Aloysius Yapp

Deep pool of nominees for 2026 Singapore Sports Awards after successful year for local sport

Pool ace Aloysius Yapp (left) and golfer Shannon Tan are among the nominees for the Sportsman of the Year and Sportswoman of the Year awards respectively at the Singapore Sports Awards.

ST Full-time Report: Win and loss: Joy for Lions; heartache for Loh Kean Yew

Church and a guardian angel helped pool player Aloysius Yapp to succeed

lpool - Aloysius Yapp celebrates becoming Singapore's first world pool champion by winning the WPA Men's 8-Ball World Championship in April 2026

CREDIT: WPA MEN'S 8-BALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

‘A dream come true’: Singapore’s Aloysius Yapp wins surprise 8-ball world title in US

Singapore cue master Aloysius Yapp's latest accolade comes as a surprise as this is only the second time he has played in the 8-ball world championship.

2025 Athlete of the Year nominee: Aloysius Yapp

Singapore pool pro Aloysius Yapp lifts the Florida Open trophy for one of his 10 titles in 2025.

ST Full-time Report: Loh Kean Yew and Jason Teh get backing | Aloysius Yapp out to better prolific 2025 season

After ‘perfect’ end to 2025, pool ace Aloysius Yapp targets an even better 2026

Singapore's Aloysius Yapp celebrates with Matchroom Multi Sport chief executive officer Emily Fraser after he captures his first US Open crown and becomes the first player to win three straight Matchroom major titles.

Sporting Life

Nerves, sweat, chokes – what fun is sport without pressure?

Who has been the best player under pressure? Maybe Tiger Woods.

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Work ethic behind Aloysius Yapp’s most prolific season as he seals International Open hat-trick

Aloysius Yapp (left) with Spain's Francisco Sanchez Ruiz after beating him 13-11 in the final to win his third consecutive International 9-Ball Open title.

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