2007 Philippines World Pool Championship Field Down to 64
Billiards action has concluded on the final day of round one action at the 2007 Philippines World Pool Championship at the Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Manila as the 128 man field has been reduced to 64 for the straight knock-out stages of the event.
The most dominant representation comes from the Philippines with 13 players in the last 64 shake up, closely followed by Chinese Taipei with 10. Disappointingly, the USA with an original entry of 11 now only has four survivors in round two.
There are now five days to go in the $400,000 event which is televised live throughout Asia on the ESPN Star network as well as Sky Sports in the UK.
There was plenty of top quality action on day four as players fought for their chance to progress. Big name victims included former two-time champion Johnny Archer who lost to 18 year-old Taiwanese Wu Yu-lun and then went down to another two-time champion Chao Fong-pang 9-3 to exit the tournament.
Rodolfo Luat, a quarter finalist here last year, went two and out at the hands of Toh Lian Han (Singapore) and England’s Daryl Peach.
Rodney Morris, highly fancied in some quarters, looked good winning his opener 9-0 against Dave Reljic of Australia, but then lost successive matches to improving Swiss player Marco Tshudi and then unheralded Dane Bahram Lotfy to book an early flight home.
Playing in his first World Pool Championship, Shane Van Boening, the current US Open Champion eased his way into round two with a hill-hill win over Chang Yau-mau, and then beat Scotland’s Pat Holtz 9-4 to set up a last 64 clash with Antonio Gabica.
Other eagerly anticipated round two games include Jeff De Luna v Lee Van Corteza in a battle of the local hotshots, while Ronnie Alcano continues his title defence against Daryl Peach.
Efren Reyes, who seems to carry then hopes of the nation on his shoulders, will be under pressure as he goes up against European No.1 Konstantin Stepanov (Russia) who looked good today with two straight wins to qualify.
2005 Champion, Wu Chia-ching of Taiwan, faces a tester against in-form Italian Fabio Petroni on Table 2, while Alex Pagulayan who took the title in ’04, can look ahead to a clash with little known Vietnamese player Pham Tuan Ngoc.
The double elimination format in the opening round has seen a slew of top players make their way through and there will be plenty of top class 9 ball action as the drama unfolds at the Araneta Coliseum.
TABLE 1
TABLE 2
15.30 hrs (2 TV matches, race to 10, winner breaks)
15.30 hrs (2 TV matches, race to 10, winner breaks)
Jeff de Luna (PHI) v Lee Vann Corteza (PHI)
Luong Chi Dung (VIE) v Earl Strickland (USA)
Roberto Gomez (PHI) v Alex Lely (NED)
Francisco Bustamante (PHI) v David Alcaide (ESP)
*start time will be advised
*start time will be advised
(2 TV matches, race to 10, winner breaks)
(2 TV matches, race to 10, winner break)
Alex Pagulayan (PHI) v Pham Tuan Ngoc (VIE)
Fabio Petroni (ITA) v Wu Chia-ching (TPE)
Ronnie Alcano (PHI) v Daryl Peach (ENG)
Efren Reyes (PHI) v Konstantin Stepanov (RUS)
TABLE 3
TABLE 4
15.30 hrs (4 matches, race to 10, winner breaks)
15.30 hrs (4 matches, race to 10, winner breaks)
Ko Pin-yi (TPE) v Goran Mladenovich (SER)
Charlie Williams (USA) v Niels Feijen (NED)
Kenichi Uchigaki (JPN) v Ryu Seung-woo (KOR)
Ramil Gallego (PHI) v Kuo Po-cheng (TPE)
Marco Tschudi (SUI) v Alain Martel (CAN)
Mika Immonen (FIN) v Fu Che-wei (TPE)
Oliver Ortmann (GER) v Philipp Stojanovic (CRO)
Muhammad Zulfikri (INA) v Corey Deuel (USA)
TABLE 5
TABLE 6
15.30 hrs (4 matches, race to 10, winner breaks)
15.30 hrs (4 matches, race to 10, winner breaks)
Joven Bustamante (PHI) v Dennis Orcollo (PHI)
Louis Condo (AUS) v Chan Keng Kwan (SIN)
Nick van den Berg (NED) v Imran Majid (ENG)
Karl Boyes (ENG) v Sandor Tot (SER)
Thomas Engert (GER) v Chang Jung-lin (TPE)
Tony Drago (MLT) v Bahram Lofty (DEN)
Satoshi Kawabata (JPN) v Yang Chin-shun (TPE)
Leonardo Andam (PHI) v Wu Yu-lun (TPE)
TABLE 7
TABLE 8
15.30 hrs (4 matches, race to 10, winner breaks)
15.30 hrs (4 matches, race to 10, winner breaks)
Naoyuki Oi (JPN) v Ralf Souquet (GER)
Lee Kun-fang (TPE) v Raj Hundal (ENG)
Vilmos Foldes (HUN) v Dejan Dabovic (SER)
Lu Hui-chan (TPE) v Marcus Chamat (SWE)
Marlon Manalo (PHI) v Radoslaw Babica (POL)
Shane Van Boening (USA) v Antonio Gabica (PHI)
James Delahunty (AUS) v Chao Fong-pang (TPE)
Matjaz Erculj (SLO) v Harald Stolka (GER)
Country
Player
Australia
Condo, Louis
Australia
Delahunty, James
Canada
Martel, Alain
Chinese Taipei
Chang Jung-ling
Chinese Taipei
Chao Fong-pang
Chinese Taipei
Fu Che-wei
Chinese Taipei
Kuo Po-cheng
Chinese Taipei
Wu Chia-ching
Chinese Taipei
Yang Ching-shun
Chinese Taipei
Lu Hui-chan
Chinese Taipei
Ko Pin-yi
Chinese Taipei
Wu Yu-lun
Chinese Taipe
Lee Kun-fang
Croatia
Stojanovic, Philipp
Denmark
Lotfy, Bahram
England
Boyes, Karl
England
Hundal, Raj
England
Majid, Imran
England
Peach, Daryl
Finland
Immonen, Mika
Germany
Engert, Thomas
Germany
Ortmann, Oliver
Germany
Souquet, Ralf
Germany
Stolka, Harald
Holland
Feijen, Niels
Holland
Lely, Alex
Holland
Van den Berg, Nick
Hungary
Foldes, Vilmos
Indonesia
Zulfikri, Mohammad
Italy
Petroni, Fabio
Japan
Oi, Naoyuki
Japan
Kawabata, Satoshi
Japan
Uchigaki, Kenichi
Korea
Ryu Seng-Woo
Malta
Drago, Tony
Philippines
Alcano, Ronnie
Philippines
Bustamante, Francisco
Philippines
Bustamante, Joven
Philippines
De Luna, Jeff
Philippines
Gallego, Ramil
Philippines
Manalo, Marlon
Philippines
Orcollo, Dennis
Philippines
Pagulayan, Alex
Philippines
Reyes, Efren
Philippines
Corteza, Lee Van
Philippines
Gabica, Antonio
Philippines
Andam, Leonardo
Philippines
Roberto Gomez
Poland
Babica, Radoslaw
Russia
Stepanov, Konstantin
Serbia
Dabovic, Dejan
Serbia
Mladenovic, Goran
Serbia
Tot, Sandor
Singapore
Chan Keng Kwang
Slovenia
Erculj, Matjaz
Spain
Alcaide, David
Sweden
Chamat, Marcus
Switzerland
Tschudi, Marco
USA
Deuel, Corey
USA
Strickland, Earl
USA
Van Boening, Shane
USA
Williams, Charlie
Vietnam
Luong Chi-dung
Vietnam
Pham Tuan Ngoc
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