10,000$ Koksijde, Belgium

Flanders Ladies Trophy


Surface: Clay



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Koksijde is a municipality (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipality) located in the Belgian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium) province of West Flanders (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Flanders) on the North Sea (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sea) coast, at the southwest side. It comprises the towns of Koksijde proper, Oostduinkerke (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oostduinkerke), St-Idesbald (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=St-Idesbald&action=edit) and Wulpen (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wulpen&action=edit)
On January 1st, 2006 Koksijde had a total population of 21,269. The total area is 43.96 km² (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_kilometre) which gives a population density (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_density) of 484 inhabitants per km².
The mayor of Koksijde is Marc Vandenbussche since 2000
The municipality of Koksijde comprises the "deelgemeentes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deelgemeente)" Koksijde proper, Oostduinkerke (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oostduinkerke) and Wulpen (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wulpen&action=edit). The old town centre of Koksijde proper is located about two kilometers from the shoreline. Close by the sea, a new tourist centre, Koksijde-bad, has developed. A bit to the east on the territory is the hamlet of Sint-Idesbald (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sint-Idesbald&action=edit). The old town centre of Oostduinkerke is located more than one kilometer from the coastline as well, with Oostduinkerke-bad close to the sea. Over 4 kilometers inland is the rural polder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polder) village of Wulpen.


Previous Winners:
1996: Virginie MASSART FRA d. Cecile DE WINNE FRA 26 64 63
1997: Justine HENIN BEL d. Noelia SERRA DJAMDJEAN ESP 63 76
1998: Kim CLIJSTERS BEL d. Lourdes DOMINGUEZ LINO ESP 63 64
1999: Sophie ERRE FRA d. Gabriela KUCEROVA GER 57 76 62
2000: Anouska VAN EXEL NED d. Maria WOLFBRANDT SWE 63 64
2001: Marion BARTOLI FRA d. Arantxa PARRA SANTONJA ESP 62 61
2002: Kirsten FLIPKENS BEL d. Michelle GERARDS NED 64 76
2003: Lenka SNAJDROVA CZE d. Elke CLIJSTERS BEL 64 62
2004: Michaella KRAJICEK NED d. Gaelle WIDMER SUI 64 62
2005: Caroline MAES BEL d. Nadege VERGOS FRA 62 60
2006: Yanina WICKMAYER BEL d. Kristina STEIERT GER 64 61
2007: Lenka WIENEROVA SVK d. Claire DE GUBERNATIS FRA 64 61

Homepage: www.fltkoksijde.be (http://www.fltkoksijde.be)

2008 ENTRY LIST
1 Caroline MAES BEL
2 Darija JURAK CRO
3 Claudine SCHAUL LUX
4 Kinnie LAISNE FRA
5 Danielle HARMSEN NED
6 Mailyne ANDRIEUX FRA
7 Soetkin VAN DEUN BEL
8 Emilie BACQUET FRA
9 Audrey BERGOT FRA
10 Sandra SOLER SOLA ESP
11 Nathalie MOHN FRA
12 Nadege VERGOS FRA
13 Davinia LOBBINGER BEL
14 Aleksandra GRELA POL
15 Sophie CORNEROTTE BEL
16 Laura BSOUL GER
17 Volha DUKO BLR
18 Sheila SOLSONA CARCASONA ESP

Quali
1 Claire LABLANS NED
2 Virginie AYASSAMY FRA
3 Fatima Zahra EL ALLAMI MAR
4 Ineke MERGAERT BEL
5 Ines JANBAKSH GBR
6 Josanne VAN BENNEKOM NED
7 Celine GHESQUIERE FRA
8 Sofie OYEN BEL
9 Marit NORDFORS SWE
10 Afroditi LATINOPOULOU GRE
11 Hayley ERICKSEN AUS
12 Tracy CASTILLO GER
13 Marina SKVORTSOVA RUS
14 Lara MICHEL SUI
15 Lisa WAGNER AUT
16 Anouk DELEFORTRIE BEL
17 Danny ENGEL NED
18 Veronika MAKOVEY AUS
19 Marine VERBEKEN BEL
20 Anastasia ALESHCHEVA RUS
21 Luana-Georgiana REDNIC ROM
22 Irina RAMIALISON FRA
23 Ine NOWE BEL
24 Caroline HITIMANA BEL
25 Justine BOURDON BEL
26 Daphne STAELENS BEL

Alternates
1 Marie MENACER FRA
2 Tatiana RODENS BEL
3 Giulia ZAMBATTI ITA
4 Michaela BOEV BEL
5 Jenka MERGAERT BEL
6 Sina BADER GER
7 Stephanie MÜLLER GER
8 Majoly DE WILDE BEL
9 Xenia SUWOROWA GER
10 Jessica HERMANS BEL

10,000$ Pesaro, Italy


Il Circolo di Pesaro


Surface: Clay



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Pesaro is a town and comune (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comune) in the Italian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy) region of the Marche (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marche), capital of the Pesaro e Urbino province (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Pesaro_e_Urbino), on the Adriatic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriatic_Sea). According to the 2003 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003) census, its population was 91,400.
Fishery (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishery), furniture industry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furniture) and tourism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism) are the main points in the local economy
The city was founded as Pisaurum by the Romans (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome) in 184 BC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/184_BC) as colony in the territory of the Piceni (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piceni), the people who lived in the Marche during the Iron Age (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Age). A settlement of the latter tribe, one of their most ancient, has been found at Novilara. The northern Piceni were invaded in the 4th century BC by the Senones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senones) Gauls, and when the Romans reached the area the population was a mix of the two races.
Under the Roman administration Pesaro, a hub across the Via Flaminia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_Flaminia), became an important center of trading and craftmanship. After the fall of the Western Empire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Roman_Empire), Pesaro was occupied by the Ostrogoths, and destroyed by Vitigis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitigis) (539) in the course of the Gothic War (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_Wars_%286th_century%29). Hastily rebuilt five years later after the Byzantine reconquets, it formed the so-called Pentapolis, part of the Exarchate of Ravenna (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exarchate_of_Ravenna). After the Lombard and Frank conquests of that city, Pesaro became part of the Papal States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_States).

Previous Winners:
1999: Susi LOHRMANN GER d. Ekatarina SYSOEVA RUS 64 62
2007: Polona HERCOG SLO d. Stephanie VOGT LIE 62 26 61

Homepage: www.circolotennispesaro.it (http://www.circolotennispesaro.it)

2008 ENTRY LIST
1 Lisa SABINO ITA
2 Stefania CHIEPPA ITA
3 Cristina CELANI ITA
4 Alice MORONI ITA
5 Giulia GATTO MONTICONE ITA
6 Silvia DISDERI ITA
7 Gabriella POLITO ITA
8 Andreea-Roxana VAIDEANU ITA
9 Agnese ZUCCHINI ITA
10 Nastassja BURNETT ITA
11 Maria-Belen CORBALAN ARG
12 Anastasua GRYMALSKA ITA
13 Valentine CONFALONIERI ITA
14 Benedetta DAVATO ITA
15 Nancy RUSTIGNOLI ITA
16 Aleksandra RAZUMOVA RUS
17 Claudia GGIOVINE ITA
18 Kristyna PLISKOVA CZE

Quali
1 Paola SPROVIERI GER
2 Alice BALDUCCI ITA
3 Appollonia MELZANI BEL
4 Lara MECCICO ITA
5 Daniela SCIVETTI AUS
6 Erika ZANCHETTA ITA
7 Marisa GIANOTTI AUS
8 Eleonora PUNZO ITA
9 Tatsiana KAPSHAY BLR
10 Letizia LO RE ITA
11 Malou EJDESGAARD DEN
12 Sabrina CAPANNOLO USA
13 Martina GELDACHEVA BUL
14 Timna TICIC CRO
15 Marcela CUDERMAN SLO
16 Elena JETCHEVA BUL
17 Nataliya PINTUSAVA BLR
18 Alina BARONOVA UZB
19 Alexandra ION ROM
20 Veronika SEPP AUT
21 Michaela BEZDICKOVA CZE
22 Martina TREVISAN ITA
23 Kristina HUBA SUI
24 Sandy MATI SUI
25 Bianca KOCH GER
26 Erika VENERE ITA

Alternates
1 Isabella REIBMAYR AUT
2 Linda AGAZZI ITA
3 Kristina SCHLEICH GER
4 Alessia BERTOIA ITA
5 Lucie VRSKOVA SVK
6 Federica DENTI ITA
7 Carolina PETRELLI ITA
8 Fdeerica GRAZIOSO ITA
9 Cristina GRECO NACARATTO ITA
10 Valeria CASILLO ITA

10,000$ London Cumberland

Gardiner and Theobald International Ladies Open

Surface: Hard


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London (pronounced (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPA_chart_for_English) /ˈlʌndən/) is the capital (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital) city of England (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England) and the United Kingdom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom). The ancient City of London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_London) to which the name originally belonged still retains its tiny mediaeval boundaries; but the name "London" has long applied more generally to the whole metropolis which has grown up around it.
An important settlement for around two millennia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_London), London is today one of the world's leading business (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business), financial (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finance) and cultural (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural) centres,[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London#_note-0) and its influence in politics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics), education (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education), entertainment (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entertainment), media (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_media), fashion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fashion) and the arts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts) all contribute to its status as one of the major global cities (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_city).[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London#_note-1)[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London#_note-2)[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London#_note-3)[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London#_note-4)
London is the most populous city within city limits (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Largest_cities_of_the_European_Union_by_population _within_city_limits) in the European Union (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union)[7] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London#_note-5)[8] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London#_note-6) with an official population of 7.7 million (as of 2007)[9] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London#_note-7) and has a metropolitan area (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_area) population of between 12 and 14 million people.[10] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London#_note-8)[11] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London#_note-9) Its diverse population draws from a wide range of peoples, cultures and religions, speaking over 300 different languages. London is an international transport (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_and_infrastructure_in_London) hub, with five international airports (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_airport) and a large port (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_London). It serves as the largest aviation hub in the world,[12] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London#_note-10) and its main airport, the multi terminal Heathrow (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heathrow_Airport), carries more international passengers than any other airport in the world.[13] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London#_note-11) It also has Europe's largest underground railway system (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro) when measured by route length.


Previous Winners:
2006: Nadja ROMA SWE d. Anna FITZPATRICK GBR 62 63
2007: Pauline WONG NED d. Martina BABAKOVA SVK 64 61

2008 ENTRY LIST
1 Anna FITZPATRICK GBR
2 Anna SMITH GBR
3 Stefania BOFFA SUI
4 Naomi BROADY GBR
5 Elizabeth THOMAS GBR
6 Manana SHAPAKIDZE GEO
7 Sherazad BENAMAR FRA
8 Yasmin CLARKE GBR
9 Magali DE LATTRE POR
10 Anja POGLAJEN SLO
11 Emelyn STARR AUS
12 Martina BABAKOVA SVK
13 Tyra CALDERWOOD AUS
14 Rebecca MARINO CAN
15 Mona BARTHEL GER
16 Megan MOULTON LEVY JAM
17 Olivia SCARFI GBR
18 Emily WEBLEY SMITH GBR

Quali
1 Natasha KHAN GBR
2 Ana MIGUEL IVERN ESP
3 Tegan EDWARDS RSA
4 Goele LEMMENS BEL
5 Nicola MOONEY GBR
6 Lucy WARBURTON GBR
7 Amy SARGEANT GBR
8 Tammi PATTERSON AUS
9 Holly RICHARDS GBR
10 Barbara KVELSTEIN EST
11 Elodie ROGGE DIETRICH FRA
12 Alexandra VUKOTA SUI
13 Lisa-Marie REICHMANN AUT
14 Natalia ALVAREZ BILBAO ESP
15 Linda FRITSCHKEN GER
16 Claire RICKETTS GBR
17 Dana HARTMAN USA
18 Elena BERTOIA ITA
19 Olivia SMITH GBR
20 Natalie PRÖSE GER
21 Anastasia NEBOJANKO GBR
22 Laura MORRILL GBR
23 Jeanette DRÄGER GER
24 Victoria BROOK GBR
25 Michaela INCE GBR
26 Amy ASKEW GBR

Alternates
1 Helen PARISH GBR
2 Emilia BANOS GREGORIANS GBR
3 Francesca NORTH GBR
4 Jodie BRATCHELL GBR
5 Yasmine SAHYOUN LIB
6 Steffi REI VARIAS PHI
7 Aglae VAN DEN BERGH BEL
8 Chanel BESSANT GBR
9 Lottie FOX GBR
10 Hermon BHRANE GER

10,000$ Ilawa, Poland

Memorial Marka Wlodarczyka

Surface: Clay

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Iława is a town (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town) in northeastern Poland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland) with 33,912 inhabitants (2006).
It is situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warmian-Masurian_Voivodeship) (since 1999); previously it was in Olsztyn Voivodeship (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olsztyn_Voivodeship) (1975-1998). It is the capital of Iława County (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%C5%82awa_County).
The town was founded in Prussia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussia_%28region%29) in 1305 and is documented in a manuscript by Luther von Braunschweig (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_von_Braunschweig) in 1317. It was build on the Eylenz (Iławka) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%C5%82awka) River between Lakes Geserich (Jeziorak) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeziorak) and Eylenz (Iławskie) (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I%C5%82awskie_%28lake%29&action=edit&redlink=1). This location makes it a popular vacation area. The town was under the jurisdiction of the komtur (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komtur) of Christburg (Dzierzgoń) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzierzgo%C5%84) and since 1340 under Osterode (Ostróda) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostr%C3%B3da). In 1457 it was sold to King Casimir IV Jagiellon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimir_IV_Jagiellon) of Poland during the Thirteen Years' War (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteen_Years%27_War) between the cities of Prussia and the Teutonic Order (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teutonic_Order). With the aid of Ulrich von Kinsberg the city was able to regain its independence from Poland.[citation needed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)]
As Deutsch Eylau, the town became part of the Duchy of Prussia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchy_of_Prussia) in 1525 and the Kingdom of Prussia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Prussia) in 1701. Administered within the new province of West Prussia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Prussia) in 1773, it became part of the German Empire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Empire) in 1871.


Previous winners:
new tournament in 2008

2008 ENTRY LIST
1 Ima BOHUSH BLR
2 Katharina BROWN GBR
3 Justyna JEGIOLKA POL
4 Edyta CIEPLUCHA POL
5 Anne-Valerie EVAIN FRA
6 Vivienne VIERIN ITA
7 Patricia VERESOVA SVK
8 Raffaela BINDI ITA
9 Karolina NOWAK GER
10 Romana TABAKOVA SVK
11 Lisa MARSHALL RSA
12 Milica TOMIC SUI
13 Kim-Alice GRAJDEK GER
14 Klaudia GAWLIK POL
15 Diana ARUTYUNOVA RUS
16 Paula KANIA POL
17 Teresa MALIKOVA CZE

Quali
1 Julia MORIARTY AUS
2 Anna MOVSISYAN ARM
3 Veronika DOMAGALA POL
4 Julia MATOJAN EST
5 Anastasia BURMSITROVA RUS
6 Aleksandra ROSOLSKA POL
7 Karolina DOMANSKI SWE
8 Dominika ZAPRAZNA SVK
9 Olivia LUKASZEWICZ AUS
10 Julia BREUSS AUT
11 Barnora VYKYDALOVA CZE
12 Yuliya HNATEYKO UKR
13 Anna NIEMIC POL
14 Sarah SCHNEIDER GER
15 Anett SCHÜTTING EST
16 Annie GÖRANSSON SWE
17 Lucie SIPKOVA CZE
18 Julia JAGODZINSKA POL
19 Tuule TANI EST
20 Karolyn GRYMEL GER
21 Ivana MRAVCOVA SVK
22 Marinela ANTONIC AUS
23 Jasmin STEINHERR GER
24 Joanan KACPRZYK POL
25 Maja KAZIMIERUK POL
26 Daria SHILINA RUS
27 Arianna MAGAGNOLI ITA
28 Barbara KRZEZINSKA POL
29 Julie KUSHNEREVA RUS
30 Patricia JAWOREK GER
31 Veronika OVCACIKOVA CZE
32 Martina DARCZUK POL
33 Anna NAUMOVA UKR
34 Rebecca HOROMPOLIOVA SVK
35 Maria PRISHLYAK UKR

10,000$ Versmold, Germany

Internationale Westfälische Tennis-Meisterschaften um den Reinert Cup 2008

Surface: Clay



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Versmold is a town in Gütersloh District (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCtersloh_%28district%29) in the German (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany) state of North Rhine-Westphalia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Rhine-Westphalia). It is located some 30 km west of Bielefeld (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bielefeld).
Belonging to Westphalia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westphalia), Versmold formed the western most town of the historical county of Ravensberg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravensberg) with its capital Bielefeld (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bielefeld). Since 1614 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1614) the county belonged to Brandenburg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburg) and later to Prussia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussia). Within the the predominant Catholic Westphalia, the county of Ravensberg is Protestant. In 1719 the King of Prussia granted city rights in order to raise more taxes. In the 19th century the county was poor and subsistence oriented. Only the linen production is worthy to note. During the harvest season many people sought for an additional income in Holland. During the 1850s and 1860s the city saw an extensive emigration to America, because of the weak economic situation. Many of them settled in the Midwest, especially Missouri and Texas. After 1871 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1871) when the newly united Germany (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany) built up a navy, the linen-industry became prosperous by providing sailing canvases. Most notably engaged in the linen-industry was the family Delius. In the 1820s some members of the family emigrated to Mexico (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico) where they established a flourishing import-export business. By the late 19th century they had representations in Berlin and Hamburg.

Population (2006): 21,059


Previous winners:
New tournament in 2008

2008 ENTRY LIST
1 Romana TEDJAKUSUMA INA
2 Evelyn MAYR ITA
3 Vanessa HENKE GER
4 Marcella KOEK NED
5 Syna KAYSER GER
6 aura HABERKORN GER
7 Bibiane SCHOOFS NED
8 Pavla SMIDOVA CZE
9 Janina TOLJAN AUT
10 Katarina KACHLIKOVA SVK
11 Marija MIRKOVIC AUS
12 Katerina KRAMPEROVA CZE
13 Julia BABILON GER
14 Franziska ETZEL GER
15 Alenka HUBACEK AUS
16 Tara WIGAN GBR
17 Anouk TIGU NED
18 Sarah-Rebecca SEKULIC GER

Quali
1 Katrin SCHMIDT GER
2 Ema MIKULCIC CRO
3 Melanie OOSTERHOF GER
4 Zuzana MICHALISOVA SVK
5 Daniela ISLAMAJ ALB
6 Orian BEN HAIM ISR
7 Romina OPRANDI ITA
8 Nicola GEUER GER
9 Anastasia MEGLINSKAYA RUS
10 Maria KOUVATSOS GBR
11 Dana VONDROVA CZE
12 Karin HECHENBERGER SUI
13 Sarah-Marija MERLIC CRO
14 Kerstin PECKL AUT
15 Veronika BLASKOVA SVK
16 Nina VULOVICH USA
17 Ines KREILINGER AUT
18 Mara NOWAK GER
19 Simonetta MESSNER ITA
20 Lucia SIANZ PELEGRI ESP
21 Ksenia KOLESNIKOVA RUS
22 Laura HECKLER GER
23 Sabrina BAUMGARTEN GER
24 Micaela MORONI ITA
25 Lea-Marie HOFMANN GER
26 Sina HAAS GER
27 Anastasia WAGNER GER
28 Franziska GÖTZ GER
29 Dinah PFIZENMEIER GER
30 Franziska GÖTZ GER

10,000$ Chiang Mai, Thailand

Prem Center

Surface: Hard

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Chiang Mai (in Thai (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_language) เชียงใหม่ (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Th-Chiang_Mai.ogg) (help (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Media_help)·info (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Th-Chiang_Mai.ogg)); locally (Kham Muang) Jiang Mai), also sometimes written as "Chiengmai", is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand), and is the capital of Chiang Mai Province (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiang_Mai_Province). It is located at 18°47′20″N, 98°59′00″E (http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Chiang_Mai&params=18_47_20_N_98_59_00_E_region:TH_type:city(2 50000))Coordinates (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system): 18°47′20″N, 98°59′00″E (http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Chiang_Mai&params=18_47_20_N_98_59_00_E_region:TH_type:city(2 50000)), some 700 km (435 mi) north of Bangkok (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangkok), among some of the highest mountains in the country. The city stands on the Ping river (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping_River), a major tributary of the Chao Phraya river (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chao_Phraya_River).
In recent years, Chiang Mai has become an increasingly modern city, although it lacks the cosmopolitan nature of Bangkok. It has many attractions for the thousands of foreign visitors who come each year. Chiang Mai's historic importance is derived from its important strategic location on an ancient trade route. Long before the modern influx of foreign visitors, the city served as an important centre for handcrafted goods, umbrellas, jewelry (particularly silver) and woodcarving.

Previous winners:
new tournament in 2008

2008 ENTRY LIST
1 Seiko OKAMOTO JAP
2 Yan-Chong CHEN CHN
3 Michaela JOHANSSON SWE
4 Yi CHEN TPE
5 Rushmi CHAKRAVARTHI IND
6 Noppawan LERTCHEEWAKARN THA
7 Lavinia TANANTA INA
8 Varatchaya WONGTEANCHAI THA
9 Jia-Jing LU CHN
10 Shona LEE NZL
11 Katerina POLUNINA UKR
12 Parul GOSWAMI IND
13 Parija MALOO IND
14 Jia Xiang LU CHN
15 Varanya VIJUKSANABOON THA
16 Thuy-Dung NGUYEN VIE
17 Shalini SAHOO IND
18 Nicha LERTPITAKSINCHAI THA

Quali
1 Cassandra BARR AUS
2 Yoon-Young JEONG KOR
3 Kanyapat NARATTANA THA
4 Sophia MULSAP THA
5 Chun-Yan HE CHN
6 Shivika BURMAN IND
7 Seo-Kyung KANG KOR
8 Trang HUYNG PHUOND DAI VIE
9 Tamara DAY RSA
10 Wing Yau Venise CHAN HKG
11 Stephanie THEILER SUI
12 Ju-Hee YOU KOR
13 Renee BINNIE AUS
14 Michaela VOGEL GER
15 Asha NANDA KUMAR IND
16 Tomoko TAIRA JAP
17 Olivia RICH AUS
18 Violetta TOSMUK RUS
19 Zi-Jun YANG HKG
20 Ashling SUMNER AUS
21 Harshini REDDY IND
22 Katherine WESTBURY THA
23 Shweta KAKHANDI GADIGEPPA IND
24 Dipti SRIVASTAVA IND
25 Stephanie WLTSHIRE AUS
26 Shivani MYSORE SREEKANTIAH IND

Alternates
1 Mokshada JAIN IND
2 Sirapraprai THUMRONGLUCK THA
3 Sitanun POLAGAN THA
4 Chutharat RUNGTEIN THA
5 Thanyarat KARNJANAPONG THA
6 Zhi-Xian GUO CHN
7 Shan-Shan LI CHN
8 Penporn CHANTAWANNOP THA
9 Ya-Ying WANG CHN
10 Mia FIOCCA USA