International World Games Association : Bottrop

Bottrop

Saalbau

Bottrop Saalbau

Saalbau Bottrop

The 'Saalbau' is a multi-functional hall where the three disciplines of billiards are contested during The World Games 2005: Carambole, Pool and Snooker. All of them are part of the official program. The Saalbau's capacity is 400.

It's appropriate that the billiards events are staged in Bottrop. The city is Germany’s capital when it comes to cue sports. World and European championships were held in the Saalbau in the past, and Bottrop is permanent home to the National Billiards Training Center.

The Seventh World Games 2005

Duisburg, July 14, 2005, 19:00 CET.
A capacity crowd of 32,000 people will have taken their seats at the new MSV-Arena. The first of the 2005 Duisburg ceremonies is about to begin. In attendance: the President of the International Olympic Committee and other diginitaries.
Ten days packed with high-level competition in 34 official and 6 invitational sports will follow. 3,500 top athletes from 100 nations will contest medals in 177 events.
500,000 spectators are expected at 27 fabulous sports venues in Duisburg, Mülheim on the Ruhr, Oberhausen and Bottrop between July 14 and 24.

The World Meets On The Plaza

The World Games 2005 Duisburg aspire to go way beyond being merely an elite sporting event. With attractive cultural programs surrounding the games, they turn into a multi-facted get-together on the global scale. In addition to the opening and closing ceremonies, on July 14 and 24, a series of cultural highlights invite the general public to take part and experience the 'fasciNATIONS worldgames' first hand. The World Games Plaza, a city temporarily erected within the city of Duisburg, sets the scene for encounters between participants and spectators ... from around the globe.