Orcollo falls short, bows to US ace in title match

Unrelenting Shane Van Boening of the United States overpowered the Philippines’ Dennis Orcollo, 13-7, to bag the 37th US Open 9-Ball championship on Saturday (Sunday morning in Manila) at Norfolk Convention Center in Virginia.

The victory capped an undefeated run for the hearing-impaired Van Boening, the top American player, who bagged the $25,000 champion’s prize.

Orcollo settled for $15,000 after coming from the loser’s bracket to make the title match.

Orcollo advanced opposite Van Boening after topping Efren “Bata” Reyes, 11-8, and Alex Pagulayan, 11-7.

Pagulayan, the 2005 champion of this event, won $10,000 and Reyes pocketed $6,000. Musong R. Castillo