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APC MANILA 2018

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The Asia Pool Challenge will be hosted by the Manila Patriots a team in serious contention for the trophy this year having a home town advantage.

 

The tournament was previously held in Manila in 2014. This year it promises to be bigger and better with eight cities participating – Bangkok, Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh City, Manila, Phnom Penh, Seoul, Shanghai and Singapore.

 

The event will be held at the prestigious Winford Hotel and Casino pictured above. We thank them for their support of the tournament with all events being held within the venue.

 

Below is the event schedule.

 

APC Meet & Greet – Thursday 23 August.

This is being held in the Hippodrome Lounge and Bar (level 2) from 8 pm to 11 pm.

 

APC Super Singles – Thursday 23 August.

This is being held in the Grand Ballroom (level 4) from 11 am to 7.30 pm.

 

APC Team Event – Friday 24 and Saturday 25 August.

This is also being held in the Grand Ballroom (level 4)

Friday from 11 am to 10 pm.

Saturday from 11 am to 8.30 pm.

 

Watch this space for the updates leading up to the start of Asia Pool Challenge – Manila 2018.

JAKARTA ALL STARS SHINE AT APC 2017 BANGKOK

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After the first day, there were four teams in serious contention to take the trophy.

The home team, Bangkok Heat were 61 and in front by 3 frames of Manila and Jakarta who were tied at 58 each. Singapore were on 55.

On the final day, it was the Jakarta All Stars who posted some high scoring wins to draw away from the pack and win the event from Manila who were the big improvers and Bangkok who came third.

 

THE SCOREBOARD

Jakarta All Stars – 108

Manila Patriots – 101

Bangkok Heat – 99

Singapore Stingers – 95

Seoul Crushers – 81

Saigon Legends – 73

Phnom Penh Parrots – 64

Shanghai Sharks – 51.

 

APC 2018 will be held in Manila.

APC EVENT LIVE STREAMING

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If you cannot see the matches live in Bangkok you can go to one of these great venues to watch selected matches on LIVE STREAMING.

 

JAKARTA

  • Aphrodite Restaurant and Bar.
  • Dungeon Pool Lounge (Saturday only)
  • Fez Kinara lounge (Friday and Saturday only)
  • Masters Sports Bar.

 

MANILA

MAKATI

  • Handle Bar
  • Heckle & Jeckel
  • Howzat
  • Token Bar
  • Appenzeller – Alabang

ANGELES CITY

  • Diamond Bar
  • Ponytails

 

SEOUL

ITAEWON

  • Shenanigans
  • Bull and Barrel
  • Scrooge Pub
  • JR Pub
  • Sinbin Sports Bar
  • Xanadu Club – Pyeongtek

 

HO CHI MINH CITY

  • DAILOs Bar
  • Masse Pool Club
  • Thus Bar

 

SHANGHAI

  • Big Bamboo – 3 Venues
  • Shed – 2 Venues
  • Grandyard Café

 

SINGAPORE

  • Public House

 

If you cannot get to any of these venues then you can access the LIVE STREAMING via your PC or smart phone device on the links below

 

APC SUPER SINGLES – THURSDAY 31 AUGUST – Finals Only starting at 3,30pm Bangkok time

https:www.facebook.com/hustlersbangkok

 

APC TEAM EVENTS

  • FRIDAY 1 SEPTEMBER – Starts 11am and finishes at 10pm
  • SATURDAY 2 SEPTEMBER – Starts 11am and finishes at 8.30pm

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN035AD-SoalGcPXB6qGB-w

https://www.facebook.com/sportsmanlivestreams

ASIA POOL CHALLENGE 2017 – A REAL INTERNATIONAL POOL TOURNAMENT

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With 122 players registered originating from 29 different countries in the Asia Pool Challenge 2017 being hosted in Bangkok the tournament has a great international flavour. Below is the list of countries.

 

ASIA – China; Hong Kong; India; Indonesia; Japan; Malaysia; Pakistan; Philippines; Singapore; South Korea; Taiwan; Thailand & Vietnam

 

EUROPE – Belgium; Denmark; France; Germany; Ireland; Norway; Romania; Sweden; United Kingdom.

 

AMERICA’S – Canada; Costa Rica & U.S.A

 

OTHERS – Australia; Malta; New Zealand & South Africa.

APC Bangkok 2017

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Asia Pool Challenge 2017 will be hosted by the defending champions – Bangkok.

This will be the second time Bangkok has hosted this event, the last being in 2012 when Bangkok, Jakarta and Shanghai were the only teams participating.

2017 is going to be much larger than the previous Bangkok event with eight Asian cities all wanting to take out the trophy – Bangkok; Jakarta; Shanghai; Singapore; Manilla; Ho Chi Minh City; Phnom Penh & Seoul.

Below is the event schedule.

APC MEET & GREET – THURSDAY 31 AUGUST 2017

Venue: HILLARY 2 BAR. Soi 4, Sukhumvit, Bangkok (near Nana Plaza)

Times: Starts at 8 pm and finishes at 11 pm.

APC SUPER SINGLES – TURSDAY 31 AUGUST 2017

Venue: Hustlers Pool & Sports Bar, Times Square (basement), 46 Sukhumvit Road,

Times: Starts at 11 am and finishes at 7.30pm

APC TEAM EVENT – FRIDAY 1 SEPT & SATURDAY 2 SEPT 2017

Venue: The Sportsman Bar & Restaurant, Soi 13. (First floor – upstairs)

Times: Friday starts at 11 am and finishes at 10 pm / Saturday starts at 11 am and finishes at 8.30 pm

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

APC 2015 - TROPHY PHOTO

APC 2016 - POSTER hi res - HCMC

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