Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew and officials at the meeting last Thursday (Sept 23). Photo: Supplied


The announcement was made at a meeting last Thursday (Sept 23) at the Blue Tree Water Park complex in Cherng Talay, chaired by Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew. Blue Tree will serve as the host venue for the torunament which has been confirmed to take place between Dec 1-12 and which will invite over 800 participating athletes from 80 countries worldwide.
Governor Narong was joined by Daniel Steinke, the General Manager of Blue Tree, at the Blue Tree Club House to welcome representatives from relevant Phuket Provincial Government departments including Rewat Areerob, President of the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organization (PPAO, or OrBorJor), and PPAO Deputy President Anuphap Wetwanitsanong.