Bangkok--3 Sep--Total Quality PR Order of Merit Leader Yang stumbles on first qualifying day of The 2007 Guinness 9 Ball Tour Grand Finals kicked off with two of its youngest stars in Chinese Taipei's Wu Chia-Ching and Chang Jung-Lin leading the pack with two wins apiece in today's preliminary round held at the Grand Hyatt Bali.It was a mixed day for Order of Merit leader Yang Ching-Shun from Chinese Taipei who stumbled with a 8-9 loss to Wu and a 9-6 win over the Philippines' Ronato Alcano in the start of the three-day event. Likewise, Yang's teammate Chao Fong-Pang got off to a shaky start with a similar result, with a narrow 8-9 defeat to Chang and a 9-1 victory over Filipino Lee Van Corteza. The favourites from the Philippines similarly got off to a wobbly start, managing only a one out of two matches. Corteza issued a devastating win over Singapore's Bernard Tey 9-1, while Alcano diminished Indonesia's Ricky Yang's chances to qualify for this Sunday's semi-finals with a 9-7 win, despite the strong support from the partisan crowd at the Grand Hyatt Bali. Malaysia's Ibrahim Amir and Dharminder Singh Lilly of India face an uphill task after losing their opening matches today. Amir lost to Chinese Taipei's Chang 6-9 while Lilly was ousted by Wu 1-9. Please refer to the tables below for today's result:Group A Games Total Total Total Diff Played Points Racks Won Racks LostWu Chia-Ching (TPE) 2 4 18 9 9Yang Ching-Shun (TPE) 2 2 17 5 12Ricky Yang (INA) 1 0 7 9 -2Ronato Alcano (PHI) 2 2 15 -1 16Dharminder Singh Lilly(IND) 1 0 1 -8 9Group B Games Total Total Total Diff Played Points Racks Won Racks LostChang Jung-Lin (TPE) 2 4 18 14 4Chao Fong-Pang (TPE) 2 2 17 0 17Bernard Tey Choon Kiat (SIN) 1 0 1 9 -8Lee Vann Corteza (PHI) 2 2 10 0 10Ibrahim Bin Amir (MAS) 1 0 6 -3 9Please refer to the attached draw sheet for tomorrow's schedule of play. Broadcast times for tomorrow'spreliminary round are as follows: - Sat, 1 September, 2007 from 1.00pm Quarterfinals (4 Matches) - Sun, 2 September, 2007 from 11:00am Semi-finals & Finals (3 Matches)On ESPN STAR Sports (Ch.39, True Visions) (Competition on Friday will start at 4pm ; TV Schedules subject to change without prior notice)For more information on the Tour, please check out www.guinness9balltour.com. For the latest schedules and program information on ESPN STAR Sports (Ch.39, True Visions), catch us on the net at www.espnstar.com. The Guinness 9Ball Tour is sanctioned by the Asian Pocket Billiard Union (APBU) and organized by ESPN STAR Sports' Event Management Group (EMG). Guinness is the title sponsor for the Tour. The local sanctioning body is Persatuan Olahraga Billiar Seluruh Indonesia (POBSI). Iwan Simonis and Aramith supply the official tablecloth and official balls respectively. Brunswick Metro provides the official pool table while Predator is the official cue. The Official Venue is the Grand Hyatt Hotel. STAR Sports is the official broadcaster.