RP'S no.1 Rubilen "Bingkay" Amit won her first two games on the opening day of the 2008 Amway World Women's 9-Ball Championship yesterday in Taipei, Taiwan.
The Cebuana native Amit, who took the gold medal in the women's 9-ball of the 2007 Thailand Southeast Asian Games brought down Denise Wilkinson of New Zealand, 7-4, and local ace Chun Ting Lee, 7-5, respectively.
According to the official website, Amit led the match 5-1, but missed an 8-ball allowing Lee back to the table. Lee quickly tied the score at 5-5, but then missed her own 8-ball. Amit took a 5 minute break and then finished off the final two racks for the win. "I am really under pressure, because I was second place in last year, I know I have to adjust myself to be more relaxed," Amit commented after the match.
Amit alongside Puyat Sports stablemates Efren "Bata" Reyes and Francisco "Django" Bustamante have been cast to star with lead role American female cue Jennifer Barretta in the upcoming motion picture "9-Ball" the film is scheduled to begin principal photography June 15 at Universal Studios.
In related reports here in Amway World Women's 9-Ball Championship, another Filipino entry Mary-Ann Basas, who hails from Davao City made it to the tournament proper after a magnificent performance in the qualification tournament while Irish Rañola failed to participate. She is currently in the United States.
Defending champion Xiao-Ting Pan of China is not playing in the event due to problems with her Visa. Pan's loss will be the gain of 20 year old Korean player Eun-Ji Park who had the best performance during the qualifying stage.
In other matches, world's no.1 Jasmin Ouschan of Austria scored a 7-1 wins against Sue Pin Kao of Taiwan and Joanne Ashton of Canada while Jeanette "The Black Widow" Lee of the United States crushed Suet-Yee Kwan of Malaysia, 7-1, and Diana Statecnzy of Germany, 7-1.
contributed by MARLON BERNARDINO
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