Xiao defends men's 6 red snooker single gold at AIMAG

Xiao Guodong won China's first gold medal in billiard sports at the 4th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) in Incheon on Monday after edging Amir Sarkhosh of Iran 5-4 in the final.

Xiao, who won the title in Hanoi, Vietnam in 2009 at the age of 20, had a good start to take a 3-0 lead. But Sarkhosh bounced back to tie at 3-3. Both sides won one more set and the match was forced into a deciding set.

Xiao gave no chance to his opponent and quickly wrapped the victory with 49-0 and took China's first gold in billiard sports at this AIMAG.

"I knew it would be a tough final," said Xiao. "I got a little bit bad luck today and he got the good ones. But fortunately I could won this gold medal for our country."