WPBA to sanction Women’s Open 9-Ball in Galveston
Taylor Road Productions announce that the Women’s Professional Billiard Association (WPBA) will sanction the Women’s Open 9-Ball at the Galveston World Classic. The tournament will be one of eleven events staged at the Galveston World Classic, which will be held September 11-20, 2009. The Women’s Open 9-Ball tournament will start on September 11th 2009.
The Women’s Open 9-Ball was rescheduled to permit the top WPBA players to attend and compete for the $10,000 first place prize. This latest move to sanction the event is one more effort by Taylor Road Productions to guarantee a fantastic inaugural Galveston World Classic.
Taylor Road Productions is pleased to announce that the Women’s Open 9-Ball at the Galveston World Classic has been sanctioned by the Women’s Professional Billiard Association (WPBA) today.
Anne Craig, WPBA Office and Event Administrator, said of the Galveston World Classic, “I know many of our players, both Pros and Amateurs alike, have expressed keen interest in participating in Galveston World Classic. We look forward to seeing live web coverage featuring the best in the world, including those top WPBA Exempt Professionals who compete in the Women’s 9 Ball Division. Many thanks go out to Robert Rone and Louis Vickio of Taylor Road Productions for the hard work and dedication to promote such a major event.”
The Galveston World Classic event will be STREAMED LIVE and FREE at the event web site, and will be aired throughout Asia with 11 hours of programming on ESPN Star.
Bobby Rone of Taylor Road Productions said, “I think that sanctioning the event with the WPBA is important because it shows our dedication to supporting the women players by providing them a tournament with a larger prize fund in which all can play. We feel that the players will appreciate the payday and the fans will ultimately appreciate Taylor Road Productions making sure that the women pros have a chance to be in attendance.”