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Asian Tour Rankings |
|
Name |
Country |
Prize |
Pts |
| 1 |
Gandy Valle |
Philippines |
US$10,000 |
70 |
| 2 |
Wu Chia Ching |
Chinese Taipei |
US$5,000 |
50 |
| 3 |
Antonio Oakan
Gabica |
Philippines |
US$3,000 |
40 |
| 4 |
Yang Ching
Shun |
Chinese Taipei |
US$3,000 |
40 |
| 5 |
Chan Keng
Kwang |
Singapore |
US$1,750 |
30 |
| 6 |
Efren Reyes |
Philippines |
US$1,750 |
30 |
| 7 |
Francisco
Bustamante |
Philippines |
US$1,750 |
30 |
| 8 |
Lee Van Corteza |
Philippines |
US$1,750 |
30 |
| 9 |
Alok Kumar |
India |
US$1,250 |
20 |
| 10 |
Chao Fong
Pang |
Chinese Taipei |
US$1,250 |
20 |
| 11 |
Manan Chandra |
India |
US$1,250 |
20 |
| 12 |
Nguyen Thanh
Nam |
Vietnam |
US$1,250 |
20 |
| 13 |
Satoshi Kawabata |
Japan |
US$1,250 |
20 |
| 14 |
Toh Lian
Han |
Singapore |
US$1,250 |
20 |
| 15 |
Vu Trong
Khai |
Vietnam |
US$1,250 |
20 |
| 16 |
William Ang
Boon Lay |
Singapore |
US$1,250 |
20 |
| 17 |
Au Chi Wai |
Hong Kong |
US$750 |
10 |
| 18 |
Au Siu Wai |
Hong Kong |
US$750 |
10 |
| 19 |
Bernard Tey
Choon Kiat |
Singapore |
US$750 |
10 |
| 20 |
Chatchawal
Rutphae |
Thailand |
US$750 |
10 |
| 21 |
Chu Hung
Ming |
Chinese Taipei |
US$750 |
10 |
| 22 |
Fu Jian Bo |
China |
US$750 |
10 |
| 23 |
Ham Won-Sik |
Korea |
US$750 |
10 |
| 24 |
Ibrahim Bin
Amir |
Malaysia |
US$750 |
10 |
| 25 |
Jeong Young
Hwa |
Korea |
US$750 |
10 |
| 26 |
Kunihiko
Takahashi |
Japan |
US$750 |
10 |
| 27 |
Kuo Po Cheng |
Chinese Taipei |
US$750 |
10 |
| 28 |
Lin Didi |
China |
US$750 |
10 |
| 29 |
Mohammad
Junarto |
Indonesia |
US$750 |
10 |
| 30 |
Patrick Ooi
Fook Yuen |
Malaysia |
US$750 |
10 |
| 31 |
Wanshana
Poomjaeng |
Thailand |
US$750 |
10 |
| 32 |
Yudarman
Kamarudin |
Indonesia |
US$750 |
10 |
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Singapore, 6 March... In the end, the new one outplayed the
young one. Gandy Valle of the Philippines defeated 16-year old
Wu Chia Ching of Chinese Taipei, 11 – 9, late Sunday evening
to capture the inaugural leg of the 2005 San Miguel Asian 9-Ball
Tour at the Suntec Exhibition Hall 404.
Valle, who made his maiden appearance in Asia’s premier
9-Ball tournament, rallied from a 6 – 4 deficit and
won seven of the last nine racks en route to topping the competition
and claiming the US $10,000 top prize.
'I was so nervous. I didn’t feel I had the victory
in my hands until the 9 ball finally dropped,' revealed Valle,
a gold medalist in the 9-Ball doubles competition during the
1998 Asian Games.
A native of Davao City in the Philippines, the 31-year old
Valle also said that he dedicated his victory to God, his
wife and 2-year son Ralph and the Filipinos who enthusiastically
supported him at the venue.
Wu, whose previous best finish was a quarter-final appearance
in last year’s Manila leg, paid dearly when his break
on 17th rack failed to drop any balls. Valle then capitalized
as he took two straight racks to seize the upper hand, 10
– 8.
The Taiwanese teenager managed to close the gap as he made
it 10 – 9, but Valle didn’t let his foe get any
closer as he finished the job in the 20th rack. Wu settled
for the runner-up prize of US $5,000.
Despite his victory, Valle had high praises for his opponent.
'He’s very young, but he’s so talented. He has
a bright future ahead of him,' expressed Valle.
Valle reached the finals after disposing Taiwanese Yang Ching
Shun, 11 – 8, in the semi-finals, while Wu edged Filipino
Antonio Gabica, 12 – 10.
After Singapore, the next stops of the 9-ball tour will be
Jakarta, Kaohsiung and Manila. The top 10 players on the Tour
Order of Merit qualify into the World Professional Pool Championships.
The San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour is sanctioned by the Asian
Pocket Billiard Union and organized by ESPN STAR Sports’
Event Management Group (EMG). San Miguel Beer is the title
sponsor for the Tour. Iwan Simonis and Aramith supply the
official tablecloth and official balls respectively. Brunswick
Metro is the official pool table and the Marina Mandarin is
the official hotel, Suntec Singapore is the official venue.
STAR Sports is the official broadcaster. The 2005 Tour will
go to Singapore, Jakarta, Kaohsiung and Manila. Besides the
total prize money of US$200,000, the top 10 players on the
Tour Order of Merit every year will directly qualify into
the World Professional Pool Championships. |
The Asian 9 Ball Tour is Back
4th March 2005, the tour kicks off in Singapore,
moves on to Jakarta on the 1st April, then Kaoshiung on
the 29th of April and concludes in Manila on the 3rd of
June.
Last year Efren Reyes dominated the Tour winning the first
two events before finally taking a third out of the five
events. His fellow filipino Lee Van Corteza took the final
stop last year in Manila. The other event was won by the
Chinese Taipai, Yang Ching Shun.
With over $200,000 in prize money and qualifying places
for the World championships up for grabs this years event
is sure to bring out the best Asian players
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2004 Asian Tour
Rankings |
|
Name |
Country |
Prize money |
Pts |
| 1 |
Efren Reyes |
Philipines |
US$34,750 |
280 |
| 2 |
Warren Kiamco |
Philipines |
US$12,250 |
160 |
| 3 |
Chao Fong Pang |
Chinese Taipei |
US$11,750 |
150 |
| 4 |
Jeong Young Hwa |
Korea |
US$11,750 |
150 |
| 5 |
Park Shin Young |
Korea |
US$9,000 |
140 |
| 6 |
Francisco Bustamante |
Philipines |
US$10,000 |
130 |
| 7 |
Satoshi Kawabata |
Japan |
US$7,750 |
130 |
| 8 |
Yang Ching Shun |
Chinese Taipei |
US$13,000 |
120 |
| 9 |
Lee Van Corteza |
Philipines |
US$12,750 |
110 |
| 10 |
Alok Kumar |
India |
US$8,250 |
110 |
| 11 |
Hsia Hui Kai |
Chinese Taipei |
US$8,250 |
100 |
| 12 |
Chatchawal Rutphae |
Thailand |
US$7,000 |
100 |
| 13 |
Hisashi Yamamoto |
Japan |
US$5,250 |
80 |
| 14 |
Vu Trong Khai |
Viet Nam |
US$5,250 |
80 |
| 15 |
Ibrahim Bin Amir |
Malaysia |
US$5,250 |
80 |
| 16 |
Chen Huang Wu |
Chinese Taipei |
US$5,000 |
70 |
| 17 |
Wu Chia Ching |
Chinese Taipei |
US$4,750 |
70 |
| 18 |
Antonio Oakan Gabica |
Philipines |
US$4,500 |
70 |
| 19 |
Manan Chandra |
India |
US$3,500 |
50 |
| 20 |
Au Chi Wai |
Hong Kong |
US$3,500 |
50 |
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