Dear Regional Referees Organisations,

On Behalf of the IBSF Referees Committee and the Egyptian Federation of Billiards Sport (EFBS), I am delighted to inform you that the 2017 IBSF Teams & 6 Reds Snooker Championships will take place from the 1st to the 10th of August 2017 at the Pyramisa Sahl Hashish resort in Hurghada, Egypt. The invitation letter has already been circulated to National Associations by the IBSF General Secretary.

A total of 20 international referees from outside Egypt and Africa will be selected for this event and the number of referees allocated for each IBSF Region is as follows:

• America: 1 Referee
• Asia: 8 Referees
• Europe: 8 Referees
• Oceania: 3 Referees  
• All referees will be provided free accommodation on twin-sharing basis on soft all-inclusive basis for the duration of the championship. In addition, I am delighted to inform you that the IBSF will offer the amount of $400 USD to each International referee traveling from outside of Egypt to officiate in that event.

The Referees meeting will take place at the Pyramisa Sahl Hashish resort at 18:00 (6 pm) on the 1st of August 2017. Matches will start on the 2nd of August and the Final and closing ceremony will be on the 10th of August 2017.

All referees must be nominated by their Regional Referee’s Organisation on or before the 7th of July 2017. Please send the nominations to my email:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

VERY IMPORTANT: For those who will need a visa, please send your request to the EFBS secretary, Mr. Rageh Hosny : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Should you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me or the IBSF General Secretary, Mr. Mohammed Kammah: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Yours in Sport,

Maxime Cassis
IBSF Referees Committee
www.ibsf.info

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