact Pro Max Tip

Breaking Cue: McDermott Sledgehammer Break Cue with Samsara Tip

McDermott Ambassador Since: 2012

Competes: Nationally in the USA

Home Club: The Cue Club — Lexington, Kentucky

Favorite Venues: BCAPL National Championships & Derby City Classic

Tips/advice for aspiring players:
Seek out a qualified coach. A great instructor can take years off the learning curve.

Best advice he received from someone:
Keep good records relating to your practice sessions. If you aren’t improving you probably need to change the way you are practicing.

FOLLOW ANTHONY

www.poolteacher.com

Major Accomplishments

  • 20 Time Rack and Cue 9-Ball Champion Campbellsville, Kentucky
  • 13 Time JR’s Pool Room Champion (8-Ball and 9-Ball) — Lancaster, Kentucky
  • 12 Time Ace Billiards Champion (8-Ball and 9-Ball) — Danville, Kentucky
  • 2023 JT Fingers Memorial (9-Ball) — 2nd Place(Cincinnati, Ohio)
  • 2023 Edmonton 8-Ball Open — 2nd Place
  • 2010-2020 — SPM Magazine Billiards Instructor of the Decade
  • 2017 — SPM Magazine Billiards Instructor of the Year
  • 2015 BCAPL National 9-Ball Championships — 13th Place (Mixed Open Teams) — Las Vegas, Nevada
  • 2014-15 Bluegrass BCAPL — Kentucky Player of the Year (#1 Ranked Player)
  • 2014 BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships — 13th PlaceLas Vegas, Nevada
  • 2013-14 Bluegrass BCAPL — Kentucky Player of the Year (#1 Ranked Player)
  • 2013 BCAPL National 9-Ball Championships — 1st Place (Mixed Open Teams) — Las Vegas, Nevada
  • 2013 BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships — 9th Place (out of 1086 players) — Las Vegas, Nevada
  • 2013 BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships — 17th Place (out of 550 teams) — Las Vegas, Nevada
  • 2007 CSI Qlimpics 8-Ball Mini-Tournament Champion
  • 2007 CSI Qlimpics 9-Ball Mini-Tournament Champion
  • 1999 Legends — Kentucky State 9-Ball ChampionElizabethtown, Kentucky

Bio

Anthony Beeler is an instructional columnist for Billiards Buzz and SPM Magazine. He is the owner and founder of Virtual Billiard Academy

Beeler is a player representative for McDermott Custom Cues and is a three-time BCAPL Kentucky Player of the Year. In addition, he also won the 2013 BCAPL National 9-Ball Championship (MOT) and has a total of five top 25 national finishes to his credit.

He is a certified instructor for the American CueSports Association (ACS) and is the primary author of the ACS National Billiard Instructor’s Manual. Recently, he released a new book entitled, Unstoppable! Positive Thinking for Pool Players.

Beeler finished the Bluegrass BCAPL 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons as the #1 ranked player in Kentucky, and is also known for establishing the record for most amateur pool tournament victories in one year (62), which was set in 1999.

Anthony is also a fully licensed Kentucky teacher with a master’s degree in Education Leadership. He has worked in public education for fifteen years. During that time, he worked as a school district administrator for nine years and as a Virtual Learning Consultant for the Kentucky Department of Education for one year.

Throughout his pool-playing career, Anthony has won over 300 pool tournaments and cashed in in several professional events. He is an advocate of long-term instruction. If you have a question or if you want to move your game to the next level feel free to visit poolteacher.com.