BANGKOK HEAT REGAIN THE TROPHY AT APC SAIGON 2016

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In a thrilling finish with Jakarta All Stars the defending champions having a 4 frame lead going into the last round the Bangkok Heat showed why they are the benchmark of the competition and scored 15 frames overtaking Jakarta All Stars who only could manage to score 8 frames and their lowest score of any round. Bangkok won be just 3 frames in a nail biting finish. Singapore Stingers finished in third position and continue to improve.

In the SUPER SINGLES it was also an exciting Grand Final with both finalists going hill – hill with 4 frames each. In the final and deciding frames Jon Berille from the Manila Patriots ran the table to secure the title of APC SUPER SINGLES 2016 CHAMPION over defending champion Ruairi McCarroll from the Bangkok Heat. Freddie Soh from the Shanghai Sharks, the 2014 Super Singles Champion finished in third place.

The APC SAIGON 2016 rose again to a new level and this competition continues to grow with new team Seoul Crushers joining who showed that they have some very talented players.

APC SAIGON 2016 RESULTS
Bangkok Heat – 102
Jakarta All Stars – 99
Singapore Stingers – 97
Manila Patriots – 85
Seoul Crushers – 80
Saigon Legends – 76
Phnom Penh Parrots – 71
Shanghai Sharks – 62

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APC 2016 SAIGON – LIVE STREAMING

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Listed below are some great places to join with your friends to watch Asia Pool Challenge 2016 being held in HCMC, Vietnam.

You can see the event program in the earlier messages below to see when your city is playing.

In summary the SUPER SINGLES FINALS are broadcast starting from 4.30pm Jakarta time or 5.30pm Singapore time on Thursday 1 September.

The APC TEAM Event is broadcast on both Friday 2 September and Saturday 3 September from 11amJakarta Time or 12pm Singapore time.

 

JAKARTA

Dungeon Pool Lounge

FEZ Sports Bar

Aphrodite Sports Bar & Restaurant

Molly Malone’s Irish Bar

Masters

Eastern Promise

 

BANGKOK

Hustlers

Sportsmans

Sports Academy

 

SEOUL

Shananigans

Scrooge Pub

JR Pub

JR Southern BBQ

Sinbin Sports Pub

 

MANILA

Hard Rock Café

Appenzeller

Token Bar

Heckle n Jeckle

Handle Bar

 

SHANGHAI

Red Lion Bar

Big Bamboo (3 locations)

Camel (2 locations)

The Shed

Grandyard Café

 

SINGAPORE

Pondok Bar – 11 Mackenzie Road

King’s Pool – LV3, AMK, Big Mac Centre

 

PHNOM PENH

Pickled Parrot Bar – 104 Street

The Office Bar – 118 Street

 

HO CHI MINH CITY

Dailo’s Bar

Harry Casual Bar

Drunken Duck Bar

 

If you are at home or unable to get to one of the above great venues you can access the live streaming on your personal computer or smart phone by clicking onto the live streaming links below.

 

Day 1    https://youtu.be/xGh9GujMgDo

Day 2     https://youtu.be/4Hq9i6ADwng

Day 3    https://youtu.be/ GU9wUOSyTw

APC SUPER SINGLES 2016 – PLAYERS SCHEDULE

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The APC SUPER SINGLES 2016 is being hosted in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam at the EASTIN GRAND Hotel.

The tournament starts at 11.00am on Thursday 1 September 2016 in the Grand Ballroom.

The favorite is the defending Champion Ruairi McCarroll from the Bangkok Heat team. He won the event in 2015 comfortably.

There are some talented challengers in 2016 so he will be tested in what promises to be an exciting event.

Below is the playing schedule.

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THE SEOUL CRUSHERS JOIN APC 2016

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A new team from Seoul, South Korea will be entering the Asia Pool Challenge in 2016 being hosted in Ho Chi Minh City this September.

Paul Riddle is the Team Organizer and is very keen to show off the talents of the Itaewon Pool League which has 22 teams in their 2016 opening season.

 

SEOUL CRUSHERS is a an aggressive name and it will certainly be intriguing to see them in action at APC Saigon 2016

 

APC now has eight Asian cities participating in this competition.

Site:  http://www.itaewonpool.org/

 

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ASIA POOL CHALLENGE (APC) SAIGON 2016

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We are pleased to announce that the Asia Pool Challenge for 2016 is now confirmed to be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Below are the event dates.

 

APC SUPER SINGLES – Thursday 1 September.

APC MEET & GREET – Thursday Evening 1 September

APC TEAM EVENT – Friday 2 and Saturday 3 September

 

VENUE: All the above events will be held at the Eastin Grand Hotel – Ho Chi Minh City – Preferred APC Hotel.

 

More details to follow about schedules and formats.

 

JAKARTA FINALLY !

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After losing to Bangkok Heat who have been the benchmark of Asia Pool Challenge the last four years, the Jakarta All Stars finally won the event by defeating Bangkok Heat 88 to 84 frames.

 

At the close of play on day one, Jakarta and Bangkok were level at 48 frames with Singapore on 47 and Saigon on 44 frame so all these teams were in serious contention leading into the second day.

 

As proven in the past consistency is important to win this event and Jakarta All Stars did exactly that.  After the sixth round with just one round the race was down to two teams – Bangkok and Jakarta. In an exciting finish with Bangkok Heat (1) showing why they have been the best team for the past four years started very strongly and were up 7 – 1 against Jakarta All Stars (1) but then Jakarta won every remaining frame. With Jakarta having an extra match to play in the final round to even the number of games played Jakarta All Stars(2)beat Manila (2) 8  to 4 frames. This result sealed the win for Jakarta All Stars.

 

After every city playing 144 frames of pool over tow days the event was over and there is no doubt that the level of competition has risen again.

 

Congratulations to all the players who participated in APC JAKARTA 2015

 

See you all in Ho Chi Minh City in 2016

 

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APC JAKARTA 2015 – LIVE STREAMING

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For those of you who cannot attend the Asia Pool Challenge this year being held at the Dungeon Pool Lounge in Jakarta you can access our LIVE STREAMING by going to one of the great sports bars listed below.

These bars will be providing LIVE coverage of your city team matches on 6 or 7 NOVEMBER 2015.

 

JAKARTA 

Aphrodite Bar

FEZ Bar

Eastern Promise

Everest

 

BANGKOK

The Sportsman

Hustlers

Sports Academy

Strikers

 

MANILA

Hard Rock Café – Makati

Handle Bar – Makati

Heckle and Jeckle Bar  (H & J) – Makati

Howzat Sports Bar – Makati

Team Insiders Bar – Tune Hotel  – Makati

BEC Sports Bar – Magallanes

SELU’s Bar and Restaurant – Magallanes

Appenzeller – Alabang

Wingman Bar & Resto – Taguig City

ANGELES CITY

PORKY’s Bar & Grill

 

HO CHI MINH CITY (SAIGON)

Dailo’s Bar

Harry Casuals Bar

Bar No 5

 

PHNOM PENH

Pickled Parrot Bar – Street No 104

Sundance Riverside – Sisowath Quay

 

SHANGHAI

Masse Bistro & Bar

Blue Marlin

Red Lion

The Shed

Big Bamboo

The Irishman

For those of you who cannot get to these venues you can watch on your PC or hand held device by logging onto here.

APC SUPER SINGLES 2016

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The Asia Pool Challenge Super Singles 2016 will be hosted in Ho Chi Minh City in September next year.

To qualify for this tournament players will need to meet the following requirements. Only two players from each city will be invited to play.

 

1)      Must play in the APC JAKARTA 2015 Team event.

2)      Must play in all 12 frames.

3)      The player from each city that has the most winning frames immediately qualifies.

4)      If there are two players from a city that each have the most winning frames then both immediately qualify.

5)      If there are three or more players from a city each having the most winning frames then a play- off will be needed to determine the two players to qualify

6)      If there is only one player with the most winning frames then the following shall apply to the qualification of the second player –

  • The player who has the second highest winning frame count shall qualify.
  • If there are two or more players with the second highest frame count then a play – off will be needed to determine the second player to qualify.

7)      Each city must confirm their two qualified players by no later than 31 March 2016.

8)      If in the event that a confirmed player becomes unavailable then the City Team Manager shall nominate a substitute based on the above qualifying requirements.

9)      If in the event that a confirmed player does not arrive to play then a substitute shall be provided by the host city subject to the above qualifying requirements.

 

Prize money and trophies will be awarded at this event – more details to follow next year. – good luck to all players participating in APC JAKARTA 2015.