IPT・国際プールツアー IPT Press Release 2006/5/24

INTERNATIONAL POOL TOUR PRESS RELEASE

For immediate release

(Chicago, IL) The International Pool Tour announces that Danny Green's Billiards, in Toronto, Canada, will host an IPT North American Open 8-Ball Championship Qualifier on June 3rd-5th, 2006. This qualifying tournament will be a Double-Elimination competition with races to ten of eight ball. The first and second place competitors will secure spots in the 2006 IPT North American 8-Ball Open Championship at the Venetian Las Vegas, held on July 22-30, 2006. Players who advance to the Venetian Las Vegas will compete for their share of an unprecedented $2,000,000 prize fund and an historic first place prize of $350,000. Full entry into IPT Qualification Tournaments is $1,000, with a second option to enter for a $500 fee. Visit www.internationalpooltour.com for more information.

The full schedule of all 25 IPT qualification tournaments for the IPT North American Open 8-Ball Championships is available on line at www.internationalpooltour.com. The International Pool Tour is the only true "open" tour in the history of the sport. Any person, of any age, man or woman, from any country, can play in our "open" tournaments. The IPT North American 8-Ball Open Championship has over $2 million in prize money, regardless of the number of players. To learn about how to enter this historic tournament, click here.

Other Important News:
IPT to Premiere on OLN - If you haven't yet read the press release, we are happy to announce that The International Pool Tour, the richest professional pool tour in the world, has secured a major television package to air IPT's action-packed "King of the Hill 8-Ball Shootout" series on OLN. The network will carry the six IPT shows in prime time, with the first show set to premiere at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 4. The International Pool Tour's "King of the Hill 8-Ball Shootout" features the world's greatest players competing for more than $1 million in prize money, by far the biggest purse ever offered in pool. The series will be shown on OLN over six consecutive Sundays, culminating in a two-hour finale on Sunday, July 9. Click here for IPT TV schedule, and click here to read the press release.

Deno J. Andrews
Tour Director,
International Pool Tour
www.internationalpooltour.com