Valley National 8-Ball League Association
VNEA logo | |
| Abbreviation | VNEA |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1979 |
| Type | Non-profit amateur sport league |
| Purpose | "To promote the game of pool on coin-operated equipment |
| Headquarters | Bay City, Michigan |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 43°36′04″N 83°54′02″W / 43.601079°N 83.900665°W |
Region served | International |
| Membership | Individual players (league members), Valley-Dynamo distributors (league franchise holders), equipment suppliers and manufacturers (league sponsors) |
Official language | English |
President | Marshall Kohtz |
Main organ | Board of Directors |
| Affiliations | Valley-Dynamo Inc. |
| Website | VNEA.com |
The Valley National 8-Ball League Association (VNEA) is one of the world's largest amateur pool leagues. As of 2020, there are nearly 100,000 individual members in some 1,400 weekly local leagues playing in over 10,000 pool halls, bars and other venues in around 400 different cities, towns and suburbs in 36 U.S. states, and abroad.
The organization was founded in the United States in 1979 by equipment manufacturer Valley-Dynamo as the Valley 8-Ball League Association. It was later known as the Valley National 8-Ball Association, a name the league still uses sometimes Despite its name, it is no longer just national, having leagues in eleven countries, nor limited to the game of eight-ball, as nine-ball is also sponsored. The annual, week-long VNEA International Pool Championships are held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The organization is headquartered in Bay City, Michigan. As of 2020 the president of the VNEA is Marshall Kohtz.