PH will host the world pool championship for men and women in October 2018

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When the double world championship unfurls in October 2018, it will be the single biggest tournament in the WPA calendar, which covers the entire globe.

The 2018 world championship is projected by WPA to bring as many as 300 men and women players from over 35 countries to Manila to compete for top honors. Tourists in the thousands tournament in Manila.

The top regions of the world, notably Europe. North and South America, the Middle East, Oceania, Asia and Asean are all active in the international pool circuit.

WPA officials will come to Manila to direct and supervise the tournament. International referees will also be on hand to call the matches.

The championships will be fully televised nationally and internationally. Every match will also be video- streamed so that fans can watch the games on their computers,and even on their mobile phones.

Signing of sanction agreement

Mr. Ian Anderson will be coming to Manila on January 23 to 25 for the formal signing of the sanction agreement covering the 2018 world pool championship.

During his visit, he will lead a media conference wherein he will formally announce the sports event to the nation and the world.

The world pool championship will use the discipline of 10-ball, the toughest game in pool and the game of choice of top pool players.

Ten- ball international competition was introduced by WPA in Manila in 2008, when the world championship was played at the Philippine International Convention Center ( PICC). The pool governing body wrote a special set of rules for the Germany’s Ralf Souquet helped in fashioning the rules.

Since then, the rules have been toughened even more.

The world championship will be hosted and organized by the - softhe Philippines, the national sports association ( NSA) for billiards in the country. It is the recognized and registered Philippine member of the WPA.

Event management and promotions will be handled by Raya world championship in Manila in 2006, and four other international tournaments.

Campaigning for sponsors

enough sponsorship from the public and private sectors to ensure the successful hosting of the championship by the Philippines. to defray the cost of organizing world pool alone.

- sorsorships will be launched early in the new year.

As the venue for the tournament, the organizers are tapping the Megatrade Hall of the SM Megamall to serve as the temporary home of the

- cause it is centrally located in Metro Manila. It is accessible by various means of transportation, including the Metro Rail Transit (MRT).

Megamall is in close proximity to top hotels that can eminently provide accommodations to the

The mall also houses a wide array of shops and restaurants. There are also other major malls nearMegamall—Shangri-la Plaza and Robinson’s.

Let Biado et al play before their countrymen

A major objective of the world pool organizers is to enable Carlo Biado and other top Filipino pool players play for the championship in front of their countrymen.

It’s been thedream of the great boxing title here at home,buthe has been denied the chance.

Carlo Biado will have the exceptional opportunity to play for another world championship in his homeland, barely a year after his epic triumph in Qatar.

Don’t forget the women players. National women’s cham No. 5 in the world. She could also go all the way.

Not to forget,in 2006, the country and the whole world saw Ronnie Alcano beat Ralf Souquet of Germany to win the world title.