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Change of date for All England Masters

The All England Masters International has been put back a week due to Euro elections.

Masters
 

The All England Masters International Championship has announced that due to the European elections the sate of this year’s contest has been put back by one week from Sunday 25th May to Sunday 1st June.

Salute to Youth

The Championship will still take place at The Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering and will start at 10.00am, with the first performance of the set work, ‘Salute to Youth’ by Gilbert Vinter.

The Championship will still take place at The Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering and will start at 10.00am, with the first performance of the set work, ‘Salute to Youth’4BR

Prize money

Three highly respected adjudicators will confer in a single box to make their decision and decide on the destination of the £3,000 first prize.

Top six finishers will receive £1,500, £750, £500, £300 and £200 respectively.

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