March 2012: report from the President of the WPA (see attached)

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At the OPBA meeting on the 23rd Feb 2012 the future of the Trans Tasman 9 Ball & the Trans Tasman Teams was discussed.

The discussion was centred on the Trans Tasman 9 Ball, which for some time has seen numbers declining mainly due to cost of Travel, accommodation, loss of work time cost of entry etc. Also, the event no longer has a World Event attached to it as it did in the past, which attracted players to enter & were prepared to travel from one country to another.

It was agreed that the Trans Tasman 9 Ball be suspended indefinitely & that the Trans Tasman Teams run with the Oceania 8 Ball & 9 Ball in 2013.

New Zealand were agreeable to this decision particularly as they also have limited numbers playing & their players also find it financially weakening.

Both Countries are finding it difficult to get sponsorship for Oceania events & the OPBA committee are confident that running the Teams with the Oceania will give more credence to the Oceania event itself.

The Oceania for 2012 will be held in Sth Aust on the 16th – 19th August.
Australia & New Zealand are now working together for a bigger & better Oceania & Teams for 2013.

Signed:

Margarite Lopez

President.