Last 32 Results at Borneo Invitational

Yesterday saw half the field left at the Borneo Invitational 10 Ball Pool Championship 2011 as 16 players progressed to the next stage. Below are the results for the Last 32 stage.

Last 32 Results
Rasid Mambalusan 9 vs 4 KB Lim
Pg Ak Hj Abdul Awadi 7 vs 9 Bali Treman
Ibrahim Amir 9 vs 1 Nealson Low
Md Saiful Azri 9 vs 8 Frankie Kok
Kovic Chong 9 vs 5 Jumain Wahab
YT Yap 9 vs 5 Low Yew Keat
Aloysious Yap 9 vs 6 Mohd Qusyairi
Benjamin Lee 9 vs 1 Vincent Lim

Ahmad Taufiq 9 vs 1 Christopher Huang
Juhan Sew 9 vs 8 Semin Lumandai
Ralph Hon 3 vs 9 Danny Lim
Patrick Ooi 9 vs 3 Awang Ali
Koh Seng Ann 9 vs 2 Frankie Foo
David Tan 9 vs 7 Peter Sim
Ku Jia Loong 0 vs 9 Edward Liew
Kok Jken Yeung 3 vs 9 Cliff Ling

Latest Results for Borneo Invitational

The Qualifying Stage has completed for the Borneo Invitational 10 Ball Pool Championship 2011. The remaining  players who qualified for the Knockout Stage are as below. The Last 32 round will start tomorrow at 2pm.

Group E
Winner - Rasid Mambalusan & Pg Ak Hj Abdul Awadi (BRN)
Runner up - Edward Liew & Awang Ali

Group F
Winner - Kovic Chong & TY Yap
Runner up - Christopher Huang & Semin Lumandai

Group G
Winner - Aloysious Yap (SIN) & Benjamin Lee
Runner up - Cliff Ling & Danny Lim

Group H
Winner - Ralph Hon & Patrick Ooi
Runner up - Low Yew Keat & Nealson Low

Draw - Last 32 Knockout Stage

Noppon wins Top Two Selangor Open

Noppon lifts the Champions
trophy

After 8 days of grueling snooker action, it's Noppon Saengkham from Thailand whom finally claims the inaugural Top Two Selangor Open Snooker Championship 2011 after beating Chan Ka Kin from Hong Kong in the Final by 6-1.

Chan appeared to be in better form as he whitewashed Elvin Lean 5-0 in his Semi Final match whilst Noppon took a longer time to beat his fellow countryman Dechawat by 5-1 to advance into the Final.

As the Final cued off at 8pm sharp, both players showed signs of nervousness as safety plays were exchanged. It was Noppon who drew first blood as he made a break of 41 to claim Frame 1. Chan however had other plans as he also made a 44 break to level the match at 1-1. Frame 3 and 4 were scrappy as both players struggled to regain the form from the afternoon session but Noppon merely squeezed through and took both frames to lead 3-1. Breaks of 58 and 52 saw Noppon extend the lead to 5-1, leaving Chan clueless in his chair. Noppon continued his aggressive strategy and that totally shattered Chan as he conceded frame and match with one red ball left on the table.

Noppon Saengkham collects the Champion's cash prize of RM 10,000 and the trophy while Chan Ka Kin wins RM 5,000 and trophy as the Runner up. Highest Break for the Championship goes to Noppon with his effort of 137 points in his Last 16 match against Ooi Chin Kay. He wins cash prize RM 500 and a set of Legacy cue worth more than RM 1,000 and cue case courtesy of Wiraka's sponsorship.

(l-r) Noppon Saengkham & Daphne Leong from Wiraka

Below are the results for Semi Finals and Final.

Semi Finals
Elvin Lean 0 vs 5 Chan Ka Kin (HKG)
55-67, 17-62, 23-68, 32-84, 35-75

Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) 1 vs 5 Noppon Saengkham (THA)
71-10, 38-71, 7-64, 56-65, 46-68, 2-84

Final
Chan Ka Kin (HKG) 1 vs 6 Noppon Saengkham (THA)
23-62(41), 68(44)-22, 50-63, 41-59, 30-63(58), 30-55(52), 25-57

Day 2 Results for Borneo Invitational

Day 2 saw more players qualify for the next stage at the Borneo Invitational 10 Ball Pool Championship 2011 at Sabah.

Group C
Winners - Ibrahim Amir & Md Saiful Azri (BRN)
Runner ups - Peter Sim & Frankie Foo

Group D
Winners - Koh Seng Ann (SIN) & Juhan Sew
Runner ups - Mohd Qusyairi (BRN) & Frankie Kok

Malaysia's only hope on Elvin

It was a tough and endurance test match but Elvin Lean emerged eventually winning his Quarter Final match against Hong Kong's Lau Ka Lam. Trailing 2-4 at one point in the match, Elvin continued to give all he had as he nailed one ball at a time. By the time the final frame cued off, the surrounding was already crowded with all the supporters, some even clambering on to chairs around the table to watch the final frame. After a gruelling 40 minutes, the "Malaysia Boleh" chant was heard accompanied with the most thunderous applause of the night as Lau conceded the frame and match.

Elvin will be flying the Malaysia flag alone tomorrow in the Semi Finals as he plays another Hong Kong player, Chan Ka Kin, who beat Sebastian H'ng in the other Quarter Final match 5-2. In the other Semi Final match, it's an All Thai affair as 2010 World Amateur Champion Dechawat Poomjaeng plays his team mate Noppon Saengkham, 2009 World Junior Champion. Both whitewashed their opponents with Mohd Reza and Lai Chee Wei on the receiving end.

Semi Finals starts tomorrow at 4pm, playing Best of 9 frames followed by the Final at 8pm, playing Best of 11 frames.

Below are the results for the Quarter Finals matches.

Quarter Finals
Elvin Lean 5 vs 4 Lau Ka Lam (HKG)
48-62, 67-57, 29-87, 57-22, 33-58, 43-69, 47-38, 78-64, 54-20

Sebastian H'ng 2 vs 5 Chan Ka Kin (HKG)
71-85, 75-34, 12-62, 13-46, 52-33, 48-73, 51-52

Mohd Reza 0 vs 5 Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA)
39-82, 44-79, 16-73, 16-61, 29-64

Lai Chee Wei 0 vs 5 Noppon Saengkham (THA)
0-65, 11-59, 43-50, 46-64, 0-99

Semi Finals
28 May, Saturday
4pm
Elvin Lean vs Chan Ka Kin (HKG)
Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) vs Noppon Saengkham (THA)

Last 16 Results for Top Two Selangor Open

Moh Keen Hoo, ranked no 1 after the Group Stage, has crashed out of the Championship as Elvin Lean literally steam rolled over him winning 4-1. Top Two's very own hero, Sam Chong also follow suit as he was whitewashed by Lau Ka Lam from Hong Kong 4-0. Both Dechawat Poomjaeng and Noppon Saengkham from Thailand recorded century breaks of 121 points and 137 points, currently highest break for the Championship respectively as they also advance to the Quarter Finals after winning Thean Mun Kit and Ooi Chin Kay respectively.

Quarter Finals now sees 4 Malaysia, 2 Hong Kong and 2 Thailand players battling for the top cash prize of RM 10,000 and a very beautiful Champion's trophy.

Results for the Last 16 are as below.

Last 16 Results

Moh Keen Hoo 1 vs 4 Elvin Lean

Sam Chong 0 vs 4 Lau Ka Lam (HKG)

Sebastian H'ng 4 vs 3 Imtiaz Serwer (PAK)

Lim Zhi Wei 3 vs 4 Chan Ka Kin (HKG)

Mohd Reza 4 vs 2 Rory Thor

Thean Mun Kit 1 vs 4 Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA)

Mohd Lababi (IRN) 3 vs 4 Lai Chee Wei

Ooi Chin Kay 1 vs 4 Noppon Saengkham (THA)

Quarter Finals

26 May, 830pm

Elvin Lean vs Lau Ka Lam (HKG)

Sebastian H'ng vs Chan Ka Kin (HKG)

Mohd Reza vs Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA)

Lai Chee Wei vs Noppon Saengkham (THA)

Day 1 Results at Borneo Invitational

Below are the results for Day 1 at Borneo Invitational 10 Ball Pool Championship 2011 at Sabah.

26 May, Thursday
Group A
Winner - Ahmad Taufiq (BRN) & Kok Jken Yung
Runner up - Jumain Wahab & KB Lim

Group B
Winner - Ku Jia Loong & David Tan
Runner up - Bali Treman & Vincent Lim

Last 32 Results at Top Two Selangor Open

The top 4 seeds after the Group Stage went through the Last 32 matches but both Mohd Reza and Chan Ka Kin from Hong Kong had to struggle right up till the decider before finally winning Chooi Yew Wah and Eric Yap respectively.

Last 16 plays tomorrow at 4pm followed by the Quarter Finals at 8pm.

Last 32 Results
6pm session
Moh Keen Hoo 4 vs 1 Moh Loon Hong
William Teo 0 vs 4 Elvin Lean
Sam Chong 4 vs 0 Roslan Yurnalis (w/o)
Lau Ka Lam (HKG) 4 vs 2 Anson Tan
Sebastian H'ng 4 vs 1 Danny Wong
Michael Tan 0 vs 4 Imtiaz Serwer (PAK)
Lim Zhi Wei 4 vs 1 Alex Puan (SIN)
Eric Yap 3 vs 4 Chan Ka Kin (HKG)

9pm session
Mohd Reza 4 vs 3 Chooi Yew Wah
Rory Thor 4 vs 1 Diamond Yau
KL Tan 1 vs 4 Thean Mun Kit
Jason Cheong 1 vs 4 Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA)
Mohd Lababi (IRN) 4 vs 1 Augustinus Suhaemi (INA)
Mohd Rofi 1 vs 4 Lai Chee Wei
Ooi Chin Kay 4 vs 1 Goh Boon Sun
Erwin Phoon 1 vs 4 Noppon Saengkham (THA)

Knockout Draw for Top Two

Round Robin Group matches has all completed today with the top 4 from each group advancing in to Knockout Stage. Reigning National Champion Moh Keen Hoo won all his matches and only dropped one frame to rank number 1 followed by 2009 IBSF World U-21 Champion Noppon Saengkham from Thailand ranked number 2.

The Knockout Stage starts tomorrow at 6pm followed by 2nd session at 9pm.

Complete results for the Group Stages and Knockout Draw are as below.

Results - Group A, B, C, D
Results - Group E, F, G, H
Draw - Knockout Stage

Day 4 at Top Two

Day 4 was full of unexpected upsets as Rory Thor lost his 2nd straight match against Thean Mun Kit whilst his former team mate Lai Chee Wei also lost to Danny Wong on the decider. Looking at the current form, seems like Moh Keen Hoo would most likely be ranked No 1 going into the Knockout Stage as hot favourites seems to be tumbling one after another.

Tomorrow will be the last day for the Round Robin Group matches after which upon completion, the Draw for the Knockout Stage will be conducted. The Top 16 ranked players based on the frame average will be seeded and the other 16 qualifiers will be drawn randomly.

Below are the results for Day 4 Round Robin Groups.

Day 4 - Results - Group A, B, C, D
Day 4 - Results - Group E, F, G, H

Borneo Invitational 2011 - Groups

Borneo Invitational 10 Ball Pool Championship 2011 will start on 26 May at Sabah with players such as Asian Games Silver Medalist Ibrahim Amir and also from Singapore and Brunei participating. A total of 66 players will be competing for a prize purse amounting to RM 9,600. 

Below are the groups drawn for the Championship.

Group A Group E

Group B Group F

Group C Group G

Group D Group H

Trickshot Cafe In House 9 Ball Tournament

Event Date
7 - 11 June 2011

Venue
Trickshot Sports Cafe, Nilai

Prize Money
Champion - RM 1,500 + Trophy
Runner up - RM 700 + Trophy
Semi Finalist - RM 300 + Trophy
Quarter Finalist - RM 100 + Trophy
Last 16 - RM 50 + Trophy

Closing & Draw Date 5 June, Sunday

Entry Fee 
First Try - RM 40
Re-try - RM 30 (Empty Slot)

- Loser pay table charges
- Matches starts at 8pm daily
- 2 groups per day, each group qualify 2 players
- Double Elimination Format, Last 16 Knockout Format
- Current Top 8 Ranking Players not allowed to participate

Tournament Format
Qualifying Stage - Race to 6
Last 16 - Race to 7
Quarter Finals - Race to 8
Semi Final - Race to 9
Final - Race to 10

Entries & Enquiries
Sam Chong - 012 666 8128
Colin Han - 012 365 9056

Day 3 Results at Top Two

Day 3 saw another few upsets at Top Two Selangor Open Snooker Championship 2011 as the favourites lost their matches. Current XZ Tour No 1 Rory Thor made the highest break for the Championship at the moment with 117 points but eventually lost 3-2 to Chandra Gondo from Indonesia. Dechawat Poomjaeng saw him lost his 2nd straight match as Diamond Yaw also won him on the decider.

There are 2 more days left in the Round Robin Group matches as all players strives harder to qualify for the Knockout Stages. 4 players will qualify from each group into the Last 32 Stage, which the draw will be conducted on 25 May after all matches completed.

Below are the results for Day 3 matches.

Day 3 - Results - Group A, B, C, D
Day 3 - Results - Group E, F, G, H

Day 2 Results at Top Two Selangor Open

Eric Yap in action
(image courtesy of Yonic)

Seasoned campaigner Eric Yap displayed the biggest upset for Day 2 at Top Two Selangor Open Snooker Championship 2011 as he beats Reigning World Amateur Champion Dechawat Poomjaeng from Thailand in his Group C match.

Asked how he felt after winning his match, he replied" I just played my own game and guess I was lucky that his playing form was not good."

Day 3 continues with more Round Robin Group matches which will continue until 25 May.

Below are the results for Day 2 Group matches.

Day 2 - Results - Group A, B, C, D
Day 2 - Results - Group E, F, G, H

Results for Day One at Top Two

Day 1 matches for the Group Stage of Top Two Selangor Open Snooker Championship 2011 has concluded with most of the hot favourites winning their opening match. Reigning World Amateur Champion Dechawat Poomjaeng from Thailand whitewashed his opponent Mohd Zubir. Current XZ Snooker Tour No 1 Rory Thor however had to struggle to overcome Mohd Nazri to win on the decider.

Results for Day 1 of the Group Stages are as below.

Day 1 - Results - Group A, B, C, D
Day 1 - Results - Group E, F, G, H

Updated Results for Top 2 Selangor Open

The Qualifying Rounds for the Top Two Selangor Open Snooker Championship 2011 has concluded with 16 players advancing into the Group Stage. The Round Robin Group first matches will start tomorrow at 2pm, playing for a total of 5 days. Below are the results for the Qualifying Round and updated Round Robin Groups.

Results - Qualifying Round
Round Robin Groups - ABCD
Round Robin Groups - EFGH

Wiraka also proudly sponsors the Championship one set of Wiraka M-1 Steel Block Table worth RM 16,500 to the player who successfully makes a Maximum 147 Break. For the Highest Break of more than 128 points, the player will then receive one set of Legacy Cue and cue case worth more than RM 1,000.

Qualifiers for Golden Break Meru 10 Ball

The Qualifying Rounds in Golden Break Meru 10 Ball Tournament has concluded with the following players qualifying for the next stage.

Group A - Norholak & Jason Ng
Group B - Wong Pui Ling & Yandi Tan
Group C - Ralph David & Alan Tan
Group D - Texas Yap & Clement Lim
Group E - Ku Jia Loong & Peter Foo
Group F - Alan Ng & Daniel Tan
Group G - Mohd Aidi & Sky Ngan
Group H - Hussin & Peter Sim

Draw for Top Two Selangor Open 2011

Top Two Selangor Open Snooker Championship 2011 will start on 19 May with 8 countries invited for the event. First 2 days will be the Qualifying Rounds whilst the Group Stage will start on the third day. Below are the Qualifying Round Draw and the Round Robin Groups.

Qualifying Round

Round Robin Group Stage

Rory conquers Leg 8 with ease

(l-r) Lai Chee Wei and Rory Thor

Rory Thor continues to show domination in the XZ Snooker Tour 2011 as he easily beats Lai Chee Wei in the one sided Final at Q2 Snooker.

Semi Finals was a very brief affair as Rory whiteswashed former Asian champion Sam Chong 4-0 whilst Lai Chee Wei sent off Mohd Reza with a scoreline of 4-2.

Final cued off at 9pm sharp and Rory easily took Frame 1 with a break of 72 points but soon was leveled by Lai at 1-1 after a scrappy frame. Rory immediately bounced back and won 2 frames in a row to regain lead at 3-1, needing only 1 more frame to seal victory. After a 15 minutes break, Lai seemed to be in control in Frame 5 but was denied finally at the end as Rory cleared up to win Frame 5 by 2 points, winning frame and match.

Rory Thor adds another Champion's trophy to his mantelpiece along with cash prize of RM 2,500 whilst Lai pockets RM 1,000 for his effort.

Results for the Semi Finals and Final as below.

Semi Finals
Rory Thor 4 vs 0 Sam Chong
76-9, 58-13, 89-13, 66-31

Mohd Reza 2 vs 4 Lai Chee Wei
31-65, 100(59)-14, 4-63, 0-89(76), 64-5, 34-59

Final
Rory Thor 4 vs 1 Lai Chee Wei
72(72)-1, 8-76, 64-4, 72-28, 68-66

Quarter Finals Results at Q2

Quarter Finals matches concluded today for Leg 8 XZ Snooker Tour 2011 at Q2 Snooker. Semi Finals will be competed tomorrow at 5pm followed by the Final. Results for the Quarter Finals are as below.

Quarter Finals Results
Rory Thor 4 vs 3 Patrick Ooi
Sam Chong 4 vs 2 Ooi Chin Kay
Mohd Reza 4 vs 3 Sebastian H'ng
Ng Ann Seng 1 vs 4 Lai Chee Wei

Semi Finals
5pm, 9 May
Rory Thor vs Sam Chong
Mohd Reza vs Lai Chee Wei

Last 16 Results at Q2 Snooker

Last 16 matches for the XZ Snooker Tour 2011 at Q2 Snooker has completed with the results as below.

Last 16 Results
Lim Zhi Wei 0 vs 4 Rory Thor
Patrick Ooi 4 vs 1 Elvin Lean
Thean Mun Kit 2 vs 4 Sam Chong
Moh Keen Hoo 2 vs 4 Ooi Chin Kay
Ben Reeves 0 vs 4 Mohd Reza
Jason Cheong 1 vs 4 Sebastian H'ng
Ng Ann Seng 4 vs 0 Chooi Yew Wah
Lai Chee Wei 4 vs 1 KL Tan

Quarter Finals
6pm, 8 May
Rory Thor vs Patrick Ooi
Sam Chong vs Ooi Chin Kay
Mohd Reza vs Sebastian H'ng
Ng Ann Seng vs Lai Chee Wei

Draw for Leg 8 XZ Tour 2011

Leg 8 of XZ Snooker Tour 2011 will commence on 3 May at Q 2 Snooker, Pudu. Draw for the Championship is uploaded as below.

Draw - Leg 8 XZ Snooker Tour 2011

Location Map - Q 2 Snooker