The Japanese ace in Event Three to World Cup partner Haruki Muramatsu in the final but avenger that defeat. On the way to victory, ‘The Ninja’ had a tough route defeating the likes of Lourence Ilagan and Paul Lim. From there like alluded he edged out Lam in the final in a 5-4 victory. Leyte is the next stop with another double-header on March 30-31. Paul Lim 5-2 Michael Viola Seigo Asada 5-4 Lourence Ilagan Royden Lam 5-1 Christian Perez Kevin Leung 5-4 Haruki Muramatsu Seigo Asada 5-0 Paul Lim Royden Lam 5-4 Kevin Leung Seigo Asada 5-3 Royden Lam