Former World Pool Champion Carlo Biado faced a shock elimination in the early stages of the World Pool Championship at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal City Sports Hall in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from 3-8 June.
In partnership with the Saudi Arabian Billiard & Snooker Federation (SABSF) and the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Sport, the crown jewel of the World Nineball Tour will be available through leading global broadcasters, including Sky Sports, SSC, Shahid VIP Sports, MENA, and DAZN.
The 2017 World Pool Champion Carlo Biado faced defeat against the Spanish Open champion Dang Jin Hu, who delivered an exceptional golden break to secure a 9-5 win, to knock out the accomplished Pinoy.
From one champion to another, the two-time World Pool Champion Thorsten Hohmann also exited the tournament in similar fashion, following back-to-back losses against Kledio Kaçi and James Georgiadis.
On the other hand, Shane Van Boening demonstrated a masterclass against the Saudi Arabian cueist Fahad Alharbi. Despite Alharbi securing a rack to level the score at 1-1, Van Boening went on an 8-rack charge to finish the game. Joining the “South Dakota Kid,” UK Open champion Robbie Capito advanced to the winners’ qualification after delivering a formidable performance against the young star Karl Gnadeberg. Capito breezed through the racks, finishing with a 6-9 carom shot to win the final rack and finish 9-3.
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The second day also saw the two-time champion Albin Ouschan and 2019 champion Fedor Gorst struggle in the opening rounds. Ouschan lost the opening round against Fu Che Wei after failing a 3-9 combo at hill-hill, but bounced back in the following round with a 9-2 victory against Khalid Al Otabibi.
As for Gorst, nerves seemed to get the better of him after losing 3-9 to Mustafa Alnar in the first round. Gorst then entered a tense rack exchange with Luong Duc Thien in the losers’ qualification. They reached 7-8, and although Luong attempted to bring it to hill-hill, he failed to declare a push-out, causing a foul and allowing Gorst to complete a 2-9 combo to win the rack.
Action resumes tomorrow with Jayson Shaw facing Johann Chua to kick off the third day at 1 pm KSA / 11 am BST UK time, available on Sky Sports, SSC, Shahid VIP Sports, MENA, and DAZN.
Wednesday 5th June – 13:00 pm KSA time – Afternoon Session
Jayson Shaw vs Johann Chua
Table 1 – Live on Matchroom Pool YouTube
Kledio Kaçi vs Tyler Styer
Table 2 – Live on Matchroom Multi Sport YouTube
Aloysius Yapp vs Chris Melling
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