Singapore’s Aloysius Yapp, players in limbo after world pool body issues ultimatum
SEA games gold medalist Aloysius Yapp plays in a local nine-ball pool tournament held at the Cuesports Singapore Academy on Feb 25, 2018. The academy, located at Katong Shopping Centre #01-46, held an official opening ceremony on the same day.
SEA games gold medalist Aloysius Yapp playing in a local nine-ball pool tournament held at the Cuesports Singapore Academy.PHOTO: ST FILE
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s top player Aloysius Yapp is used to hunting down solutions on the pool table but the former world No. 1 now faces his toughest challenge.
He has to choose between playing in World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) tournaments and playing in the more lucrative Matchroom events. The latter option could see him lose his Sports Excellence (Spex) Scholarship and the right to compete at the SEA and Asian Games.
On Oct 8, WPA, the international governing body for pool, issued a memorandum to all players after its general assembly in Qatar.
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