SUPPLY Kayos, sponsored by Brian Bell, ISAS Ltd and NCS, have retained the Lihir Island camp snooker title.
This time, the Kayos KO’d LGL Town Maintenance in straight frames, 4-0 in a best of seven frames grand final at the LGL Camp Two wet mess last Friday night.
Missing their star players Kaynawi Popal and Murphy Lokoloko, the Kayos showed they have plenty of reserve by defending the crown they won last year.
Led by skipper Dennis ‘Hasler’ Kunabu and anchored by a vocal support crowd, Kunabu and his vice captain Benny ‘Kunai’ Gawi, won the first frame before Herry Sakio and Penny Niulani completed the double.
By now Paul Aisir’s Maintenance boys had to win the next frame to stay alive but their hopes took a further dive when Karo Yama and Leon Undi teamed up to take the third frame.
Staring at a whitewash, Aisir sent in his best pair which seem to pay dividends as they cleared the table of their balls.
But the Kayos kept their nerve with skipper Kunabu partnering Billy ‘the kid’ Arogo for the fourth frame.
The frame went down to the wire with both teams facing the black ball. In the end, the Kayos skipper Kunabu potted the black to keep the title.
Team Manager Paul ‘no play up’ Doboi was a happy man. “I am relieved, the pressure is off,” he said.
Maintenance captain Paul Aisir thanked the Kayos for their winning effort and reminded all players that in sport, the result may be in favour of one team but everybody is a winner.
Aisir thanked the NCS camp recreation services for organising the snooker competition.