The International Pool Tour has announced that Danny Green’s Billiards, in Toronto, Canada, will host an IPT North American Open 8-Ball Championship Qualifier on June 3-5.

This qualifying tournament will be a double-elimination, race-to-10 competition. The first and second place competitors will secure spots in the 2006 IPT North American 8-Ball Open Championship, which will be held July 22-30 at the Venetian in Las Vegas, Nev. Players who advance to the Venetian will compete for their share of an unprecedented $2,000,000 prize fund and a historic first place prize of $350,000. Full entry into IPT qualification tournaments is $1,000, with a second option to enter for a $500 fee.

The full schedule of all 25 IPT qualification tournaments for the IPT North American Open 8-Ball Championships is available online at www.internationalpooltour.com. Any person, of any age, man or woman, from any country, can play in these truly “open” tournaments.