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Sluiskil builds wonderful arena for World championship

10/07/2010

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© © Meerten Dallinga and Jan Klaassen in the pavilion were the World championship will be played. photo Frits Bakker

SLUISKIL - The contours of the arena and the entrance were allready visable after two days work. The Sluiskil organizers prepare themselves for the World championship on 20-24 October and together with the famous company Neptunus now they start tot build the pavilion were the tournament will be played.

The arena, in the middle of the pavilion, is ready for the finishing touch. Today and tomorrow the tribunes and the Vip rooms will be placed. The floor under the billiards is build up by Stelcom plates, the tables will be placed next week on the 14th of October, six days before the start at wednesday 20 October.

Meerten Dallinga, the president of the organization and Jan Klaassen yesterday evening admired the rising of the temporary billiardtemple, just behind the Meulengat were the tournaments for the World cup were held. ,,It's amazing how quickly they create suce an enormous building'', Dallinga said. ,,I knew how gorgeous it would be, but still I'm surprised what I see now. We're going to write history in three cushion with this accommodation.''

The pavilion where the World championship will be played has a size of 35x35 meters, the space for the billiards is 6x24 meters, which means there is three meters space between the tables. The balcony, with a view on the tables, is build up in Vip rooms for 200 sponsors and other guests.

The World championship daily can be visited by 600 spectators. Most of the tickets are sold, there are only one hundred left. The tickets can be ordered on the website of the event: www.wkdriebanden.nl

 

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