Selected Weekend Results (Men):
Boat 9- 11 Gulu (Aggregate 19-29), CKI 7 –13 Scrap Yard (Agg: 16-24), Skin Samona 11 – 9 Nakawa (Agg: 21-19)
Many sporting competitions, just like ordinary life pull shocking surprises on various occasions. Such times are rare and can at times be magnetic as well as electric.
Over the weekend, the hunter became the hunted as Gulu pool club, an underdog pulled the biggest shock and surprise. The Northern Uganda based club travelled away to Kampala based Pool Club and registered a 9-11 victory in the return leg of the first round 2013 Pool Club knock out tournament fixture.
The first leg had ended 10 all in Gulu District. The club knock competition is played on home and away basis and the best club with the best aggregate scores qualifies to the next round.
“We always expect surprises in this tournament because many promising pool players are coming up by the day”, the PAU publicity Secretary, Michael Mawanda assesses.
In the other men’s results, defending champions Scrap Yard qualified after 24-16 aggregate victory over CKI. Skin Samona, Indigo, Ewaffe, Takers and Rock Catalina are some of the other clubs that qualified.
The next round is set to be played next Weekend at various venues after the draws that will be held mid-week.
With the Pilsner national league of kings in a recess after a successful first round, clubs are keeping their finest players engaged in the club knock-out competition.
Scrap Yard are the men’s defending Champion while Lumas have the ladies crown.The tourney is sponsored Pool Association of Uganda, Be-Mobile and Eclipse.
Prizes (Men): 1st-1,000,000/=, 2nd- 500,000/= and 3rd- 250,000/=
Women: 500,000/=, 2nd- 250,000/= and 3rd- 125,000/=
Full Club Knock-out 2nd leg Results (Aggregate in Brackets)-Men:
Ewaffe Pub 12 –Lubiri Pub 6 (Agg: 21-17), Kyadalu 15 – 5 Vipper (Agg: 27-13),Skin Samona 11 – 9 Nakawa (Agg: 21-19), Volts 10 -10 Indigo (Agg: 18-22), Mambule 16 – 4 Big Spenders (Agg: 23-7), Isabella 8 – 12 Rock Catalina (Agg: 18-22), Hot Pool Two 12-7 Transformer (Agg: 21-18), Perfection 11 – 9 Roniz-Jinja (Agg: 25-15), KV Nyendo 12 – 7 Capital Nite (Agg: 21-18), Masindi Red Shooters 10 – 10 Takers (Agg: 19-21), Spice 7 – 13 Club 5 (Agg: 15-25), CKI 7 –13 Scrap Yard (Agg: 16-24), Boat 9 – 11 Gulu (Agg: 19-21)
Ladies (1st leg Scores only):
Isabella 3 – 5 Takers, Rock Catalina 6 -2 Sports Club , Lumas 5- 3 Perfection, Volts 2- 6 Hot Pool, Spice 8- o Nakawa, Kyadalu 3- 5 Skin Samona, Capital Nite 1 – 7 Game City, Indigo 7 -1 Transformer.
