He’d taken part simply because he wanted to get exposure and make a name for himself.
Emerging as overall champion was the cherry on top, placing him on the map in the industry, and proving that a guy from Singapore could compete in pole dancing and win it too.
It didn’t, however, immediately translate to more wins in subsequent competitions.
While practising harder moves for his next competition this time an international one in Las Vegas he ended up pulling his shoulder. The injury prevented him from doing any pole dancing for three weeks.
Part of his haste was due to self-imposed pressure to be the best, Sue admitted.