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IAG MAR 2020年3月 亞博匯 17 WORLD POKER TOUR CANCELS ALL ASIAN EVENTS UNTIL MAY 世界撲克巡迴賽推遲所有亞洲賽事至5月 THE World Poker Tour (WPT) has cancelled or postponed all of its Asia-Pacific events until May as a result of the widespread disruption to regional travel caused by the Coronavirus. The decision means that WPT Vietnam, originally scheduled for 13 to 22 March, has been cancelled while WPT Taiwan has been rescheduled from late March to mid-May. Announcing the changes via a statement on his Facebook page, WPT Live Events Specialist Danny McDonagh said, “This past week we have considered seriously our upcoming events in Asia, notably WPT Vietnam from March 13 to 22 and WPT Taiwan from March 27 to April 6, given the current uncertainty surrounding hosting events in this region. “We have come to the conclusion that it is best for WPT to take a break from events in Asia these next three months until a clearer picture about the spread of the Corona Virus, and the ability to safely hold the events, can be determined. “Accordingly we will be cancelling our 2nd Season XVIII WPT Vietnam event and postponing the inaugural WPT Taiwan event to May 14 to 24, which will become our final event of Season XVIII counting towards Asia Pacific Player of the Year. “We once again ask for your understanding of this decision, as we feel it is better to give players some surety as to our plans now.” 受 新冠病毒疫情影響區域旅行，世界撲克巡迴賽 （WPT）宣佈取消或推遲未來三個月在亞太地區 的所有賽事。 該決定意味著，3月13日至22日舉行WPT越南 賽已被取消，而WPT越南賽台灣賽事則從3月下旬 推遲至5月中舉行。 WPT賽事專員Danny McDonagh在其Face- book專頁上宣佈這一決定，稱「考慮到該地區目前 舉辦活動的不確定性，過去一週以來我們認真考慮 了即將在亞洲舉行的活動，尤其是3月13日至22日 在越南舉行的WPT越南賽事和即將於3月27日至4 月6日台灣舉行的WPT賽事。」 「我們的結論是，WPT最好在未來三個月內 暫時停止亞洲賽事，直至有關新型冠狀病毒蔓延的 情況更為清晰及可以確保有安全舉行活動的能力 之後。」 「故此，我們將取消第二季度第18個賽季 WPT越南賽事，並將首屆WPT台灣賽事推遲到5月 14日至24日舉行，後者將成為我們第18個賽季的 最後一場賽事，並將評出年度亞太地區最佳選手。」 「我們懇請您理解這一決定，因為我們必須給 予選手必要的保證。」