Nile Special National Pool Championship qualifiers:
Friday 14th October 2016
- Lumas Club
- Mbale Sports Club
Saturday 15th October 2016
- Red Roasters, Entebbe
- Capital Pub, Busia
Lumas Pool Arena on Namirembe road will be buzzing with activity on Friday as the qualification phase of the Nile Special Pool Open enters the final round this weekend.
Red Roasters in Entebbe, Mbale Sports Club and Capital Pub, Busia are the other playing centers that will be keenly followed as players take shots at the final 12 slots at the Nile Special Pool Open grand finale scheduled for Saturday, 22 October at the Lugogo Indoor Arena in Kampala.
At Lumas, the main attraction will be the 2014 Nile Special Pool Open beaten finalist Ivan Kanyesigye, a deaf pool player.
Musa Ssekiliba, last year’s regional champion at Orange Country is another to watch.
The other top challengers at Lumas are Moses Kiggundu and Peter Sendegeya.
Boat Pool Club’s Robert Ahimbisibwe may also ask some questions at Lumas. Indigo’s Jonah Kabugo, Catalina’s Kia Hazard and veteran Walugembe Nasser will also give Kanyesigye and Sekiliba a tough time out. Icon’s Patrick Mujuzi completes the strong cast.
But for a venue of Lumas’ stature, surprises cannot be ruled out as only the best and confident dare to seek qualification from there.
In Entebbe at the Red Roosters’ bar, Skin Samona’s Godfrey Ssetumba is the only renowned name featuring at the playing center.
Yet this cannot be equated to a bye to the next round. Any sense of a nonchalant attitude may be punished by veteran Chris Bbuye and Indigo’s Solomon Nkwakira.
At Mbale Sports Club, the usual suspect Ronald Waninga will fight it out with fellow Mbale pool club teammates Dr. Stepen Orena and Yusuf Meyan for the three qualification slots.
