Monday night at the A-Que Snooker center in Petaling Jaya, Thor Chuan Leong was able to beat Mohammad Reza Hassan to claim the first place prize and the title of National Snooker Champion. The competition was tough and Leong earned his RM5, 000 winner’s check as he outlasted the competition.

Leong beat Hassan 6-2 in the best of 11 frame final on Monday night and Leong must have felt very successful after the win. Last year Leong made it to the finals to face John Yong and lost so this year he tried even harder and it paid off.

Leong had been kicked off of the National team training program due to indiscipline earlier this year but he will most likely be accepted back in because of his talent in the game. He had also been shortlisted by the Malaysian Snooker and Billiards Federation for the Laos Sea Games that will take place in December. Of course now because of his win, he should now be able to participate.

Leong was able to outlast the 126 player field to win the National Snooker champion title and he had to beat a few big names to earn his win. Leong beat Ruslan Yurnalis and Jimmy Teo on his way to the final.






- 2009-09-04