Ken Nanakorn of Thailand is the year-enders 8th Asian 8-Ball Tournament champion
Thailand’s Ken Nanakorn defeated Philippines’ Joseph Sycip 5-1 in the year-ender 8th Asian 8-Ball Tournament yesterday at the Centre Carougeois de Billard. Nanakorn’s win has made him the number 1 in the top rankings of the Asian Tour.
Nanakorn had a smooth sailing as he was able to perfectly position and run out on the early racks. He took the first 3 racks before Sycip was able to win a rack but by that time it was already too late. Sycip, who remained undefeated until the finals could not seem to get his momentum. He complained of a lot of bad rolls during his game with Nanakorn.“Tough luck, the balls just did not roll on the right position”, he said.
Inthe other match for the 3rd place, Philippine’s Jimmy Menguita beat Vietnam’s Tony Truong 5-3. Jimmy Menguita led all the way taking the early racks while Tony Truong tried to rally from behind. In the end, Menguita’s superb safety plays plus his excellentpocketing and ball positioning made the difference as this insured his victory.
During the break, the PBC-Geneva held a Christmas cocktail party consisting of Asian food. Sushi, fried noodles, spring rolls, paella, and other delicacies were served to the players, friends and supporters of the Asian Tours.In behalf of the PBC-Geneva and the Asian Tours, we thank all of you for your support this past year.We hope we canl make the Asian Tours more successful next year.Thank you and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you!!!!
