Plans are moving ahead for the staging of this prestigious tournament. There has been heavy demand both from home and abroad for the limited number of places available.
The following have been selected as UK representatives: Philip Bielby, Paola Bungaro, Daina Chiba, Michael Donaghy, Shaun Drury, Ian Fraser, Peter Langford, Martin Lester and Gemma Sakamoto.
Additionally, John Duckworth, as the best performing European player in last year’s World Championship qualifies by right.