Aufgrund Renovierungsarbeiten ist der Skyball 8 abgesagt. Die Austragungsstätte Skydome hat den Eigentümer gewechselt und heißt nun Rogers Centre, der neue Namensgeber ist dabei Rogers Communications. Die Hallenbetreiber boten dem Veranstalter der Skydome direkt einen neuen Termin an, dieser liegt aber leider erst im Januar 2006.
Und das hat 68caliber.com dazu geschrieben:
According to XO Communications, this year's Skyball event has been cancelled. The reason for the cancellation is due to new ownership of the Skydome – “not due to lack of team interest as has been alleged elsewhere” sources stated. The Skydome's new owners have renamed it the „Rogers Centre“, in honor of its' new corporate owner, Rogers Communications. Sources state that the new owners have decided to give the Skydome a facelift, which in turn has affected the event.
A source close to X.O. Industries dropped the bombshell this afternoon. Skyball has been around for 7 seasons, and Skyball 8 was to feature a $100,000 first prize for the Open Class Division, and a young guns division had also been added. It's one of the more popular events to for teams to attend due to the luxury accommodations at the hotel on-site, and the Hard Rock Cafe` overlooking the fields.
A phone call to Gino Perrone of XO Industries verified that this years Skyball event has been cancelled. Gino stated that the reason for the cancellation was due to a crane in the Rogers Centre floor, which is being used to work on the roof, and the Jumbotron, that would not be able to be moved in time for the event.
Mr. Perrone, who sounded very upset during the course of the conversation, noted that X.O. Industries had spent a lot of time and money in organizing this year's event and that it was frustrating to have it cancelled because of the ongoing renovations to the Rogers Centre.
Rogers Communications will be issuing a letter to the teams that registered for the event and to the press indicating the issues that prevented this year's event from happening. They immediately offered another date to X.O. Industries, but the only one currently available is in January 2006.
The information regarding the acquisition of the Skydome can be read here , and the letter will be published on 68Caliber.Com in its' entirety once it's made available to the press.