3 Pinay cue masters eye Taiwan meet
THE three-member national billiards team showed readiness to compete in the prestigious 2012 Amway Spring Women’s World 9-Ball Open scheduled on March 15 to 18 at the Cue Master Pool Club in Taipei, Taiwan.
Former world champion Rubilen Amit will spearhead the country’s campaign along with reigning Southeast Asian Games champion Iris Ranola and equally talented Mary Grace Basas.
“It’s our first international tournament. For me, this is one of the toughest tournaments in the world, and I’ve always wanted to win it,” said Amit, a silver medalist in the 2011 SEA Games.
Last December, Amit and legendary cue master Efren Reyes successfully defended their World Mixed Doubles crown by blasting the American duo of Johnny Archer and Jeanette Lee, 10-6, in the finals of the tournament held in Hangzhou, China....
Ko knocks out Bata in billiards faceoff
MANILA, Philippines - Taiwanese Pin Yi Ko downed Efren “Bata” Reyes, 9-4, to win the Philippine Bigtime Billiards (PBB) Face-Off Series dubbed Philippines versus Asia late Saturday at the Pagcor Airport Casino in Parañaque.
After a 2-all deadlock in the fourth frame, Reyes, the former World 9-ball and 8-ball champion, never had a chance to return to the table after Ko raced to a 6-2 and 7-4 lead in the event, a joint undertaking of Mega Sports World and BRKHRD Corp., with The Philippine STAR as media partner.
Ko goes up against World 9-ball kingpin Django Bustamante on Feb. 25....
Bugsy's Taiwanese bet wins World 8-Ball
MANILA, Philippines – Bugsy Promotions’ bet Chang Jun Lin defeated fellow Taiwanese Fu Chei Wei in the finals, 11-6, to claim the 2012 World 8-Ball title in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates late Friday.
Chang, who hooked up with Ceferino Mariano’s Manila-based outfit last December, pocketed the $20,000 cash prize that goes with the title.
Chang, ranked No. 7 in the world, was understandably emotional not just about his accomplishment, but about the man he just beat to get there....
Remaining Pinoys bow out of World 8-Ball
MANILA, Philippines – Last Filipino standing Roberto "Superman" Gomez failed to sustain his winning run in the quarterfinals of the 2012 World 8-Ball Championship in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates late Thursday.
Gomez actually racked 2 victories by beating Briton Mark Gray (9-6) in the Round-of-32 and Japan’s Yukio Akagariyama (9-5) in the Round-of-16.
But he failed to stay on track after bowing to Chris Melling of Great Britain (4-9) in the Round-of-8....
Corteza advances; Orcollo out
MANILA, Philippines - Lee Vann Corteza, Carlo Biado and Roberto Gomez toppled their respective rivals to move into the Last 32 of the World 8-Ball Championship but world No. 1 and defending champion Dennis Orcollo was ambushed in a big upset in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates yesterday.
Corteza, the two-time National Open champion, dismantled Lee Chen Man of Hong Kong, 9-2, to arrange a duel with Vietnamese Nguyen Phoc Luong, who nipped local bet Amin Fekry, 9-8.
Biado, on the other hand, ousted compatriot Elmer Haya, 9-2, while the Zamboanga City ace Gomez demolished Mario He of Austria, 9-4....
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