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TULA HIDALGO - The two Mexican brothers Campos, Daniel and Alan, who together lead the company Billar Total Mexico, have invited 32 players to the artistic tournament for the Kamui Cup, that will be held in Tula Hidalgo, near Mexico City, from 1 until 4 October.
In addition to many Mexican players, including the famous Roberto Rojas and the brothers Campos themselves, a number of foreign artistic billiard players come to the start. The most known are Erik Vijverberg, Bernd Singer and Manfred Hekerle. The inscription is still open for foreign players.
The tournament will be played to 70 figures, the total prize money is 5000 American dollars.
Alan and Daniel Campos are the owners of a billiard company, founded in 2008. They brought already many top players to Mexico like Frédéric Caudron, Torbjörn Blomdahl, Dick Jaspers, Eddy Merckx, Filippos Kasidokostas and Glenn Hofman.
The two brothers want to put Mexican billiard sport in the spotlights and give a new impulse. Alan: ,,All players suffer under the suspension imposed by the world federation. The Mexican players are not allowed to play in official, foreign tournaments. There are conflicts inside the federation: a lot of players want new people in the board, to find a solution to this problem.''
The company of the two brothers is located in Mexico City. Alan: ,,We are a small company, with honest, hardworking people. And we also have a school for three cushion and artistic billiards. My father teaches young children, because we want to promote our wonderful sport.''
The billiards which are sold in Billar Total Mexico are Chevillote, Verhoeven, Gabriels and Cosmos. The cues are Hanbat Adam Molinari, Longoni, Theory, basically all brands.
The players participating in the tournament for the Kamui Cup are:
Germany: Bernd Singer, Christofer Schafer
Netherlands: Erik Vijverberg
Austria: Manfred Hekerle
Colombia: Fernando Baquero, Jaime Carrasco.
Mexico: Victor Campos, Mena, Roberto Rojas, Facundo Prieto, Jorge Escobar, Alan Campos, Raul Ramirez, Daniel Campos, Jose Avila Steve, Prieto Antonio, Pineda Gerardo, Olea Fernando, Gamez, Adan Zenteno, David Olguin, Javier Rivas, Carlos Flores, Armando Serrano, Eli Martinez, Jean Luna, Manuel Luna, Eduardo Leon, Salvador Carranza, Andres Molina, Christian Rosas.
