SEA Games 2013, Naypyitaw, Myanmar 12-20 Dec

The 2013 South East Asian Games are being hosted by Myanmar in December.

The Cue Sports competitions are being held from 12th - 20th December in the Wunna Theikdi Billiards Hall at the Wunna Theikdi Sports Complex in Naypyitaw.

Not sure whether Mens defending champion Thepchaiya Un Nooh will be there as he's now a Pro, as indeed are the bronze medal winning doubles team of Thanawat Tirapongbaiboon & Noppon Saengkham (winners of that event were Malaysia's Sam Chong and Rory Thor).

New Long Format World Billiards Champion Peter Gilchrist of Singapore will be going for a hat trick of wins in the Billiards, having won in both 2009 and 2011. He'll also be in the doubles events, partnered by former 9 ball pool player Chan Keng Kwang.

There will also be a Six Reds competition this time around.

Myanmar has named its team of snooker players for the event - Win Khaing Min Aye (one of the Bronze medalists last time), Ye Zaw Htut, Win Ko Ko and Zaw Than Htike.

Indonesia's Yoni Rahmanto has also been confirmed for the snooker competition, also Kieu Thien Khoi of Vietnam.

Singapore have announced their snooker players for the SEA Games, Marvin Lim Chun Kiat and Tommy Ang Boon Chin.

Snooker Doubles competition tomorrow (all rounds), the draw:

Malaysia v Indonesia
Philippines v Thailand

Myanmar v Vietnam
Laos v Singapore

Meanwhile, Laotian cueist Hong SaVandy has been amusing the press covering the SEA Games with his confidence, thus “I am determined to take at least four medals from the Games. And I believe I can do it,”

Snooker Doubles

Quarter Finals
Malaysia (Rory Thor Chuan Leong/Keen Hoo Moh) 3 - 2 Indonesia (Rudy Sulkaeman/Yoni Rachmanto)
Thailand (Issara Kachaiwong/Pramual Jantad) w/o Philippines (Michael Angelo Mengorio/Rodolfo Lordan Jr)

Myanmar (Win Ko Ko/Win Khaing Min Aye) 3 - 1 Vietnam (Kiều Thiên Khôi/Phan Văn Kiên)
Singapore (Tommy Ang Boon Chin/Marvin Lim Chun Kiat) 3 - 0 Laos (Sithideth Sakbieng/Daophachan Phouthabandit)

Semi Finals
Thailand (Issara Kachaiwong/Pramual Jantad) 3 - 0 Malaysia (Rory Thor Chuan Leong/Keen Hoo Moh)
Myanmar (Win Ko Ko/Win Khaing Min Aye) 3 - 1 Singapore (Tommy Ang Boon Chin/Marvin Lim Chun Kiat)
Both losing semi-finalists will get bronze medals, there's no play off

Final
Thailand (Issara Kachaiwong/Pramual Jantad) 3 - 0 Myanmar (Win Ko Ko/Win Khaing Min Aye)

Congratulations to 2013 SEA Games Snooker Doubles Golds Medalists Pramual Jantad and Issara Kachaiwong!

The Six Reds event is running today.

Last 16 (results where known!)
Rory Thor Chuan Leong (Malaysia) 5 - 1 Tommy Ang Boon Chin (Singapore)
Supoj Saenla (Thailand) 5 - 1 Kiều Thiên Khôi (Vietnam)
Win Khaing Min Aye (Myanmar) 5 - 0 Yoni Rachimanto (Indonesia)
Daophachan Phouthabandit (Laos) w/o Rodolfo Lordan Jr (Philippines)
Moh Keen Hoo (Malaysia) bt (Michael Angelo Mengorio (Philippines)
Sithideth Sakbieng (Laos) bt Rudy Sulaeman (Indonesia)
Phan Văn Kiên (Vietnam) v Ye Zaw Htut (Myanmar)
Marvin Lim Chun Kiat (Singapore) 5 - 4 Boonyarit Keattikun (Thailand)

Two of 4 quarter final results, winners guaranteed a medal

Rory Thor Chuan Leong (Malaysia) 5 - 2 Supoj Saenla (Thailand)
Sithideth Sakbieng (Laos) 5 - 2 Moh Keen Hoo (Malaysia)

Semis and final tomorrow

Another Six Reds quarter final result

Win Khaing Min Aye (Myanmar) bt Daophachan Phouthabandit (Laos)

And I know t5his because I have one semi final result:

Rory Thor Chuan Leong (Malaysia) 5 - 0 Win Khaing Min Aye (Myanmar)

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Angeline Magdalene Ticoalu of Indonesia won the Women's 9 Ball Pool, silver went to Rubilen Amit of The Philippines and the two bronze medalists were Thi Ngoc Le Doan of Vietnam and Ami Aung of Myanmar.

Dinh Tien Dang of Vietnam beat his compatriot Minh Cam Ma in the final of the Single Cusion Carom. The Bronze medalists were both from The Philippines, Efren Reyes and Francisco De La Cruz.

Result of the final, superb come back by Rory Thor to take it ... was 4 - 1 down ...

Rory Thor Chuan Leong (Malaysia) 5 - 4 Sithideth Sakbieng (Laos)

Bronze medalists were both from Myanmar, Ye Zaw Htut and Win Khaing Min Aye

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Myanmar's Nay Thway Oo and Aung Htay took Gold in the Team Billiards, Silver went to Praprut Chaithanasakun and Thawat Sujaritthurakarn of Thailand, Bronzes to Peter Gilchrist and Chan Keng Kwang of Singapore and Hekta Ahmad and Jaka Kurniawan of Indonesia

Malaysia's Tan Kah Thiam, a billiards specialist, did remarkably well in the 9 Ball Pool, reaching the final and only just falling short with a 9-7 loss to 'The Piranha' Ricky Yang of Indonesia. Bronze medalists were Nitiwat Kanjanasri of Thailand and Aung Moe Thu of host nation Myanmar. Kanjanasri, a surprise finalist at the 2011 World Cup of Pool, beat one of the pre-tournament favourites, Dennis 'Robocop' Orcollo in the quarter finals. (Orcollo won this years World Cup of Pool and the US Open Single Pocket Championship).

Frustratingly, been struggling to find the results of the SEA Games Snooker, but have the full results now:

Last 16
Issara Kachaiwong (Thailand) 4 – 1 Sithideth Sakbieng (Laos)
Zaw Than Htike (Myanmar) 4 - 2 Kiều Thiên Khôi (Vietnam)
Yoni Rachmoto (Indonesia) w/o
Rory Thor Chuan Leong (Malaysia) 4 - 2 Tommy Ang Boon Chin (Singapore)
Win Ko Ko (Myanmar) 4 – 1 Suriya Minalavogn (Laos)
Rudy Sulaeman (Indonesia) w/o
Keen Hoo Moh (Malaysia) 4 - 1 Phan Văn Kiên (Vietnam)
Marvin Lim Chun Kiat (Singapore) 4 - 3 Yuttapop Pakpoj (Thailand)

Quarter finals
Issara Kachaiwong (Thailand) 4 – 0 Zaw Than Htike (Myanmar)
Rory Thor Chuan Leong (Malaysia)(Malaysia) 4 - 0 Yoni Rachmanto (Indonesia)
Win Ko Ko (Myanmar) 4 – 2 Rudy Sulaeman (Indonesia)
Keen Hoo Moh (Malaysia) 4 - 2 Marvin Lim Chun Kiat (Singapore)

Semi finals
Issara Kachaiwong (Thailand) 4 – 1 Rory Thor Chuan Leong (Malaysia)
Win Ko Ko (Myanmar) 4 – 1 Keen Hoo Moh (Malaysia)

Final
Issara Kachaiwong (Thailand) 4 - 1 Win Ko Ko (Myanmar)

Congratulations to Gold Medalist Issara Kachaiwong!