Competition Pool-Billiard

Dates of Event
Tuesday, 3 August - Wednesday, 4 August 2010

Venue
Billiard Cologne-Cue-Club, Barbara Strasse 3-9, 50735 Cologne-Riehl (6 km from Neumarkt) www.cologne-cue-club.de

Transportation
Use tram 13 (direction Hohlweide, Vischeringstr.) or 16 (direction Niehl, Sebanstianstr.) to station "Amsterdammer Strasse/Guertel" (10 mins. from neumarkt)

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Categories and Divisions of Participation

Women
8-ball Competition	9-ball Competition
Competitive Division	Competitive Division
Recreational Division	Recreational Division
Men
8-ball Competition	9-ball Competition
Competitive Division	Competitive Division
Recreational Division	Recreational Division
Mixed
8-ball Competition	9-ball Competition

Participation
Single competitions will be played in a double-ko-system.

The preliminary rounds of the competitive divisions will play best of nine, semi-finals and final best of 11.

The preliminary rounds of the recreational divisions will play best of 7, semi-finals and finals best of 9.

The four best placed women and men in competitive 8-ball and 9-ball single competition will play a mixed tournament.

Pairs will be built by draw for a round robin tournament.

The mixed competition will be played best of 9.

Participants limit
The max. number of participants will 128 individuals

Rules of Play
The billiards (pool) tournaments will be played according to the rules of the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) www.wpa-pool.comand the Deutsche Billard Union e.V. (DBU)
www. billard-union.de.

Equipment
Participants should bring their Queue and chalk by their own, however chalk and Queue will be available for rent sufficiently.

Services
Food service available at the billiards centre.

First-Aid
First-aid stations and paramedics available

Tickets
Entrance is free for all spectators, subject to space available and security regulations.

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