Rubilen Amit Wins SEA Games 10 Ball Gold

PHILIPPINES UPDATED. After not being able to convert her women’s 9-ball final match to golden finsh, Rubilen Amit kept her composure and got back at her women’s 9-ball tormentor to win the women’s 10-ball gold medal of the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar.

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As Amit and Indonesia’s Angelene Magdalena meet again in the 10-ball finals, Amit did not waste time and raced to a 6-1 lead before the Indonesian took a rack to close the gap.

In the 9th rack, Amit seemed to miss on her preparation for the 4 ball, with 2 balls blocking the cue to the 4.

But Amit took the chance on a jumpshot. She sank the crucial shot and cleaned up the remaining balls to clean up for the win.

The win was sweet revenge of her loss to Magdalena in the battle for the women’s 9-ball gold medal, and was also her way of getting back at Magdalena for again beating Iris Ranola en route to her appearance in the finals.

Iris Ranola settled for bronze after she was beaten Magdalena in the semifinal round. The women’s 10-ball game was the last event for billiards and snooker in the 27th Southeast Asian Games.

Philippine billiards and snooker team managed only to win 2 gold medals, courtesy of Amit yesterday, and Dennis Orcollo the other day when he had a 1-2 finish with Carlo Biado who settled for the silver.

The other medal winners are Efren Bata Reyes and Francisco delos Reyes who won the bronze medal in the men’s 1 cushion carmong singles event.

A total of 2 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals were won by the team; one gold lower compared to their performance in the 2011 SEA Games where they won 3 gold, 2 silver ang 4 bronze medals.

Amanda, Determination to Win Gold in the SEA Games

INDONESIA UPDATED. Billiard Athlete silver medalist at the SEA Games 2011 held in Jakarta - Palembang two years ago Amanda Rahayu is determined to upgrade performance two years ago. 

Amanda is now back for Red - White team and believed to plunge back in XXVII SEA Games 2013, which will take place in Myanmar, in December.

When asked about her preparations ahead of the 2013 Games, Amanda has entered the competition ready heading into the main game.

"If the portion of her training, now in a high volume - high again, because last week before the SEA Games training volume is reduced, but the intensity of exercise increases, “Amanda said in Jakarta (11/28/2013).

Not wanting again to be defeated by athletes from Philippines from in two years ago she ran aground on billiard against the Philippines. Amanda is focused and prepare to take gold.

"I do not want to lose anymore against the Philippines. My targets this year is to take into gold, but underneath the target at least equal to two years ago”said Manda.

Manda also said that the government should pay more attention to athletes who excel in particular.

"Government must to pay more attention and give awards to athletes, especially to athletes who excel which carry the name of nation and state because the athlete is so furiously in preparation for and during a match”said Manda.

Amanda will take her mother traveled spiritually if later achievement and of course there is the added bonus of the government. For that he also hoped that Indonesian people to pray and support the Indonesian athletes to succeed in the SEA Games later. 

"It is my hope and prayer unceasing support Indonesian society in order to succeed there, and later I can excel and bonuses, I will take home to mother worship God Umrah... Amin, “added Amanda.

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Inilah Target Timnas Biliar di SEA Games Myanmar

INDONESIA UPDATED. Pengurus Besar Persatuan Bola Biliar Seluruh Indonesia (PB POBSI) menatap pesta olahraga se-Asia Tenggara SEA Games 2013 di Myanmar dengan optimistis. Mereka membidik target tiga medali emas, dua perak dan enam perunggu. 

Target ini dinilai cukup realistis karena pebiliar Indonesia dianggap bisa bersaing di level Asia Tenggara.Untuk peta kekuatan di SEA Games mendatang, Filipina masih menjadi lawan berat di nomor pool bola 9 dan 10. Target ini terungkap ketika atlet pelatnas biliar dikunjungi Menteri Pemuda dan Olahraga, Roy Suryo , Selasa (19/11/2013). 

Kehadiran Menpora adalah untuk meninjau persiapan para atlet Biliar yang akan bertanding nanti. Diharapkan para atlet pelatnas biliar bisa lebih termotivasi dengan kunjungan Menpora itu. 

"Saya harap dengan kunjungan Menpora tadi para atlet bisa lebih semangat berlatih. Kami tahu tugas kami untuk bisa tampil maksimal dengan kondisi seperti ini, akan sangat berat. Namun kami tetap optimis," kata Sekretaris Jenderal PB POBSI, Sudarjanto. 

Kondisi berat yang dimaksud Sudarjanto yaitu masalah kebutuhan atlet selama pelatnas. Pada kunjungan itu, Menpora berjanji akan segera menyelesaikan berbagai kendala yang dihadapi PB POBSI. 

"Saat ini yang kami inginkan adalah realisasi. Kami sudah mengajukan proposal anggaran yang dibutuhkan untuk memenuhi persiapan sebelum berangkat ke Myanmar. Terutama dalam hal memenuhi perlengkapan dan peralatan. Kami tidak tahu kendalanya apa. Tapi kami berharap prosesnya bisa cepat selesai," kata Sudarjanto kepada wartawan di Kantornya, Selasa (19/11/2013). 

Sementara itu, Menpora mengakui jika kendala memenuhi persiapan para atlet selama ini memang karena proses anggaran yang belum selesai. 

"Untuk perlengkapan dan perlatan memang ada kendala dari beberapa cabor (cabang olahraga) karena anggaran belum turun. Itu disebabkan karena ada revisi dari menteri keuangan akibat perubahan jumlah cabang-cabang yang akan diperlombakan. Namun saya akan berusaha untuk segera menyelesaikannya," ucap Roy Suryo. 
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SEA Games: Experience Will Pot Medals for Snooker Team

MALAYSIA UPDATED. The national snooker and billiards squad will be banking on experience to delivers the medals at next month’s Myanmar SEA Games.

The Malaysian Snooker and Billiards Federation (MSBF) have selected six experienced cueists – Ibrahim Amir, Tan Kah Thiam, Moh Keen Ho, Thor Chuan Leong, Klaudia Djajalie and Suhana Dewi Sabtu – for the biennial Games.

MSBF president Melvin Chia said their build-up to the Games was affected by the association’s one-year suspension by the Sports Commissioner’s Office (SCO).

“The suspension has deprived the players of competitions and training. The players only competed in one tournament – the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Incheon, South Korea, in June. It’s just not enough to prepare for the Games. As such, our target is just one gold medal.

“We will also be banking on the luck of the draw to avoid favourites Thailand in the snooker events and the Philippines in the pool events. A good draw will be a big help for us to reach our target,” added Melvin.

At the last Games in Indonesia in 2011, Malaysia won a gold through the snooker doubles pair of Thor Chuan Leong and veteran Sam Cheong.
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Rubilen Amit Focused on Myanmar SEA Games 2013

PHILIPPINES UPDATED. Rubilen 'Bingkay' Amit, a former SEA Games 9-ball gold medalist is relying on the experience she will get at her current participation at the Women’s World 10-Ball Championship: Team Asia vs Team West in preparation for her SEA Games 2013 stint in Myanmar this December.

“This tournament is the last event that we will be participating in route to SEA Games since we don’t have much exposure and tournaments abroad. So we will just train through this tournament in preparation for Myanmar SEA Games,” said Amit.

She is competing in the Women’s World 10-Ball along with defending champion Ga Young Kim of Korea, the 2010 champion Jasmin Ouschan of Austria and Kelly Fisher of England, the 2011 World Champion.

“We also prepared for this tournament which is part of our SEA Games preparation. But we can’t deny the fact that we are competing with cue artists that have participated many tournaments prior to this world championship,” Amit explained.

There are a total of 48 cue artists around the world are participating in the tournament along with Erica Park and Yu Ram Cha of Korea, and Xiaoting Pan ng China.
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