JOVEN CLAIMED ANOTHER HEAVYWEIGHT SCALP TO BOOK SWEET 16
FILIPINO Joven "The Shark" Bustamante claimed another heavyweight scalp this time against Satoshi Kawabata ng Japan, 11-9, to arrange a "Sweet 16" showdown with Karl Boyes of England who stunned Konstantin Stepanov of Russia, 11-4, last night in the ongoing 2007 Philippine World Pool Championships at the Big Dome.
The 28-year-old Joven, who upset 2005 World Pool Champion Wu Chia-ching of Taiwan, last Thursday was cold in the opening match with Kawabata taking a 3-1 lead going to 5-3 advantage. Joven managed to tie the match at 5-all but Kawabata put a 7-5 lead before Joven tied the match again at 7-all.
"Nakita ko na ang laro niya eh. Magaling siyang player kaya dapat mag-ingat." Said Joven in the local media yesterday. "Sa practice ko ay ok naman. Kinabahan ako," said Joven who never looked back after a 9-7 lead.
Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines (BSCP) president Ernesto Fajardo lauded Joven, " Hope magtuloy-tuloy ang panalo niya (Joven)," said Fajardo. (MARLON BERNARDINO)
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