Reyes Cup Day One: Team Europe 2-3 Team Asia

Oct 16, 2024

Team Asia is winning after the first day of the Reyes Cup, which is being held from October 15-18, 2024, at the Ninoy Aquino National Stadium in Manila, Philippines. This tournament has Asia’s top pool players competing against Europe’s best.

The score after Day One: Team Asia 3 - Team Europe 2

Here’s a quick look at the matches:

Match 1: Team Europe 5-4 Team Asia
Match 2: Ko Pin Yi & Aloysius Yapp 5-2 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz & David Alcaide
Match 3: Duong Quoc Hoang 5-2 Eklent Kaçi
Match 4: Jayson Shaw & Mickey Krause 5-3 Johann Chua & Carlo Biado
Match 5: Aloysius Yapp 5-4 Jayson Shaw
The first match was very close, but Europe came back from behind to win 5-4. In the second match, Asia's Ko Pin Yi and Aloysius Yapp got their team’s first point by beating Europe’s Francisco Sanchez Ruiz and David Alcaide 5-2.

In match three, Duong Quoc Hoang from Asia beat Eklent Kaçi of Europe 5-2. The fourth match saw Europe's Jayson Shaw and Mickey Krause win 5-3 against Johann Chua and Carlo Biado from Asia.

The last match of the day was between Aloysius Yapp from Asia and Jayson Shaw from Europe. It was a back-and-forth battle, but Yapp won 5-4, putting Asia ahead as the day ended.