10, Changan Road, Dadong District Shenyang 110042 P.R.China

                              Website: http://www.sunrisehotel.cn/

                              Venue

                             Sport Center of Shenyang Jianzhu University (20 Minutes by Shuttle Bus from Hotel)  9, Hunnan East Road, Hunnan New District Shenyang 110168 P.R.China

3) RULES:   WPA 9-ball Rules

4) FORMAT:       Stage 1) Race to 7, Single Elimination (1Round per day)

                                 Stage 2) Race to 7, Double Elimination to last 32 players

                                                      Final) 32 players, race to 9, Single Elimination

5) PRIZE MONEY:

           The winner: USD30, 000   Runner-up: USD15, 000   3^rd: USD10, 000 

         4^th:7, 000   5^th-8^th: USD5, 000   9^th-16^th: USD3, 000   17^th-32^nd: USD2, 000

    * We will withhold approximate 20% of the prize money for tax purposes. (It depends on the amount of prize money of each player, but not beyond 25%)

6) ENTRY FEES

                               Stage 1: USD 50 for each round.

                 * Each player will be requested to submit the entry fee USD 150 for the 3 rounds match of stage 1.  Qualifier from 1^st and 2^nd will be reimbursed the balance. .

7) APPLICATION:

                 Please e-mail to the following e-mail address with the following information before 15^th Oct. to the Organize Committee of The 9-ball World Championship of women 2009, Shenyang.

Contact Person: Mr. Wu Di /Ms.Wang Haiping

woody@lntv.com.cn/emily.water@163.com

                          1) Player’s name

                          2) Player’s photo and profile (by e-mail)  

                          3) Hotel reservation request if needed

         * Please note that an entry must be submitted from a national federation/association. Entry from an individual won’t be accepted.

Note: The 9-ball World Championship of women is an official tournament recognized by WPA (World Pool-billiard Association) and is designated for the WPA world ranking.

 If you need further information, please feel free to contact me by e-mail or fax. 

                                                         Wang Tao/Yuan Hua (Alex)

Vice Secretary General/Secretary

Chinese Billiards & Snooker Association

5, Tiyuguang Road, Chongwen District, Beijing China 100763

Tel. +86-10-8718-3542   Fax +86-10-8718-3908

alex427919@hotmail.com