Saturday Results:
Pride Pub, Bweyogerere: Moses Allaphy 4-2 Jimmy Kawooya
Victoria Pub, Kireka: Joseph Tumusiime 4-2 Patrick Sserubiri
78 pool players of the expected 128 have already booked their slots at the 2013 Nile Special Open Pool championships’ grand finale set for the 31st August at Lugogo Indoor Stadium.
70 have qualified from the 35 playing centers off the 8 playing regions of Makindye, Northern, Central, Eastern, Rubaga, Mid-West and Nakawa played so far, while the 8 top seeded players in the country have already got a bye to play in the grand finale.
“I expect to put up my best show and drive away the Toyota Progress, come the Lugogo event”, swears, Nebbi region winner, Vivian Kagoya, one the few ladies who have so far qualified.
From the week 7 action, mouthwatering thrillers were witnessed in Nakawa region from which 5 playing centers were played in Ntinda, Kinawataka, Bweyogerere, Kamwokya and Kireka zones.
The highlight of Nakawa weekend was played at Ntinda based Rock Catalina pub where the pre-event overwhelming favorite, Simon Lubulwa of Club Mambule was out witted by home boy, Oscar Ocacakon, a 35 year old banker at Barclays-Ntinda Branch, who is also the Chairman of Rock Catalina Pool Club.
Next weekend’s action will switch to the western Uganda region where 6 qualifying playing centers in Kabale, Rukungiri, Ntungamo, Ibanda, Ishaka, and Mbarara will be played.
The Nile Special Open Pool Championships is the biggest event on the Pool Association of Uganda (PAU) calendar. Alfred ‘Black Sheep’ Gumikiriza is the tourney’s reigning champion.
This year’s event winner will smile home with a brand new Toyota progress, Ug.shs 2 M, a pool table and will be named the Nile Special Pool ambassador for one year.
Full Nakawa Region Results:
Pride Pub, Bweyogerere: Moses Allaphy 4-2 Jimmy Kawooya
Victoria Pub, Kireka: Joseph Tumusiime 4-2 Patrick Sserubiri
Red Carpet, Kinawataka: Dickson Katunguka 4-3 Bwini Keneddy
Rock Catalina, Ntinda: Oscar Ocacakon 4-2 Simon Lubulwa
Week 8 Action:
12th July Fixtures:
Agaba Tavern (Kabale)
Caves Inn (Rukungiri)
Ambiance (Ntungamo)
Panorama (Ibanda)
13th July Fixtures:
Muggles/Pals Bar (Ishaka)
Desert Island (Mbarara)
