Naoyuki Oi and Sanjin Pehlivanović lead the Premier League Pool table after day two of action at the Morningside Arena, Leicester, England with five wins from six including ending defending champion’s Albin Ouschan unbeaten run.
Oi took out Jayson Shaw early on before getting the better of Seo Seoa to be in a strong position going into the evening action. The Japanese star then stepped up to end Ouschan’s unbeaten start in an impressive 5-2 showing that left the Austrian frozen for most parts. Pehlivanović meanwhile was made to wait for action until later on firstly coming from 4-1 down to beat Poland’s Konrad Juszczyszyn then wins over Ouschan and Khalid Alghamdi 5-1 and 5-2 respectively to edge Oi out on top by rack difference.
Naoyuki Oi｜©Taka G. Wu/Matchroom Multi Sport
Alex Pagulayan kept on the road towards the weekend playoffs with a win over Earl Strickland and Chou Chieh Yu only to see his unbeaten record finished at the hands of Chris Melling who has grown into the tournament. Melling also found a groove in a sensational matchup with Shane Van Boening in one of the highlights of the tournament so far thanks to some supreme safety and kicking in a 5-3 win over the South Dakota Kid.
Van Boening delivered against Skyler Woodward in the final action of the day in a battle of the two USA aces 5-3. That result could prove vital for Van Boening who currently sits just inside the top ten whilst Woodward is a point adrift off it in 12th with just two wins from six games. Elsewhere, Juszczyszyn fell from the top of the league after an early win over Melling due to defeats at the hands of Strickland and Pehlivanović.
“The Lion” Alex Pagulayan｜©Taka G. Wu/Matchroom Multi Sport
24 matches and 20 hours of Pool live daily from 11 am UK time tomorrow morning on Matchroom.Live, Viaplay, and networks worldwide. Full broadcaster list is available below. Coverage can also be found on the Matchroom Pool and Multi Sport YouTube channels in selected countries.
Francisco Sanchez Ruiz will begin Table 1 coverage tomorrow against Juszczyszyn before Strickland faces a doubleheader against Melling and Wu Kun Lin. Table 2 begins with Pagulayan against Luong Duc Thien and Seo Seoa.
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The 16-player league format invitational sees the world’s best pitted against each other over the opening five days to vie for position in the top ten. After five days, the bottom six are eliminated with the remaining 10 players facing off again across days six and seven before four more players exit. The remaining six then play each other once more on the final day before the top four content the playoffs. All league matches are Race to 5 with the alternate break in action.
三金 Sanjin Pehlivanovic｜©Taka G. Wu/Matchroom Multi Sport
大井直幸、三金暫居撞球超級聯賽前二
2023 撞球超級聯賽 (Premier League Pool – PLP) 今晨在英國萊斯特市的晨邊體育館結束第二日賽程。大井直幸與 Sanjin Pehlivanović 二人在英國萊斯特市的晨邊體育館所進行的 2023 撞球超級聯賽 (Premier League Pool – PLP) 次日賽程結束後皆以6勝5負位列前二。
日本一哥大井直幸在午場的兩場比賽分別以 5-4、5-2 擊敗 “鷹眼” Jayson Shaw 與拉斯維加斯女子公開賽冠軍，韓國小將徐序亞 (Seo Seoa)，緊接著晚場在副桌再以 5-2 終結了前世界冠軍，奧地利名將 Albin Ouschan 的不敗戰績；積分排名暫居第二。
前青少年世錦賽 U17 冠軍 Sanjin Pehlivanović 昨日下午以 5-4 力克波蘭選手 Konrad Juszczyszyn，接著在晚場的連兩戰先是 5-1 輕取上一場被大井直幸終止不敗的 Albin Ouschan，下一場又以 5-2 打敗來自沙烏地阿拉伯的 2022 SVB 青少年盃冠軍 Khalid Alghamdi；並於成績結算後排名位居首位。另外，兩屆9號球世界冠軍 Albin Ouschan 次日首場雖 5-4 戰勝兩屆莫斯考尼盃MVP，蘇格蘭名將 Jayson Shaw，但接下來兩場皆落敗，目前積分排名第七。
Wu Kun Lin 吳坤霖｜©Taka G. Wu/Matchroom Multi Sport
BCA名人堂成員、前9號球世界冠軍，菲裔加拿大籍的 Alex Pagulayan 在次日的賽程中，首場排在主桌的第五場次，Alex Pagulayan 以 5-3 擊退美國傳奇老將 “The Pearl” Earl Strickland，晚場時段的第一場比賽先以 5-1 大勝 “大眼妹” 周婕妤，接著 4-5 不敵前中國9號球公開賽 “魔術師” Chris Melling，不敗戰績因此終止。
“港都魔獸” 吳坤霖在比賽第二日迎來三戰皆勝的成績，午場的兩場比賽分別以 5-1 與 5-3 擊敗越南選手梁德善 (Luong Duc Thien) 與周婕妤。，積分榜上暫排第八。”大眼妹” 周婕妤則取得 3負 (3-5 Jayson Shaw、3-5 吳坤霖、1-5 Alex Pagulayan)。另一位女子選手徐序亞 (Seo Seoa) 頭場比賽 5-4 戰勝 Konrad Juszczyszyn (波蘭)，接著兩戰則分別負于大井直幸與8號球、9號球雙料世界冠軍 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz (西班牙)。