This event is sanctioned by APBU, and is not the event for WPA and APBU ranking.
Arrival day
2014 January 24
Day – 1
2014 January 25 / Registation:9:30 a.m. / Match start:10 a.m.
Day – 2
2014 January 26 / Registation:9:30 a.m. / Match start:10 a.m.
Departure day
2014 January 27
Day – 2 venue
“TAMADE Billiard ACE”
1-7-5, Shioji, Nishinari-ku, Osaka-city / TEL +81-6-6652-9674
Day – 1 venue for men
TBA
Day – 1 venue for women
“MAG SUMINOE”
1-1-82, Izumi, Suminoe-ku, Osaka-city / TEL +81-6-6685-8860
Men format
WPA 10-ball, Self-rack, Winner’s break
Race to 7 in double elimination round,
Race to 9 in final round (Last 64 to Final)
Last 32 matches will be started in Day – 2
Women format
WPA 9-ball, Self-rack, Winner’s break, 3-point rule in the break
Race to 6 in double elimination round,
Race to 7 in final round (Last 32 to Final)
Last 8 matches will be started in Day – 2
Entry fee
Men……Pro Player 20,000 JPY / Amature Player 12,000 JPY / Under 18 Player 5,000 JPY
Women……Pro Player 14,000 JPY / Amature Player 7,000 JPY / Under 18 Player 4,000 JPY
Prize money
Men……Winner 500,000 JPY / Runner-up 250,000 JPY / 3rd place 125,000 JPY / 5th place 63,000 JPY / 9th place 32,000 JPY / 17th place 16,000 JPY
Women……Winner 250,000 JPY / Runner-up 125,000 JPY / 3rd place 63,000 JPY / 5th place 32,000 JPY
* The 20% tax is imposed on the prize money for Foreign players.
Entry dead line
2014 January 19
Contact E-mail
office@jpba.ne.jp
* Please send the entry for this event to JPBA via each APBU or continental federations,
not from individual players
Dress code
Men……Colored shirt (Polo-shirt is OK), No jeans, no short-pants, no sandals.
Women……No jeans, no short-pants, no short-skirts, no sandals.
Nearest International Airport
KANSAI International Airport (KIX)
http://www.kansai-airport.or.jp/en/index.asp