<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html><head> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head><p>Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network</p><hr/><div><b>From: </b> Colleen Goodwin-Ryan <colleen@axion.net>
</div><div><b>Date: </b>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:31:36 -0800</div><div><b>To: </b>Colleen Goodwin-Ryan<colleen@axion.net></div><div><b>Subject: </b>Media Release - Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch Tournament
(Women's Division) Cancelled for 2010</div><div><br/></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">For Immediate Release</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Canada
Cup International Women’s Fastpitch Tournament (Women’s Division) Cancelled for
2010</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Surrey, BC –
The 17<sup>th</sup> Annual Canada Cup International Women’s Fastpitch Tournament
(Women’s Division) has been cancelled for 2010 due to a change in the
International Softball Federation dates for the Xll Women’s World
Championships.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>“It is with
great regret and after much deliberation due to the changes made by the
International Softball Federation schedule that I have decided not to proceed with
the 2010 Canada Cup and have informed Softball Canada and the Canada Cup Host
Committee of this decision,“ stated Chairman, Glen Todd.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>“We reviewed
all of our options and in the end concluded that we had no choice but to cancel
the Women’s tournament.<span> </span>We are exploring
the possibilities of staging the Canada Cup once again in 2011.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>The Canada
Cup was to be held July 3 to 11 in Surrey, BC with many international teams
then heading to the World Championships the following week.<span> </span>The 2010 ISF Xll Women’s World Championships
will now be held in Caracas, Venezuela June 23 to July 2.<span> </span>It has recently been announced by the
International Softball Federation and Softball Canada that the ISF Xlll Women’s
World Championships will be help in July of 2012 in Whitehorse, Yukon.<span> </span>Dates are still to be determined.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Further
information and updates will be posted on <a href="http://www.canadacup.com/" target="_blank">www.canadacup.com</a>
including information on the 2010 Futures and Showcase Divisions. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span>-30-</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>For Media
Requiring Further Information Contact:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Colleen
Goodwin-Ryan – Phone: 604.581.9203 or e-mail: <a href="mailto:colleen@axion.net" target="_blank">colleen@axion.net</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></p>
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