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NZSS Cue Sports is back for 2022

After a couple of COVID interrupted years, the NZAA Cue Sports competition is back! The NZSS National Cue Sports Championships will be held in Hamilton at the end of Winter Tournament Week on Friday September 2 and Saturday September 3. The Championship is open to all schools and if you would like to enter or require more information email contact@masse.co.nz.  ...

2020 NZSS Cue Sports National Championship

This year has been challenging for everyone in so many ways with Covid-19 impacting on nearly every aspect of our daily lives. The nationwide lockdown earlier in the year saw a later start to secondary school cue sports competition and had organisers planning for a reduced national championship compared to previous years. With Auckland now under Level 3 restrictions until at least August 26, and the rest of New Zealand in Level 2, a decision has been made to cancel the 2020 NZSS Cue Sports Natio...

Girl Power!

Initial numbers show an increased uptake in participation in the NZSS Cue Sports program by females. Player registrations in the Waikato region show an almost even split between genders, something that stands out to those involved. Professional player and coach, Marco Teutscher has been encouraged by the number of females he sees playing in teams that he is coaching in the Waikato. “I have played around the world for the last 16 years and to see as many girls playing as boys is really good for...

US Open Champion Joins Coaching Staff

2019 US Open 10 Ball Champion Marco Teutscher is now coaching several school teams taking part in the 2020 NZSS Cue Sports program. With the Covid-19 pandemic seeing all international professional cue sports events being cancelled for the foreseeable future, professional cue sports player Teutscher has based himself in Hamilton, working for cue sports organisation Massé, and coaching several school cue sports teams in the Waikato. Massé General Manager, Bernie Endres commented that “having a...

NZSS Cue Sports is Back!

With the country slowly returning to normal with the Covid-19 restrictions easing down to Level 1, we're excited to see players returning to the tables and school coaching starting, albeit a little later than originally planned.At this stage the NZSS Cue Sports National Championship will be going ahead as planned on September 4 and 5 in Hamilton. If you have any queries about the competition this year or would like to get your school involved, please email us at contact@nzsscs.co.nz ...

Free Cues for Kids Returns!

Massé is pleased to announce that it's Free Cues for Kids campaign will return for the 2020 New Zealand Secondary Schools 8 Ball program. In 2019, Massé, in partnership with Guinness World Record Holder for Speed Pool, Dave 'The Ginger Wizard' Pearson, gave a cue and case to each player at the NZSS National 8 Ball Championships who did not already own their own cue.  The high quality cue from Dave Pearson's own 'GW Cues' brand ensures that these high school students have their own cu...

New Zealand Secondary Schools Cue Sports Appointment

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Gary Gillard as the New Zealand Secondary Schools Cue Sports Development Coordinator. Gary has played an instrumental role in cue sports being a sporting option for New Zealand secondary school students, which he started by first getting the sport accredited to be played in schools. After setting up the cue sports program and relevant structures, Gary then singlehandedly ran the national competition for several years at his own cost. Two years ago, a...