Yapp returned to Singapore and decided to use the time wisely, working with coach Toh Lian Han on strengthening fundamentals as well as his mental game – which, it turned out, needed a shot of confidence. He opened his 2020 season by struggling to a top-25 finish at the Diamond Las Vegas Open hours before COVID-19 hit the pause button on billiards and basically the world. Open 9-Ball championship, China Open, Japan Open and World 9-Ball. He added a top-five finish at the China Open in 2018 and earned top-10 finishes at the following year's U.S.
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He made a quick transition to the professional level, placing ninth as a 19-year-old at the 2015 World Cup of Pool and ninth at that year's World 9-Ball championship. Yapp earned international recognition in 2014, when he won the WPA World Junior 9-Ball Championship. As a result, Yapp has become Singapore's first full-time professional pool player, earning income from not only tournament winnings but also funding from the country's Sports Excellence Scholarship program. Patrick's School in Singapore in 2011 to focus more on pool, ultimately enrolling in a program at Coleman College that allowed him to work on his game and studies with a more flexible schedule. “It just looked like a new game at the time, and I guess I took a lot of interest from there,” Yapp said. One afternoon, the 10-year-old Yapp arrived home to find that his favorite game had been replaced for the afternoon with pool. Many days he would come home from school, click the television to local sports channel and a live match would be on.
As a young boy his first real love had been soccer, with the sport being easily accessible. The fact that Yapp ever discovered the game at all is a bit of a happy accident. In 2021 he's got everyone believing in him. The 2020 pandemic allowed Yapp to focus on believing in himself. I just looked at this as a fresh start and looked forward to enjoying the tournament and doing my best.” “I didn't think too much even though the past few tournaments before that I did well. “It gives me confidence for sure that I am playing my game and thinking well,” said Yapp. Earning the championship in the four-day, 51-player double-elimination event put a capper on what was a very lucrative month for the young man, who earned $50,500 in tournament earnings for September, nearly surpassing nine years of career winnings in a single 30-day stretch. of the Philippines in straight sets in the title match. Yapp definitely saw a lot more positives a week later at the CSI Michigan Open, as he battled back from the one-loss side to earn his first career professional victory, avenging a previous loss to Roberto Gomez Jr. “I could feel I was thinking and seeing things more positively.” “I still definitely have lots to learn but I would say I definitely trust and believe in myself a lot more now than before,” said Yapp after the event. Open Pool Championships, jumping out to a sizable advantage against Carlo Biado early in the title match before Filipino caught him down the stretch to earn the coveted crown. Yapp then traveled cross-country to Atlantic City where he reached the final of the U.S. By Keith Paradise Photos By Matt PorinskyĪs summer transitioned into fall, it started to become apparent that Aloysius Yapp was on the verge of breaking into the winner's circle.Īfter starting the summer with a top-17 finish in the 256-player World Pool Championships, the 25-year-old from Singapore added a top-10 performance at the Diamond Las Vegas Open and tacked on a top-three placing at the World 10-Ball Championships a few days later. In Michigan, the 25-year-old Singapore star served notice that his time is now. It was only a matter of time before Aloysius Yapp broke in the winner's circle.
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