& BILLIARD EXHIBITION 2010
Hannover Exhibition Center
Hannover Fair Ground
Hall 13
Hannover
Germany
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30 January - 7 February 2010
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World Team Championship in Hannover
Billiard cloth manufacturer Milliken has been chosen as the official cloth supplier for the first World Team Championships in Hanover in the New Year organised by Basevents Europe and Fachausstellungen Heckmann GmbH.
Two hundred pool players representing 50 teams from across the globe will compete on 32 tables for $400,000 in prize money, with the Hanover exhibition centre anticipating 4,000 spectators daily.
Interest in American pool is at an all-time high in Germany, according to Fachausstellungen spokesman Lars Pennigsdorf. “There are 4.5 million people playing regularly in Germany alone and, across Europe, this rises to around 50 million.”
For Milliken, the World Team Championships are regarded as a key event to demonstrate its highly-rated pool brand SuperPro, which is distributed in Germany by Busch Billards & Sports.
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| 1st | $ 100,000 x 1 |
| 2nd | $ 50,000 x 1 |
| 3rd-4th | $ 30,000 x 2 |
| 5th-8th | $ 15,000 x 4 |
| 9th-16th | $ 10,000 x 8 |
| 17th-24th | $ 6,000 x 8 |
SuperPro is a top-grade worsted, nap-free fast cloth that is now being specified around the world for major tournaments, including events staged by the Billiard Congress of America and the Canadian Billiard and Snooker Association.
Stuart Gardiner, Milliken’s European sales manager, said: “We are very pleased to be part of this huge event. For some time now Germany has been a growing market for us and we could not wish for a bigger occasion to showcase our cloth.”
Organised with backing by the World Pool Association, the World Team Championships run from January 30 to February 7. Its partners include worldwide TV, radio and internet broadcasters the TVN Group, Lufthansa, Harley-Davidson and SAM tables.
And some of the biggest names in pool will be competing, including World Pool Masters champion Ralf Souquet, Oliver Ortmann, the first European to win the US Open and Nico Ottermann (pictured).
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