Highlights of 2017 world championshipThe 2017 World Pool Championship (WPC) will be marked by the following highlights:1. The women‘s world championship will be held first for four days until a women’s world champion is proclaimed. Pool capital of the worldFollowing the successful staging of the 2006 world championship, the Philippines was unofficially labeled by players and international media alike as“the pool capital of the world”. The two countries have been prominent in world pool eversince the Philippines stropped hosting the world championship in2011. Raya has spearheaded the successful talks with WPA for the return of the world championship to Manila.

Source: Manila Times July 17, 2017 16:41 UTC