Macheza win Shids Easter pool tourney
Macheza pool team on Saturday beat Queens Park in the final of K200 000 Shids day-long pool bonanza in Lilongwe.
It was a sweet revenge for Macheza after they lost to the same team with the same margin during group stage.
Edwin Dzimbiri was the hero of the day.
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He outplayed Joe Kachepa in the last frame, which was a decider, as the scores were at 2-2.
As champions, Macheza, who booted out Infinity and Cool Sport 4-1 and 3-0 in the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively to reach the final, received K60 000 while Queens Park got K40 000.
Macheza patron Susan Mphande was on cloud nine after the victory.
“This is a morale booster as we are starting the league soon. We have a youthful and promising side for the future of the sport in the region,” she said.
FIB beat Siege 3-1 to finish third. They received K30 000 while Siege got K20 000.
Sponsor Rashid Megha said he was delighted that the bonanza was violent-free.
He promised to come back with more sponsorship before sponsoring.
The tourney attracted 19 teams pooled into four groups.
Group winners qualified to the quarter-finals after playing a round robin format.
