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Newsletter January 2010

02 Jan 2010 | Newsletter

                                        

ROAD TO BALI : Players Joining the Race Towards Glory in Bali Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions from 4 -7 November 2010 At The Westin Resort, Nusa Dua Bali

The second annual Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions is scheduled for November 4 to 7, 2010 at the Bali International Convention Centre. The tournament themed Road to Bali brings a season-long link and race, tying together the 32 International series championships throughout the year. Offering a prize of US$ 600,000 the tournament will feature an exciting new format as the climax of the 2010 season. Instead of the round-robin format used during the 2009 event, players will now have just one opportunity to advance to the semi-finals in an all-or-nothing knockout. Only the top eight players who have captured at least one International Series tournament during the year and who are not participating in singles at the year-end Sony Ericsson Championships - Doha 2010 will qualify for the event. The tournament may have an option to award players wildcards into the tournament. Play will take place with two matches a day. The first two days will see the eight players reduced to four for Saturday’s semi-finals, and Sunday will feature not only the final but a play-off for third and fourth place. Below is a look at some of the International series tournaments early this year.

Starting Dates International Event Location Winner January 3 Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia Kim Clijsters January 4 ASB Classic Auckland, New Zealand Yanina Wickmayer January 10 Moorilla Hobart International Hobart, Australia Alona Bondarenko February 7 PTT Pattaya Open Pattaya City, Thailand   February 14 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships & the Cellular South Cup Memphis, Tennessee USA   February 15 XVIII Copa BBVA Colsanitas Bogota, Columbia   February 22 Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC Acapulco, Mexico   February 22 Malaysia Classic Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   March 1 Monterrey Open Monterrey, Mexico

After two years as title sponsor of the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic, Commonwealth Bank has again sponsored the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, a season-ending event of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Featuring a new format, players will have just one opportunity to advance to the semi-finals in an all-or-nothing knockout. Only the top eight players who have captured at least one International Series tournament during the year and who are not participating in singles at the year-end Sony Ericsson Championships - Doha 2010 will qualify for the event.

Watch out for more updates on the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions 2010!

Quiz: how many players will qualify for Road to Bali?

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