WTA Tour Announces Another Year-end Championship

The WTA Tour has announced the creation of the Commonwealth Bank International Championships to be held in Bali, an additional year-end championship for eight players who didn't qualify for the Sony Ericsson Championships which feature the Top 8 players in the world. The tournament, to be held from Nov. 3-9 in 2009 (the week following the Sony Ericsson Championships), will feature $600,000 total prize money and a winner's check of $200,000. The tournament is initially scheduled to be held in Bali for the three year period 2009-2011.