Gabica, Biado last PH aces standing | Inquirer Sports

Gabica, Biado last PH aces standing

/ 01:39 AM September 14, 2013

ANTONIO Gabica and Carlo Biado kept the Philippines in the title hunt in the World 9-Ball Championship after surviving three grueling knockout matches to reach the semifinals Thursday at Al-Arabi Sports Club in Doha, Qatar.

Cool and composed under pressure, the 41-year-old Gabica nipped Nick Van Den Berg of the Netherlands, 11-10, while Biado advanced at the expense of England’s Chris Melling, 11-3.

The hill-hill battle with Van Den Berg capped a tough yet rewarding outing for Gabica, who played a total of 60 racks in one day.

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Gabica, who has made Qatar his home the past four years, serving as the assistant coach of its national team, faces Karl Boyes of England for a place in the finals.

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Boyes bundled out Nick Ekonomopoulos of Greece, 11-8, in the quarterfinals.

Standing in the way of the 29-year-old Biado is an in-form Thorsten Hohmann of Germany, who claimed a third Filipino scalp in Jeffrey De Luna, 11-7 in the quarterfinals.

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Hohmann, the 2003 champion, bested Dennis Orcollo (11-8) in the Round of 16, defending champion Darren Appleton (11-5) and Francisco “Django” Bustamante (11-8) in the first phase of the knockout rounds. Cedelf P. Tupas

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TAGS: Al-Arabi Sports Club, Antonio Gabica, Billiards, Carlo Biado, World 9-Ball Championship

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