NEGROS Billiard Stable (NBS) bet Ricky "Bai" Zerna pounced on 2002 Asian Games 9-ball silver medalist Jeong Young-hwa who committed an unforced error in the final rack to escape a 10-9 decision to advance in the semi-final round of 4th Annual Korea Pro Pool Tour Championships (KPT Championships) at the Novotel Ambassador, Doksan in Seoul, Korea.
Zerna, who is looking to surpass his runner-up finish to eventual champion Charlie "The Dragon "Williams in the last year's Korean Pro Tour event also beat fellow NBS player and former RP junior champion Mark "Big Mc" Mendoza on the way to the final four in this $8,000 top prize event.
"Matapos akong mag dry break sa last rack kala ko matatalo na ako kasi si Jeong Young-hwa na ang tumitira buti na lamang nag error siya (Jeong) sa No.2 ball kaya nabigyan ako ng pagkakataon na maubos ang bola," said the Bacolod/ Dumaguete City based Zerna to his benefactor sportsman/ businessman Jonathan Sy in a long distance call late Wednesday.
Prior to his Korean Pro Tour Championships campaign, Zerna demolished World Pool Championship finalist Roberto "Pinoy Superman" Gomez, 7-4, in the finals of the 8-ball division to receive the top purse of P50,000 in the Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines (BSCP) Ranking Tour at the Queen Margaret Hotel in Lucena City.
contributed by MARLON BERNARDINO, edited by jovie sison
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