$479 mln to be invested in intl billiards center   

中式台球重金着眼全球扩张 30亿打造国际台球城

江西玉山县是本届中式台球世锦赛举办地，同时也是赛事承办方星牌集团制造球台的石材原料产地。值此契机，双方签署合作协议，总体投资约30亿元人民币，建设占地约630亩的“国际文化台球城”，其中主要包括“星牌台球产业园”、“国际台球文化广场”、“国际台球体育馆”、“世界台球名人殿堂”、“世界台球博物馆”、“世界台球总部基地”、“国际台球装备展示中心”、“国际台球培训学院”、“商业综合体”、“中国台球电子商务中心”、“体育休闲文化社区”等硬件设施，以及乙方品牌、赛事资源、球星经纪等软件投入。[查看全文]

(ECNS) - A total of three billion yuan ($479.2 million) will be invested to build an international billiards center in Yushan county, East China's Jiangxi province, the Beijing Youth Daily reported on Tuesday.

The sports brand Beijing Xingpai Group signed a contract with the local government to construct a 630-mu (420,000 square meter) cultural center for billiards during the first Chinese Billiards World Championship.

The championship began on January 24 and ended Monday, with Chinese player Bai Ge winning the women's championship and Darren Appleton, from Britain, winning the men's.

Chinese billiards is an eight-ball game that combines the precision of snooker and the flexibility of nine-ball billiards.

Snooker masters Mark Selby, John Higgins, Neil Robertson and Shaun Murphy, as well as 9-ball stars Allison Fisher, Kim Ga-young and Fu Xiaofang all took part in the tournament.

The event has gained support from the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA), the International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) and the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA).