Hong Man edges Isna in battle for semi-final berth
SIBU: Fans got to savour a clash of former champions when Ng Hong Man and Isda Lau battled for a place in the semi-finals of the 4th leg of the Swan City Snooker Championship at Executive 3 Snooker Centre here on Monday night.
Ng, winner of the 2nd and 3rd leg, eventually prevailed 3-2 over Lau, the 1st leg champion.
When the two crossed cues, expectations were high on the intensity of the match as both players adopted a counterattacking style.
The towering Ng surprisingly lost the first frame 33- 63 but recovered to take the next frame 57- 54.
In the third frame, Lau went on the rampage and achieved a break of 13 and 15 points but Ng again rebounded to secure the fourth frame at 66- 41 to set up the final showdown. The more experienced Ng surged to an early lead in the deciding frame and built on it 30- 5, 35-7, 40-7 before wrapping up the game at 66- 9.
In the other quarter- final, newcomer Azri went down tamely to Ady Tiang 0- 3 (41- 47, 30- 52, 4554).
A total of 36 participants registered for the championship organised by Sibu Swan City Recreation Club (SSCRC).
Only snooker centres affiliated to SSCRC are eligible to send players to participate in the championship.
The champion will bring home RM1,000, runner-up RM500, semifinalists RM250 and quarterfinalists RM100.