Dear WPA Board Members,
For your information, after the WPA meeting, APBU has the following new policy in place effective October 12th, 2005.
Best regards,
Spencer Shiau
APBU General Secretary
APBU - Asian Pocket Billiard Union
Impose/put a ban on a player for a specific period of time:
1. The followings apply to all players in Asia.
2. Player who participates in the tournament/event that is not sanctioned by both APBU and WPA, the player will be banned by the APBU for one year.
3. In the above situation, the ban will be effective from the first day of that tournament and will be for 365 days.
4. During the ban period, the player can not play in the APBU or WPA sanctioned tournament/event.
5. During the ban period, any nomination for this banned player by the national association is not valid. If the banned player is nominated, this nation will be treated as forefeit this quota spot.
6. The banned player's name and country will be made public in the annoucements, including APBU internet info site and notices.
7. Ban by APBU will be also notified to WPA World Pool-billiard Association. WPA and its other continental federations will support and follow through the same ban notice sent from APBU.
For your information, after the WPA meeting, APBU has the following new policy in place effective October 12th, 2005.
Best regards,
Spencer Shiau
APBU General Secretary
APBU - Asian Pocket Billiard Union
Impose/put a ban on a player for a specific period of time:
1. The followings apply to all players in Asia.
2. Player who participates in the tournament/event that is not sanctioned by both APBU and WPA, the player will be banned by the APBU for one year.
3. In the above situation, the ban will be effective from the first day of that tournament and will be for 365 days.
4. During the ban period, the player can not play in the APBU or WPA sanctioned tournament/event.
5. During the ban period, any nomination for this banned player by the national association is not valid. If the banned player is nominated, this nation will be treated as forefeit this quota spot.
6. The banned player's name and country will be made public in the annoucements, including APBU internet info site and notices.
7. Ban by APBU will be also notified to WPA World Pool-billiard Association. WPA and its other continental federations will support and follow through the same ban notice sent from APBU.