Asian champ Thor ‘forgot what it felt like to win' after long title drought
Resting easy now: Rory Thor Chuan Leong sleeping with the trophy after winning the Asian 6-Red Championship in Colombo, Sri Lanka. — Rory Thor's Facebook
PETALING JAYA: Rory Thor Chuan Leong can rest easy after notching a historic milestone for Malaysian snooker.
The 37-year-old became the first Malaysian to win the Asian 6-Red Championship in Colombo, Sri Lanka, after putting up a clinical performance to overpower India's Paras Gupta 6-2 (50-5, 44-2, 8-62, 42-12, 47-40, 1-51, 36-24, 48-2) in the final of the best-of-11 contest.
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