The tournament returned on day two with the masculine section unfolding their games at club Icon Nansana in conjunction with Pool Association of Uganda.
This year’s event started yesterday with the ladies category but the much awaited Men’s encounters cued off Sunday at the same venue.
A total of 124 male players registered for the several-day event and by Sunday morning the games were on the cards.
The only-registered affair failed to disappoint as the enthusiastic crowd was treated to a spectacle of master strokes by the games’ best pool players country wide.
In the first round there where no surprises recorded as all the big names made through to the second round.
The games featured on best of five which meant that a contestant had to win three rounds to see himself through to the next round.
It was knock out show piece and black ball rules apply.
In some big games of the day, 2014 Nile special finalist Ivan Kanyesigye eased past Benaya Jeremiya in a 3-0 win.
This result meant that the dump and deaf right hand assassin wrote his name in the second episode of the tournament.
Kampala pool open finalist Fred Namanya ‘Bonde’ came from two sets down to starve off club Icon’s Otunu Eden 3-2.
But Otunu’s teammate and club icon captain Katerega Eclas had an emphatic victory as when he annexed Former PAU official Jacob ‘musumba’ Matovu 3-2.
Elsewhere Hoypool’s Wasswa Weasely beat PAU coordinator Mbale Meyan Yusuf, in bizarre fashion as Nathan Bwankoshya lost 3-0 to Ssegawa Charles.
Jinja based Ibrahim Ssentamu defeated Fort portal’s Felix Rwamafi 3-1.
16 year old Nakabale Abubaker made headlines when he dispatched highly rated Skin Samona’s Bisasopaulas 3-1 including a no black in one of the sets.
The second round is under way but the top eight seeded players are Fahad Ssewankambo, Ocakacon Oscar, Gumikiriza Alfred, Matovu Sulah, Ndyagumawe Amos and Mutaawe Joseph will join the race at the round of 32.
The colorful event boosted by a white and black dress code will see national seeding points awarded.
The three day event will end Monday with a closing day final. The winner in the men’s category will bag Ugshs 700,000 plus a trophy and the second runner up will move away Ugshs 350,000.
The event which features both men and women is the last event on the PAU calendar of 2014.