SOME of the players drawn by the managers in what was billed as "players' revolt" against the Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines bared that they have no plans of destabilizing the local governing body of the sport.
"Hindi namin alam na plano pala nila kaming gamitin sa boycott daw sa tournaments ng BSCP," said Antonio "Gaga" Gabica. "Subukan n'yong kausapin ang iba pang players, malamang hindi rin nila alam."
The 2006 Doha Asian Games gold medal winner in 9-ball and two-time Philippine 9-Ball Open champion added that the players, as far as he knew at least, have nothing against the BSCP or its leaders.
"Bakit naman namin kakalabanin 'yung nagbibigay sa amin ng tournaments," he said.
The state of local billiard industry is on an all-time high after hosting the past two editions of the World Pool Championship.
"Dati rati naghahanap pa kami ng managers para makalaro sa world championship, ngayon kahit hindi na dahil hindi na kailangang mag-eroplano papunta sa venue."
Jeffrey "Jeff Bata" De Luna shares Gabica's thoughts.
"Basta kami laro lang. Wala kaming pakialam sa gulo nila," De Luna said. "Kung talagang mahal nila ang bilyar tigilan na nila ang gulo. Baka mawalan pa ng sponsors ang mga tournaments."
Meanwhile, BSCP named the three Filipino players that will represent the country in the first leg of the Guinness Asian 9-Ball Tour. They are Gabica, De Luna and Marlon Manalo. Gabica and De Luna are former players of the Bugsy Promotions while Manalo is a long-time national player.
The opening leg of the nation-hopping tour is slated on Feb. 29 to March 2 in Taipei, Taiwan.PRESS RELEASE
Contributed by MARLON BERNARDINO
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