Double C stamps authority in Kepong

(l-r) Cruise Lim and Ceon

Both Cruise Lim and Ceon snatches the last 2 spots in Kepong to make it to Stage 2 of the 3rd Golden Break Invitational Championship 2011, defeating Hendry Por and Elvin Lean respectively.

Ceon played former National champion Elvin Lean and was in control throughout the match, finally winning at 7-2. Cruise on the other hand, had to struggle very hard as he played a quick pace Hendry Por, who made it to the Semi Final stage with his sharp shooting. Leveled at 5-5. Cruise used tactical strategy and savings to slow him down and eventually cleared the last 2 racks to be the 12th Qualifier.

The last Pre Event Qualifiers will be played in Golden Break Kuchai Avenue on 6 & 7 August with 4 spots left for contention. Those who are interested kindly contact Pui Ling at 012 287 9199 for more information and registration.

Yap and David joins the gang

(l-r) David Lee, Alan Tan and Yap Ten Yen

Yap Ten Yen and David Lee makes it a total of 10 qualifiers, after winning at Golden Break Kepong Baru for Stage 2 of the 3rd Golden Break Invitational Pool Championship 2011.

David from Singapore had it easier for his match as he outplayed Alvin Chin 7-2 with not much struggle whilst Yap had to dig deeper to overcome Ceon 7-5 to finally go through.

A total of 10 spots have been taken with another 6 more spots left up for grabs. Sundays' matches starts at 3pm. For those who are interested to participate please contact Pui Ling at 012 287 9199.

Draw for Leg 12

XZ Snooker Tour 2011 continues its journey as it reaches Perak, which has produced many good players but have not been active in organizing snooker tournaments. OneCuez Snooker hosts Leg 12 of the Tour which starts on 1 August with the Final concluding on 8 August.

Below is the Draw for the Championship

Draw - Leg 12 - OneCuez Snooker

Rory victorious at Elite Penang

Rory Thor had to fight very hard to bounce back, defeating Mohd Reza in the Final of Leg 12 XZ Snooker Tour 2011 at Elite Snooker, Penang to claim the inaugural title at Elite Snooker & Pool Cafe.

Rory breezed through his Semi Final match against Moh Keen Hoo after the whitewash defeat in Century Break whilst Reza had to work a bit harder for his match against Patrick Ooi but still made it through.

Rory Thor in action during the Final
(image courtesy of Elite Snooker & Pool Cafe)

Rory sped off into a 2-0 lead as the Final commenced, but was quickly over taken by Reza as he reeled 3 straight frames and requiring only one more frame to win the Championship. Frame 6 boiled down to the last black as both exchanged skills and nervous game play, and Rory potted it to force the match into the deciding final frame. Both showed nervousness and pressured shots and eventually it was Rory who was the better player, claiming frame and match to lift the Champion's trophy.

Below are the results for the Semi Finals and Final.

Semi Finals Results
Rory Thor 4 vs 1 Moh Keen Hoo
90-10, 59-14, 34-65, 72-39, 67-18

Mohd Reza 4 vs 2 Patrick Ooi
92(85)-1, 53-64, 74-61, 1-66, 69-28, 60-13

Final Result
Rory Thor 4 vs 3 Mohd Reza
75-32, 69-28, 43-89, 34-59, 31-64, 77-75, 70-53

Ralph and Jason joins the gang

(l-r) Jason Ng, Melvin Chia and Ralph David

Ralph David and Jason Ng joins the gang as both qualifies for Stage 2 of the 3rd Golden Break Invitational Pool Championship 2011 from the Klang Meru leg. A total of 8 players have now qualified with another 8 more spots left in contention from the Kepong and Kuchai Avenue outlets, which starts on 30 & 31 July and 6 & 7 August respectively.

Players who are interested to join the Pre Event Qualifiers kindly contact Pui Ling at 012 287 9199.

Steve and Desmond qualifies for Stage 2

(l-r) Steve Chua, Melvin Chia and Desmond Tee

It was worth their trip all the way up as our neighbour friends, Steve Chua and Desmond Tee both qualified for Stage 2 of the 3rd Golden Break Invitational Pool Championship 2011.

Steve was a last minute registrant as he placed his name just minutes before the Draw was conducted and went straight all the way. He won his final match against Cruise Lim only on the decider rack to scrap through whilst Desmond Tee had a slightly easier match against fellow countrymen Daniel Tong.

2nd day qualifiers starts today at 3pm.

Chee Wei crashes out of Penang leg

Lai Chee Wei ended his campaign at the Quarter Final round in Penang as he lost to former National Champion Patrick Ooi in Leg 11 of XZ Snooker Tour 2011 at Elite Snooker & Pool Cafe. The other top 3 seeds all went through with Rory Thor playing against Moh Keen Hoo, trying to avenge his whitewash defeat in the previous leg. Mohd Reza will play Patrick Ooi in the other Semi Final match. Final will be competed at 8pm.

Below are the results for the Quarter Finals.

Quarter Finals Results
Rory Thor 4 vs 1 Elvin Lean
Moh Keen Hoo 4 vs 2 Sebastian H'ng
Mohd Reza 4 vs 1 Chooi Yew Wah
Patrick Ooi 4 vs 3 Lai Chee Wei

Semi Finals
24 July, Sunday
5pm
Rory Thor vs Moh Keen Hoo
Mohd Reza vs Patrick Ooi

Last 16 Results at Elite Snooker

All the top seeds made it through the Last 16 rounds at the XZ Snooker Tour 2011 in Elite Snooker & Pool Cafe. Last leg winner Sebastian H'ng plays Moh Keen Hoo again but earlier this round in the Quarter Final. Final will be competed on Sunday at 8pm.

Below are the results for Last 32 and Last 16 rounds.

Results - Last 32 & Last 16 - Elite Snooker

Last 32 Results at Elite Snooker

Last 32 matches has completed last night with local seasoned campaigners looking strong in the matches against the seeded players. Top seeds players will be in action tonight, all eyeing at the Champion's trophy.

Below are the results for the Last 32 matches.

Results - Last 32 - Elite Snooker

Latest Results at Elite Snooker

The snooker actions continues up North as Elite Snooker & Pool Cafe hosts Leg 11 of the XZ Snooker Tour 2011. The Last 32 rounds is competed and we will see the top seeds in action on Friday including recently winner of Leg 10, Sebastian H'ng and also current No 1 seed Rory Thor.

Below are the results for the Last 64 rounds with the Final competed on Sunday 8pm.

Results - Last 64 Rounds - Elite Snooker

Rasid and Paul joins Stage 2

(l-r) Rasid Samy, Lim and Paul Wong

East Malaysia once again steals the limelight as another two from East Malaysia qualifies for Stage 2 of 3rd Golden Break Invitational Pool Championship 2011.

Frankie Kok was denied yet another chance after getting so close to the gate as he was beaten by Rasid Samy to the line, losing out 4-7. In the other match, Paul Wong seemed to be invincible as he thrashes clueless Clement Lim to take the other spot.

Leg 1 Pre Event Qualifiers concludes with the following players qualifying to Stage 2:-

• David Tan
• Mohd Sapawi
• Paul Wong
• Rasid Samy

Leg 2 Pre Event Qualifiers heads over to Golden Break Klang Meru, which will be played over the weekend on 23 & 24 July.

Support from David's Pool Miri team

Draw for Leg 11 at Elite Snooker

Leg 11 of XZ Snooker Tour 2011 continues up North, this time at Elite Snooker & Pool Cafe on Penang Island. A total of 102 players will be competing for the inaugural Championship at Elite. Below is the draw for tournament.

Draw - Leg 11 - Elite Snooker

Sapawi and David goes to Stage 2

Sarawak draws first blood at Sunway Mentari as Mohd Sapawi and David Tan qualifies for Stage 2 of the 3rd Golden Break Invitational Pool Championship 2011 on 13-21 August.

Sapawi made minced meat out of Frankie Kok as he won the match convincingly with a scoreline of 7-2 to qualify while David Tan had to pull everything he had in his bag of tricks before finally overcoming Yandi Tan 7-4.

Leg 2 starts tomorrow at 3pm.

Click on the image below for more details of the Pre Event Qualifiers.

Sebastian triumphed up North

Sebastian H'ng proves that he is not a one time lucky winner as he captures Leg 10 XZ Snooker Tour 2011 at Century Break, beating current National Champion Moh Keen Hoo on the decider.

Semi Finals matches in the afternoon was seeing crowds coming in early, anxiously waiting to watch the highly anticipated match between Rory Thor and Moh Keen Hoo. Ng Ann Seng, after losing much form in the beginning of the year faced another local Penang whiz kid Sebastian H'ng. Rory was left totally speechless as Moh whitewashed him 4-0 without really lifting his finger. On the other match, Sebastian proved too good a player as he won Ng Ann Seng 4-2.

Final commenced as both players were playing in their best form so far. It was not until the final decider frame that could determine the winner but Sebastian finally came through, winning the Champion's trophy and cash prize of RM 3,000.

Below are the results for the Semi Finals and Final

Semi Finals Results

Rory Thor 0 vs 4 Moh Keen Hoo

Sebastian H'ng 4 vs 2 Ng Ann Seng

Final Result

Moh Keen Hoo 4 vs 5 Sebastian H'ng

Penangites strong presence in Century Break

Penangites are in a for a exciting match as out of the 4 semi finalists, three hails from Penang, namely current seeded No 1 Rory Thor, reigning National Champion Moh Keen Hoo and Leg 1 winner Sebastian H'ng. The other semi finalist will be Ng Ann Seng, whom currently holds the highest break for the Championship at 114 points.

Semi Finals will be played at 4pm followed by the Final at 8pm.

Last 16 Results

H'ng Yuan Yew 1 vs 4 Rory Thor

Patrick Ooi 2 vs 4 Lee Hwa Meng

Lee Kok Seong 2 vs 4 Moh Keen Hoo

Sam Chong 4 vs 3 Lim Zhi Wei

Jeffrey Yeow 3 vs 4 Mohd Reza

Sebastian H'ng 4 vs 2 Jason Cheong

Ng Ann Seng 4 vs 3 Chooi Yew Wah

Lai Chee Wei 4 vs 1 Muhd Fithri

Quarter Finals Results

Rory Thor 4 vs 0 Lee Hwa Meng

Moh Keen Hoo 4 vs 3 Sam Chong

Mohd Reza 3 vs 4 Sebastian H'ng

Ng Ann Seng 4 vs 0 Lai Chee Wei

Semi Finals

4 July, Monday

4pm

Rory Thor vs Moh Keen Hoo

Sebastian H'ng vs Ng Ann Seng

Last 32 Results at Century Break

The Last 32 matches has completed today with only 16 players left in contention. Below are the results for the Last 32 rounds.

Results - Last 32 - Leg 10 Century Break

Last 64 Results at Century Break

Former National player Lee Hwa Meng, recently victorious in the B1 Snooker Championship, breezes into the Last 32 rounds along with local heroes to go against the seeded players. Number one seed Rory Thor will look to do well also in his hometown after a long absence of snooker tournaments up North.

Below are the results for the Last 64 round.

Results - Last 64 - Leg 10 Century Break