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FCC 9-ball Tournament |
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Long-time FCC member, Tony Chan won the Rocky Lane 9-ball pool tournament for the third year running in early January.
The event – in its sixth year of a 10-year programme, was founded in 2004 by the Rocky Lane Foundation – a charity trust set up by former FCC member Rocky Lane – as a way to promote the sport of pool at
the FCC.
The latest event featured 19 participants vying for the coveted trophy. The initial round robin and knock out rounds were played at Joe’s Billiards, located on the second floor of King’s Hotel in Wanchai – with the table fees generously waived by the owner of the establishment and FCC member Joe Nieh.
The players then migrated to the FCC’s Bert’s Bar for the subsequent rounds of the event and the elaborate lunch buffet laid out by the FCC management.
Chan qualified for the quarter finals only after a narrow win over FCC pool team member Demo Choi, who had his chance to take down the then two-time champion in the round of 16. After building a commanding 3-0 lead, Choi missed a crucial 9-ball that allowed Chan to come back for the win. Chan then edged out Nieh and another FCC pool team member, David Line, before overcoming former winner Paul McConomy in the final.
Over 35 FCC members and their significant others turned up to support the event.
“It was a great event which brought many FCC members together with a common goal – to have fun and enjoy what the Club had to offer,” said FCC Pool Society Convener Anthony Wong. “We hope to attract more FCC members to the event in future tournaments.”
The FCC Pool Society has been actively representing the Club fielding teams for multiple seasons in citywide pool leagues, including a weekly 8-ball league organized by Joe’s Billiards that features over 10 teams and more than 100 active players.
Anthony Wong
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