The American CueSports Alliance (abbreviated ACS) is a non-profit

Non-profit organization

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 league-sanctioning body for cue sports in the United States

United States

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. They produce national billiards tournaments on an annual basis, in areas such as eight-ball and nine-ball.

The ACS's stated mission is "to heighten the interest and awareness of cue sports through the support and sanctioning of organized competition throughout the United States and North America." The ACS is headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin

Green Bay, Wisconsin

Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,...

, and Mike Wilson is the current president (as of 2011). www.americancuesports.org

Canadian Cue Sport Association

The ACS has a Canadian affiliate organization, the Canadian Cue Sport Association (CCS). There is an annual ACS/CCS international championship in Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

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, held in May. CCS is also affiliated with the Canadian Billiards and Snooker Association (CBSA).
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