Antonio Carabillo reaches the semis in Sydney

The first tournament in Australia for 15 years took place last saturday in Sydney. Hong Kong's Antonio Carabillo travelled down under and managed to reach the semi-finals. Unfortunately he didn't manage to beat Robert Smith (Perth). In the final, Peter Thomas (Canberra) beat Smith 3-1. Antonio lost to Eliot Kennedy in the final for the 3rd place.

Hong Kong players in the world rankings

In the world rankings of February 2010, Antonio Carabillo is 468th (-63). Antonio will compete in the FISTF Challenger tournament in Sydney, Australia, on March 20th.

Hong Kong players in the world rankings

Antonio Carabillo is now 405th in the Open world rankings of January 2010.

Hong Kong players in the world rankings

Antonio Carabillo is 409th in the open world ranking of December 2009.

Hong Kong players in the world rankings

After his trip in Singapore and the good results during the two tournaments held in november, Antonio Carabillo is now 373th in the new world rankings. It's a nice improvement as he was 585th in October.

Antonio Carabillo plays in Singapore

Hong Kong top player Antonio Carabillo attended the FISTF Challenger & Satellite last week-end in Singapore. Antonio didn't manage to win but he had a great time. Along with the other players, the possibility to host a tournament in Hong Kong and/or Malaysia in the future was discussed. This would be very positive for the future of the game in Asia. The tournaments winners were Robert Smith (Australia) for the Challenger and Yusni Den Mulia (Singapore Lions SC) for the Satellite.

Hong Kong players in the world rankings

Antonio Carabillo is 585th in the Open world ranking of October 2009.

Christopher Soh in visit in HK

Christopher Soh, one of the best players of the Singapore Lions club, paid a visit to Antonio Carabillo on October 1. The 2 mates played 5 games together and Antonio won 4 of them (1-2, 2-1, 3-1, 3-1, 3-1), proving he's still in good shape despite the lack of training. A much appreciated day for both players!

More events in Singapore

The Singapore association will organize some more FISTF events this year. It might interest many players around Asia & Oceania to travel there. The events will be as follows:
- Future tournament on October 18
- Challenger on November 20
- Satellite on November 21
For more details, feel free to contact Tan Kok Wee at tfasingapore@gmail.com
As a reminder, the top 100 players in the Open world rankings can not play Satellites, the top 200 players in the Open world rankings can not play Challengers and the top 300 players in the Open world rankings can not play Futures.

Hong Kong players in the world rankings

In the world rankings of September, Antonio Carabillo is now 584th (-6).