Kok Leong targets pro snooker circuit after making history as amateur


The medallists of the World Amateur Snooker Championship (from left): Babah Masih of Pakistan, Amir Sarkhosh of Iran, winner Lim Kok Leong of Malaysia and Robin Hull of Finland posing after the prize presentation ceremony in Antalya, Turkey.

PETALING JAYA: Snooker star Lim Kok Leong is now fired up to build a successful professional career after becoming Malaysia’s first ever world amateur champion.

On Friday, the 27-year-old did the country proud when he defeated last year’s runner-up Amir Sarkhosh of Iran 5-0 (68-63, 67-42, 78-0, 80-7, 73-54) in the individual final of the World Amateur Snooker Championship in Antalya, Turkey.

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