Aloysius Yapp

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Aloysius Yapp
叶浚惟[1]
Born (1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 (age 25)
Singapore
Sport country Singapore
Ranking info
Highest WPA ranking1
Medal record
Representing  Singapore

Men's Nine-ball
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Malaysia Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Philippines Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Philippines Singles

Men's Ten-ball
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Philippines Singles

Aloysius Yapp (pronounced "Aloo-ishus")[2] (born 2 May 1996)[3] is a Singaporean professional pool player. He was world junior champion in nine-ball in 2014 and runner-up in the 2021 U.S. Open Pool Championship and is currently ranked world number two.

Career[]

Yapp began playing pool at age 8.[4] An alumnus of Saint Patrick's School, he dropped out of school in 2011 to turn professional, although he eventually completed his GCE Ordinary Level examinations at Coleman College.[5] Reportedly the first professional pool player from Singapore,[5] he won the inaugural Asian Junior Pool Championship in 2014. Later that year, he became the first Singaporean to claim a world title in pool when he won the World Junior Pool Championships (Under-19) in Shanghai, China, beating 11–10.[6] In 2021, he claimed the Singapore National Snooker Championship, defeating defending champion Peter Gilchrist 4–2.[7] In the quarter-finals of the 2021 WPA World Ten-ball Championship, Yapp defeated Jayson Shaw, which moved him up to 8th in the world rankings; he ultimately finished in third place.[8]

In the 2021 U.S. Open Pool Championship, Yapp survived a scare against Wojciech Szewczyk in the third round of the winners bracket by winning 11–10, before scoring upsets in quick succession against defending champion Joshua Filler 11–4 in the fourth round of the winners bracket and Shane Van Boening 11–5 in the Last 16. He went on to defeat both and Dennis Orcollo by a scoreline of 11–6 in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively,[9] before losing to Carlo Biado 8–13 in the final, concluding his best finish in a major tournament.[10] The following week, he won the CueSports International (CSI) Michigan 10-Ball Open, defeating Roberto Gomez 4–0, 4–2 in the final.[11]

Titles[]

  • Pro Billiard Series
    • Michigan Open (2021)
  • WPA World Nine-ball Junior championship (2014)

References[]

  1. ^ Pagina 32 (17 September 2021). Van Boening Shane vs Aloysius Yapp 叶浚惟 FULL MATCH US OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIP 2021. YouTube. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  2. ^ Matchroom Pool (18 September 2021). FINAL Highlights 2021 US Open Pool Championship. YouTube. Event occurs at 24:13. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Aloysius Yapp". Mezz Cues. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  4. ^ Wong, Jonathan (14 December 2014). "Mum sticks by pool player Aloysius Yapp's brave move to drop out of secondary school". The Straits Times.
  5. ^ a b Abdul Aziz, Sazali (11 September 2021). "5 things to know about S'pore pool player Aloysius Yapp, world 10-ball c'ship bronze medallist". The Straits Times.
  6. ^ Wong, Jonathan (12 December 2014). "Junior world pool champion Aloysius Yapp pockets ST Athlete of the Month award". The Straits Times.
  7. ^ "Yapp Dethrones Gilchrist to Claim Singapore Title". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  8. ^ Abdul Aziz, Sazali (16 September 2021). "Cue sports: Singapore players Aloysius Yapp, Toh Lian Han claim major scalps at US Open". The Straits Times.
  9. ^ Yapp, Aloysius (19 September 2021). "Cue sports: Aloysius Yapp beats world No. 1, now in semi-finals of US Open 9-Ball Pool C'ships". The Straits Times.
  10. ^ Yapp, Aloysius (19 September 2021). "Cue sports: Dream run ends as Aloysius Yapp finishes runner-up in US Open 9-Ball C'ship". The Straits Times.
  11. ^ Abdul Aziz, Sazali (26 September 2021). "Pool: S'pore's Aloysius Yapp records 'breakthrough' win at Michigan 10-ball Open". The Straits Times.
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