Rex Hui hoists the trophy high on Sunday evening with a winning line of 4-2 over Bobby Bains.  Both players were taking on their shots and knew when to bring the tactical side to the table.  A seesaw at the beginning stages of the match.  Bains made a mistake on a very easy pot in the fourth frame that allowed Hui to get in and win the frame.  At the interval it was tied 2-2.  Hui came out guns blazing from the break and didn’t look back as he not only won the first frame back after the interval, but in fact won 3 frames in row, a frame before the mid session interval, to win his first BC Championship.  Strong showings by Dave Daly and John Robertson who made it into the semifinals.  Milad Shojaei achieved the high break of 61 to add some dollars to his wallet.  No centuries but that goes to show that the tables are tough at Top 147 and Snook-D.  You can see all of the results at www.challonge.com and look for the Snooker Canada – 2025 BC Open.

 

We did have a few hiccups along the way with the internet and scheduling during the tournament but we are trying to do our best.  We might make a few mistakes here and there but we aim to not make the same mistake twice.  My email is always open for constructive criticism as let’s all work together to create a vibrant snooker community.

 

Tremendous thank yous to Lance Brommeland for troubleshooting the internet issues and making sure the tournament ran smoothly.  I appreciate all you do and thank you so much!!

 

Big thanks to Jonathan Sun and the crew at Top 147 that helped us have a great tournament.  As well thank you to Barneet Kohli and the crew at Snook-D that helped accommodate us with the extra tables we needed to make the tournament a success.

 

In addition, much gratitude to Rob Johnson and the crew at AAA Photography with creating the poster to get the word out to everyone about the tournament.  As well thanks to Rob Johnson for taking photos during the finals.  Thanks to Sam Tonning for his help behind the scenes.  Also big thanks to Nicole Wild for her help on the program.

 

To all the crew, rovering referees Larry Anderson, Gary Spence, Hanna Lisovenko, Anton Fediushyn, and Reed Unger.  TV Referees Reed Unger, Hanna Lisovenko, Anton Fediushyn, and Gary Spence and the scorekeepers Vinit Dassani, Baltej Atwal, and Kevin Zhang.  In addition, commentators John Robertson and Gary Spence.  A big big thank you to all that help out behind the scenes.

 

Thanks to our sponsors that help with the finances of running a tournament of this nature.