May Day Confrontation: Asian Cue Masters square off anew at the 12th Asian 9-Ball Tournament

It will surely be another exciting May Day confrontation this Sunday, 2 May 2010 as the top Asian cue masters clash anew in this month's 12th Asian 9 Ball Tournament to be held at the Centre Carougeois de Billard.

Last month’s 8 Ball Champion, Ken Nanakorn of Thailand will be aiming for his second championship this year. Jimmy Menguita of the Philippines, who missed his chance for a three in a row championship last month is expected to wrest the crown from Nanakorn. Not to be outdone, Morris Leonor, last month’s runner up will be crying for revenge as he faces Ken Nanakorn.

Aside from these players, Tony Truong from Vietnam, Leo Barroga and Ruben Zaballa from the Philippines, or even James Udon from Thailand may spring out some surprises in this exciting tournament.

The Asian Tours is inviting all Asians to join us in this afternoon of fun, camaraderie and exciting pool competition. A registration fee of 35 CHF will be charged for each participant.
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

Ken Nanakorn rallies to nip Morris Leonor 7-6, captures 10th Asian 8 Ball Championships

Thai cue master Ken Nanakorn pulled off a Houdini act to beat Philippines’ Morris Leonor in the end game, 7-6, during the 10th Asian 8 Ball Tournament at the Centre Carougeois de Billard Club last night.

Nanakorn trailed Leonor, 6-2 after Leonor launched a barrage of offensive attacks that put him far ahead and “on the hill” as he needed only one more game to capture the crown. Slowly, Nanakorn took the successive racks one by one until he was able to equalize the score at 6-6. The last rack proved to be a battle of nerves especially for Leonor who missed an easy shot on the 7 ball on the side and was followed by another foul shot as he missed a jump shot that gave Nanakorn “ball on hand” to finish the game.

In the race for 3rd place, Vietnam’s Tony Truong easily trounced Thailand’s Mie “James” Udon 5-2. Troung took control of the table from the beginning and kept a comfortable lead all the way



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