{"id":933,"date":"2025-08-12T04:24:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T04:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/?p=933"},"modified":"2025-08-12T04:24:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T04:24:36","slug":"harare-dominates-2025-carling-black-label-pool-finals-in-bulawayo-as-sepa-players-falter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/2025\/08\/12\/harare-dominates-2025-carling-black-label-pool-finals-in-bulawayo-as-sepa-players-falter\/","title":{"rendered":"Harare Dominates 2025 Carling Black Label Pool Finals in Bulawayo as SEPA Players Falter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Fanuel Chinowaita<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bulawayo<\/strong>, 12 August 2025<\/strong> -Harare Province stamped its authority on the 2025 Carling Black Label Pool Finals, held at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) Hall Number 1 recently , sweeping most podium spots in both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the women\u2019s division, Alice Chiota clinched the national title, with fellow Harare players Christine Sengwe and Michelle Dube taking second and third place, respectively. Perpetual Nyamayaro from Mashonaland East completed the top four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The men\u2019s competition saw Epworth\u2019s Timothy \u201cSakala\u201d Onida emerge victorious, with Tapiwa Musaona from Masvingo settling for second place. Harare\u2019s Ronald Mutikani and Midlands\u2019 Andile Ndlovu finished third and fourth, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it was heartbreak for the South Eastern Pool Association (SEPA) contingent from Chipinge and Chiredzi, who once again bowed out in the early rounds despite high expectations. Chipinge was represented by Jabulani Thaundi and Maxwell Fumbani, while Chiredzi\u2019s team included King Leo, Nossy, Wale Boy, and Thandazani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Post-match reflections revealed a mix of frustration and calls for improvement. Thaundi blamed their performance on unfamiliarity with faster, high-quality cloth used in national events. \u201cWe need to get used to the faster tables,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chiredzi\u2019s Nosta \u201cNossy\u201d Mashateni, who reached the women\u2019s round of 16, was visibly emotional after losing to the women\u2019s national team captain. She alleged her opponent took advantage of a table change while trailing 2\u20131. \u201cShe saw she couldn\u2019t make shots on table number 3,\u201d Nossy claimed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other SEPA players echoed similar concerns, citing poor time management, lack of competitive exposure, and table quality. Thandazani lamented that \u201cno one was allowed to be my mouthpiece,\u201d while King Leo stressed the need for more participation in Harare and Bulawayo tournaments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adding to the woes, Beitbridge qualifier Marcus \u201cKante\u201d Sithole crashed out via a walkover after failing to recognize his name being called.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local supporter Boss Palolila urged SEPA to take lessons from the high standards seen at ZITF. \u201cNext year, let\u2019s go in numbers to Victoria Falls to learn pool,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The results serve as a wake-up call for SEPA to invest in player development and exposure, with hopes that next year\u2019s finals will bring a different outcome for the south-eastern provinces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Fanuel Chinowaita Bulawayo, 12 August 2025 -Harare Province stamped its authority on the 2025 Carling Black Label Pool Finals, held at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) Hall Number 1 recently , sweeping most podium spots in both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s categories. In the women\u2019s division, Alice Chiota clinched the national title, with…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=933"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":935,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/933\/revisions\/935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}