Ibrahim wins the Championship
Ibrahim "Ah Chai" Amir
Ibrahim Amir couldn’t help but smile all the way to the bank as he wins the 2nd Golden Break 9 Ball Invitational Championship 2010 at Golden Break Snooker & Pool Club. He beats 14 year old Ko Pin Chung from Chinese Taipei by 13-10.
Before the Final began, everyone while waiting for the match to begin, were wondering whether Chinese Taipei will repeat last year’s feat and bring the trophy back. Ko with his fluent matchplay and playing his first overseas tournament final seemed totally calm while Ibrahim was his usual self bouncing from one group to another, chit chatting, both waiting for the emcee to announce the match to start.
Winning the lag, Ko immediately cleared 2 racks to lead 2-0 but Ibrahim stopped his stride to win Rack 2 to narrow the gap. Ko won the next 2 racks to extend the lead to 4-1, leaving everyone watching the match sweating in their seats. Ibrahim managed to win the next 2 racks, to narrow back the gap to one rack but was not for long as Ko yet agains extends it to 6-3.
When the score reached 7-5 with Ko leading, Ibrahim pulled out his bag of tricks and immediately turned around the match, winning 5 racks straight to lead 10-7. Ko was totally stumped and seem to have lost his form and could only win one rack while Ibrahim wins another two to reach the hill, needing only one more rack from 12-8. After a short break, Ko came back to the table to clear 2 racks, again reducing his trail to two gaps. But that was only all he could do as Ibrahim with a good safety in Rack 23, forced Ko to give him one more opportunity which he capitalized and went to win rack and match, winning the Championship with a scoreline of 13-10.
Ibrahim Amir with his trophy and mock cheque
What was even better for the night was The Management of Golden Break Snooker & Pool Club decided to top up RM 8,000 as a bonus for Ibrahim’s effort and outstanding performance, and also successfully retaining the trophy and title in Malaysia. They also gave Patrick Ooi an additional RM 2,000 for his Semi Final effort. Ibrahim walks away from the Championship with cash prize of USD 5,000 and RM 8,000, a very glimmering trophy and the Champion’s title.
Final Result
Ko Pin Chung (TPE) 10 vs 13 Ibrahim Amir (MAS)
Ibrahim Amir hopes to keep trophy in Malaysia
Ibrahim Amir in action in the Semi Final
Ibrahim Amir hopes to keep the Champion’s trophy in Malaysia and also the cash prize of USD 5000 from the 2nd Golden Break 9 Ball Invitational Championship 2010. He advances into the Final playing against Ko Pin Chung from Chinese Taipei, after defeating World Ranked No 7 Antonio Lining from Philippines by 11-8.
It was a neck to neck match as both players displayed nerve breaking accuracy and tactical safety play to try and break each other’s rhythm. Neither one was giving up and rarely were there mistakes to allow the other back at the table. But after leveling the match back at 8-8, it was a one way traffic as Ibrahim went on to claim 3 straight racks to book himself a place in the Final, leaving Antonio behind in the smokes.
Ibrahim Amir will play Ko Pin Chung in the Final later 8pm.
5pm Semi Final Result
Antonio Lining (PHI) 8 vs 11 Ibrahim Amir (MAS)
Ko Pin Chung goes into his first final
14 year old Ko Pin Chung in action
14 year old Chinese Taipei whiz kid Ko Pin Chung will be appearing in his first oversea tournament final later tonight, after defeating Patrick Ooi from Malaysia 11-6.
After lagging off for the break, Patrick cleared to claim Rack 1 but Ko replied to clear 7 racks in a row, leading by 7-1. Ko missed in Rack 9 to let Patrick back on the table to claim 1 more rack but lost 2 more to trail at 9-2. Rack 12 and 13 were split between them, at 10-3 with Ko needing only 1 more rack to book a spot in his first ever overseas final. Patrick however was not going to give up easily and won the next 3 racks to narrow the gap to 10-6, but that was all he could do as Ko broke and cleared Rack 17 to advance into the Final.
Malaysia’s hope now falls on the shoulder of No 1 Seeded Ibrahim Amir who plays World Ranked No 7, Antonio Lining from Philippines later at 5pm.
2pm Semi Final Results
Ko Pin Chung (TPE) 11 vs 6 Patrick Ooi (MAS)
Ibrahim and Patrick – Possible All Malaysia Final
Ibrahim Amir in action
Current Malaysia No 1 Ibrahim Amir and Patrick Ooi will make it an all Malaysia Final tomorrow night if they are able to overcome the 14 year old kid Ko Pin Chung from Chinese Taipei and 2010 World 9 Ball Pool Championship Semi Finalist Antonio Lining in the Semi Finals respectively. Ibrahim Amir defeated Rodrigo Geronimo 11-7 while Patrick Ooi beats Carlo Biado 11-9, both from Philippines, overturning the hot favourite odds with only Antonio Lining left flying the Republic’s flag in the Championship.
Irsal Nasution and Jimmy Jusman who hails from Indonesia, both lost in a nail biting match as they were knocked out after going all the way. Ko Pin Chung wins Jimmy Jusman 11-10 with Irsal Nasution also beaten the same scoreline by Antonio Lining.
Below are the results for the Quarter Finals and the Semi Finals lineup:-
Quarter Finals Results
Ko Pin Chung (TPE) 11 vs 10 Jimmy Jusman (INA)
Patrick Ooi (MAS) 11 vs 9 Carlo Biado (PHI)
Irsal Nasution (INA) 10 vs 11 Antonio Lining (PHI)
Rodrigo Geronimo (PHI) 7 vs 11 Ibrahim Amir (MAS)
Semi Finals
22 August, Sunday
2pm – Ko Pin Chung (TPE ) vs Patrick Ooi (MAS)
5pm – Antonio Lining (PHI) vs Ibrahim Amir (MAS)
Last 16 Results
The Last 16 Rounds has just concluded with now half the field left competing in the Championship. The sole flag bearers such as Chan Keng Kwang of Singapore and Muhd Alias of Brunei have lost their matches against Carlo Biado of Philippines and Patrick Ooi of Malaysia respectively. Philippines contingent remains the hot favourite as all 3 players:- Carlo Biado, Antonio Lining and Rodrigo Geronimo storms into the Quarter Finals. Both Malaysia and Indonesia equally has 2 representatives still fighting on to advance to tomorrow’s Semi Finals.
The 14 year old Chinese Taipei sensation Ko Pin Chung also goes into the Quarter Finals as the last hope for his country, after winning William Ipaenen from Indonesia.
Last 16 Results
William Ipaenen (INA) 6 vs 10 Ko Pin Chung (TPE)
Bobby Lee (HKG) 7 vs 10 Jimmy Jusman (INA)
Patrick Ooi (MAS) 10 vs 2 Eric Lee (HKG)
Chan Keng Kwang (SIN) 8 vs 10 Carlo Biado (PHI)
Irsal Nasution (INA) 10 vs 6 Kovic Chong (MAS)
Antonio Lining (PHI) 10 vs 4 Muhd Bewi S (PHI)
Rodrigo Geronimo (PHI) 10 vs 4 Mohd Alias (BRN)
Robby Suarly (INA) 7 vs 10 Ibrahim Amir (MAS)
Quarter Finals lineup for 8pm session are as follows:-
Ko Pin Chung (TPE) vs Jimmy Jusman (INA)
Patrick Ooi (MAS) vs Carlo Biado (PHI)
Irsal Nasution (INA) vs Antonio Lining (PHI)
Rodrigo Geronimo (PHI) vs Ibrahim Amir (MAS)
Last 32 Results
Last 32 Rounds for the day has concluded with 16 players advancing to the next round. Ko Pin Chung of Chinese Taipei, Chan Keng Kwang of Singapore and Mohd Alias of Brunei survives in the Championship as the sole bearer of their country’s flag as they progress into the Last 16 Rounds. The Indonesia and Philippines contingent retains strong presence as each have 5 and 3 players respectively making it to the next round. Malaysia is also going strong as No 1 Seeded Ibrahim Amir and last year’s semi finalist Patrick Ooi also booked themselves a place in the Last 16 Rounds.
The Last 16 Round will be competed tomorrow in 2 sessions at 3pm and 5pm. It will then be followed by the Quarter Finals at 8pm.
Click the link below to view the results for today’s Last 32 Round.
Knockout Draw
Last 32 Rounds of the Championship starts tomorrow at 1pm. Below is the Draw for Knockout Stage.
Stage 2 Group Matches – Day 2
Day 2 for Stage 2 Group of the Championship has concluded. Below are the results for today:-
Group I – Winner Bracket = Victor Arpilleda (PHI) Loser Bracket = Alwi (INA)
Group J – Winner Bracket = Ben Zhang (SIN) Loser Bracket = Toh Lian Han (SIN)
Group K – Winner Bracket = Desmond Goh (SIN) Loser Bracket = Antonio Lining (PHI)
Group L – Winner Bracket = Imran Ibrahim (INA) Loser Bracket = Ko Pin Chung (TPE)
Group M – Winner Bracket = Rasid Samy (MAS) Loser Bracket = Md Alias (BRN)
Group N – Winner Bracket = Mohd Sepawi (MAS) Loser Bracket = Chan Keng Kwang (SIN)
Group O – Winner Bracket = Carlo Biado (PHI) Loser Bracket = Robby Suarly (INA)
Group P – Winner Bracket = Le Quang Trung (VIE) Loser Bracket = Eric Lee (HKG)
Stage 2 Group Matches – Day 1
Day 1 for Stage 2 Group of the 2nd Golden Break 9 Ball Invitational Championship 2010 has concluded. Below are the results for today:-
Group A – Winner Bracket = William Ipaenen (INA) Loser Bracket = Irsal Nasution (INA)
Group B – Winner Bracket = Siaw Wieto (INA) Loser Bracket = Ng Ann Seng (MAS)
Group C – Winner Bracket = Jimmy Jusman (INA) Loser Bracket = Kovic Chong (MAS)
Group D – Winner Bracket = Muhd Bewi (INA) Loser Bracket = Patrick Ooi (MAS)
Group E – Winner Bracket = Kenny Kwok (HKG) Loser Bracket = Bernard Tey (SIN)
Group F – Winner Bracket = Rodrigo Geronimo (PHI) Loser Bracket = Bobby Lee (HKG)
Group G – Winner Bracket = Ricky Zerna (PHI) Loser Bracket = Alan Tan (MAS)
Group H – Winner Bracket = Ibrahim Amir (MAS) Loser Bracket = Alvin Chin (MAS)
Draw for Stage 2 Groups
Below are the Draw for Stage 2 Groups:-
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