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For those who have just started following billiards: players in billiards are sorted into classes.
Opinions on it are divided, mind you…
Roughly, players are grouped by ability like this.
SA class
— the summit of the amateur game.
Players with major national titles, effectively as strong as pros.
A class
— one step below.
No titles to their names, but plenty of them play at pro level. The class is crawling with them.
And then there are players who have only just come up from B, and whose game isn’t steady yet.
In a word, the most “chaotic” class.
B class
— players with a fair amount of skill, who can read three shots ahead and aim to run the table.
Their potting isn’t completely steady yet, but their game is solid.
Side note: if you went to play pool at an after-party or on a group date, this is the level where you’d be treated like a god, no question (lol)
C class
— the level where, coming on from the very beginning, you start to picture, if hazily, how to aim and how the cue ball will move.
There’s a long way to go, but the drama starts here!
To B and C class players: you have a “reason to move up.”
B class players and C class players alike know how much fun billiards is.
You know the joy of striking a ball.
But somewhere in your heart, isn’t there a feeling like this?
“I want to get better.”
“I want to make A. I want to be recognized.”
That feeling is wonderful!
But however many balls you sink in practice, unless you get results under the pressure of a match, you can’t prove what you’re worth.
Pressure at its limit.
Fingertips that tremble.
We believe it is only by getting results on the stage of a match that you can move up as a player in the true sense.
Matches make players.
Players of the same level go at each other in earnest, on the same ground.
Only there do you find out certain things.
Habits that never showed in everyday practice.
A stroke that falls apart when nerves set in.
Your judgment when you’re backed into a corner.
Knowing these things should be the doorway to the next stage.
The BC tournament is not just a “tournament for beginners.”
It is the gateway to A class.
The players who make their mark here will stand proudly among the A-class names at the next tournament.
That’s the kind of stage we want to build, starting from Yokohama.
For the Champion: a “Title” and a “Right”
This BC tournament comes with a reward no other tournament offers.
The champion will be recognized as A class, certified by the Yokohama Open Organizing Committee.
And one more thing.
The champion earns the right to enter the following year’s Yokohama Open as an A-class player, with the entry fee waived.
In other words, winning this tournament is not simply “winning a BC tournament.”
It means being recognized on the Yokohama billiards scene as “an A-class player,” and taking hold of a ticket to next year’s main event.
If your wish to get better, to get stronger, is the real thing — then come prove it, on this stage.
Coming Soon: A BC Tournament Is on the Way.
Our first tournament (BLUEROSE presents Yokohama Open 2026) has drawn to a close.
To everyone who took part and everyone who came to watch: thank you, truly.
The heat and excitement of that day are a memory none of us on the committee will ever forget.
And we are already looking ahead.
The next tournament is planned for around Golden Week.
We are planning a BC tournament (B and C classes only).
The dates are still being worked out, and the format is being built with care.
We’ll put real work into it, so that every player can say with pride, “I’m glad I played here.”
If you want to get better, there is a place to put that wish to the test.
As soon as the details are set, we’ll share them here on the blog and on social media.
Stay tuned for more!
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