『IPT新闻』刘巍因签证被拒，无法参赛。

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『IPT新闻』刘巍因签证被拒，无法参赛。

Wei Grounded by Chinese Government

（来自billiardsdigest.com。pigbrain翻译）

 Jul 21, 2006, 4:59 PM Another contender for the $2-million purse at the International Pool Tour's North American 8-Ball Championship has withdrawn from the running. Liu Wei of China, who won a qualifier to compete in the event in mid-June, officially opted out July 20 after the Chinese government rejected his travel visa. With the event only two days away, IPT officials chose Lee Heuwagen to replace Wei. Heuwagen played in multiple IPT qualification tournaments. He was the second of only two players to place third in two North American Open qualifiers, a performance statistic that landed him in the number two spot on the alternate list after Keith Bennett, who will replace Hall-of-Famer Jim Rempe. IPT officials informed Heuwagen yesterday that he would need to get a plane ticket to Las Vegas. The event will take place July 22-31 at The Venetian. Heuwagen was very excited to hear the news, though he did state that he was disappointed for Wei's unfortunate circumstance.

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（来自billiardsdigest.com。pigbrain翻译）

IPT北美8球锦标赛200万美元丰厚奖金的又一位竞争者出局了。中国的刘巍，在6月中旬通过了预选赛。在距离比赛只有两天的时候，7月20日被迫正式退出比赛，由于之前旅行签证被拒。IPT官方选择Lee Heuwagen来顶替刘巍的位置。 Heuwagen在多个IPT预选赛拼争，在两个北美公开赛中他是仅有的两个第三名中的第二。统计数据使他列在了替补名单中的第二位，紧随Keith Bennett，KB将顶替名人堂里面的Jim Rempe。 IPT官方通知Heuwagen，他需要一张到拉斯维加斯的机票。比赛将在7月22-31日在Venetian举行。H非常高兴能够参加比赛，也对刘巍的不幸局面表示惋惜。