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Mezz sponsors the Japan Open!

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Date: Sunday, April 29 2012 @ 10:59:33 UTC
Topic: 10 Ball



25th Japan Open 2012
New Pia Hall
1-11-1 Kaigann
Minato-ku
Tokyo
+81-3-3578-0041
www.miki-mezz.com/world
www.ticket.pia.jp/pia/event.do?eventCd=1219207
www.jpba.ne.jp
kenda@jpba.ne.jp - Secretariat JPBA

2-3 June 2012


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Mezz sponsors the Japan Open!

Registration details have been released by the JBPA for this year's Japan Open, the 25th edition of this much anticipated annual event.

This open 10 ball tournament carries a very healthy prize fund, and is one of the major highlights of the pool calendar each year, with a whopping $15,000 going to the men's winner, and $5,000 going to the women's champion.



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2 JUNE 2012

Men : first round from 512 to 128 players, 9:30 start
Men : second round from 128 to 16 players
Venue : Men’s first round matches will be played on 7 pool hall in Tokyo.

Women : first and second round from 128 to 16 players, 10:00 start
Venue : “DAIKEIEN”
358, Ohmachi, Ichikawa-city, Chiba, Tokyo,
+81-47-338-5550

3 JUNE 2012

Men : final round, 9:30 star
Women : final round, 11:30 star
Venue : “New Pia Hall”
1-11-1, Kaigann, Minato-ku, Tokyo
+81-3-3578-0041

FORMAT

Men
WPA 10-ball, Winner’s break, Self-rack
First round is double elimination 512 to 128, race to 7
Second round is single elimination 128 to 16, race to 8
Final round is single elimination 16 to Final, race to 8
Women
WPA 9-ball, Winner’s break, Self-rack
First round is double elimination 128 to 32, race to 7
Second round is single elimination 32 to 8, race to 8
Final round is single elimination 8 to Final, race to 8

PRIZE MONEY

Men
1st: 1,200,000 JPY (15,000$)
2nd: 600,000 JPY (7,500$)
3rd: 300,000 JPY x2 (3,750$)
5th: 150,000 JPY x4 (1,870 $)
9th: 75,000 JPY x8 (930 $)
17th: 50,000 JPY x16 (620 $)

Women
1st: 400,000 JPY (5,000 $)
2nd: 200,000 JPY (2,500 $)
3rd: 100,000 JPY x2 (1,250 $)
5th: 50,000 JPY x4 (620 $)

The 20% tax is imposed on the prize money for Foreign players.

Dress code :
Men : need tie, long sleeve shirts, leather shoes
Women : no jeans, no short-pants, no short-skirts, no sandals

Entry fee :
Men : 30,000 JPY = US$370 approx.
Women : 20,000 JPY = US$250 approx.
Entry dead line : May 21
Please send the entry form for this event to JPBA via each APBU federation, not from individual players.

Japan Professional Pocket-Billiard Association
Takashi Namie JPBA president
;
Secretariat JPBA kenda@jpba.ne.jp











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