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CNA
16-05-2025
- Sport
- CNA
CNA938 Rewind - Singapore wins top spot in UK Open Pool Championship
CNA938 Rewind Singapore's pool ace Aloysius Yapp has gained more glory for himself and the nation by winning the 2025 UK Open Pool Championship held in Telford, England. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with the professional pool player about his win.
Straits Times
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Aloysius Yapp thanks mum after winning pool's UK Open on Mother's Day
Singapore's Aloysius Yapp celebrates winning his first major title after beating Spaniard Jonas Souto 13-1 in the UK Open final in Telford, England. PHOTO: MATCHROOMPOOL/INSTAGRAM SINGAPORE – Aloysius Yapp was just 14 when he wanted to stop school to pursue pool full-time. Against conventional wisdom, his mother Angie Tay, a single parent then after his father died when Yapp was only nine, agreed and invested hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years to support his development in the sport. Their efforts came to fruition when he reached the summit of the World Pool-Billiard Association rankings in 2021. And on Mother's Day, Yapp celebrated on top of the pool table after capturing his first major title by obliterating Spaniard Jonas Souto 13-1 in the final of the US$200,000 (S$259,000) UK Open in Telford, England on May 11. The World Nineball Tour's (WNT) world No. 5 plans to treat his mother to a staycation after pocketing US$40,000. He said: 'It feels amazing and that all my hard work and sacrifice, as well as that of those around me, from all these years have paid off. 'I sacrificed my youth for this game and it has worked out... I feel so happy and relieved because to win an event like this has been a huge part of my dreams. I would also like to dedicate this win to my mother and thank her for all that she has done for me.' Yapp has been in fine form, finishing second in Glasgow a week earlier. As part of the promotions for the April 30-May 4 Scottish Open, the Singaporean star was nicknamed Majin Buu by tournament organiser Matchroom Pool for his likeness to the character in Japanese comic Dragon Ball. The 29-year-old shared that he was first given the moniker by Indonesian fans years ago, and he is happy to hear it resurface during his winning run. Interestingly, Yapp has also channelled the character's absorption and mimicry powers to deadly effect this season. He said: 'The balls have been breaking differently this season, maybe due to the different table conditions. So, I watched how the better breakers like Joshua Filler, Robbie Capito, Mickey Krause and Tyler Styer were breaking and tried to figure out in my practice sessions how to make my own breaks better.' Yapp's breaking was near perfect in the latter stages of the UK Open, which was crucial under the winner-break format. After overcoming Greece's Dimitri Siampanis (9-2), Britain's Anthony Ginn (9-3) and Vietnam's Nguyen Anh Tuan (9-4) to reach the last 64, he went on to overcome Hong Kong's Robbie Capito (10-7), compatriot Nicholas Tan (10-5), the Philippines' Carlo Biado 10-2 and Vietnam's Phuong Nam Pham (10-3). In his 11-8 semi-final win over WNT world No. 26 Styer, he had 10 successful breaks and just one dry break as he potted 92 balls out of 101 attempts. In the final, he improved to 12 successful breaks against only one dry break and had just one missed pot – a long shot on the 3-ball in the eighth rack – in 108 attempts as he raced to a 12-0 lead before winning the title. Following the drubbing, WNT world No. 18 Souto said: 'I didn't enjoy this final a lot. His level is up there and I only have good words for this guy.' Yapp had earlier said that he had struggled with confidence issues for months before he was named Most Valuable Player in Team Asia's 11-6 victory over Team Europe in the inaugural Reyes Cup in October 2024. He captured the International 9-Ball Open title a month later, and has carried over the momentum to 2025. He said: 'I may get negative at times but I do believe in myself. Never once did I feel I couldn't play well and win again, I just needed to work on a lot of things, which I did. 'It feels great when everything comes together like it did in this final, and I felt so in the zone like I did at the Reyes Cup.' After enjoying a late dinner at Nando's, Yapp caught a flight home for an exhibition game with Spaniards Francisco Ruiz and Jose Delgado, who are third and 77th respectively in the WNT ranking, at the Klassic Club at Textile Centre in Jalan Sultan on May 21. He will play in tournaments in Indonesia and is targeting victory at the World Pool Championship in Saudi Arabia in July. Cuesports Singapore president Christopher Chuah said: 'We are extremely proud of our golden boy Aloysius Yapp who has finally clinched his first WNT major trophy. Since the Reyes Cup, he has been growing from strength to strength, and this win will be a big confidence booster going into the world championship.' David Lee is senior sports correspondent at The Straits Times focusing on aquatics, badminton, basketball, cue sports, football and table tennis. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Sun
11-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
UK Open Pool Championship 2025 LIVE RESULTS: Latest from FINAL day in Telford
Patrick was back on level terms briefly but Krause has taken the third rack to edge ahead again. Yapp doubles his lead on table two. T1: Fraser Patrick 1-2 Mickey Krause T2: Aloysius Yapp 2-0 Phuong Nam Pham Mickey Krause takes the opening rack against Fraser Patrick on the main table. Aloysius Yapp does similar on table two as the two favourites get on the board early doors. T1: Fraser Patrick 0-1 Mickey Krause T2: Aloysius Yapp 1-0 Phuong Nam Pham We're up and running in tonight's crunch quarter finals. Mickey Krause looking to continue his sparkling 2025 form against home favourite Fraser Patrick! Nope, I haven't jumped off to the pub. Yet. We're still waiting on the quarter final matches getting underway but the players are now heading out! Two quarter finals side-by-side to kick us off tonight and a spot in finals Sunday up for grabs. T1: Fraser Patrick vs Mickey Krause T2: Aloysius Yapp vs Phuong Nam Pham Just 10 minutes until the quarter finals get underway. There are stories in all four of these matches to be played across the top two tables. 6.30pm T1: Fraser Patrick vs Mickey Krause T2: Aloysius Yapp vs Phuong Nam Pham From 8.15pm T1: Jayson Shaw vs Jonas Souto Comino T2: Wiktor Zielinski vs Tyler Styer From the bumper prize pot, the last-8 competitors have already banked themselves a cool £5,000. That money will climb for four of those tomorrow, with the four winners tonight guaranteeing an extra £2,500. This is all gearing towards that final tomorrow and a £30,000 payday for the champ! Winner – £30,000 Runner-Up – £12,000 Semi-finalists (x2) – £7,500 Quarter-finalists (x4) – £5,000 The bookmakers have priced up the four quarter finals and we have warm favourites in all four games. Aloysius Yapp (4/7) vs Phuong Nam Pham (5/4) Fraser Patrick (13/8) vs Mickey Krause (4/9) Jayson Shaw (4/9) vs Jonas Souto Comino (13/8) Wiktor Zielinski (4/6) vs Tyler Styer (11/10) How about this from Fraser Patrick earlier? The Brit urging the nine ball to 'go on' when sinking a GOLDEN BREAK to book his spot in tonight's quarter finals. In doing so, he became the first British player ever to reach the last-8 in this competition! Just the two tables tonight then and we have out order of play. The two British stars will be on table one, with Fraser Patrick's clash with in-form Mickey Krause up first. 6.30pm T1: Fraser Patrick vs Mickey Krause T2: Aloysius Yapp vs Phuong Nam Pham From 8.15pm T1: Jayson Shaw vs Jonas Souto Comino T2: Wiktor Zielinski vs Tyler Styer The quarter finals will get going in just over 90 minutes or so. Here's the four fixtures we'll be looking forward to: Fraser Patrick vs Mickey Krause Jayson Shaw vs Jonas Souto Comino Aloysius Yapp vs Phuong Nam Pham Wiktor Zielinski vs Tyler Styer Georgi Georgiev 3-10 Fraser Patrick Pijus Labutis 8-10 Mickey Krause Jayson Shaw 10-5 Nguyen Anh Tuan Jonas Souto Comino 10-2 Matuesz Sniegocki Aloysius Yapp 10-2 Carlo Biado Duong Quoc Hoang 8-10 Phuong Nam Pham Aleksa Pecelj 8-10 Wiktor Zielinski Naoyuki Oi 3-10 Tyler Styer Wiktor Zielinski has beaten Aleksa Pecelj 10-8 over on table four to secure his spot in the final eight of the UK Open! He'll take on American flyer Tyler Styer later tonight. 2025 Scottish Open winner, Mickey Krause is continuing his fine form this year by booking his spot in another WNT quarter final. He got the better of Pijus Labutis in a tense table three match, winning 10-8 to reach the last-8! The Scottish star is into the quarter final after a devastating second half display. He has thumped Vietnamese shooter, Nguyen Anh Tuan 10-5 to book his spot in the next round. He'll join fellow Scot, Fraser Patrick in the last-eight! Closing stages and Jayson Shaw in on the hill with a 9-5 lead. Mikey Krause and Wiktor Zielinski likewise as they have a foot in the quarters! Great stuff from Jayson Shaw who was pegged back again in the match but has now stretched into a two-rack lead once again. Still not much to split Labutis and Krause as Zielinski kicks clear of Pecelj on table four. T1: Jayson Shaw 9-5 Nguyen Anh Tuan T3: Pijus Labutis 6-9 Mickey Krause T4: Aleksa Pecelj 4-9 Wiktor Zielinski Great stuff from Jayson Shaw who was pegged back again in the match but has now stretched into a two-rack lead once again. Still not much to split Labutis and Krause as Zielinski kicks clear of Pecelj on table four. T1: Jayson Shaw 7-5 Nguyen Anh Tuan T3: Pijus Labutis 6-7 Mickey Krause T4: Aleksa Pecelj 4-7 Wiktor Zielinski Tyler Styer is though to the quarter finals! The American a convincing 10-3 winner over Naoyuki Oi. Jayson Shaw showing that gritty determination as he moves back ahead on table one! Tyler Styer leads Naoyuki Oi 8-3 too as he's storming to the quarters, while Mickey Krause has come from behind to lead 5-3. Really tight on the other three tables, as they all reach the midway point. T1: Jayson Shaw 5-5 Nguyen Anh Tuan T2: Naoyuki Oi 3-10 Tyler Styer - RESULT T3: Pijus Labutis 4-5 Mickey Krause T4: Aleksa Pecelj 3-4 Wiktor Zielinski Jayson Shaw showing that gritty determination as he moves back ahead on table one! Tyler Styer leads Naoyuki Oi 8-3 too as he's storming to the quarters, while Mickey Krause has come from behind to lead 5-3. T1: Jayson Shaw 5-3 Nguyen Anh Tuan T2: Naoyuki Oi 3-8 Tyler Styer T3: Pijus Labutis 3-5 Mickey Krause T4: Aleksa Pecelj 3-2 Wiktor Zielinski Jayson Shaw has been pegged back and now trails Nguyen Anh Tuan on table one. Tyler Styer looks to be continuing his excellent UK Open form as he opens up a lead on Japan's Naoyuki Oi. T1: Jayson Shaw 2-3 Nguyen Anh Tuan T2: Naoyuki Oi 3-6 Tyler Styer T3: Pijus Labutis 3-2 Mickey Krause T4: Aleksa Pecelj 0-0 Wiktor Zielinski The all-Vietnamese clash has gone the way of Phuong Nam Pham! He beats compatriot Duong Quoc Hoang 10-8 to book his quarter final spot against Aloysius Yapp! Can countryman Nguyen Anh Tuan join him? He's 2-1 down to Jayson Shaw currently.
The Sun
11-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
UK Open Pool Championship 2025 LIVE RESULTS: Yapp leads Souto in dominant final with £30k up for grabs
ALL eyes are on Telford as the UK Open Pool Championship heads concludes TONIGHT - with the winner set to take home a whopping £30,000! Jonas Souto has reached the final of the competition after a dominant semi-final win over Mickey Krause. And he is currently being heavily beaten by Reyes Cup MVP Aloysius Yapp who beat American Tyler Styer in the other semi. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK Follow ALL the action from the Telford International Centre with our live blog below... 8th May 2025, 21:55 By Craig Mahood Last-64 draw - part one 10am schedule Aloysius Yapp vs Robbie Capito AJ Manas vs Yannick Pongers Dean Shields vs Duong Quoc Hoang Fitim Haradinaj vs Hsieh Chia Chen Georgi Georgiev vs Sam Henderson Konrad Juszczyszyn vs Liu Ri Teng Jani Uski vs Fraser Patrick Jonas Sauto Comino vs Arseni Sevastynanov 8th May 2025, 21:35 By Craig Mahood Blockbuster draw We'll have the full draw shortly, which is due to start tomorrow. But the stand-out tie is without doubt the defending champ, Robbie Capito who takes on Aloysius Yapp in the last 64! Yapp was the Reyes Cup MVP and was one to watch coming into this week. All eyes will be on that one on Table 1 at 10am! 8th May 2025, 21:00 By Craig Mahood Big win No real celebration from Wiktor Zielinski here, despite winning the deciding rack against Hall of Fame hero, Niels Feijen. A close contest throughout, finished with such calmness. 8th May 2025, 20:29 By Craig Mahood Final result And the last match of the evening is complete. Vietnamese, Duong Quoc Hoang coming through his match with Masato Yoshioka to round off the night's action! Masato Yoshioka 6-9 Duong Quoc Hoang 8th May 2025, 20:08 By Craig Mahood Latest scores Massive shock!! And a huge result for Glasgow's Fraser Patrick who has stunned the number one seed, Eklent Kaci and beaten him 9-5 to progress! Tyler Styer has come through his match 9-6 but The Terminator, Niel Fiejen lost the deciding rack to lose 9-8. Tyler Styer 9-6 Francesco Candela - RESULT Chang Yu Lung 7-9 Joao Grilo - RESULT Masato Yoshioka 5-6 Duong Quoc Hoang Niels Feijen 8-9 Wiktor Zielinski - RESULT Fraser Patrick 9-5 Eklent Kaci - RESULT Abdullah Alyousef 8-9 Ramazan Akdag - RESULT Alvin Anggito 5-9 Tang Ching Ting - RESULT 8th May 2025, 19:48 By Craig Mahood Latest scores Tyler Styer is just struggling to get over the line at the minute, losing three racks on the spin when on the hill. Fraser Patrick's lead over Eklent Kaci is now 7-4 - he's two from victory! Arseni Sevastyanov 9-4 Mika Van Berkel - RESULT Kristián Mrva 9-4 Moritz Neuhausen - RESULT Tyler Styer 8-6 Francesco Candela Chang Yu Lung 7-7 Joao Grilo Masato Yoshioka 5-5 Duong Quoc Hoang Niels Feijen 6-5 Wiktor Zielinski Luong Duc Thien 4-9 Mateusz Sniegocki - RESULT Fraser Patrick 7-4 Eklent Kaci Abdullah Alyousef 8-7 Ramazan Akdag Alvin Anggito 5-6 Tang Ching Ting Kostas Koukiadakis 6-9 Nicholas Tan - RESULT 8th May 2025, 19:34 By Craig Mahood Latest scores Robbie Capito is safely through with a comfortable 9-2 victory over Hubert Lopotko. Yannick Pongers gets over the line in that tense battle that was 7-7. Nicholas Tan has won six on the spin to go from 6-2 down to 8-6 up! Tyler Styer has opened up daylight in his match while Patrick still leads Kaci.... Arseni Sevastyanov 6-4 Mika Van Berkel Kristián Mrva 8-3 Moritz Neuhausen Tyler Styer 7-5 Francesco Candela Chang Yu Lung 6-4 Joao Grilo Masato Yoshioka 4-4 Duong Quoc Hoang Niels Feijen 6-5 Wiktor Zielinski Luong Duc Thien 4-8 Mateusz Sniegocki Fraser Patrick 6-4 Eklent Kaci Abdullah Alyousef 8-4 Ramazan Akdag Hubert Lopotko 2-9 Robbie Capito - RESULT Chang Yi 6-9 Naoyuki Oi - RESULT Alvin Anggito 4-5 Tang Ching Ting Yannick Pongers 9-7 Khalid Alghamdi - RESULT Kostas Koukiadakis 6-8 Nicholas Tan 8th May 2025, 19:15 By Craig Mahood Latest scores Scot, Fraser Patrick maintains his lead over Eklent Kaci on table 11, now up 5-3. Robbie Capito is a couple of racks away from victory, while Tylet Styer is in a real battle to reach the next round, level at 5-5. Kledio Kaci 9-1 Hermann Hoyh - RESULT Arseni Sevastyanov 3-2 Mika Van Berkel Kristián Mrva 3-2 Moritz Neuhausen Tyler Styer 5-5 Francesco Candela Chang Yu Lung 6-4 Joao Grilo Masato Yoshioka 4-2 Duong Quoc Hoang Niels Feijen 4-5 Wiktor Zielinski Luong Duc Thien 2-4 Mateusz Sniegocki Fraser Patrick 5-3 Eklent Kaci Abdullah Alyousef 7-3 Ramazan Akdag Hubert Lopotko 2-5 Robbie Capito Chang Yi 6-8 Naoyuki Oi Hsieh Chia Chen 9-4 Oliver Lawrence - RESULT Alvin Anggito 2-1 Tang Ching Ting Yannick Pongers 7-7 Khalid Alghamdi Kostas Koukiadakis 6-3 Nicholas Tan 8th May 2025, 18:56 By Ian Tuckey Score update - as Fraser shines Yannick Pongers is set for a thrilling climax against Khalid Alghamdi - as it's locked at 7-7. And Glaswegian ace Fraser Patrick, a former pro snooker player, is 4-2 up on Eklent Kaci. Kledio Kaci 6-1 Hermann Hoyh Arseni Sevastyanov 3-2 Mika Van Berkel Kristián Mrva 3-2 Moritz Neuhausen Tyler Styer 4-4 Francesco Candela Chang Yu Lung 5-2 Joao Grilo Masato Yoshioka 2-1 Duong Quoc Hoang Niels Feijen 3-4 Wiktor Zielinski Luong Duc Thien 2-4 Mateusz Sniegocki Fraser Patrick 4-2 Eklent Kaci Abdullah Alyousef 7-1 Ramazan Akdag Hubert Lopotko 2-5 Robbie Capito Chang Yi 4-7 Chang Yi Hsieh Chia Chen 7-4 Oliver Lawrence Alvin Anggito 2-1 Tang Ching Ting Yannick Pongers 7-7 Khalid Alghamdi Kostas Koukiadakis 6-3 Nicholas Tan 8th May 2025, 18:35 By Ian Tuckey They think it's Al over... it is... wow! David Alcaide overcame a massive scare to edge out Taiwanese ace Kuo Po Cheng. The Spaniard, 46, is a two-time winner of the World Pool Masters. In fact, he beat Scottish hero Jayson Shaw in the 2017 final of that tournament - and of course both players are in contention for this current event. But he was locked at 8-8 with Cheng - who then conceded in the final rack. So Alcaide joins Shaw in the last 64... just! 8th May 2025, 17:59 By Ian Tuckey Jay walking the walk Home dreams of a Jayson Shaw victory are growing after he reached the last 64. The Scot, 36, sunk Basildon cuer Tony Burton 94 this afternoon. Shaw has helped Europe win the Mosconi Cup seven times. And he himself believes he's in good enough form for some individual glory. 8th May 2025, 17:40 By Ian Tuckey Score update – Dean surge clinches it Dean Shields has turned a tight contest with Hermann Hoyh into an impressive scoreline. The English ace went from 5-5 to a 9-6 winner against the German. RESULT: Hermann Hoyh 6-9 Dean Shields 8th May 2025, 17:12 By Ian Tuckey Score update – Hunter fires off 3 in row to win Hunter Lombardo reeled off the last three frames to beat Moritz Neuhausen 9-6 - after trailing 5-4. And Hermann Hoyh has pegged Dean Shields back to just a 7-5 lead. Hermann Hoyh 6-7 Dean Shields 8th May 2025, 16:55 By Ian Tuckey Score update – Lo Ho on a high Hong Kong star Lo Ho Sum edged home 9-8 against Wiktor Zielinski . And Radoslaw Babica took the last two frames to triumph 9-7 - just when opponent Duong Quoc Hoang seemed on a roll. Menawhile, Moritz Neuhausen's clash with Hunter Lombardo continues to be tight all the way. And Dean Shields has picked up two in a row to move 7-5 clear of Hermann Hoyh. Hermann Hoyh 5-7 Dean Shields Moritz Neuhausen 6-6 Hunter Lombardo RESULT: Duong Quoc Hoang 7-9 Radoslaw Babica RESULT: Lo Ho Sum 9-8 Wiktor Zielinski
The Sun
11-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
UK Open Pool Championship 2025 LIVE RESULTS: Souto Comino facing Yapp in thrilling final NOW with £30k up for grabs
ALL eyes are on Telford as the UK Open Pool Championship heads concludes TONIGHT - with the winner set to take home a whopping £30,000! Jonas Souto has reached the final of the competition after a dominant semi-final win over Mickey Krause. And he is currently facing Reyes Cup MVP Aloysius Yapp who beat American Tyler Styer in the other semi. Follow ALL the action from the Telford International Centre with our live blog below... By Allan Glen Tough competition This year's field includes Scottish superstar Jayson Shaw, pictured below, and top German potter Joshua Filler. With over 60 hours of live coverage, fans can expect a lot of drama to take place in the heart of England. 6th May 2025, 09:19 By Allan Glen Can he do it again? Robbie Capito was brilliant in the tournament last year, overcoming a tricky Miesko Fortunski to win 13-10 in the final. Robbie will be aiming to retain his crown as players compete for a £150,000 prize fund and an increased top prize of £30,000. 6th May 2025, 09:15 By Allan Glen How to watch the UK Open Pool Championship 2025 Here's all you need to know: The entire UK Open Pool Championship 2025 will be broadcast LIVE exclusively on WNT TV. However, fans in the UK can watch the final two days on Sky Sports. Fans can also head to WNT to live stream the tournament. Alternatively, our live blog will be covering the UK Open Pool Championship from start to finish. 6th May 2025, 09:11 By Allan Glen Welcome to the Sun's UK Open Pool live blog Thanks for following us. We'll keep you updated here with all the latest news and best reaction as the Championship returns to Telford for its fourth edition. This year it features a stellar 256-player field, including the top 128 professionals from the World Nineball Tour, with Robbie Capito, pictured below, as the reigning champion.
