FIL-AMERICAN MARY RAKIN RETAINS HER WORLD JR OF POOL TITLE
FILIPINO-AMERICAN Mary Rakin of the United States dominated Tina Buhnen of Germany, 9-2, in the finals to retain her World Junior girls title at the conclusion of the 2007 WPA World Youth 9-Ball for juniors and girls on Friday at the Sauerland Stern Hotel in Willingen, Germany. With this feat, Rakin becomes first U.S. Back to back winner at World Junior of Pool.
The Daly City, California based Rakin who lost her opening match with Denise Wilkinson of New Zealand, 7-4, bravely bounced back in contention by winning all her matches because another loss would mean her elimination from the title race.
On the road to the finals, Rakin whose roots from Cavite province trounced Anja Wagner of Germany, 7-6, Hui Ching Yap of Singapore, 7-2, Brina Miller of the United States, 7-2, and Kristina Schagan of Germany, 9-8, Kim Witzel of Germany, 9-4, and then beating Buhnen, 9-2, snag victory for this prestigious event.
In the boys side, Ko Pin Yi dethroned three-time champion Wu Yu Lun, 11-7, in an all-Taiwanese Finals.
It was a sweet revenge for Ko, who lost to Wu in last year's finals in Sydney, Australia.
In the semi-final round, Ko beat compatriot Kui Ming Lin, 11-8, to arrange a titular showdown with Wu, who beat Yusuke Shibata of Japan, 11-7.
Earlier, the two Filipino representatives Rene Mar David and Mark Aristotle Mendoza failed to advance in the cross-over semi-final round.
Report from MARLON BERNARDINO
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