Kok Leong finds seasoned Wattana too hot to handle


Experience counts: Lim Kok Leong (left) congratulating James Wattana after he won the singles final. — Bernama

LIM Kok Leong was fidgeting in his chair while his rival James Wattana hardly showed any emotion.

In the end, experience prevailed as the Thai snooker legend clawed his way back from 1-2 down to win the singles final 4-2, dashing Kok Leong’s hopes of a golden double in Hanoi.

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