Kaisa World Championship 2010 April 15-18 in Kotka, Finland

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I'm not the representative of the organiser or connected to this; just thought that some of you might find it interesting.

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The Finnish Billiards Federation is organising the Kaisa World Championships in the city of Kotka, Finland on April 15-18, 2010. The prize fund is $10,000, of which 1st place takes $4,000, 2nd place $2,000, 3rd place $1,500 and 4rd place $1,000.

Kaisa or karoliina is a Finnish "national" billiard game, that is a close cousin to Russian pyramid, as it is played with similar equipment (i.e. large balls and tight pockets). However, it is played with two white cueballs, one for each player, two red balls and a yellow ball, or kaisa. A player must pocket a nominated ball, scoring points. Extra points are given from hitting other balls in addition to the target ball. All balls are spotted and the game is played to 60 points. Kaisa is often regarded as the most difficult game of pocket billiards in the world.

(source: Wikipedia)

The rules for the game and the full translated invitation with instructions can be found from the Finnish Billiards Federation's online forum.