RENEMAR DAVID EYES WORLD JUNIOR CROWN, AS RP JUNIOR ELIMS GETS UNDERWAY

RENEMAR "Revo" David is aiming to improve his quarter-final finish when the 2007 WPA World Junior 9-ball Championships gets underway on November 26 to 30 in Willengen, Germany.

"I'm looking to improve on my quarter-final finish last year by playing in this year's World Junior in Germany, in fact right now I'm in a rigid training program for that event," said the 18-year-old David, playing under the banner of Edwin Reyes stable in an interview late yesterday. He lost to a Nicaraguan player in last year's edition in Sydney, Australia. Taiwanese Wu Yu-lun is the reigning three-time World Junior champion.

According to BSCP, "The world junior championship has been a fixture of international pool for over a decade, but the Philippines only joined the tourney last year in Sydney, Australia when the BSCP sent Renemar David. He reached the quarterfinals of the competition, and this qualified him for this year's championship.

Meanwhile, BSCP announced yesterday the staging of the first Philippine Junior Pool Championship (JPC) on September 19-21 at the Rizal Memorial Billiards Center where the top two finishers will represent the country in Germany.

Among the early entries that includes Renemar David are, Johann Chua of Puyat Sports, Mike Takayama of Bugsy Promotion, 13-year-od Jonas Magpantay of Bronco stable, Jech-Jech Limen, Jomel Sultan and Noel Caro of Negros Billiard Stable (NBS).

Interestingly, Hadley "Wu Chia Chiang" Mariano, the son on billiard patron Perry Mariano will also play in the first Philippine junior event.

The tournament is open to all male players aged 19 and below. No entry fee is required.

Up for grabs are trophies and medals plus cash prizes for the top performers. The champion takes home Php50,000, Php25,000 to second, Php15,000 to third, and Php7,500 to fourth.

Players interested in joining the tournament should register with Mr. Ramon Ancaja at the Rizal Memorial Billiards Center. They are required to bring a birth certificate attesting to their eligibility to join the competition.

(Report from MARLON BERNARDINO)