Asian 9-ball 2nd Leg Bangkok update

BlowFish

BlowFish

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Quarter Finals:

Li He Wen (CHI) 9 - 7 Marlon Manalo (PHI)

The first 9 racks was a tit-4-tat battle. The 10th rack was the turning point when Marlon scratch when on the 7 where whitey kissed the 9 and scratches the CB. 6 - 4

Li breaks on the 11th and runs out. 7 - 4

Marlon had a dry break and Li runs out again. 8 - 4

Li made a big mistake on the 8 off the rail and gave it to Marlon to recover at 8 - 5.

Marlon overruns the position on 3. Attempts a very fine cut and bubbles it on the top left corner. Li takes the 3 and 4 then snookers himself on the 5, but manages to kick and snooker Marlon. Marlon kicks the 5 and makes it. Marlon has a touch shot on the 6. Decides to duck the 6. Li attempts a table length bank and misses. Marlon clears for 8 - 6.

Li makes a big mistake off the 2 for position on the 3 and snookers himself. Jumps for the 3 off the rail and makes it. (What a BIG shot.) Overcuts the 4. :mad: Marlon clears 8 - 7.

Marlon breaks and had a 1 messed up 4 ball cluster. Ducks it. Safety play between the two players follows. Marlon shots hard rail first, nearly flukes the 1 to the right side packet. Li attempts a bank to the left side packet and hits the jaws, but flukes the 1 to the top right corner. Li clears the 4, 5 and 6 then had a bad position for the 8. Makes the difficult 8 and takes the 9 for the win.


Game 2 follows between Yang Ching Sun (TPE) and Au Chi Wai (HKG)
 
Game 2

Yang Ching Sun (TPE) 6 - 9 Au Chi Wai (HKG)

Yang wins the lag.

Rack 1 - Yang wins first blood on an uneventful rack. 1 – 0

Rack 2 – Au flukes the 9 off a jump for the 2 after a safety exchange. 1 – 1

Rack 3 – Yang breaks and makes the 1 and 4. Ducks for cover on the 2, but gives a tester of a long shot for Au. Au didn’t go for it and plays conservative. Yang attempts a kick on the 2 to the side left but barely missed it. Au takes the 2, 3 and 5. Au then missed a very easy 7 to the right side packet. Yang banks the 7 off the left rail to right side packet for a 2 way shot to the 9 and makes the 9 via CB. 2 – 1

Rack 4 – Au breaks and makes 1, 5 and 8 off a medium break. Au clears and takes the rack. 2 – 2

Rack 5 – Yang makes 1, 2 and 3 off the break. Yang has no easy shot on the 4 and attempts a difficult 4 to 9 combo. 3 – 2

Rack 6 – Au breaks and makes the 5. Banks the 1 table length and missed it, but snookers Yang. Yang takes to the air and makes the 1. Yang attempts the 2, but it will not go and kisses the 4. Au nips the 2 for cover. Yang goes for a 3 rail kicks and hits the 1. Au makes the 1, but missed a long 2. Yang takes the 2 and 3, then goes for a nasty safety off the 4. Au kicks to give distance between CB and 4 which is now married to the 9. Yang thinks hard, fires and 4 is covered by the 6 and 8. Au kicks and give Yang a hard 4. Yang banks and makes it, but scratches. Au clears. 3 – 3

Rack 7 – Yang had a dry break. Au clears with some tough shots and takes the lead. 3 – 4

Rack 8 – Au makes the 1 off the break. Au attempts a 2 9 combo with a kiss off the 3 and nearly made it. Yang ducks for cover. Au does a 2 rail kick and snookers Yang too. Yang maseys for the 2 and give Au a tester shot. Au makes the 2. Au screeches out far for the 3 and badly misses. Yang elevates for the 3 and gets position for 4. Yang takes the 4, 5, 6 and 7. CB off the long right rail and elevates for the 8. Yang misses it and Au clears. 3 – 5

Rack 9 – Yang makes the 2 and 6 off the break. Yang has a 1 and CB an inch away each other near the right top corner. Yang makes a terrible safety shot and gives Au a chance to clear. Au clears it. 3 – 6

Sorry, had to go for dinner. Wify is naggingly angry by now. :mad:

Rack 10 – Yang 4 – 6 Au

Rack 11 – Yang 5 – 6 Au


Rack 12 - Yang 5 - 7 Au

Rack 13 - Yang 5 – 8 Au

Rack 14 – Yang 6 – 8 Au

Rack 15 – Yang 6 – 9 Au


Next game Wu Chai Ching (TPE) and Ramil Gallego (PHI)
 
Thanks for the updates Blowfish and kidrock! I've been waiting for them. :) Keep them coming!

Wu vs. Gallego and Reyes vs. Chao should make interesting matches.
 
Game 3

Wu Chai Ching (TPE) 4 - 9 Ramil Gallego (PHI)

Gallego wins the lag.

Rack 1 – Gallego breaks and makes the 3. Ramil ducks for cover leaving Wu with the 1 and CB at table length. Wu banks the 1 to the 9 but 1 missed the 9. Ramil fine cuts the 1 on the long rail and makes it. Takes the 2 to the left side packet. Runs for cover on the 4. Wu jumps the CB about a cube from the 9 and misses the 4. Ramil clears. 0 - 1

Rack 2 – Wu breaks and turns up dry. Ramil goes for the snooker off the 1. Wu masseys around the 6 and hits the 1 to fluke a combo 5 in, but leaves snookered on the 1. Wu kicks and snookers Ramil too. Ramil kicks and give Wu a tester on the 1. Wu makes the cross side shot off the 1. Clears the rest of the rack. 1 - 1

Rack 3 – Gallego breaks and makes the 7 and 8. Shots the 1 in, packets the 5 off a 2 5 combo and clears the rest of the balls. 1 - 2

Rack 4 – Wu breaks and downs the 4. Wu runs for cover on the 1. Ramil attempts a bank and misses it. Wu clears. 2 - 2

Rack 5 – Gallego breaks and makes the 1 and 6. 2 is married to the 9. Ramil goes for cover. Wu bungled a safety attempt. Ramil clears. 2 - 3

Rack 6 – Wu breaks and turns up dry again. Ramil kicks the snookered 1 and leaves Wu with a small chance of the 1. Wu bares down with a small swerve shot and packets the 1. Wu clears the 2, 3 and 4. Attempts a 5 married to the 9 and barely misses it. Ramil clears. 2 - 4

Rack 7 – Gallego breaks and make the 1, 4 and 5 with a shot on the 2. Ramil runs out. 2 - 5

Rack 8 – Wu breaks dry yet again. Ramil clears the tough rack. 2 - 6

Rack 9 – Gallego breaks and makes the 3 with a nice spread. Packets the 1 and shoots the 2 9 combo. 2 - 7

Rack 10 – Wu breaks and makes the 1, 2 and 3 with a shot on the 4. Clears the table for his first run out. 3 - 7

Rack 11 – Gallego breaks and makes the 7 with a shot on the 1. Ramil runs out for the hill. 3 - 8

Rack 12 - Wu breaks and makes the 1. Wu makes the tough 2 and wrong sided on the 3. Makes the 3 and barely sees the 4. Wu packets the 4 and runs out. 4 - 8

Rack 13 - Gallego breaks and makes 4 with a shot on the 1. Ramil runs out and wins the match. 4 - 9


Next game Chao Fong Pang (TPE) and Efren Reyes (PHI)
 
Game 4

Chao Fong Pang (TPE) 9 - 4 Efren Reyes (PHI)

Efren wins the lag.

Rack 1 – Efren breaks dry. Chao packets the 1, 2, 3 and 4. Bungles a position on the 5, but still makes it. Recovers on the 6 and clears the table. 1 - 0

Rack 2 - Chao breaks dry too. Efren has no shot on the 1 and pushes out. Chao bungles the safety after being a large bait by Efren. Efren has a long tester of the 1, packets it and returns back down for position on the 2. Efren clears the tought rack to go even. 1 - 1

Rack 3 - Efren breaks and makes the 1 with a tough 2. Efren runs for cover and still gives Chao a chance for a 2 9 combo. Chao goes for it and missed it. Efren has a long 2 and makes it. Efren clears to go ahead by 1. 1 - 2

Rack 4 - Chao breaks and makes the 5 with a shot on the 1. Chao runs out on a nicely spread table to go even. 2 - 2

Rack 5 - Efren breaks and makes the 3 with 1 seating off the jaw of the right side packet. Efren thinly slices it for a reverse cut and doesn't fall. Chao takes the gift, then packets the 2 and just short for position on the 4. Chao runs for covers. Efren kicks and didn't get lucky. Chao takes another gift then packets the 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 for the win. Chao goes ahead by 1. 3 - 2

Rack 6 - Chao breaks dry for the second time. Efren has a shot on the 1 and takes it left handed. Badly under hits the 1 and snookers himself. Efren goes for the jump cue and decides not to then kicks. Leaves Chao a makeable 2 9 combo. Chao receives a costly gift which cost Efren the rack and goes on top by 2. 4 - 2

Rack 7 - Efren breaks and makes the 1 and 3 with a very difficult shot on the 2. Efren does a 2 way shot on the 2 and misses it, but leaves a snooker of the 2 for Chao. Chao has a small peak on the 2 and goes for the table length bank then makes it. Chao makes the 4 and has a long straight 5. Screws back table length and drills the 5 with position on the 6. Clears and goes ahead by 3. 5 - 2

Rack 8 - Chao breaks and makes the 1. No clear shot on the 2. Chao runs for cover, gives Efren only a distance between the CB and 2. Efren has a 2 way 2 9 billiard or a 2 6 combo. Efren goes for the 2 6 combo and misses it. Chao has a small chance of a thin cut to the side packet. Chao makes it with position on the 3. Chao clears the rest of the balls to go up by 4 now. 6 - 2

Rack 9 - Efren breaks dry leaving Chao a shot on the 1. Chao makes it and brings the CB back down for the 2. Chao clears the 2, 3, 4 and underruns the position back down to 5. Chao thinly cuts the 5 with position and recovery on the 6. Chao clears and goes up by 5. 7 - 2

Rack 10 - Chao breaks dry for the 3rd time giving a chance to Efren. Efren runs out to cut the difference by 4. 7 - 3

Rack 11 - Efren breaks and makes the 1 with a shot on the 2. Efren runs out yet again to cut the deficit by 3. 7 - 4

Rack 12 - Chao breaks and makes the 1 with a clear shot on the 2. Chao clears and goes to the hill. 8 - 4

Rack 13 - Efren breaks and makes the 1, 4 and 6 without an offensive shot on the 2. Efren shots the 2 hard and prays for the pool gods for mercy, but was not heard. Chao clears for the win. 9 - 4
 
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Tomorrows Semis

Li He Wen (CHI) vs Au Chi Wai (HKG)

and

Chao Fong Pang (TPE) vs Ramil Gallego (PHI)
 
seems to me that all the favourites are getting knocked out by lesser opponents...
 
Reyes vs Chao was a particularly intriguing matchup, both players are well known worldwide with impressive resumes. Unfortunately the match seemed to be in Chao's control most of the time with Efren making alot of costly mistakes, I would look for Chao to go deep in this one.
 
Well done to the Chinese player Li He Wen!

He came 2nd in the last leg in Vietnam, losing to Efren in the final. And last week he won the National 9-Ball Championship here in China.

He's looking like he'll be the first Chinese mainland player to have an impact on the international pool world.
 
Colin Colenso said:
Well done to the Chinese player Li He Wen!

He came 2nd in the last leg in Vietnam, losing to Efren in the final. And last week he won the National 9-Ball Championship here in China.

He's looking like he'll be the first Chinese mainland player to have an impact on the international pool world.
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At this point, I think he already qualifies for the WPC in 2006.
 
there are some mainlander players that are as good as Li, as Colin is in China he might know "Fu Jian Bo", he is located in ShangHai, and nearly all the tournament in China, he and Li are getting the titles even.

donno why every time China always send a guy called "Xu Meng", probably because he is the head coach or something, but definitely not a strong player in a way, as he nvr got into quarters in Asian 9-ball since the first time he attended...like 4, 5 years ago.:mad:

i reckon they just need some exp in international scene, but Chinese government...they nvr consider billiard as one type of sports rather than just entertainment... and the new regulation just got annouced that all the pool halls have to be closed before 2AM, but since I am not in China now, i donno if it is really happening.
 
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Semis: Game 1

Li He Wen (CHI) 9 vs 11 Au Chi Wai (HKG)

Alot of glaring and obvious mistakes and some marvelous shots, but in total, it was a very boring pool game. Didn't give me the energy to post the Rack for Rack updates. :eek:

Au gets the first semi-finals berth.


Next Game Chao Fong Pang (TPE) vs Ramil Gallego (PHI)
 
Semi-finals: Game 2

Chao Fong Pang (TPE) 3 vs 3 Ramil Gallego (PHI)

Ramil wins the lag.

Rack 1 - Ramil breaks and makes the 7 with the 1 seating at the top right corner. Ramil has a decent spread for a run out. Ramil clears an easy run out to get first blood. 0 - 1

Rack 2 - Chao breaks and makes the 1. Has a shot on the 2 on the middle of the table. Nice spread for a run out as well. Chao clears to go even. 1 - 1

Rack 3 - Ramil breaks and makes the 4 and 8 wing balls. Ramil has a clear shot on the 1. Has a cluster of 3 balls near the foot spot to contend with 2. Ramil still clears it and ends it with a 7 9 combo. 1 - 2

Rack 4 - Chao breaks and makes the 1. The 2 and 9 stays with a possible combo. Chao fires and makes the 9 to go even again. 2 - 2

Rack 5 - Ramil breaks dry. Chao has the clear shot on the 1, but has a 3 ball cluster with the 2, 3 and 5 on the foot rail. Chao gets the 1, packets the 2 and breaks up the cluster. 3 is not a clear shot. Chao banks the 3 and makes it. Chao looking forward to break Ramil's serve. Chao clears the table with some great shots to go ahead. 3 - 2

Rack 6 - Chao breaks and makes the 1 left side. Didn't have a clear shot on the 2. Chao goes airborne and missed it. Ramil goes cross corner lower left bank to make the 2 on the bottom right corner. Ramil clears the 3 on the jaws of the bottom left corner. Ramil clears the tough rack to go even and break Chao's serve. 3 - 3

Rack 7 - Ramil breaks dry yet again.

Sorry guys, got an emergency to take care. :(
 
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