I t
was an all Indonesian final in the ‘A Mild Billiard
Bali International. Open 9 Ball Championship’, held
at Paradiso Bowling & Billiard Centre over the weekend.
A large crowd, as well as a number of bright lights and
television cameras, turned out to watch Siaw Wieto, from
Jakarta, defeat Adam Ar, from Yogyakarta in a closely contested
final. Siaw was all smiles when he received the first prize
of Rp 42,000,000, and why wouldn’t he!
Over 32 participants from across Asia battled it out for
the title, with the total prize pool being over Rp100,000,000!
The Bali International Open has developed greatly since
it was first held in 1997. Organisers aim for the competition
to not only develop the sport of billiards in Bali and Indonesia,
but to also support tourism in Bali.
Paradiso Bowling & Billiard Centre held the event for
only the second time this year but proved to be the perfect
venue and plans to hold the event for the next several years.
But you don’t have to be a professional to make use
of one of the 38 tables available at Paradiso, as our reporter
proved, so get on down there and rack ‘em up. PG
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