Posts Tagged ‘filipino’

More Surprising Exits while Americans Johnny Archer & Shane Van Boening Remain Undefeated

Johnny Archer WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP IN DOHA, QATAR By NYC Grind Contributor, Geoff Conway Twenty four matches were played at 3:00 pm on Saturday, and for many top names it was their last hurrah, with the likes of Dennis Orcollo (PHI), Ralf Souquet (GER), Marcus Chamat (SWE), Efren Reyes (PHI), Lee Van Corteza (PHI), Oliver Ortmann (GER), and Charlie Williams (USA) looking to book an early flight out of town. On the winner’s side we saw eight of the fourteen Filipino contingent get through to the next round. Apparently, many of the entrants under the Philippines flag reside in the middle east, where they work at coaching pool and other related industry jobs

Down to the Final Day at the US Open 10-ball

Young gun Lee Van Corteza has come on strong in the US Open 10-ball (Photo by John Yee) Currently, the first-ever US Open 10-ball Championship is in the final match of the event.  Out of 128 players, only two remain: Lee Van Corteza of the Philippines and Lo-Li Wen of Taiwan.  You can watch the live stream of this match on TheActionReport.com .  Also check out our photo gallery from Day 4 , photos by John Yee. Leading up to the final day were four days of gritty competition from the finest players in the world.  Read on for the breakdown of the matches from Friday’s action below, by Geoff Conway … and we’ll be back with more updates on how the final day played out. FRIDAYS 1:00 PM MATCHES Rodney Morris (USA) out-gunned Stan Tourangeau (Canada) 9-4 in their winner’s side match

Day One at the Expo: Jeremy Sossei Leads the Pack of Young Guns Out to Claim the Diamond Pro 10-Ball Event

“The Giant Killer” Jeremy Sossei toppled Earl Strickland in the 1st round. (Photo by Alison M

The Philippines and England are Set to Face Off in the World Team Finals Tomorrow

Ronnie Alcano showed his strength in the semifinals. WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP – HANOVER, GERMANY –  SEMIFINALS February 6, 2010 The semifinal matches began at 6:00 pm on Saturday evening to decide who would be the finalists playing for the $100,000 first prize on Sunday afternoon at 3:00 pm. The match between the Philippines and Russia went to the way I thought it would, but it was not as close as I thought it would be.

Immonen Wins World Ten Ball Championship

Day One of the World Ten Ball Championships -Jerry Forsyth, WPA Press Officer- World 10 Ball Day 1 Some big names have hit the bricks at the WPA World Ten Ball Championships in Manila. Ralf Souquet of Germany is now on the one-loss side after dropping his first match 9-6 to Thomasz Kaplan of Poland