Sam Chong and Rory Thor in the Final

Sam Chong during practice session

Sam Chong and Rory Thor has advanced into the Snooker Doubles Final of the 26th SEA Games 2011 in Palembang by white washing long time nemesis Thailand 3-0 in the Semi Finals this evening.

In contrast to the earlier morning match against host country Indonesia, where they narrowly escaped an early round elimination, both players seemed much more comfortable and confident going into the match. The Thai combination included Noppon Saengkham, whom recently won the Top Two Invitational Snooker Championship 2011 in Kuala Lumpur and Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon, current IBSF World U-21 Champion.

They will be playing against either Singapore or Myanmar, whom is playing in the other Semi Final.