SEA GAMES POOL RESULTS

CORTEZA, BASAS SETTLES FOR SILVER IN THEIR EVENTS

Gold: Marlon Manalo and Antonio Gabica (Men's 9-Ball Pool Doubles)

Gold: Ronato Alcano (Men's 8-Ball Pool Singles)

Gold: Rubilen Amit (Women's 9-Ball Pool Singles)

Silver: Lee Vann Corteza (Men's 9-Ball Pool Singles)

Silver: Mary-Ann Basas (Women's 6 Snooker Singles)

Bronze: Antonio Gabica (Men's 9-ball Pool Singles)

Bronze: Iris Ranola (Women's 6 Snooker Singles)

Bronze: Benjie Guevarra and James Al Ortega (Men's Snooker Doubles)

Bronze: Rubilen Amit (Women's 8-Ball Pool Singles)


THIS time two Filipinos---Lee Vann Corteza and Mary-Ann Basas failed to delivered another gold for the country in the ongoing 24th Southeast Asian Games in Sima Thani Hall in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand on Friday.

Corteza, bowed to Indonesian Ricky Yang, 11-8, in the 9-ball pool finals and failed to duplicates Alex Pagulayan's feat in the 2005 Manila SEAG edition.

Compatriot Antonio Gabica, who lost to Yang, 11-7, in the semi-final round took the bronze medal after beating Chan Kwen Kang of Singapore, 11-7, in the battle for third.

Basas, on the other hand yielded to Santhinee Jaisuekul of Thailand, 4-3, in the finals of Women's 6 Snooker Singles. Another Filipino entry Iris Ranola settled for third place for the bronze medal by beating Ekmongkhon Nicha Pathom of Thailand, 4-3.

Jaisuekul earlier beat Ranola, 4-0, to arrange a titular showdown with Basas, who also post a similar 4-0 victory over Pathom.

The Filipinos finished with a total of 3 golds, 2 silvers and 4 bronze medals.

Report from MARLON BERNARDINO