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Bata drops De Luna, clinches Asiad 8-Ball slot |
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Thursday, 22 April 2010 01:24 |
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MANILA, Philippines - Pool legend Efren “Bata” Reyes got back at Jeffrey de Luna, 11-2, in the finals to clinch the lone berth in the Asian Games 8-ball event in the Asiad qualifiers at the Rizal Memorial Billiards Center in Malate recently.
The former world champion, who lost to De Luna in the third round, fought back from the losers’ bracket to get a crack at the Asiad slot, dominating De Luna in their rematch with a near-flawless game.
He went ahead, 6-1, in the finals behind his trademark shots, including a four-rack break-and-runout en route to the victory.
“My four run-outs were a big factor that’s why I was able to build a big lead early on,” said Reyes, who will also see action in the English Billiards competition in the Asian Games set in November in Guangzhou, China.
“Hopefully, we can perform well in the Asian Games and bring honor to the country again,” said Reyes.
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'Django' beats 'Bata,' wins Japan 9-Ball Open |
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Tuesday, 23 March 2010 01:10 |
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MANILA, Philippines – Francisco “Django” Bustamante defeated compatriot Efren “Bata” Reyes, bagging the top prize of the 23rd Japan 9-Ball Open in Tokyo on Sunday.
Bustamante edged Reyes, 9-7, in the all-Filipino final to capture his 2nd Japan 9-Ball Open title. He first won the Japan Open title in 2002.
He captured the top prize of 1.5 million yen (more than P750,000) after clinching his first major title this year.
En route to the final, Bustamante beat fellow Filipino Jeffrey “The Bull” de Luna in the semifinal round while Reyes subdued Japanese Toru Kuribayashi in the other Final 4 match.
“Once again, congratulations Django (Bustamante). You have made every Filipino proud of your triumph,” RP billiards godfather Putch Puyat said of the top player of Puyat Sports.
Other Filipinos who joined the Japan 9-Ball Open were Antonio “Nickoy” Lining, Ramil “Bebeng” Gallego, Frennie Reyes (son of Efren “Bata” Reyes), Warren “Warrior” Kiamco, Roel Esquillo, Renemar David , Cresencio Bariton, Dondon Razalan , Elmer Haya, Lauro Bongay, Valeriano Pajuay, Ronie Aying and Mark Aristotle Mendoza, the 2010 All Kansai 9-Ball Open champion.
More than 400 cue artists from all over the world competed in the annual event.
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RP raps Russia, moves to WC final vs Britain |
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Monday, 08 February 2010 02:05 |
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MANILA, Philippines - Ronnie Alcano trounced Ruslan Chinahov, 7-1, in their 10-ball duel as Team Philippines fashioned out a 4-1 decision over Russia to barge into the finals of the World Team Pool Cup Championship in Hannover, Germany late Saturday.
Coming off a loss with Marlon Manalo in the 8-ball Scotch doubles, Alcano buckled down to work early against Chinahov to seize control then cruised to the one-sided victory to help power RP to a final showdown with Great Britain.
Bannered by reigning world 9-ball champion Darly Peach and former world 10-ball titlist Darren Appleton, Great Britain eliminated Greece, 4-2, in the other semis clash.
“Our loss in the Scotch doubles proved to be a wake-up call,” said Alcano, referring to their 3-6 setback with Manalo in the first Scotch doubles event.
“We expect a tough battle with Great Britain, but we are confident of our players,” said Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines (BSCP) chairman Yen Makabenta.
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Pinoy cue artists enter Last 8 of world pool team event |
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Saturday, 06 February 2010 02:24 |
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The Philippines entered the quarterfinal phase of the biggest world pool team event – the 1st World Team Championships in Hannover, Germany.
The Filipinos, showing their dominance in the 8-Ball event after both pairs won their respective matches, earned a spot in the Last 8 after a 4-2 win over Norway.
The duo of double world champion Ronnie Alcano and former Asian snooker king Marlon Manalo nipped their rivals, 6-5, while the pair of Lee Van Corteza and Warren Kiamco scored a 6-3 win in the other match.
In 9-Ball, Alcano breezed to an 8-2 triumph over Vegar Kristiansen while Dennis Orcullo, one of Bugsy Promotions’ top bets by businessman-sports patron Perry Mariano, coasted to a 7-1 win over Tommy Wolf in the 10-Ball event to seal the Filipinos’ win.
The Philippines joined Poland, Russia, Great Britain, China, Switzerland, Greece and Germany II in the next round.
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