World No.1 Orcollo ready for Soquet

World No.1 and World 8-ball Champion Dennis “Robocop” Orcollo insists he is ready for war when he goes up against World Pool Masters ruler Ralf “Kaiser” Souquet of Germany in the Philippine Bigtime Billiards (PBB) Face Off Series on Nov. 5 at the Pagcor Airport Casino in Parañaque City.

“I have to train hard for this fight, give my best, and give a good show,” said Orcollo, top player of Bugsy Promotions who lost to Souquet, 8-5, in the World Pool Masters finals last month in Manila.

“Magandang training na din ito sa nalalapit na Southeast Asian Games, ” added Orcollo, a former fisherman from Bislig, Surigao del Sur.

Souquet, former world 8-ball and 9-ball champion, will be arriving on Nov. 2 in time for a press conference at the Billiards Managers and Players Association of the Philippines headquarters in Quezon City.

“I will do my very best,” said Souquet.

The PBB Face Off is a joint undertaking of Mega Sports World and BRKHRD Corp in close cooperation with PAGCOR, PCSO, ACCEL, Diamond Table, Predator cues, Simonis cloth, San Miguel Beer Pale Pilsen, Malungai Life Oil, I-Bar, Human Plus Probiotics, Golden Leaf Restaurant, Hermes Sports, Billiards Managers and Players Association of the Philippines (BMPAP).

The Orcollo-Souquet match will usher in a series of challenge matches being put up by Mega Sports World and BRKHRD Corp. /correspondent Marlon Bernardino