The GB 9 Ball Tour moves into it's third year this coming weekend and for the first time the events will be shown live online at Cuesport TV.
The tour that is now backed by SAM Leisure, and will be held exclusively in Barceló Hotels, features the 5 players that won the recent WPA World Team Championships in Germany (Darren Appleton, Karl Boyes, Mark Gray, Imran Majid and Daryl Peach).
Peter Williams, Managing Director of Cuesport TV said, “This is probably the most exciting national pool tour in Europe and the standard of the players is phenomenal. We have been involved with the tour since day one and live coverage was something we always wanted to provide. With the move into Barceló Hotels this is something that can now be done and will be massive boost both for the tour and Cuesport TV.”
Jonathan Mathers, Chairperson of the GB 9 Ball Tour added; “We're delighted that Cuesport TV are able to broadcast live from one of our events for the first time. We hope that fans around the world can sample some of the great pool being played by the world class players that are a part of GB9.”
The live coverage is available on Saturday 13th March and starts at around 12pm local time. The coverage will include the latter stages of the Pro Cup and also some of the early matches from the main event, which features all 144 players on the GB 9 Ball Tour.
It is hoped that at subsequent tour events the live streaming will be extended to include both days.
The live stream at this first event will be free to view and can be accessed via the Watch Live Now link, found in the On Demand Content section.
Coverage starts at 12pm local time (7am US Eastern Time)
Coverage of the Pro Cup final is scheduled to start a 4 p.m. local time (11am US Eastern time)
www.gb9balltour.com
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GB 9-Ball Tour Begins Year Three with Live Coverage
March 9, 2010