Friday, November 20, 2009

The Christmas Challenge at the 8th Asian 8-Ball Tournament

The cold snowy winter season has now begun but the heat is still on as the top Asian cue masters rack it up at the 8th Asian 8-Ball Tournament that unwinds on 13 December at 2 pm,Sunday at the Centre Carougeois de Billard.

As the final tournament of the year, the matches are expected to be as exciting and thrilling as the previous Asian Tours. The defending Champion Val Arceo from the Philippines will be aiming for his third straight grandslam championship. However his nearest rival, Thailand's Ken Nanakorn is expected to put up a neck-to-neck fight to wrest the crown.

Further resistance is expected from other cue masters like Tony Truong from Vietnam, Morris Leonor, Ruben Zaballa and Jimmy Menguita from the Philippines, and Liang Zi Yue of China. And further surprises can also be expected from other players who have shown great pool skills in the recent tours.

As this will be the final tour of the year, we would like to invite other Asian players to come and join us in this fun-filled day of pool competition. A registration fee of 35 CHF will be charged for each participating player. Players are requested to be present 15 minutes before game time.
And as this will also be our Christmas celebration, we will have some cocktails and food for our players and friends. For information and registration, please call: Jerry Quinto at 079-263-68-32 or Ken Nanakorn at 076-752-53-47 or e-mail us at pbc.geneva@yahoo.com

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Val Arceo thrashes Ken Nanakorn 7-2, wins 9th Asian 9 Ball Tour


The Philippines’ Val Arceo made his 2nd consecutive championship by thrashing Thailand’s Ken Nanakorn 7-2 in today’s finals of the 9th Asian 9-Ball Tournament at the Centre Carougeois de Billard. Last month, Arceo took the 7th Asian 8-Ball Tour by beating his compatriot Ruben Zaballa 5-3.

Nanakorn started with an early lead by taking the first rack. This was quickly equalized by Arceo as he took the second rack. From there on, Arceo went into a flurry of attacks with precise pocketing and impeccable positioning of the cue ball. This somehow immobilized the cuemaster from Bangkok who was only able to take another rack before he was finally buried in a deluge of run-outs.

In the race for 3rd place, the veteran Morris Leonor of the Philippines trounced his compatriot rookie Leo Barroga 6-4 in an exciting match. The early racks were a see-saw battle until the 8th rack when the breaks began to tilt to the more experienced player Leonor. He took the offensive to grab the last 2 racks to put the icing on his cake.


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http://pbcgeneva.myphotoalbum.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=album31