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FILIPINO DENNIS ORCOLLO seeks redemption while Taiwanese Yang Ching-shun eyes confirmation when the money-game kings of their respective countries tangle in a race-to-50, 10-ball match dubbed as Face Off Series 2-One More Time today at the newly opened Club Capo Exclusive on Tomas Morato Avenue, Quezon City.

Orcollo wants to avenge the humbling 60-42 beating he absorbed from Chinese-Taipei?s ?Son of Pool? during their 2007 showdown at the Gateway Mall in Quezon City.

?It (loss) was really humiliating, especially because it was held here. I felt that the Philippine pride was at stake,? said Orcollo in Filipino. ?I?ve learned a lot from that defeat and have worked hard to improve my game.?

Orcollo, top gun of Bugsy Promotions of Perry Mariano, has since won several local and international tournaments, including the money-rich Qatar World Open 9-Ball in 2008 and the International 10-Ball last May in Las Vegas.

?I think I?m a lot better now than the last time we met,? added Orcollo, pride of Surigao del Sur. ?The result will be different this time.?

Yang, on the other hand, has continued making waves in the international scene, including copping the overall championship of the 2008 Guinness 9-Ball Tour.

?It?s going to be a very thrilling match with a big possibility of a down-the-wire finish,? Mariano predicted. ?Dennis has improved tremendously but Yang remains one of the best cue artists in the world, so it?s too close to call.?

Besides the bragging rights of being Asia?s money-game king, Orcollo and Yang will also dispute the $10,000 top purse at stake in the two-day event which will be shown live on Solar Sports and in MJC Network (Channel 113 in Sky Cable and Channel 80 in Destiny) with a live streaming over the Internet through www.jbet.net and www.clubcapo.tv.

The Yang-Orcollo encounter is just the start of a series of challenge matches Club Capo is putting up.