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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