Let's get this right! The event was not in Dubai. It was in Fujeirah which is another Emirate of the UAE. Efren, Francisco, Ralf Souquet, Alex Lely, Fabio Petroni, Earl Strickland, Thorsten Hohmann had committments to this event long before the NY tournament was announced. It was a WPA sanctioned event and WPA President Ian Anderson was in attendance.
The UPA flyer stated that some of these players would be in the New York event and I hope that nobody bought spectator tickets on this basis.
Doug Gordon
Fujeirah Tournament Director