Chang Yu-Hsuan, Hung Kun-Yi end 24th East Asian Pacific Championship with Masters victory

06/13/10

Guam

Six out of eight medals on the final day for the Chinese Taipei spinners

2010EAPCLogo_small.jpg Chinese Taipei's Chang Yu-Hsuan and Hung Kun-Yi ended the 24th East Asian Pacific Championship with victory in the women's and men's Masters Sunday at Central Lanes in Tamuning, Guam.

The spinners from Taiwan captured six out of eight medals at stake (1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze in each division) on the final day of competition.

In the women's single-elimination final in best-of-three game format, All Events bronze medalist and No. 3 seed, Chang Yu-Hsuan, stunned All Events gold medalist and No. 1 seed, Sim Ui Jin, when she defeated the Korean in two straight games 215-195 and 197-171 for a 2-0 victory.

The women's Masters was an all-Korean and Chinese Taipei affair. The Korean had five players and Chinese Taipei three players in the eight-player finale. Four Koreans were eliminated in the quarterfinal. In the semis, Sim swept Pan Yu-Fen and Chang swept Wang Yu-Ling to advance to the title match.

Chang earned the gold medal denying Korea a clean sweep of the gold medals in the women's division. Sim got silver and Pan and Wang shared the bronze medal.

The men's title match was an All-Chinese Taipei affair after Hung Kun-Yi eliminated the last remaining non-Taiwanese, Choi Io Fai, Macau, in the semifinal, two-games-to-one. The bronze medalist in All Events and No. 3 seed faced No. 10, Chou Yen-Chih, who sidelined All Events champ Yang Nien-Hua in three games.

Hung made quick work of Chou to cruise to the title, 202-180 and 208-178. Chou received the silver medal while Yang and Choi shared the bronze medal.


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24th East Asian Pacific Championship - Women's Masters


Central Lanes in Tamuning, Guam (June 13, 2010)

1. Chang Yu-Hsuan, Chinese Taipei
2. Sim Ui Jin, Korea
3. Wang Yu-Ling, Chinese Taipei
(tie) Pan Yu-Fen, Chinese Taipei

 


Women's Masters - Championship Match

 


Women's Masters - Semifinal

 


Women's Masters - Quarterfinal

 


24th East Asian Pacific Championship - Men's Masters


Central Lanes in Tamuning, Guam (June 13, 2010)

1. Hung Kun-Yi, Chinese Taipei
2. Chou Yen-Chih, Chinese Taipei
3. Yang Nien-Hua, Chinese Taipei
(tie) Choi Io Fai, Macau

 


Men's Masters - Championship Match

 


Men's Masters - Semifinal

 


Men's Masters - Quarterfinal

 


Men's Masters - Round of 16

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