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title: "9Round Finalizes Deal in South Korea and Renews Agreement in the Middle East"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/3530890d-5737-4c66-acc4-b9285c94f4c1
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20211201_9round_finalizes_deal_in_south_korea_and_renews_agreement_in_the_middle_eas.html
category: "Boutique fitness"
industry: "Fitness"
segment: "Boutique fitness"
published: 2021-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:13:43.148Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1534438327276-14e5300c3a48?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# 9Round Finalizes Deal in South Korea and Renews Agreement in the Middle East

**TL;DR:** 9Round has finalized a deal for future development in South Korea and renewed its agreement in the Middle East, with plans to open 160 locations in the region. The first South Korea 9Round location is projected to open in 2022.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-12-01. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20211201_9round_finalizes_deal_in_south_korea_and_renews_agreement_in_the_middle_eas.html).*

## Story

9Round Franchising, LLC, finalized plans for future development into South Korea while also extending its Middle East agreement. The first South Korea 9Round location is projected to open in 2022.

“We are thrilled to welcome South Korea to our roster,” said Shannon Hudson, founder and CEO of 9Round. “We look forward to continuing our close relationship with our Middle Eastern master franchisee and we expect 9Round will be a good fit for South Korea.”

According to the master franchise agreement, 9Round intends to open 160 locations throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey ("MENAT") and 40 locations in South Korea over the next several years.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Fitness (sector)
- master franchise agreement (topic)
- 9Round (company)
- South Korea (location)
- Shannon Hudson (person)
- international development (topic)
- Middle East (location)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20211201_9round_finalizes_deal_in_south_korea_and_renews_agreement_in_the_middle_eas.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/3530890d-5737-4c66-acc4-b9285c94f4c1).