Zhou and Yang qualified their spots for 9-ball W.C. 2016 – 威靈格外卡賽 周龍 & 楊清順分獲正賽名額

2016 9-ball WC - Wild Card Zhou Long and Yang Ching- Shun

On May 31st at the Wiraka Billiard Academy (FoShan, China), some of the country’s top professional pool players battled out in the Aramith World 9-Ball Championship Wild Card “Bohua Ceramic Cup” (click here for details). Players included China’s Zhou Long, Xu XiaoCong, Mi Le, Kong DeJing, Taiwan’s Wu Kun-Lin, Yang Ching-Shun, Vietnam’s Nguyen Phuc Long, and Myanmar’s Phone Myint Kyaw.

The tournament ran from May 27 through to May 31; the final 8 players were produced after two rounds of China Division qualifiers.

The final match between China’s Zhou Long, the defending champion, and Taiwan’s Yang Ching Shun (Vincent), previous World 9-Ball Champion, was a casual one as both players had already earned their spots at the World Men’s 9-Ball Championship that will be staged in Qatar later on this year. Both players will received a free package each including flights and accommodation for their trip to Qatar.

Zhou is a consistent player.  Along his way to the final, he beat Fu JianBo, previous World Doubles’ Champion, in the double-elimination stage with an impressive 9-2 win.  Yang, the other finalist, had a tough semi-final with Mi, trailing by 6-8 before he turned around to win the match.  The final match was opened with a golden break by Zhou, who stayed strong all the way till the end.

2016 9-ball WC - Draw of Wild Card in China

威靈格外卡賽 周龍成功衛冕 楊清順獲正賽名額

雅樂美2016男子9球世錦賽外卡賽在佛山來利威靈格台球培訓基地落幕。20歲的年輕小將周龍成功衛冕,收獲亞軍的中華台北選手楊清順,同樣獲得正賽名額。

晉級第二階段的16位選手通過雙敗階段決出8強,周龍、阮福龍、吳坤霖、徐小淙、楊清順、楊紹傑、米樂和孔德京在單敗階段捉對廝殺。來自江西的20小將周龍是本次比賽中表現最為強勢的選手,雙敗階段,周龍就曾以9-2的大比分擊敗傅儉波,展示出不俗的狀態。單敗開始後,周龍的表現依舊穩定,兩個9-3,周龍先後擊敗阮福龍和徐小淙,晉級決賽。下半區,楊清順9-4戰勝楊紹傑,隨後,楊清順在半決賽6-8落後的情況下9-8逆轉米樂,與周龍會師。

晉級決賽的兩位選手已經獲得了今年7月在卡塔爾舉行的男子9球世錦賽的正賽名額,因此兩位選手在決賽中表現的十分放松。周龍在第一局就打出黃金9,並在此後一路領先,最終周龍以9-3的比分擊敗楊清順,繼去年後,再度奪冠,完成衛冕。亞軍的楊清順同時獲得了男子9球世錦賽正賽名額。

X.L. Lee Samuel Lai

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