EFREN “Bata” Reyes and Francisco “Django” Bustamante had contrasting fates Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) in the fourth round of the US Open in Virginia, USA. The 58-year-old Reyes thumped Thorsten Hohmann of Germany, 11-9, but Bustamante bowed out in the loser’s bracket after a 10-11 loss to countryman Warren Kiamco. Other PH bets who advanced were Alex Pagulayan, Ronnie Alcano and the veteran Amang Parica. Musong Castillo
Rodney Morris and Shane Van Boeing of Team USA dodged a bullet as it salvaged a nerve-racking 9-8 quarterfinals win over Li Hewen and Liu Haitao of Team China Saturday to slip its way into the semifinals of the 2012 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool at the Robinson’s Ermita Midtown Activity Center in Manila.
Switzerland provided the first upset in the World Cup of Pool last night after Dimitri Jungo and Ronni Regli, who has Filipino roots, bundled out the second-seeded Philippine A team of Dennis Orcollo and Lee Van Corteza, 8-7, at Robinson’s Place Manila.
Wield the cue stick, hit magic shots, and spread the word of God.
It will be a showdown of 8-ball specialists when Filipino Dennis Orcollo and Taiwanese Chang Jung-lin tangle in the Philippine Bigtime Billiards Face Off Series on Saturday at the Pagcor Airport Casino in Parañaque City.
Reigning world 8-ball champion Chang Jung-Lin of Chinese-Taipei kept his solid form, downing Filipino ace Lee Vann Corteza, 9-7, Saturday night in their Philippine Bigtime Billiards Face-Off at the Pagcor Airport Casino in Parañaque City.
Filipino cue master Carlo Biado subdued compatriot Roberto Gomez, 11-5, in their final duel Sunday night to rule the 2012 Green Garden 9 balls Open in Bali, Indonesia.
Filipino cue experts will fade from the international billiards scene in three years.
Filipino defending champion Dennis Orcollo stamped his class on little-known Nasser Al Mujaibel of Kuwait, 7-4, Tuesday to lead the charge of the favorites at the start of the 2012 World 8-Ball Championship in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.
Watch the live coverage of the two-day 9-Ball Pool Tournament from Southern California on INQUIRER.net. Efren “Bata” Reyes, Alex Pagulayan, and Francisco Bustamante are among the Philippines’ best participating in the sports event that started February 4 (US time)
Billiards Hall of Famer Francisco “Django” Bustamante proved his mettle once again when he ruled the 2012 Derby City Classic Fatboy 10-Ball Challenge held at the Horseshoe Casino and Hotel in Elizabeth, Indiana, Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
The University of Santo Tomas senior team notched three straight wins and pulled away from the field in the 2nd National Collegiate Billiards League (B-League) at the Star Billiards Center in Grace Village, Quezon City, on Sunday.
University of Santo Tomas solidified its hold of top spot in the second season of the National Collegiate Billiards League (B-League) with back-to-back victories Sunday at the Star Billiards Center in Quezon City.
