Adam wins fifth pool series in Yogyakarta

Adam wins fifth pool series in Yogyakarta

Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta

Adam A.R. improved his performance over the previous series to
take the fifth series of the A Mild pool competition by defeating
local hopeful Hadi S. 9-2 in the final here on Wednesday.

Adam, who finished runner-up in the fourth series in Jakarta a
couple of week ago, took home the first prize of Rp 9 million
(US$1 million), while Hadi was received Rp 4 million.

"I'm happy that I won this series. The competition was very
tight," Adam said after the match at the Galaxi Billiard Sport
House.

"Hadi is a good player. The fact that I was able to produce my
best form at the start gave me confidence throughout the game,"
Adam said.

Adam advanced to the final after pulling off a narrow 9-8 win over
Robby Suarli of West Sumatra in the quarterfinals and stopping
the giant-killing Widi Harsoyo 9-7 in the semifinals.

In the second round, Widi had taken the scalp of national
player Siawieto, Indonesia's hopeful for the next World Pool
Championship in Chinese Taipei next week.

Hadi secured his place in the final after booking wins over
two fellow Yogyakartans. He chalked a 7-7 win over Jakarta series
winner Heru Gunawan before overcoming Deny S. 9-6.

The players will now head to Palembang, South Sumatra, for the
sixth series from July 24 to July 27. The seventh series will be
held in Medan from Sept. 11 to Sept. 14, while the grand final
will be in Jakarta on Nov. 15 and Nov. 16.