Singapore’s top player Aloysius Yapp is used to hunting down solutions on the pool table but the former world No. 1 now faces his toughest challenge – choosing between playing in World Pool Association tournaments, or risk losing his Sports Excellence Scholarship and the right to compete at the SEA and Asian Games.
This means that Yapp and his Singapore teammates will have to choose between playing in WPA tournaments or non-WPA sanctioned events, including tournaments organised by Matchroom. Those who choose Matchroom events will not earn WPA ranking points and will likely be banned from competing at the SEA and Asian Games.
At present, Matchroom offers more opportunities in terms of number of tournaments in a calendar year and bigger prize money. Some of its prestigious tournaments include the US Open, European Open, World Cup of Pool, World Masters, and newly-organised World 9-Ball Tour. The ban was initially imposed from March 24 to Aug 31, and ACBS extended it for another six months from Sept 1.
“Although we are mindful, for example, in the case of some of our national athletes, where a Scholarship and other funding are tied to WPA rankings, of course, their decisions may have ramifications for them. But we will need to revisit this issue depending on the feedback we get from the players and the discussions we have with SportSG.”
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