TAIPEI: Spain’s Carlos Pigem claimed his first professional title after beating Japan’s Shunya Takeyasu in a play-off at the $500,000 Yeangder Tournament Players Championship in Taiwan. With a four-day total of 12-under-par 276, Pigem and Takeyasu battled it out at the Linkou International Golf and Country Club. The 25-year-old Spaniard gained confidence early in the play-off when his second shot on the par-five 18 landed in the middle of the fairway while Takeyasu’s fell into the rough. “I’m really at a loss for words. I cried when I sunk that birdie putt on the play-off hole,” an emotional Pigem said. Australia’s Scott Barr who took a solo third-round lead finished tied for third place with Malaysia’s Nicholas Fung.