IPT・国際プールツアーWORLDWIDE TV DEALS

INTERNATIONAL POOL TOUR TO ANNOUNCE WORLDWIDE TV DEALS

Major Press Conference Set for Wednesday May 31st in London

London, UK (May 27, 2006): International Pool Tour executives, including founder Kevin Trudeau, will be joined by snooker legend and IPT player Ronnie O’Sullivan and other top Tour players at a major press conference to be held Wednesday May 31st in London.

The event, at the Hard Rock Café in central London, is already being called the biggest press conference in the history of pool, with dozens of representatives of major UK and European newspapers, magazines and tv networks expected to attend.

Trudeau, along with IPT Executive Director Jon Denny and IPT Tour Director Deno Andrews, is expected to make several major announcements about the global television deals that have been signed by the Tour, including unprecedented live coverage of all 2006 events. The entire 2006 schedule, including prize funds and tournament formats, is listed at www.internationalpooltour.com. Other exciting news about the International Pool Tour will be announced.

In addition to O’Sullivan, other top International Pool Tour players scheduled to attend the media event include Raj Hundal of the UK, Neils Feijin and Nick Van Den Berg of the Netherlands, France’s Vincent Facquet and Gerda Hofstatter, originally from Austria, amongst others.

The UK press conference has been organized by Pitch P.R., the IPT’s London-based media relations and sports marketing firm. Pitch P.R is backed by Freud Communications, one of Europe’s leading PR agencies.

Other Important IPT 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.

Best regards,

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