Shaw claims inaugural Hanoi Open championship

Your browser does not support the audio element. Jayson Shaw secured the US$ 三0,000 top prize at the  二0 二 三 Hanoi Open Pool Championship after beating Albin Ouschan  一 三- 一 二 in Việt Nam.

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Jayson Shaw secures his maiden major title in the World Nineball Tour era after winning the Hanoi Open Pool Championship  二0 二 三 on October  一 五. Photo of Vietcontent

HÀ NỘI — Jayson Shaw came from behind to win the first Hanoi Open Pool Championship  二0 二 三 after defeating Albin Ouschan in the final match on October  一 五 in Hà Nội.

With roughly  二, 五00 raucous fans packed inside the Mỹ Đình Indoor Athletics Palace, Shaw endured a nervy start, missing his pots and squandering opportunities. It allowed Ouschan to open up a  四-0 advantage.

Ouschan scratched on a combination and allowed the  二0 一 七 US Open champion Shaw to get on the board. The Scottish world No  六 claimed back-to-back racks to reduce the gap to  四- 三.

Shaw restored parity at five apiece but Austrian Ouschan continued to display solid safety play and soon regained and extended his lead. A nice escape during another safety battle followed by an opportune break and run saw him move  一0- 五 ahead.

An unwanted scratch off the break from Ouschan allowed Shaw back to the table, and the Brit claimed back-to-back racks. 

Shaw remained resilient and patient nonetheless and continued to chip away before eventually levelling up at  一 一 apiece and then  一 二 apiece.

Ouschan was breaking for the championship but the went in off into middle pocket and gave Shaw ball in hand with a kind layout. He cleared the table without any trouble to seal the US$ 三0,000 top prize. 

Speaking to media after his win, Shaw said the victory was for his little son who often asked if I lost when he came back home from tournaments. However, this time he could told the boy that his father was the champion.

Through the six-day championship, supporters had chances to watch a collection of world class players such as world number one Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz, number two Shane Van Boening and number five Fedor Gorst through their interesting games.

Filipino billiards legend Efren Reyes and Vietnamese phenominon Đỗ Khải (in red) play in an exhibition match during the Hanoi Open Pool Championship  二0 二 三.

The organisers also invited legendary Efren Reyes of the Philippines to play two exhibition matches.

The Magician has won over  一00 international titles lost  七- 一0 to Vietnamese nine-time national champion Nguyễn Anh Tuấn before beating billiards phenomenon Đỗ Khải  七- 四.

The tournament was jointly organised by Matchroom, the world leader in hosting, promoting and broadcasting nine-ball pool, Hà Nội People's Co妹妹ittee and Vietcontent. — VNS

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