Eurosport Kicks Off IPT ProgrammingLeading Pan-European Sports Network To Broadcast History-Making Sigel Vs. Jones  MatchLondon UK: 6th July, 2006: Eurosport, the leading tv sports network in France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, amongst other European territories, has announced that it will broadcast the “IPT World 8-Ball Championship” match this Saturday July 8th in prime-time. The historic match, which pitted pool legend Mike “The Mouth” Sigel against female Hall of Famer LoreeJon Jones, was held at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas and was hailed as the most star-studded event in pool history. Sigel vs. Jones will kick off a comprehensive schedule of International Pool Tour programming on Eurosport, which will broadcast all 2006 IPT events live, in prime-time, throughout Europe.
The “IPT World 8-Ball Championship” was the International Pool Tour’s inaugural event and featured a winner’s purse of $150,000. The match will be broadcast in Europe in its entirety this Saturday starting at 7:45pm CET. It will be seen in over 110 million households.“We’re proud that we’re launching our 2006 season on Eurosport with the IPT event that started it all,” said IPT Executive Director Jon Denny. “Sports fans all across Europe will now have a chance to see 8-Ball, and pool, like they’ve never experienced it before. This will be the start of a cue sport revolution in Europe.” Deno AndrewsTour Director,International Pool Tourwww.internationalpooltour.com
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