Chee Wei retains command at One Class

(l-r) Rory Thor and Lai Chee Wei

Chee Wei won at One Class in 2010 and he did it again this year as he beats Rory Thor to retain command at One Class XZ Tour 2011.

Lai Chee Wei played against his last year's Final opponent, Mohd Reza, in the Semi Final and won the match convincingly with a scoreline of 4-2. Rory Thor, in the other Semi Final match also swept aside Penang's whiz kid Sebastian H'ng with the identical scoreline to advance into the Final.

The Final is a rematch of two players who have played each other on numerous encounters with Lai leading in the statistics section and having more victories over Rory. Last time they played in the Final, Rory was victorious but it wasn't to be for this time around.

The Final cued off with Lai winning first frame but it was not too long before Rory leveled the match. After that it was a one way traffic as Lai with sheer determination and tactical play, took the match straight to the finishing line and won it 4-1.

Lai Chee Wei wins RM 2,500 cash prize and the Champion's trophy while Rory Thor wins RM 1,000 cash prize.

Results for the Semi Finals and Final as below.

Semi Finals
Rory Thor 4 vs 2 Sebastian H'ng
73-05, 71-35, 13-66, 88-0, 48-75, 63-10

Lai Chee Wei 4 vs 2 Mohd Reza
18-56, 68-51, 30-54, 51-49, 63-17, 90-23

Final
Rory Thor 1 vs 4 Lai Chee Wei
18-61, 72-37, 41-75, 61-81, 42-63