The tournament kicked off on Sunday, seeing young pool champs from right across the country, all flooding into Middelburg.<\/p>\n
The tournament is only for young pool players, where teams who fall under the u\/18 categories as well as the u\/23 categories are allowed to take part.<\/p>\n
A Western Cape youth development program known as Pool 4 Change is also paying the tournament a visit, where they are showing support to a WP team, groomed by themselves, all of whom have afforded Springbok colours.<\/p>\n
Mr Donavan Johnson, PRO and Trustee of Pool 4 Change, stated that the Organisation aims at breaking down the stigma that pool is a bar sport.<\/p>\n
Since their establishment in January, they have seen a great interest on a national scale, and soon hope to birth more pool academies at disadvantaged schools.<\/p>\n
Johnson stated that South Africa’s more impoverished communities have been infested with drug and alcohol abuse, and crime and that Pool 4 Change will not only provide extramural activities for the younger generation, but that it will also enforce discipline, respect and hard work.<\/p>\n
The tournament will continue until Friday and will be followed by a prize giving for the winning teams.<\/p>\n