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.

Seven cities are now confirmed for the APC JAKARTA 2015 Team Event including Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Manila, Jakarta, Phnom Penh, Shanghai and Singapore.

There will be over 100 players and supporters coming to Jakarta to do battle on November 6 & 7 at the Dungeon Pool Lounge in Kemang.

Bangkok Heat are again the hot favourites to take home the trophy which they have successfully defended for the past four years. So will one of the other teams wrest the trophy from Bangkok Heat is the big question. Only time will tell.

Stay tuned for the playing schedule which will be advised shortly.

After surviving a close encounter with Jakarta’s Alex McMillan in a quarter final, winning 3 -2, Ruairi McCarroll representing Bangkok then cruised through his semi- final to set a grand final challenge with the defending champion, Freddie Soh from Shanghai. The final was surprisingly one sided with Ruairi setting up a 3 -0 lead which placed a lot of pressure on Freddie who then won the fourth frame. The crowd was anticipating a comeback from the defending champion but it was Ruairi who was playing with a lot of confidence continued on his winning way in the next two frames setting up a 5 -1 victory.

 

Third place went to Chng Kheng Leng (KL) from Ho Chi Minh City after he defeated the fast improving Klaudia Djajalie from Jakarta 4 – 2 frames.

 

1. Live Streaming material (LIVE) Saturday May 9th 2015, 04:00-08:30 PM :

– AEPC Streaming Canal and News Canal at Beritasatu mobile apps (english menu)

– Jakartaglobe.com video screen (web)

 

2. Broadcast (taping) material : Sunday May 10th 2015, 04:00-08:30 PM:

– Beritasatu Sports channel (First Media-HD on Channel 321, BIG TV-HD Channel 10, and  BIG TV-SD Channel 11)

If you are unable to personally attend the event in Jakarta then you can still see the FINALS LIVE by going to one of the great Sport Bars below. The time of the broadcast is 4pm – 8.30pm Jakarta time or 3pm – 7.30pm Manila time on Saturday 9 May.

Jakarta, Indonesia

• Aphrodite – Kuningan
• Jimm’s Sports Café – Kuningan
• Molly Malones Irish Pub – Senayan
• Everest Café – Block M
• Eastern Promise – Kemang
• Fez – Kemang
• Murhpy’s – Kemang

Bangkok, Thailand

• The Sportsman – Soi 13
• Strikers – Soi 4
• Hustlers – Sukhumvit
• Sports Academy – Sukhumvit

Manila, Philippines

• Hard Rock Café – Makati
• Handle Bar – Makati
• Heckle & Jeckle Bar – Makati
• Howzat Sports Bar – Makati
• Team Insider Bar – Tune Hotel, Makati
• BEC Sports Bar – Magallanes Makati
• SELU’s Bar & Restaurant – Magallanes Makati
• Appenzeller – Alabang
• Wingman Bar & Resto – Taguig City

Angeles City – Philippines

• Porky’s Bar & Grill – Angeles City

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam

• Red Bar – District 1
• Harry’s Casual Bar – District 1
• Game On  Sports Bar– District 1

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

• Pickled Parrot – 104 Street
• California 2 – 79 Sisowath Quai

Shanghai, China

• Red Lion
• Big Bamboo – 3 locations
• Masse Bar & Bistro
• Irishman
• The Shed
• Blue Marlin – 2 locations.

If you cannot get to any of the above Sports Bars then you can still access the LIVE STREAMING on Beritasatu Sports via Beritasatu Mobile app that you can freely download from Appstore or Google Playstore with your Mobile Devices. Also you can watch on your personal computer by clicking onto:

http://thejakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/asian-expat-pool-challenge/

Looking at the playing schedule there are some great match ups and this event will showcase the best amateur pool in Asia.
Freddie Soh comes back to Jakarta to defend his title with some hot new players that will put him to the test. It is going to be very exciting and if you are in Jakarta you will not want to miss this event so get down to After Hours Sarinah on Saturday 9 May 2015.

 

The top two qualified players from each participating city at the AEPC MANILA 2014 event will be playing at the AEPC Super Singles Competition being held in Jakarta, Indonesia on Saturday 9 May at After Hours – Sarinah. The event finals will be televised on Berita Satu Sports and also international live streaming – more details to follow.