Times Of Swaziland: E3 500, GOLD FOR EDDIE IN BLACK BALL SINGLES

E3 500, GOLD FOR EDDIE IN BLACK BALL SINGLES
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Pholsile Hlophe on 16/01/2020 07:59:00


MBABANE – He is ready to be crowned champion of the Black Ball Open Pool
Singles League.
Eddie Mkhonta is the undisputed champion of the Black Ball Singles League and
the ultimate champion’s package of E3 500 cash prize plus a trophy and a gold
medal awaits him. The league was sponsored by Solo Investments to the tune of
E15 000 in cash prizes plus silverware. The prize presentation will be held at
Manzini Pool Club on January 26, 2020. Starting time is 10am. The champion
scored an unmatched 72 points earned in 30 matches.
Dominance
His dominance of the league was closely contested by national pool player Flag
Nxumalo, who finished second with 69 points and is entitled to E2 000 plus a
silver medal as his prize.
Falling in third and fourth places were Sifiso Dlamini and Machawe Maseko, who
scored 57 and 54 points correspondingly. One of the players will walk home empty
handed as prizes have been reserved to 16th place. Positions three and four will
get E1 500 and E1 400 in that order while positions five to eight will each
pocket E1 000. The sum of E350 has been earmarked for positions nine to 12 and
the last four winners will each get E300. Commenting ahead of the prize
presentation, the champion expressed his excitement over the victory and
highlighted that it was a tough competition which he managed to conquer through
regular practice.
Underestimate
“I have managed to lead the charts all along and it was all through training.
I have had intense and easy opponents but my winning strategy was never to
underestimate any player but for maximum points at all times,” said Mkhonta.
Meanwhile, Nxumalo admitted that the championship had slipped away from his
hands and that Mkhonta was the deserving winner. He also congratulated him for
the triumph and hoped for another exciting new season.