Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
AHMAD Taufiq Murni fell short at the O'O+ Billiards 9-Ball Open Championship after dropping 9-5 to Singapore's Nicholas Tan in the final on Tuesday.
The result saw him take home a prize money of RM5,000 and a trophy from the Malaysian Capital.
Brunei's top cueist was let down by his breaks in the title decider but is looking forward.
"I'm a bit disappointed because my breaks didn't work well in the final but that is 9-ball for you," said Taufiq in an interview with BruSports News.
"But overall I'm okay with my performance (after making the final) since this is my first trip this year.
"Hopefully there is more to come and I'll be able to perform well in future tournaments," he added.
He also thanked his sponsors Merce Snooker Cafe for making the trip possible.
Taufiq enjoyed a good start at the February 22-25 competiton after defeating Eric 6-1 and following that up with a 6-0 victory over Joy Soh to move into the last-64.
He dispatched Leigh Ko 7-3 and secured a last-16 berth after sweeping aside Walter Tan 7-0.
Taufiq then overcame Singapore's Steve Fong 7-5 to advance to the quarte-finals.
Taufiq was made to work and eventually edged Tan Denjie 8-7 to move into the last-four.
The 36-year-old progressed into the title decider after beating Louis Cai 8-5.
The three-day tournament attracted a total of 128 cueists from Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Indonesia.
