I thought the 2008 event was WPA sanctioned, on the WPA website it is sanctioned as a world championship.The issue with the CW events was that they were presented and staged as if they were true World Championships even in years where they failed (or did not attempt) to gain sanctioning. For example, when Appleton won, they played a record with "God Save the Queen" as he received his medal, despite the fact that the event was not a sanctioned world championship that year. I don't believe that any other event producer has even attempted to misrepresent their event in a similar manner.
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Is the World Team Championship & World 10-Ball Women's Championship this year sanctioned by the WPA?