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| (l-r) Rory Thor, Kevin from Brewball and Lee Hwa Meng |
In the Semi Finals, Rory was literally unstoppable as he quickly dismisses his SEA Games doubles partner Sam Chong in 45 minutes with breaks of 53 and 65 to win 4-0. Lee Hwa Meng on the other hand had to struggle against 2 times National Snooker Champion Patrick Ooi but still manage to win with a convincing score of 4-1.
As the Final cued off, Lee immediately sprang into action and took the lead at 2-0. Rory replied with a clearance on the colour balls to narrow the gap to 2-1. Frame 4 was all in Lee's favour as Rory conceded before the reds finished, giving Lee a 3-1 lead and needing only 1 more frame to claim the first title in 2012.
Faced with an uphill task and not giving up easily, Rory changed his game play strategy and totally locked down Lee in Frame 5, scrapping through the frame and won it as well. Frame 6 was a quicker encounter as Rory regained his confidence and made Lee helpless in his cold corner. Frame 6 went to Rory with little effort and all goes down to the final frame.
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| Rory in action during the Final |
Both players shaked hands and the final frame was underway. Lee although looked restless, was still determined to come back in the match and pulled out every single trick that he had from his pocket. Rory however immediately denied him and continued with his safety strategy, finally breaking Lee down and won the final frame and match.
Rory walks away with cash prize of RM 3,000 and the Champion's trophy whilst Lee took home RM 1,200.
XZ Snooker Tour 2012 continues in the historic state of Malacca as Leg 2 cues off from 10-16 February at JL Pusat Latihan Snuker & Pool. For entries and enquiries, kindly contact Iskandar at 017 370 9719.
Semi Finals Results
Rory Thor 4 vs 0 Sam Chong
54(53)-2, 56-29, 73(64)-1, 62-34
Lee Hwa Meng 4 vs 1 Patrick Ooi
58-35, 9-61, 61-21, 72-71, 62-55
Final Results
Rory Thor 4 vs 3 Lee Hwa Meng
53-59, 13-70, 52-48, 35-74, 57-36, 71-4, 48-6
Full Results - Leg 1 @ Brewball SSTwo Mall
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