City Council Heads Cup Billiard Tournament is Held
Reported by Oki Akbar | Translated by Maria Inggita
Hundreds of national and overseas billiard player are participating City Council Heads Cup billiard tournament in Gambir, Central Jakarta.
We hope our athletes skill, especially in billiard section, can be improved through this training
City Council Chairman, Prasetio Edi Marsudi said, this tournament is held to train Jakarta billiard players.
"We hope our athletes skill, especially in billiard section, can be improved through this training," he said at the location, Wednesday (9/27).
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"This is a big chance to improve their skills. Moreover in international scale," he said.
At the same place, City Council Heads Cup Committee Head, Erick Syahputra explained, 128 participants join this competition. 40 percent of them are from overseas, such as from Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Kuwait.
"To appreciate this training, we have prepared the prize as much as USD 28,000," he informed.
He explained, billiard tournament is held in one week, from September 24 to 1 October, 2017. This tournament is monitored by Indonesian Billiard Sport Unity (POBSI) for Jakarta.
"Tournament technical is monitored directly," he closed.