The World Bowling Tour is thrilled to announce it has added the host city ofTokyo to its list of Major events for 2015.
Utilising a World Class existing bowling venue and an adaptedbuilt-in lane construction to one of Tokyo’s convention centres, the event is set to impress with agenerous prize pool and a tournament schedule showcasing men and women athletes from around theworld. Set to take place July 9 – 12, the international event amplifies the already sensational list of tourlocations for 2015.
Adapting to current structures, the competition will utilise two existing locations housed in closeproximity to the Tokyo Bay Area. The State of the art Minamisuma Bowling Arena in the ShinagawaPrince Hotel and the Makuhari Messe that will have a temporary lane construction built-in to theextraordinary convention centre to house the main portion of the tournament. The champion’s prize isset at JPY10,000,000 (Approx. US$83,000) and both men and women are eligible for this top prize. Thissum revamps the current World Bowling Tour prize pool and reflects the existing popularity of the sportin the Japan.
The event is thoroughly backed by World Bowling and is gathering tentative support from all majorgovernment sporting entities in Japan. World bowling President Kevin Dornberger is delighted with theaddition "We are very happy to add Tokyo to our list of events in 2015. Japan has a strong andcompetitive bowling community and they have the skills to deliver a World Class event."
The schedule is set with a preliminary competition and main tournament round with a singlescomponent and mixed doubles component. The mixed doubles has a unique format where one malebowler and one female bowler will compete together from the regions of Eurasia, Africa, the Americasand Japan in Exhibition Matches. The competition is open to 220 bowlers and has invitational spots for40 international athletes.
For further information, please contact:World Bowling Megan Tidbury, PR & Marketing DirectorTelephone: +41 78 830 3651; Email: megan@worldbowling.org
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