DJANGO, BEBENG STILL KICKING IN ALL JAPAN
FILIPINOS Francisco "Django" Bustamante and Ramil "Bebeng" Gallego hurdled their respective rivals to stay in contention in the loser's bracket in the ongoing 40th All Japan Championships 2007 at the Hotel New Archaic Hall in Amagasaki-shi, Hyogo, Japan late Friday.
The 43-year-old Bustamante from Puyat Sports trounced Y. Akagariyama of Japan while Gallego from Negros Billiard Stable crushed Ceri Worts of New Zealand to strengthening their bid in the top prize JPY2,000,000 in the double elimination format. The runner-up here gets JPY1,000,000 while 3rd-4th takes on JPY500,000, 5th-8th : JPY250,000 9th-16th : JPY125,000 and 17th-32nd : JPY60,000.
The former World No.1 Bustamante, the 2007 UPA Pro Tour champion in Bellflower, California earlier beat T. Noda of Japan before yielding to another Japanese Y. Hisada in the winner's brackets.While Gallego, fresh from a runner-up finish in the Negros Oriental International 9-Ball Championships crushed Au Chi-wai of Hongkong before bowed to Hung Hsiang-wang of Taiwan.
Other pool campaigners who advanced in the next round of loser's bracket includes 2007 Guinness Asian 9-ball tour champion Chang Jung-lin of Taiwan, Paul Potier of Canada, Lo Li-wen of Taiwan, Kim Wong-dae and Won Sik-ham of Korea, Boong Tiong Tan, Han Toh Lian and Bernard Tey of Singapore, Xu Meng and Shuchun Zhang of China and local bets U. Fukumoto, K. Tokoro, and S. Uchikawa among others.
In the distaff side, reigning Amway Women's World 9-Ball Champion Xiao Ting-pan of China beat Shu Pin-kao of Taiwan to remain clean along with seven others.
Pan bagged the top prize $20,000 by beating Filipino Rubilen "Bingkay" Amit in the finals of 2007 Amway Women's World 9-Ball Championship last April 8 in Tao-Yuan, Taiwan. Pan currently No.10 in the Player Money list after accumulating money earning a total of $54,600.
Filipinos Efren "Bata" Reyes, Warren "Warrior" Kiamco and defending All Japan Champion Lee Vann "The Slayer" Corteza remained in the winner's bracket after racking up two wins.
JUNIOR POOL: RP TEAM LEAVES FOR GERMANY WORLD JUNIOR TILT
THE PHILIPPINES Junior Pool Team leaves for Willingen, Germany to compete with some of the world's best young players in the 2007 WPA World Youth 9-Ball for juniors and girls on Nov. 27 to 30 at the Sauerland Stern Hotel.
Led by current RP Junior champion Mark Aristotle "Big Mac" Mendoza and Renemar "Revo" David, along with head coach Ferdinand Mendoza, the team left yesterday at 2:55 pm aboard Qatar Airlines. Yen Makabenta, Raya Sports events president and Billiard and Snooker Congress of the Philippines Chairman will follow the RP team on Nov.26
according to elder Mendoza.
The Filipinos are the underdogs but capable of springing a big surprise in
the star-studded field of this four day 19-year-old and below boys and girls junior tournament where no less than the classy Wu Yu-lun of Taiwan is the three-time defending champion.
"Nakahanda ako. Sana palarin tayo [I'm ready. I hope luck is on my side]," said Mendoza in a recent interview whose stint here is being supported by billiard patron Jonathan Sy, president of the Negros Billiard Stable and Mandaluyong City mayor Benhur Abalos.
Mendoza had previously won exhibition games against top player of Bugsy Promotion last March. He beat WPA 9-Ball Champion and WPA 8-Ball Champion Ronato "Volcano"
Alcano, 15-8, for the top prize of P11,000 and 2007 Battle of Scandinavia 9-ball runner-up Jharome "Pendong" Peña, 13-12, for P5,000 purse in their 10-ball matches, both played in his billiard hall in Hulo, Mandaluyong City. He also beat Carlo "Cool" Biado and fellow teen-ager Mike Takayama also from Bugsy Promotion for P5,000 purse.
The Mandaluyong City shotmaker made waves in the pool world when he dominated the inaugural Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines (BSCP)-Magnolia Health Tea Philippine Junior Pool Championship last September at the Rizal Memorial Billiards Center in Malate, Manila. Fondly called "Big Mac" or "Makmak" in the local circuit needed one and half hours to beat Jordan Legaspi of Bocaue, Bulacan, 11-3, in the finals to capture the P50,000 top prize in the event sponsored by San Miguel Corporation.
"Mataas ang morale ko kasi todo suporta sa akin si Sir Jonathan Sy at Mayor Benhur Abalos [My morale is high because of the full support given to me by Mr. Jonathan Sy and Mayor Benhur Abalos]," added Mendoza, referring to the solid support of mayor Benhur and local billiards godfather Jonathan Sy, organizer in the recently concluded
$61,400 Negros Oriental 9-Ball Championships in Dumaguete City which topped by Puyat Sports ace Alex "The Lion" Pagulayan.
The 17-year-old David from Barangay Botocan, Quezon City already outright seed in the main draw after make it to the quarter-final round in the last year's World Junior edition in Sydney, Australia.
Other young cue artists joining the 22 nation boys meet are 2006 Sydney World Junior runner-up Ko Pin-yi and Kui Ming Lin of Taiwan, Ruslan Chinahov and Roman Pruchai of Russia, Yevgen Novosad of Ukraine, Stephen Lammens of Belgium, Marc Bucais and Everette Paul of Canada, Edward Sandjaja Ikhwan of Indonesia, Diego Gomez of Venezuela, Landon Shuffett, Joshua Newman, Christopher Futrell and Richard Barney
of the United States, Albin Ouschan of Austria, Xianh Yao of China, Petri Makkonen of Finland, Mathew Lawrenson of Great Britain, Attila Bezdan of Hungrary, Michal Charnecki of Poland, Hao Xiang Han of Hongkong among others.
The host country will parade Thomas Luttich, Nico Wehner, Dominic Jentsch, Ramazan Dincer and Fabian Breuer.
The winner of the WPA sanctioned event brings home the gold medal, with the runner-up getting the silver medal and the third placer receive bronze medal. Meanwhile, Filipino-American Mary Rakin will see in action in the distaff side. The Daly City, California based Rakin is the defending World Junior girl tilt.
BATA, KIAMCO, CORTEZA ADVANCE IN THE ROUND-OF-32 IN ALL JAPAN 9-BALL
FILIPINOS Efren "Bata" Reyes, Warren "Warrior" Kiamco and defending All Japan Champion Lee Vann "The Slayer" Corteza racked up three straight wins to advance into round of-32 of 40th All Japan Championships 2007 at the Hotel New Archaic Hall in Amagasaki-shi, Hyogo, Japan late Saturday.
The 53-year-old Reyes, top player of Aristeo "Putch" Puyat hammered K. Hirota of Japan, 9-7, the 38-year-old Kiamco, from Negros Billiard Stable stuns two-time Asian Games 9-ball gold medalist Yang Ching-shun of Taiwan, 9-3, while the 28-year-old Corteza, also playing under the banner of Negros Billiard Stable crushed 2005 Taiwan World Pool Champion runner-up Kuo Po-cheng of Taiwan, 9-6.
Meanwhile, compatriots Francisco "Django" Bustamante and Ramil "Bebeng" Gallego hurdle their respective rivals to stay in contention in the loser's brackets late Friday.
The 43-year-old Bustamante from Puyat Sports trounced Y. Akagariyama of Japan while Gallego from Negros Billiard Stable crushed Ceri Worts of New Zealand to strengthening their bid in the top prize JPY2,000,000 in the double elimination format. The runner-up here gets JPY1,000,000 while 3rd-4th takes on JPY500,000, 5th-8th : JPY250,000 9th-16th : JPY125,000 and 17th-32nd : JPY60,000.
The former World No.1 Bustamante, the 2007 UPA Pro Tour champion in Bellflower, California earlier beat T. Noda of Japan before yielding to another Japanese Y. Hisada in the winner's brackets.While Gallego, fresh from a runner-up finish in the Negros Oriental International 9-Ball Championships crushed Au Chi-wai of Hongkong before bowed to Hung Hsiang-wang of Taiwan.
With the win, Bustamante takes on Yang while Gallego opposite 1996 World Pool Champion Ralf "Kaiser" Souquet of Germany, who lost to 2004 Taiwan World Pool Champion runner-up Pei Wei-chang of Taiwan, 7-9.
Other pool campaigners who advance in the next round of loser's brackets that includes 2007 Guinness Asian 9-ball tour champion Chang Jung-lin of Taiwan, Paul Potier of Canada, Lo Li-wen of Taiwan, Kim Wong-dae and Won Sik-ham of Korea, Boong Tiong Tan, Han Toh Lian and Bernard Tey of Singapore, Xu Meng and Shuchun Zhang of China and local bets U. Fukumoto, K. Tokoro, and S. Uchikawa among others.
In the distaff side, reigning Amway Women's World 9-Ball Champion Xiao Ting-pan of China beat Shu Pin-kao of Taiwan to remain clean along with seven others. Pan bagged the top prize $20,000 by beating Filipino Rubilen "Bingkay" Amit in the finals of 2007 Amway Women's World 9-Ball Championship last April 8 in Tao-Yuan, Taiwan. Pan currently No.10 in the Player Money list after accumulating money earning a total of $54,600.
(Reports from MARLON BERNARDINO)
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