3rd win for Fong

(l-r) Jason Cheong, Golden Break representative Peter Foo and
Fong Keng Seng

Fong Keng Seng wins for the 3rd time on the Golden Break Snooker Tour 2012 after beating Jason Cheong in the Final at Golden Break Sunway Mentari.

He takes home RM 2,000 cash prize and an another Champion's trophy to add to his mantelpiece while Jason only manages RM 1,000 and the Runner up's trophy. Semi Finalists for Leg 5 goes to Erwin Phoon and Thana Raj, each receiving cash prize RM 500.

Leg 6 will next move on to Golden Break Kuchai Avenue from 1-5 October.

Leg 5 Winners List
Champion - Fong Keng Seng
Runner up - Jason Cheong
Semi Finalist - Thana Raj
Semi Finalist - Erwin Phoon

Draw for Leg 11

The Tour now reaches the 11th stop as Club 28 plays hosts for the event next week. After not hosting any tournaments for quite some time, the venue has undergone minor renovation with upgrades to the overall environment and playing facilities.

Day 1 starts on 9 Sept this Sunday with the Final being played on the 15 Sept. Below is the Draw for Leg 11.

Draw - Leg 11 - Club 28 Snooker

Golden Break in Taman Mayang

New Snooker & Pool haven in Petaling Jaya

Golden Break Snooker & Pool Club recently opened their 13th outlet in Taman Mayang, Petaling Jaya. The new outlet has a total of 13 tables, 7 Snooker and 6 Pool, which are of premium quality build to cater for the snooker and pool fans around Petaling Jaya area.

Parking spaces are available right at the doorsteps with the surrounding areas brightly lighted. For those who needs to access the Internet, free WiFi is available and if you don't have a laptop, there are 2 desktops setup near the counter for free usage.

Golden Break Snooker & Pool Club, Taman Mayang
Lot 4-8, 1st Floor, Jalan SS 26/9,
Mayang Oasis Commercial Centre
Taman Mayang Jaya, 47301
Petaling Jaya, Selangor
(nearby Warung Williams)

Click here for the Location Map

Third times the charm for Ko

(l-r) Ko Pin Yi, Golden Break Group Chairman Mr Shin and Ko Ping Chung

Chinese Taipei's Ko Ping Chung finally makes it on his third attempt as he beats his elder brother Ko Pin Yi to  lift the Champion's trophy at the 4th Golden Break 9 Ball Asia Invitational Championship 2012 here at Golden Break Subang USJ.

Majority predicted Pin Yi to be the winner as he played a better game today compared to his younger brother. This was however immediately proven wrong when the match started, as Ping Chung sped off straight to a 7-2 lead, leaving Pin Yi clueless as he trails behind.

Pin Yi tried to close the gap but was still far behind, the closest at 9-11 trailing. That was the last rack Pin Yi could win as Ping Chung took remaining the 2 rack, winning the match and Championship by 13-9.

Ping Chung takes home the Champion's trophy and cash prize USD8,000 whilst his brother Pin Yi takes USD 4,000 cash prize for his Runner up effort.

For more photos from the event, kindly visit Team Sports Marketing Facebook page by clicking here.

Players and VIPs group photo

All Chinese Taipei Final

Chinese Taipei pool contingent which includes (l-r) Ko Ping Chung,
Ko Pin Yi and Chang Jung Lin

It will be an all Chinese Taipei final "family" affair as the Ko brothers, Ko Pin Yi and Ko Ping Chung goes through to the Final, after defeating Philippines Roberto Gomez and Carlo Biado respectively at the 4th Golden Break 9 Ball Asia Invitational Championship 2012.

This will be Ping Chung's 3rd Final appearance, the past 2 which he lost to Malaysia's Ibrahim Amir in 2010 followed by 2011 to Philippines Lee Vann Corteza.

On the other hand, his elder brother Pin Yi will be playing his first Final of the Championship. He lost in the Semi Final last year to Ping Chung and has gotten one step better this year around.

So, after close to 2 months of qualifiers and main event matches, it's now down to the last 2 players competing for the top prize of USD 8,000.

Clash of the Asia Titans

Hall of Champions where the Final will be played

The two pool powerhouse in Asia clashes in the Semi Finals as Chinese Taipei and Philippines goes against each other tomorrow at the 4th Golden Break 9 Ball Asia Invitational Championship 2012.

In one half, Philippine's Carlo Biado will play 2 times runner up of the event "The Ace Killer" Ko Ping Chung from Chinese Taipei at 12pm. On the other half, Roberto "Superman" Gomez will go against the Prince of Pool from Chinese Taipei, Ko Pin Yi, which will be played at 3pm. The winners will then meet in the Final which will be played at 7pm, in the Hall of Champions.

Apart from the main event, there is also a Lucky Draw where 10 winners will be able to win merchandises from the sponsors. For more information, please visit Team Sports Marketing Facebook page by clicking here.

Ko Ping Chung's comeback

Ko Ping Chung use the rest to play a jump shot

Ko Ping Chung is most probably the player labelled by everyone as the Comeback King of this Championship. After surviving a hill-hill lost with Singapore's Toh Lian Han, whose cue ball went in off after making the 9 ball on the final rack, Ping Chung survived yet another similiar fate in his Last 16 match.

Playing against Alan Tan, he was looking at a 3-8 score, trailing 5 racks behind with 2 more racks for Alan to win the match. He slowly took rack by rack and with Lady Luck on his side, he won the remaining 7 racks required and beat Alan Tan 10-8.

Playing against former world number one Philippines Dennis Orcullo, again he had Lady Luck very close to him and after leading 8-1, Dennis shook Ping Chung's hand to concede the match.

Ko Ping Chung plays Philippines Carlo Biado tomorrow in the Semi Finals match, whom beaten the defending champion Lee Vann Corteza in his Quarter Final match.2

Topsy turvy day for Last 32

Ko Pin Yi chalks up a victory against Sharik

It was yet another day where not all the top seeds got their way at the Last 32 round of 4th Golden Break 9 Ball Asia Invitational Championship 2012.

Current Asia No 1 Chang Jung Lin from Chinese Taipei fell to Roberto "Superman" Gomez and Efren "The Magician" Reyes lost to our very own Alan Tan.

Hot favourites for the Championship still in contention includes the defending champion Lee Vann Corteza, 2 times world champion Ronnie Alcano and former world no 1 Dennis Orcullo, whom all hails from Philippines. Meanwhile the Ko brothers are also still in the running for the top prize of USD8,000 as Ping Chung and Pin Yi beat Toh Lian Han and Sharik Aslam Sayed, both from Singapore, respectively.

Last 16 will be played tomorrow in 2 sessions, 2pm and 4pm, followed by the Quarter Finals at 8pm. Live scoring for tomorrow's matches will be available on this site.

For the complete results, please visit the events page by clicking the event banner on the left.

To view photos of the event, please click here.

Alan conquers the Magician

Alan Tan in action against Efren Reyes

Today's victory will most probably be one of Alan Tan's highlights in his playing career, as he beats pool legend Efren "The Magician" Reyes to advance to the Last 16 stage of the 4th Golden Break 9 Ball Asia Invitational Championship 2012.

Alan Tan came into the match as the underdog in comparison to the legend and was trailing 4-9 at one point of time. But he worked his game steadily, rack by rack and forced the match to a hill-hill situation.

Efren had the first chance after the break but missed on the first ball to give the chance back to Alan. Alan went on to clear ball by ball and finally showed Efren the exit.

Alan Tan will play 2 times runner up of the event, Ko Ping Chung from Chinese Taipei in his tomorrow's Last 16 match at 2pm.

Top seeds through to Last 32

Asia No 1 Chang Jung Lin among the favourites to lift the trophy

Defending champion Philippine's Lee Vann Corteza and current Asia No 1 Chang Jung Lin from Chinese Taipei both had little trouble as they literally flew past to qualify for the Last 32 round of the 4th Golden Break 9 Ball Asia Invitational Championship 2012.

Corteza's fellow countrymen Dennis Orcullo also did not face much obstacle to go through. 2 times runner up of the event, Ko Ping Chung from Chinese Taipei, however had to struggle in order to advance to the Last 32 stage. After a hill-hill defeat to Singapore's Sharik Aslam Asyed in the final match of the Winner's Pool, like his brother, he too had to play a few more matches before finally beating Jason Ng to go through.

Last 32 rounds will start from 2pm onwards, followed by 4pm, 6pm and 8pm, total 4 sessions. Below are the list of today's final 4 groups advancing into the Last 32 round:-

Group A - Lee Vann Corteza (PHI) & Kok Jken Yung (MAS)
Group B - Sharik Aslam Asyed (SIN) & Ko Ping Chung (TPE)
Group C - Chang Jung Lin (TPE) & Kovic Chong (MAS)
Group D - Dennis Orcullo (PHI) & Yannick Beaufils (FRA)

To view the Last 32 Draw, please click here or visit the event's page.