Reyes Clinches Third Consecutive Title on San Miguel Tour

Reyes Clinches Third Consecutive Title on San Miguel Tour The San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour finished at the Nguyen Du Sports Hall in Ho Chi Minh City today after Efren “The Magician” Reyes triumphed with his third tour title by beating Chao Fong Pang 11-9 in a final between two former world champions. FinalThis was the first encounter of the two former world champions in the tour. Chao cued up with 4-1 and 9-5 lead, respectively, but he could not bring home his first tour victory as “The Magician” came back every time. The “Stone Face Killer” was chilled when he fouled in his break of the fifteenth rack and missed the 2 ball in the seventeenth rack. Reyes took the opportunity to score six racks in a row to clinch a classic victory in this clash of world champions.
SemifinalIt is the first ever semifinal fixtures in the tour with players from four different countries/regions. In the first semifinal between Alok Kumar of India and www.espnstar.com. San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour Ranking 2004 (Top 10)Rank Name Representing Ranking Points1 Efren REYES Philippines 1402 CHAO Fong Pang Chinese Taipei 802 Alok KUMAR India 804 Warren KIAMCO Philippines 705 Satoshi KAWABATA Japan 606 CHEN Huang Wu Chinese Taipei 506 PARK Shin Young Korea 508 JEONG Young Hwa Korea 408 Francisco BUSTAMANTE Philippines 408 VU Trong Khai Vietnam 408 Hishashi YAMAMOTO Japan 408 Chatchawal RUTPHAE Thailand 40Sanctioned by the Asian Pocket Billiard Union, the San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour is organized by ESPN STAR Sports’ Event Management Group (EMG). San Miguel Beer is the title sponsor for the Tour. Iwan Simonis and Aramith supply the official tablecloth and official balls respectively. STAR Sports is the official broadcaster. The 2004 Tour has events in Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Taipei and Manila. Besides total prize money of US$250,000, top 10 on the Tour Order of Merit every year will directly qualify into the World Pool Championships.Visit InsidePOOL for the latest in the sport of billiards and pool.

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