Showing posts with label Taiwan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Taiwan. Show all posts

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Jaspers goes one better to claim gold in 2009 World Games

2005 three cushion runner-up Dick Jaspers from Netherlands was one of the winners in the 2009 World Games.

In the 2005 final Jaspers lost 42-41 to Daniel Sanchez (Spain). He got his revenge by beating Sanchez 40-26 in the semi finals and Torbjörn Blomdahl (Sweden) 40-18 in the final.

Austrian Jasmin Ouschan was the defending champion in the women's pool event. She also reached this year's final, but lost 9-8 to Allison Fisher (England).

Ralf Souquet from Germany won the men's pool event. The former world champion is possibly the best player in the world right now and defeated Ching-Shun Yang (Taiwan) 11-4 in the final. The 2005 winner Pei-Weo Chang (Taiwan) did not return to defend his title.

The snooker final was contested between two Englsih pros with veteran Nigel Bond beating David Grace 3-0. Northern Ireland's defending champion Gerard Greene did not take part.

Here are the medals awarded in the billiard disciplines:

Three cushion

1. Dick Jaspers (Netherlands)
2. Torbjörn Blomdahl (Sweden)
3. Marco Zanetti (Italy)

Pool (9-ball)

Women:
1. Allison Fisher (England)
2. Jasmin Ouschan (Austria)
3. Yuan-Chun Lin (Taiwan)

Men:
1. Ralf Souquet (Germany)
2. Ching-Shun Yang (Taiwan)
3. Stephane Cohen (France)

Snooker

1. Nigel Bond (England)
2. David Grace (England)
3. Mohamed Shehab (United Arab Emirates)

The World Games is an event for 30+ sports not included in the Olympic Games. It's staged every four years by the International World Games Association.

The Games took place 16-26 July 2009 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. In 2013 the host city will be Cali, Columbia.

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Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Yuan-Chun Lin wins Women's World 9-ball Championship


Yuan-Chun Lin from Taiwan won the Women's World 9-Ball Championship.

In the final she defeated two-time winner Ga Young Kim (South Korea) 11-7 to grab the $20,000 first prize. Kim got $10,000 as runner-up.

Lin defeated England's three-time world champion Allison Fisher 9-8 in the semi-finals, after Fisher missed the nine leading 8-7. Kim beat Jasmin Ouschan (Austria) 9-6 from 6-3 down.

Last year's champion Xiaoting Pang (China) was denied her chance to defend the title after not getting her visa on time.

Lin's greatest result before this win was first place in the 2006 Asian Games.

The tournament ran from April 3-6, 2008, at the Cuemaster Pool Club, in Taipei City, Taiwan.

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Sunday, March 02, 2008

Chang takes opening Taipei event on Asian Tour

For the second year running Taiwan's Jung-lin Chang won the opening leg of the Guinness Asian 9-ball Tour.

Just like last year he beat a Filipino 11-5 in the final. Last year it was Lee Vann Corteza. This time it was Joven Bustamante. The prize was also the same, namely $15,000.

In the semifinals Chang defeated Ching Shun Yang (Taiwan) and Bustamante beat Pin Yi Ko (Taiwan). Yang won last year's event in Taiwan.

Chang was the overall winner of the 2007 Asian Tour and also won three events that season.

The competition was held February 29 - March 2 at the Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan. Next stop is Penang, Malaysia on April 4-6. There are a total of six events in the Tour. The last is the Grand Final in Jakarta which is comprised of the top 10 in the overall Order of Merit.

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Saturday, June 02, 2007

Yang wins Asian Tour event in Kaohsiung

Taiwan's Ching-Shun Yang won the Kaohsiung leg of the Guinness Asian 9-ball Tour.

In the final he beat countryman Fong-Pang Chao 11-6 to claim the trophy and $15,000.

The win took Yang to No.1 in Order of Merit. The top three is all-Taiwanese with Jung-Lin Chang in second and Chao in third.

The competition was held May 18-20 at the Kaohsiung Business Exhibition Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Next stop is Genting, Malaysia on June 15-17. There are a total of six events in the Tour. The top 10 finishers in the Order of Merit will earn spots in the 2007 World Pool Championship.

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Monday, April 09, 2007

Xiaoting Pan wins Women's World 9-Ball Championship


China's Xiaoting Pan won the Women's World 9-Ball Championship.

In the final she defeated Rubilen Amit (Philippines) 11-5 to grab the $20,000 first prize. Amit's runner-up place earned her $10,000. Pan overcame Janice Pei-Chen Tsai from Taiwan 9-4 in the semi-finals. Amit won 9-6 over Japan's Yukiko Hamanishi.

Defending champion Ga-Young Kim (South Korea) was ousted by Amit in the quarter-finals.

The event was once again dominated by the Asians. A number of the European big guns failed to shine. Allison Fisher (England) went out in the group stages. Austrian sensation Jasmin Ouschan lost in the Last 16.

This is turning out to be a great year for Pan. She recently won the Great Lakes Classic on the WPBA Tour.

The tournament ran from April 5-8, 2007, in Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.

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Saturday, August 12, 2006

Luat on top in Asian Tour's Taiwan event

Rodolfo Luat (Philippines) won the Taiwan leg of the San Miguel Asian 9-ball Tour. In the final he defeated home favorite Hsia Hui-Kai 11-7 to claim the $10,000 first prize.

This means Philippine players have won all three events this season. Efren Reyes won the first leg in Ho-Chin-Minh City, Vietnam and Ramil Gallego won the second one in Bangkok, Thailand.

The tournament was played in Kaohsiung 4-6 August. The fourth and final stop on the Tour is Jakarta, Indonesia, 15-17 September.

Luat now moves into ninth place in the Order of Merit.
Reyes tops the standings, followed by Francisco Bustamante (Philippines), Li He Wen (China), Yang Ching Shun (Taiwan), Wu Chia Ching (Taiwan) and Gallego. The top 10 finishers after the four events will earn spots in the 2006 World Pool Championship.

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Sunday, March 05, 2006

Ga-Young Kim defends World title



South Korea's Ga-Young Kim successfully defended her title as Women's World Pool Champion. In the final she beat Taiwan's Shin-Mei Liu 11-8.

Check out the pictures from billiards@rogers.com, at Yahoo Photos!

This win takes Kim to the top of the WPA rankings.

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Friday, March 03, 2006

The ladies contest the world pool title



March 1-5 Taipei will host the WPA Amway World Women' s Championship.

A lot of the top names are missing. Allison Fisher and Karen Corr are some of the stars who chose to stay home. That leaves the tournament wide open.

Still, there is plenty of talent available to fight for the $20,000 first prize and the title of World Champion.

Defending champion Ga-Young Kim must be considered a favourite.

To the short list you can also add England's Kelly Fisher, Helena Thornfeldt from Sweden, Shin-Mei Liu from Taiwan and Monica Webb (USA).

Line Kjørsvik (Norway), Wendy Jans (Belgium) and youngster Jasmin Ouschan (Austria) are some of the others that could do some damage.

The tournament is broadcast on TV. Apparently you'll be able to view some of it on the web.

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