In the Guiness 9ball tour, how do players qualify for the legs?

Question

...and how many of the players were invited? or is it invite only?

(With 10 places for world championships, i would think they'd have an open system to allow any player to play (asian), but nothing gives this away.)

Answer 1

Search  it on the web i had a look theres about 8 websites for it  inc.Asian