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Global consumer survey reveals that majority of old mobile phones are lying in drawers at home and not being recycled
Espoo, Finland - Only 3% of people recycle their mobile phones despite the fact that most have old devices lying around at home that they no longer want, according to a global consumer survey released... [WebWire - Tuesday, July 08, 2008]
WebWire – Jul 8, 2008 12:37 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Espoo, Finland - Only 3% of people recycle their mobile phones despite the fact that most have old devices lying around at home that they no longer want, according to a global consumer survey released... [WebWire - Tuesday, July 08, 2008]
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Antidepressants in suicide prevention
Professor Erkki Isometsä, a renowned expert in psychiatric suicide research from the University of Helsinki, Finland, will present the state of evidence and critically comment on the current discussion concerning this topic with regard to the role of antidepressive treatment in real-life clinical practice.
EurekAlert! – Jul 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Professor Erkki Isometsä, a renowned expert in psychiatric suicide research from the University of Helsinki, Finland, will present the state of evidence and critically comment on the current discussion concerning this topic with regard to the role of antidepressive treatment in real-life clinical practice.
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2008 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters First Round Match-Ups Announced
2008 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters First Round Match-Ups Announced Matchroom Sport can announce the draw for the 2008 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters which will be staged at The Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, USA, from Friday, 9 to Sunday, May 11. With 16 of the finest players in the world competing, there are no easy rides with eight race-to-eight, winner-breaks first round matches.Defending champion Thomas Engert (Germany, right) will open proceedings as he squares up against Rodney Morris, one of the three Americans in the field. This is the first time in the competition's 16-year history that it will be staged in the USA and the players will be competing for a $62,000 prize fund, with the winner receiving $20,000.US Open winner Shane Van Boening faces experienced former Mosconi Cup player Imran Majid of England, while Corey Deuel is up against Euro Tour veteran Christian Reimering of Germany.England's current World Pool Champion Daryl Peach has a tricky looking opener against 2001 World Champion Mika Immonen (Finland), while countryman Mark Gray, the European No.1, faces a daunting prospect against the classy Alex Pagulayan.Mosconi Cup team-mates Tony Drago (Malta) and Niels Feijen (Holland) will play each other in Round One, while there will be an intriguing encounter as five-times Masters champion Ralf Souquet (Germany), meets 18-year-old World Junior Champion Ko Pin-yi of Taiwan.The final opening round match will see Filipino legend Francisco Bustamante meet Bruno Muratore of Italy. I believe this is the highest quality field that we have had in the Masters and looking at the first round matches, it is impossible to pick eight winners.” said a spokesman for event promoters Matchroom Sport. All the players will have to be at the very top of their games to progress and we are all looking forward to some exciting matches over three days of intense competition. On the Friday evening the World Pool Trickshot Masters will be taking place at the same venue with six leading players entertaining the crowd with a variety of tricks and stunts. Tickets Session Times Friday 1pm: $10 - general admission, $25 - VIP Friday 7pm: $5 - general admission, $10 – VIP (Word Pool Trickshot Masters) Saturday 1pm: $10 - general admission, $25 – VIPSaturday 7pm: $10 - general admission, $25 – VIP Sunday 1pm: $15 - general admission, $30 - VIP Sunday 7pm: $20 - general admission, $40 - VIP All tickets are available from: www.playbca.com (http://www.playbca.com)The Players 1. Francisco Bustamante (Philippines), 2. Corey Deuel (USA), 3. Tony Drago (Malta), 4. Thomas Engert (Germany), 5. Niels Feijen (Holland), 6. Mark Gray (England), 7. Mika Immonen (Finland), 8. Ko Pin-yi (Chinese Taipei), 9. Imran Majid (England), 10. Rodney Morris (USA), 11. Bruno Muratore (Italy), 12. Alex Pagulayan (Philippines), 13. Daryl Peach (England), 14. Christian Reimering (Germany), 15. Ralf Souquet (Germany), 16. Shane Van Boening (USA) The Draw Rnd 1 Q-Finals Semi-Finals Final 1. T. Engert v R. Morris 9. W1 v W2 2. M. Gray v A. Pagulayan 13. W9 v W10 3. Bustamante v Muratore 10. W3 v W4 4. I. Majid v Van Boening 15. W13 v W14 5. R. Souquet v Ko Pin-yi 11. W5 v W6 6. T. Drago v N. Feijen 14. W11 v W12 7. C. Deuel v C. Reimering 12. W7 v W8 8. M Immonen v D. Peach
Inside Pool Magazine – Mar 7, 2008 03:36 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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2008 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters First Round Match-Ups Announced Matchroom Sport can announce the draw for the 2008 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters which will be staged at The Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, USA, from Friday, 9 to Sunday, May 11. With 16 of the finest players in the world competing, there are no easy rides with eight race-to-eight, winner-breaks first round matches.Defending champion Thomas Engert (Germany, right) will open proceedings as he squares up against Rodney Morris, one of the three Americans in the field. This is the first time in the competition's 16-year history that it will be staged in the USA and the players will be competing for a $62,000 prize fund, with the winner receiving $20,000.US Open winner Shane Van Boening faces experienced former Mosconi Cup player Imran Majid of England, while Corey Deuel is up against Euro Tour veteran Christian Reimering of Germany.England's current World Pool Champion Daryl Peach has a tricky looking opener against 2001 World Champion Mika Immonen (Finland), while countryman Mark Gray, the European No.1, faces a daunting prospect against the classy Alex Pagulayan.Mosconi Cup team-mates Tony Drago (Malta) and Niels Feijen (Holland) will play each other in Round One, while there will be an intriguing encounter as five-times Masters champion Ralf Souquet (Germany), meets 18-year-old World Junior Champion Ko Pin-yi of Taiwan.The final opening round match will see Filipino legend Francisco Bustamante meet Bruno Muratore of Italy. I believe this is the highest quality field that we have had in the Masters and looking at the first round matches, it is impossible to pick eight winners.” said a spokesman for event promoters Matchroom Sport. All the players will have to be at the very top of their games to progress and we are all looking forward to some exciting matches over three days of intense competition. On the Friday evening the World Pool Trickshot Masters will be taking place at the same venue with six leading players entertaining the crowd with a variety of tricks and stunts. Tickets Session Times Friday 1pm: $10 - general admission, $25 - VIP Friday 7pm: $5 - general admission, $10 – VIP (Word Pool Trickshot Masters) Saturday 1pm: $10 - general admission, $25 – VIPSaturday 7pm: $10 - general admission, $25 – VIP Sunday 1pm: $15 - general admission, $30 - VIP Sunday 7pm: $20 - general admission, $40 - VIP All tickets are available from: www.playbca.com (http://www.playbca.com)The Players 1. Francisco Bustamante (Philippines), 2. Corey Deuel (USA), 3. Tony Drago (Malta), 4. Thomas Engert (Germany), 5. Niels Feijen (Holland), 6. Mark Gray (England), 7. Mika Immonen (Finland), 8. Ko Pin-yi (Chinese Taipei), 9. Imran Majid (England), 10. Rodney Morris (USA), 11. Bruno Muratore (Italy), 12. Alex Pagulayan (Philippines), 13. Daryl Peach (England), 14. Christian Reimering (Germany), 15. Ralf Souquet (Germany), 16. Shane Van Boening (USA) The Draw Rnd 1 Q-Finals Semi-Finals Final 1. T. Engert v R. Morris 9. W1 v W2 2. M. Gray v A. Pagulayan 13. W9 v W10 3. Bustamante v Muratore 10. W3 v W4 4. I. Majid v Van Boening 15. W13 v W14 5. R. Souquet v Ko Pin-yi 11. W5 v W6 6. T. Drago v N. Feijen 14. W11 v W12 7. C. Deuel v C. Reimering 12. W7 v W8 8. M Immonen v D. Peach
Inside Pool Magazine – Mar 7, 2008 03:36 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Robles Runs Through World-Class Billiard Field
Robles Runs Through World-Class Billiard Field Predator 9-Ball Tour / Sunnyside, NY by Jerry Tarantola/NYCGrind.com The Predator 9-Ball Tour’s second stop, held February 9-10 at Master Billiards in Sunnyside, NY, started with a record 83 of the Northeast’s best players. World champions Mika Immonen and Thorsten Hohmann attended, as well as other top players from as far away as Florida, all in pursuit of the top prize of $2,000, but it was Tony “The Silent Assassin” Robles who walked away with the title and cash. On the event’s second day, tour director William Finnegan called back the top 16 players to battle it out. First-round action included Hohmann versus Robles. Both played well, but in the end, it was Robles who advanced 9-7. Finland’s Immonen convincingly defeated Ocean State Champion Jeremy Sossei 9-2, lining up a face-off between himself and Robles in the finals of the winners’ side. At 4-3, it appeared Immonen would take a 5-3 lead, but he missed a difficult 4 ball. Robles capitalized on the miss and turned up the heat, winning the next six consecutive games to close the set out 9-4. Determined to line up a rematch with Robles in the finals, Immonen had just one more player to get through—Hohmann. Hohmann was seeking revenge, delivering convincing wins over Sossei 7-4, hometown favorite Mhet Vergera 7-5, and NY local “Flaco” Tony Rodriquez, who was having a great tournament including wins over Bobby Blackmore 7-4 and Oscar Bonilla 7-1 to finish fourth. Hohmann looked strong as the match against Immonen opened and gained an early 3-0 lead, but Immonen ground it out to tie the match at 4-4. A crucial mistake on a 1 ball was the window Immonen needed to close the set at 7-5 against Hohmann and face Robles again in the finals. Robles was clearly in dead stroke, only missing one shot throughout the match. Showing impeccable cue ball control and a flawless break, everything worked in his favor, rendering Immonen helpless as he continued his dominant march to victory. He took a commanding 7-2 lead and never looked back. In the end, at 11-6, it was Robles who won it all, remaining undefeated. Results: 1st Tony Robles 2nd Mika Immonen 3rd Thorsten Hohmann 4th Flaco Rodriguez 5th Jeremy Sossei Oscar Bonilla 7th: Mhet Vergara Bobby Blackmore 9th: Hunter Lombardo Justin Muller Jonathan Smith Jorge Rodriguez
Inside Pool Magazine – Feb 12, 2008 3:54 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Robles Runs Through World-Class Billiard Field Predator 9-Ball Tour / Sunnyside, NY by Jerry Tarantola/NYCGrind.com The Predator 9-Ball Tour’s second stop, held February 9-10 at Master Billiards in Sunnyside, NY, started with a record 83 of the Northeast’s best players. World champions Mika Immonen and Thorsten Hohmann attended, as well as other top players from as far away as Florida, all in pursuit of the top prize of $2,000, but it was Tony “The Silent Assassin” Robles who walked away with the title and cash. On the event’s second day, tour director William Finnegan called back the top 16 players to battle it out. First-round action included Hohmann versus Robles. Both played well, but in the end, it was Robles who advanced 9-7. Finland’s Immonen convincingly defeated Ocean State Champion Jeremy Sossei 9-2, lining up a face-off between himself and Robles in the finals of the winners’ side. At 4-3, it appeared Immonen would take a 5-3 lead, but he missed a difficult 4 ball. Robles capitalized on the miss and turned up the heat, winning the next six consecutive games to close the set out 9-4. Determined to line up a rematch with Robles in the finals, Immonen had just one more player to get through—Hohmann. Hohmann was seeking revenge, delivering convincing wins over Sossei 7-4, hometown favorite Mhet Vergera 7-5, and NY local “Flaco” Tony Rodriquez, who was having a great tournament including wins over Bobby Blackmore 7-4 and Oscar Bonilla 7-1 to finish fourth. Hohmann looked strong as the match against Immonen opened and gained an early 3-0 lead, but Immonen ground it out to tie the match at 4-4. A crucial mistake on a 1 ball was the window Immonen needed to close the set at 7-5 against Hohmann and face Robles again in the finals. Robles was clearly in dead stroke, only missing one shot throughout the match. Showing impeccable cue ball control and a flawless break, everything worked in his favor, rendering Immonen helpless as he continued his dominant march to victory. He took a commanding 7-2 lead and never looked back. In the end, at 11-6, it was Robles who won it all, remaining undefeated. Results: 1st Tony Robles 2nd Mika Immonen 3rd Thorsten Hohmann 4th Flaco Rodriguez 5th Jeremy Sossei Oscar Bonilla 7th: Mhet Vergara Bobby Blackmore 9th: Hunter Lombardo Justin Muller Jonathan Smith Jorge Rodriguez
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First Cleaning Day at the WPA Junior World Championships
First Cleaning Day at the WPA Junior World Championships by Jerry Forsyth Today was the day that the first bodies hit the floor in Germany as the one-loss side became fatal for many contestants. Paul Everette of Canada had one of the most brutal days possible, as he was eliminated from the tournament on a one-game margin when Christopher Futrell of the USA bested him 9-8. Everette was not the only player to be dusted off by such a slim margin. Joshua Newman of the USA felt the same sting from Kim Hee Sup of Korea, and Anja Wagner of Germany got the same cards dealt into her hand when Mary Rakin of the USA outbid her 7-6. Others taking the longest walk away from the venue today included Dominic Jentsch of Germany, who lost to Kim Hee Sup 9-5; Kang Lee (KOR), who fell 9-5 before Kui Ming Lin (TPE); Michael Czarnecki (POL), who dropped his match 9-5 also to Lin of Taipei; Jason Cook of New Zealand, who was eliminated 9-4 by Yusuke Shibata of Japan; and Daley White (also of New Zealand), who was vanquished 9-7 by Christopher Futrell of America. Landon Shuffett of the USA bounced back from his loss yesterday to send two players home today. First he knocked over Roman Pruchai of Russia 9-6 and then ended the run of Canada’s Marc Bucais by the same margin. Shuffett, ever the good sport, called a foul on himself that no one else saw—a foul that wound up costing him three games when Bucais caught a gear on him. Aslam Sayed Sharik, a young player who redefines methodical, bested both Yevgen Novosad of the Ukraine 9-7 and Chew Ming Tan of Singapore 9-2 in a match that saw Sharik take more than 25 minutes to clear a single rack. Wehner Nico of Germany likes to keep things close. He beat both Ramazan Dincer of the Germany and Marc Bljsterbosch of the Netherlands 9-7. Mark Mendoza of the Philippines took out Stephen Lammons of Belgium 9-4 but then lost to Petri Makkonen of Finland 9-6. On the young ladies’ side Tina Buhnen of Germany rolled over two other contestants 7-1. She ended the runs of both Marina Linguerri of Canada and Amy Claire King of South Africa. Shu Ling Lin of Taipei ended the tournament for Claudia Damiani of Nicaragua 7-2, while Chiaki Komiya of Japan did the same for Nicole Keeney of the USA 7-5 and Jenny Cook of New Zealand 7-3. Finally, defending champion Mary Rakin of the USA took down Hui Ching Yap of Singapore 7-2. Ladies progressing on the winners’ side included Kristina Schagan of Germany, who slid by Denise Wilkinson of New Zealand 7-6; Si Ming Chen of China, who dusted Karla Fernandez of Mexico 7-3; and Sina Petry of Germany, who defeated Briana Miller of the USA 7-4 and Sabrina Naverschnig of Austria 7-3. Our unscathed young men as of this moment are Yu Lun Wu of Taipei, who ran over Albin Ouschan of Austria 9-3; Fabian Breuer of Germany, who scraped past Richard Barney of the USA 9-8; Thomas Lufftich of Germany, who beat Ikwan Sandjaja of Indonesia 9-3; Rusian Chinahov of Russia, who took down Nick Pera of New Zealand 9-2; Tomoya Iima of Japan, who bested Rene David of the Philippines 9-5; Attila Bezden of Hungary, who got by Diego Gomez of Venezuela 9-7; Mathew Lawrenson of Great Britain, who escaped Hoa Xing Han of Hong Kong 9-8; and Pin Yi Ko of Taipei, who dominated Xiang Xao of China 9-0. Play begins again on Thursday at 10 a.m. CET. Please refer to wpa-tour.com for up-to-the-minute scoring and live streaming video of the matches on Table 1. Also, scroll down the left-hand side of that website to the button labeled “sheets,” and you will find the entire bracket set.
Inside Pool Magazine – Nov 28, 2007 6:22 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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First Cleaning Day at the WPA Junior World Championships by Jerry Forsyth Today was the day that the first bodies hit the floor in Germany as the one-loss side became fatal for many contestants. Paul Everette of Canada had one of the most brutal days possible, as he was eliminated from the tournament on a one-game margin when Christopher Futrell of the USA bested him 9-8. Everette was not the only player to be dusted off by such a slim margin. Joshua Newman of the USA felt the same sting from Kim Hee Sup of Korea, and Anja Wagner of Germany got the same cards dealt into her hand when Mary Rakin of the USA outbid her 7-6. Others taking the longest walk away from the venue today included Dominic Jentsch of Germany, who lost to Kim Hee Sup 9-5; Kang Lee (KOR), who fell 9-5 before Kui Ming Lin (TPE); Michael Czarnecki (POL), who dropped his match 9-5 also to Lin of Taipei; Jason Cook of New Zealand, who was eliminated 9-4 by Yusuke Shibata of Japan; and Daley White (also of New Zealand), who was vanquished 9-7 by Christopher Futrell of America. Landon Shuffett of the USA bounced back from his loss yesterday to send two players home today. First he knocked over Roman Pruchai of Russia 9-6 and then ended the run of Canada’s Marc Bucais by the same margin. Shuffett, ever the good sport, called a foul on himself that no one else saw—a foul that wound up costing him three games when Bucais caught a gear on him. Aslam Sayed Sharik, a young player who redefines methodical, bested both Yevgen Novosad of the Ukraine 9-7 and Chew Ming Tan of Singapore 9-2 in a match that saw Sharik take more than 25 minutes to clear a single rack. Wehner Nico of Germany likes to keep things close. He beat both Ramazan Dincer of the Germany and Marc Bljsterbosch of the Netherlands 9-7. Mark Mendoza of the Philippines took out Stephen Lammons of Belgium 9-4 but then lost to Petri Makkonen of Finland 9-6. On the young ladies’ side Tina Buhnen of Germany rolled over two other contestants 7-1. She ended the runs of both Marina Linguerri of Canada and Amy Claire King of South Africa. Shu Ling Lin of Taipei ended the tournament for Claudia Damiani of Nicaragua 7-2, while Chiaki Komiya of Japan did the same for Nicole Keeney of the USA 7-5 and Jenny Cook of New Zealand 7-3. Finally, defending champion Mary Rakin of the USA took down Hui Ching Yap of Singapore 7-2. Ladies progressing on the winners’ side included Kristina Schagan of Germany, who slid by Denise Wilkinson of New Zealand 7-6; Si Ming Chen of China, who dusted Karla Fernandez of Mexico 7-3; and Sina Petry of Germany, who defeated Briana Miller of the USA 7-4 and Sabrina Naverschnig of Austria 7-3. Our unscathed young men as of this moment are Yu Lun Wu of Taipei, who ran over Albin Ouschan of Austria 9-3; Fabian Breuer of Germany, who scraped past Richard Barney of the USA 9-8; Thomas Lufftich of Germany, who beat Ikwan Sandjaja of Indonesia 9-3; Rusian Chinahov of Russia, who took down Nick Pera of New Zealand 9-2; Tomoya Iima of Japan, who bested Rene David of the Philippines 9-5; Attila Bezden of Hungary, who got by Diego Gomez of Venezuela 9-7; Mathew Lawrenson of Great Britain, who escaped Hoa Xing Han of Hong Kong 9-8; and Pin Yi Ko of Taipei, who dominated Xiang Xao of China 9-0. Play begins again on Thursday at 10 a.m. CET. Please refer to wpa-tour.com for up-to-the-minute scoring and live streaming video of the matches on Table 1. Also, scroll down the left-hand side of that website to the button labeled “sheets,” and you will find the entire bracket set.
Inside Pool Magazine – Nov 28, 2007 6:22 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Straight Pool Hot Seat Belongs to Owen
Straight Pool Hot Seat Belongs to OwenMartinez and See remain in 14.1; 10-ball draws to a close tonight at Qlymics by Paul Berg, InsidePOOL Magazine Staff Unheralded in the discipline and never having run 100 balls, Gabe Owen has made the U.S. Open 14.1 Straight Pool Championship final without a loss. With a 50 and out, Owen took the winners’ final from Rafael Martinez-Chavez 150-95, putting him in his second U.S. Open event final at the Qlympics in Louisville, KY. Huidji See has come back from a defeat at Owen’s hands with the high run of the tournament against Danny “The Springfield Flash” Harriman and a second upending of John “Mr. 403” Schmidt to reach tomorrow’s semifinal against Martinez, where the winner will move on to one 200-point match with Owen for the title. Owen began with a run of 23 and then one of 46 when Martinez only mustered one ball to lead 69-1, but mixing in ball denial with runs of his own, Martinez was able to rally to a 100-95 deficit. While he successfully pocketed his break ball at that point, Martinez was left without a straight-in shot and slammed a combination off the mark while scratching off the stack to give Owen the last opening he would need. Owen carefully bridged across each rack to follow on his way to the clinching 50-ball string. Coming up from the one-loss side last night, See broke out a run of 143 against Harriman from an early deficit, and while Harriman managed to get to 77 there, See claimed the remaining seven balls to stop any notion of a comeback there. Facing Schmidt today, See fell behind to an initial 49-ball run from the reigning Legends of Straight Pool champ, but with another lengthy run mid-match, he took a 146-92 lead that would hold up when Schmidt scratched kissing into the pack a second time off a break shot. Schmidt conceded the five balls See needed for a 150-104 triumph that brings him back against Martinez tomorrow. The remainder of tonight’s play will be in the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship, which will draw to a close tonight. See will face Cincinatti, OH, 22-year-old comer Shannon Murphy in the winners’ final, the young sharpshooter hot off a $2,000 win in last night’s ring game put on by TheActionReport. While Murphy reached 13 games first in the lengthy six-man ordeal, fellow participants Louis Ulrich and Joonas Ohtonen came back this morning to play on the one-loss side of the tournament. Ohtonen’s long trip to the States from Finland has finally gotten the best of him, as he quit down 7-0 to Atlanta’s Ulrich, having come up hooked for the 3 ball and ready to settle for a fifth-place tie with Owen, who himself fell 11-9 to Martinez last night before exacting his revenge in a different game today. Ulrich and Martinez will play alongside the hot seat match, the loser claiming fourth place. The four remaining players will settle the 10-ball title tonight, while reigning world 10-ball champion Shane Van Boening begins a race to 100 at that game with Earl Strickland in The Action Challenge II. Check back with InsidePOOLmag.com later to see if Van Boening can get out of the gate as well as he did against Corey Deuel in his win in The First Action Challenge, as well as for results from the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship at the Qlympics.
Inside Pool Magazine – Nov 15, 2007 11:01 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Straight Pool Hot Seat Belongs to OwenMartinez and See remain in 14.1; 10-ball draws to a close tonight at Qlymics by Paul Berg, InsidePOOL Magazine Staff Unheralded in the discipline and never having run 100 balls, Gabe Owen has made the U.S. Open 14.1 Straight Pool Championship final without a loss. With a 50 and out, Owen took the winners’ final from Rafael Martinez-Chavez 150-95, putting him in his second U.S. Open event final at the Qlympics in Louisville, KY. Huidji See has come back from a defeat at Owen’s hands with the high run of the tournament against Danny “The Springfield Flash” Harriman and a second upending of John “Mr. 403” Schmidt to reach tomorrow’s semifinal against Martinez, where the winner will move on to one 200-point match with Owen for the title. Owen began with a run of 23 and then one of 46 when Martinez only mustered one ball to lead 69-1, but mixing in ball denial with runs of his own, Martinez was able to rally to a 100-95 deficit. While he successfully pocketed his break ball at that point, Martinez was left without a straight-in shot and slammed a combination off the mark while scratching off the stack to give Owen the last opening he would need. Owen carefully bridged across each rack to follow on his way to the clinching 50-ball string. Coming up from the one-loss side last night, See broke out a run of 143 against Harriman from an early deficit, and while Harriman managed to get to 77 there, See claimed the remaining seven balls to stop any notion of a comeback there. Facing Schmidt today, See fell behind to an initial 49-ball run from the reigning Legends of Straight Pool champ, but with another lengthy run mid-match, he took a 146-92 lead that would hold up when Schmidt scratched kissing into the pack a second time off a break shot. Schmidt conceded the five balls See needed for a 150-104 triumph that brings him back against Martinez tomorrow. The remainder of tonight’s play will be in the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship, which will draw to a close tonight. See will face Cincinatti, OH, 22-year-old comer Shannon Murphy in the winners’ final, the young sharpshooter hot off a $2,000 win in last night’s ring game put on by TheActionReport. While Murphy reached 13 games first in the lengthy six-man ordeal, fellow participants Louis Ulrich and Joonas Ohtonen came back this morning to play on the one-loss side of the tournament. Ohtonen’s long trip to the States from Finland has finally gotten the best of him, as he quit down 7-0 to Atlanta’s Ulrich, having come up hooked for the 3 ball and ready to settle for a fifth-place tie with Owen, who himself fell 11-9 to Martinez last night before exacting his revenge in a different game today. Ulrich and Martinez will play alongside the hot seat match, the loser claiming fourth place. The four remaining players will settle the 10-ball title tonight, while reigning world 10-ball champion Shane Van Boening begins a race to 100 at that game with Earl Strickland in The Action Challenge II. Check back with InsidePOOLmag.com later to see if Van Boening can get out of the gate as well as he did against Corey Deuel in his win in The First Action Challenge, as well as for results from the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship at the Qlympics.
Inside Pool Magazine – Nov 15, 2007 11:01 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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See and Murphy Advance to US Open 10-Ball Hot Seat Bout
See and Murphy Advance to US Open 10-Ball Hot Seat BoutThrillers on the A-side, six left with one loss in fourth Qlympics main event by Paul Berg, InsidePOOL Magazine Staff In dramatic contests with a certain déjà vu quality compared to their victories last night, Huidji See and Shannon Murphy have continued undefeated runs to the penultimate step to the top of a Qlympics podium. Both escaped 11-10 tonight in U.S. Open 10-Ball play at the Clarion Conference Center in Louisville, and can focus on their bids for straight pool supremacy until the winners’ bracket final on Thursday. For the young all-around threat from Cincinatti, OH, it would take another comeback against a veteran, while See would have to hold on to a second lead against a dangerous foe. Rafael Martinez-Chavez is a consummate professional with champion-level skills in all games, the type that Murphy aspires to be. Having upended another touring regular and in-state competitor in Columbus’ Chris Bartram from a 7-2 lead last night, Murphy started working back down 6-3 against Martinez and the alternate break. He was only able to momentarily close the gap to 6-5, as Martinez escaped spinning cue bumps of other balls for position repeatedly on his way to a 10-7 edge. Murphy showed resolve, clearing at any opportunity as Martinez’s break faltered, and then capitalizing when Martinez took one chance too many, bumping the 10ball with only one other left on the table and getting hooked for position. Murphy cleaned up, and then ran out from Martinez’s empty break for a tie at ten games each. His own break pocketed the 4 and 6balls, and Murphy executed two slices down the rail in succession with opposite spins to get to the 3ball. There, the 21 year-old checked the 5-10 combination in the side, and rolled from the 3ball to it, knocking it off for the 11-10 victory. Martinez was stuck in the chair for the last two racks the same way Bartram had been, and will have to work his way back from the loss after playing straight pool tomorrow. Holland import See jumped on Atlanta resident Louis Ulrich 4-1 at the outset of their match, and like the lead he managed to maintain against John Schmidt the night before, See would stay in control until the climax. Ulrich took four straight from that initial advantage, tying the match at four with a well executed three foul and breaking and running for a brief 5-4 lead. Utilizing strong defense and a few fortunate rolls, crucially kissing into a shape for a razor thin 2-10 carom to go up 9-5, See seemed to be in control. Occasional spurts of trouble with the cue ball on the break kept him from ever running away however, and like the night before, See watched a top player rally only to fall short. Ulrich brought the score to hill-hill, but after a sequence of safeties for every ball in the case game, See got a suitable look at the three to run out from, and claimed an 11-10 ticket to the winners’ bracket final with Murphy. There is a European on the one-loss side also, as Finland’s Joonas Ohtonen continues to stay in the mix he followed to the Great Southern Classic II in Atlanta after extending his trip to the states beyond the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships. Ohtonen has notched victories over Tony Mougey and Jason Miller. The lanky Finn will have Dee Adkins, who came through an all-Ohio hill-hill comeback win over Bartram, the second one the reigning Derby City St. Louis Louis award winner suffered in two nights. In a match that will deal the loser a cashless finish and a 7th/8th place tie, the winner of Ohtonen and Adkins can look forward to Ulrich. Bartram’s road partner lost to him in the first round, but Jason Klatt will play for a shot at the cash after wins over weeklong after-hours nemesis Adam Behnke and David Dlugach. Klatt’s opposition will come from Gabe Owen, who is fortunate to have so many different colors and styles of Mueller embroidered shirts to sweat through, because the charts are keeping him the busiest. With an 11-9 victory over Schmidt that was tight throughout, Owen kept his hopes in 10-Ball alive to go along with his unbeaten run in the U.S. Open 14.1 Straight Pool Championship thus far and his second place finish in the One Pocket last week. Rafael Martinez awaits the winner of Klatt and Owen, another strong contender in the all-around race. In daytime straight pool action tomorrow, Owen and See will clash alongside Martinez and Miller in the final four of the winners’ bracket. A ring game is also in the offing, as the boys from TheActionReport.com are at it again. Currently, it stands at a six man affair with a $250 stake each, with $500 added by the promoters for a $2,000 winner take all race to thirteen games. Murphy, Adkins, Ohtonen, Behnke, Bartram and Ulrich are slated to be the competitors. Stay tuned to InsidePOOLmag.com for inevitable adjustments to that humdinger and all the latest from the Qlympics in the home of bank pool. Correspondent’s note: Your IP correspondent would like to thank fellow site scribe Tom Fryer, inimitable local railbird Stan “Candyman” Mutt and tournament director Ken Shuman for contributing information to these reports. Hit ’em where you want to guys, and again, thanks for the extra eyes, ears and melons.
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See and Murphy Advance to US Open 10-Ball Hot Seat BoutThrillers on the A-side, six left with one loss in fourth Qlympics main event by Paul Berg, InsidePOOL Magazine Staff In dramatic contests with a certain déjà vu quality compared to their victories last night, Huidji See and Shannon Murphy have continued undefeated runs to the penultimate step to the top of a Qlympics podium. Both escaped 11-10 tonight in U.S. Open 10-Ball play at the Clarion Conference Center in Louisville, and can focus on their bids for straight pool supremacy until the winners’ bracket final on Thursday. For the young all-around threat from Cincinatti, OH, it would take another comeback against a veteran, while See would have to hold on to a second lead against a dangerous foe. Rafael Martinez-Chavez is a consummate professional with champion-level skills in all games, the type that Murphy aspires to be. Having upended another touring regular and in-state competitor in Columbus’ Chris Bartram from a 7-2 lead last night, Murphy started working back down 6-3 against Martinez and the alternate break. He was only able to momentarily close the gap to 6-5, as Martinez escaped spinning cue bumps of other balls for position repeatedly on his way to a 10-7 edge. Murphy showed resolve, clearing at any opportunity as Martinez’s break faltered, and then capitalizing when Martinez took one chance too many, bumping the 10ball with only one other left on the table and getting hooked for position. Murphy cleaned up, and then ran out from Martinez’s empty break for a tie at ten games each. His own break pocketed the 4 and 6balls, and Murphy executed two slices down the rail in succession with opposite spins to get to the 3ball. There, the 21 year-old checked the 5-10 combination in the side, and rolled from the 3ball to it, knocking it off for the 11-10 victory. Martinez was stuck in the chair for the last two racks the same way Bartram had been, and will have to work his way back from the loss after playing straight pool tomorrow. Holland import See jumped on Atlanta resident Louis Ulrich 4-1 at the outset of their match, and like the lead he managed to maintain against John Schmidt the night before, See would stay in control until the climax. Ulrich took four straight from that initial advantage, tying the match at four with a well executed three foul and breaking and running for a brief 5-4 lead. Utilizing strong defense and a few fortunate rolls, crucially kissing into a shape for a razor thin 2-10 carom to go up 9-5, See seemed to be in control. Occasional spurts of trouble with the cue ball on the break kept him from ever running away however, and like the night before, See watched a top player rally only to fall short. Ulrich brought the score to hill-hill, but after a sequence of safeties for every ball in the case game, See got a suitable look at the three to run out from, and claimed an 11-10 ticket to the winners’ bracket final with Murphy. There is a European on the one-loss side also, as Finland’s Joonas Ohtonen continues to stay in the mix he followed to the Great Southern Classic II in Atlanta after extending his trip to the states beyond the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships. Ohtonen has notched victories over Tony Mougey and Jason Miller. The lanky Finn will have Dee Adkins, who came through an all-Ohio hill-hill comeback win over Bartram, the second one the reigning Derby City St. Louis Louis award winner suffered in two nights. In a match that will deal the loser a cashless finish and a 7th/8th place tie, the winner of Ohtonen and Adkins can look forward to Ulrich. Bartram’s road partner lost to him in the first round, but Jason Klatt will play for a shot at the cash after wins over weeklong after-hours nemesis Adam Behnke and David Dlugach. Klatt’s opposition will come from Gabe Owen, who is fortunate to have so many different colors and styles of Mueller embroidered shirts to sweat through, because the charts are keeping him the busiest. With an 11-9 victory over Schmidt that was tight throughout, Owen kept his hopes in 10-Ball alive to go along with his unbeaten run in the U.S. Open 14.1 Straight Pool Championship thus far and his second place finish in the One Pocket last week. Rafael Martinez awaits the winner of Klatt and Owen, another strong contender in the all-around race. In daytime straight pool action tomorrow, Owen and See will clash alongside Martinez and Miller in the final four of the winners’ bracket. A ring game is also in the offing, as the boys from TheActionReport.com are at it again. Currently, it stands at a six man affair with a $250 stake each, with $500 added by the promoters for a $2,000 winner take all race to thirteen games. Murphy, Adkins, Ohtonen, Behnke, Bartram and Ulrich are slated to be the competitors. Stay tuned to InsidePOOLmag.com for inevitable adjustments to that humdinger and all the latest from the Qlympics in the home of bank pool. Correspondent’s note: Your IP correspondent would like to thank fellow site scribe Tom Fryer, inimitable local railbird Stan “Candyman” Mutt and tournament director Ken Shuman for contributing information to these reports. Hit ’em where you want to guys, and again, thanks for the extra eyes, ears and melons.
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2007 Philippines World Pool Championship Field Down to 64
2007 Philippines World Pool Championship Field Down to 64Billiards 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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2007 Philippines World Pool Championship Field Down to 64Billiards 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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More Big Names at 2007 Philippines World Pool Championship
More Big Names at 2007 Philippines World Pool ChampionshipA total of 32 billiard players have now earned their positions in the knock-out stages at the 2007 Philippines World Pool Championship. A further four groups played on Sunday in a total of 40 matches in the $400,000 event.The most impressive showing of the day came from Francisco Bustamante of Philippines, who ran seven straight racks against Jeong Young-hwa of Korea en-route to a 9-0 whitewash.Also in Group 9, Oliver Ortmann was one of a trio of former champions who made their way through with 2-0 records, including a superb 9-6 win over American Corey Deuel.But Deuel (pictured above) was celebrating later in the day as he battled back to eliminate Filipino Antonio Lining, who had the unwanted record of being the first player from the Philippines to not make the Last 64.Another former world champion performing well was Mika Immonen (Finland), who sealed his passage with an ill-tempered win over America�s Jeremy Jones, and the Philippines' Alex Pagulayan.Other Filipinos advancing were Ramil Gallego who hammered Asian 9 Ball Tour winner Chang Jung-ling of Taiwan 9-1 to be the top seed from Group 7.Leevan Corteza also went through but not before dropping a game to battling Serbian Goran Mladenovic. The Pinoy star dumped Jeremy Jones out of the competition in the final match on the Group 12 losers' side.For Mladenovic it was a day to remember. Following his against-the-odds win over Corteza, he was well beaten by rising star Karl Boyes of England.However, he made it through at the last with a gritty showing against Tyler Edey (Canada), that saw Edey dog a 9 ball to gift the Serb a 9-7 win.Other notables on their way home include 2004 World Pool Championship runner-up Chang Pei-wei (Taiwan) and quality Filipino Antonio Lining.The remaining 64 players compete on Monday and Tuesday, with the last 64 phase commencing on Wednesday 7th November.Taking place over nine days, the event is televised live for over 60 hours by ESPN Star Sports of Asia and Sky Sports in the UK as well as being available over the internet via this website.The format is groups of eight players competing in double elimination, with two wins seeing you through to the next round and two losses spelling defeat.Play starts tomorrow (Monday) at 3.30pm as a further four groups battle it out.Among those in action include - Ralf Souquet (Germany), Raj Hundal (England), Thorsten Hohmann (Germany), Fu Che-wei (Chinese Taipei), Thomas Engert (Germany), Li He-wen (China) and the unpredictable American Earl 'The Pearl' Strickland.Local fans should have plenty to cheer about as Leonardo Andam, Jeff De Luna and Marlon Manalo are all in action.Countries represented so far in the Last 64 1. Philippines (8) - Ronnie Alcano, Francisco Bustamante, Joven Bustamante, Leevan Corteza, Antonio Gabica, Ramil Gallego and Alex Pagulayan 2. Chinese Taipei (4) - Chang Jun-lin, Lu Hui-chan, Wu Chia-ching and Yang Ching-shun 3. Germany (2) - Oliver Ortmann and Harald Stolka. Holland (2) - Alex Lely and Nick van den Berg. Vietnam (2) - Luong Chi Dung and Pham Tuan Ngoc. USA (2) - Corey Deuel and Charlie Williams. 7. Canada (1) - Alain Martel Croatia (1) - Philipp Stojanovic England (1) - Karl Boyes Finland (1) - Mika Immonen Hungary (1) - Vilmos Foldes Indonesia (1) - Muhammad Zulfikri Japan (1) - Kenichi Uchigaki Malta (1) - Tony Drago Poland (1) - Radoslaw Babica Serbia (1) - Goran Mladenovic Singapore (1) - Chan Keng Kwang Spain (1) - David Alcaide
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More Big Names at 2007 Philippines World Pool ChampionshipA total of 32 billiard players have now earned their positions in the knock-out stages at the 2007 Philippines World Pool Championship. A further four groups played on Sunday in a total of 40 matches in the $400,000 event.The most impressive showing of the day came from Francisco Bustamante of Philippines, who ran seven straight racks against Jeong Young-hwa of Korea en-route to a 9-0 whitewash.Also in Group 9, Oliver Ortmann was one of a trio of former champions who made their way through with 2-0 records, including a superb 9-6 win over American Corey Deuel.But Deuel (pictured above) was celebrating later in the day as he battled back to eliminate Filipino Antonio Lining, who had the unwanted record of being the first player from the Philippines to not make the Last 64.Another former world champion performing well was Mika Immonen (Finland), who sealed his passage with an ill-tempered win over America�s Jeremy Jones, and the Philippines' Alex Pagulayan.Other Filipinos advancing were Ramil Gallego who hammered Asian 9 Ball Tour winner Chang Jung-ling of Taiwan 9-1 to be the top seed from Group 7.Leevan Corteza also went through but not before dropping a game to battling Serbian Goran Mladenovic. The Pinoy star dumped Jeremy Jones out of the competition in the final match on the Group 12 losers' side.For Mladenovic it was a day to remember. Following his against-the-odds win over Corteza, he was well beaten by rising star Karl Boyes of England.However, he made it through at the last with a gritty showing against Tyler Edey (Canada), that saw Edey dog a 9 ball to gift the Serb a 9-7 win.Other notables on their way home include 2004 World Pool Championship runner-up Chang Pei-wei (Taiwan) and quality Filipino Antonio Lining.The remaining 64 players compete on Monday and Tuesday, with the last 64 phase commencing on Wednesday 7th November.Taking place over nine days, the event is televised live for over 60 hours by ESPN Star Sports of Asia and Sky Sports in the UK as well as being available over the internet via this website.The format is groups of eight players competing in double elimination, with two wins seeing you through to the next round and two losses spelling defeat.Play starts tomorrow (Monday) at 3.30pm as a further four groups battle it out.Among those in action include - Ralf Souquet (Germany), Raj Hundal (England), Thorsten Hohmann (Germany), Fu Che-wei (Chinese Taipei), Thomas Engert (Germany), Li He-wen (China) and the unpredictable American Earl 'The Pearl' Strickland.Local fans should have plenty to cheer about as Leonardo Andam, Jeff De Luna and Marlon Manalo are all in action.Countries represented so far in the Last 64 1. Philippines (8) - Ronnie Alcano, Francisco Bustamante, Joven Bustamante, Leevan Corteza, Antonio Gabica, Ramil Gallego and Alex Pagulayan 2. Chinese Taipei (4) - Chang Jun-lin, Lu Hui-chan, Wu Chia-ching and Yang Ching-shun 3. Germany (2) - Oliver Ortmann and Harald Stolka. Holland (2) - Alex Lely and Nick van den Berg. Vietnam (2) - Luong Chi Dung and Pham Tuan Ngoc. USA (2) - Corey Deuel and Charlie Williams. 7. Canada (1) - Alain Martel Croatia (1) - Philipp Stojanovic England (1) - Karl Boyes Finland (1) - Mika Immonen Hungary (1) - Vilmos Foldes Indonesia (1) - Muhammad Zulfikri Japan (1) - Kenichi Uchigaki Malta (1) - Tony Drago Poland (1) - Radoslaw Babica Serbia (1) - Goran Mladenovic Singapore (1) - Chan Keng Kwang Spain (1) - David Alcaide
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Former Billiard Champions Strut Their Stuff
Former Billiard Champions Strut Their StuffWith a further four billiards groups in action through Sunday, three former champions have made it through to the last 64 with impressive wins. Played out over nine days with a $400,000 prize fund, the 2007 Philippines World Pool Championship is taking place at the Araneta Coliseum, Manila with 128 players from 46 countries vying for honors.Finland's Mika Immonen (pictured right), winner in 2001, battered Fahad Mohammadi of Qatar 9-3 in his opening match as he snapped off the last six racks. He followed that up with a hard fought 9-6 win over former US Open champion Jeremy Jones to secure his last 64 berth.Filipino Alex Pagulayan, who claimed this title in 2004 in Taipei, scored two comfortable wins to go through to Wednesday�s straight knock-out round two. He beat Hamsa Mohammed, the first Eritrean player ever to compete in the World Pool Championship 9-0, and then took care of Austria�s Martin Kempter 9-6.With a double elimination format in operation for the first round of the competition, players are required to win two matches to advance while two defeats means an early exit.Finally, Oliver Ortmann, who took this title in 1996, looked every inch the contender this year. He beat Vietnamese Pham Tuan Ngoc by an over-whelming 9-1 score line and then put American Corey Deuel�s championship future in doubt with a top drawer 9-6 win.Play continues on Sunday evening as 16 more players make their way through to the next round.
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Former Billiard Champions Strut Their StuffWith a further four billiards groups in action through Sunday, three former champions have made it through to the last 64 with impressive wins. Played out over nine days with a $400,000 prize fund, the 2007 Philippines World Pool Championship is taking place at the Araneta Coliseum, Manila with 128 players from 46 countries vying for honors.Finland's Mika Immonen (pictured right), winner in 2001, battered Fahad Mohammadi of Qatar 9-3 in his opening match as he snapped off the last six racks. He followed that up with a hard fought 9-6 win over former US Open champion Jeremy Jones to secure his last 64 berth.Filipino Alex Pagulayan, who claimed this title in 2004 in Taipei, scored two comfortable wins to go through to Wednesday�s straight knock-out round two. He beat Hamsa Mohammed, the first Eritrean player ever to compete in the World Pool Championship 9-0, and then took care of Austria�s Martin Kempter 9-6.With a double elimination format in operation for the first round of the competition, players are required to win two matches to advance while two defeats means an early exit.Finally, Oliver Ortmann, who took this title in 1996, looked every inch the contender this year. He beat Vietnamese Pham Tuan Ngoc by an over-whelming 9-1 score line and then put American Corey Deuel�s championship future in doubt with a top drawer 9-6 win.Play continues on Sunday evening as 16 more players make their way through to the next round.
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