Cue Clubz: Maybank in 7th heaven

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Maybank in 7th heaven

En Omar Sharafuddin Abdullah, Head of Maybank's Sports Unit,
(1st from left) presenting the prizes to Maybank Snooker Team

Maybank emerged as the team champion after narrowly beating first time finalist HSBC in the 2012 Inter Financial Institution Snooker Championship, on Sunday at The Ball Room.

During the Final, it was Maybank's Mazly whom clinched the crucial winning point, as he beats Suffian from HSBC in the final frame, final match to help Maybank win with a scoreline of 3-2.

Organised by the National Bank's Sports Council, The Championship comprises of 2 categories, Individual and Team, and is now into it's 13th edition for 2012. A total of 8 banks participated in this year's Championship with each team sending 5 players.

Maybank, with this year's triumph, now holds the record for the most wins, 7 to be exact, which includes a 5 years back-to-back victory.

En Omar presenting the prize to Henry Tay from Standard Chartered,
winner of Individual Category

This year also saw a historic change of wind in the Individual category as Henry Tay from Standard Chartered claims the Individual category, beating Nasro from Bank Negara in the Final. Abdul Razak from Ambank dominated this category for the past 12 years but, however, he is unable to defend his title as AmBank did not participate in this year's Championship.

Below are the winners list for the Championship:-

Team Category

Champion - Maybank

Runner up - HSBC

3rd Place - OCBC

4th Place - CIMB

Plate Cup - Standard Chartered

Individual Category

Champion - Henry Tay (Standard Chartered)

Runner up - Nasro (Bank Negara)