Some big breaking news in the eight-ball scene as Port pool hall opens today
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In some of the biggest sports entertainment news to hit FNQ this year - FNCue is opening up in Port Douglas at midday today.
The brainchild of local eight-ball fanatics Dean and Louise Gleeson, the new 10-table licenced pool hall is now open from midday to 8pm seven days a week upstairs near the post office on the corner of Macrossan and Owen Streets.
A connoisseur of the popular pub game, Dean’s close to 40-year dream of opening his own pool hall has finally come to fruition after about 18 months of hard work and organisation behind the scenes.
“We are very excited,” Dean says.
“I think the hype about this that we’ve come across now, everybody says to us, ‘wow, Port Douglas really needs this’, so I hope to think that this brings through the next generation of good pool players, it gives all the tourists a place to come who love to have a game of pool, and I think it'll be a nice, good, safe environment.”
And the couple has spared no expense in their desire to give customers the best eight-ball experience they possibly can.
“These are Rasson Apollo tables, they’re ultimate pool tables, they are the premium table, they’re probably the best you can buy, I think, for competition-type tables,” Dean says.
“They’re great to play on, especially coupled with the Pro Cup balls, it’s just, yeah, it’s the next level.”
The venue also has the solid backing of the sport’s peak state body, the Queensland Eight Ball Federation.
“We do have some big tournaments planned, watch this space.
“Queensland Eight Ball have been very kind to say to us that they are going to allow us to run a couple of major competitions here, so really looking forward to that.”
And in more good news for players, the tables are free to play on, the drink prices are reasonable, and the venue is combining with local producers to host private parties in the VIP section.