Filipino Bustamante secures last 32 seat | Inquirer News

Filipino Bustamante secures last 32 seat

9 other Pinoys also advance in World 9-ball
/ 07:53 AM July 01, 2011

Defending champion Francisco “Django” Bustamante, Dennis “Robocop” Orcollo and Ronato “Volcano” Alcano leads seven other Filipino cue masters who advanced to the Final 32 round of the 2011 World Pool-Billiard Association WPA World 9-Ball Championship after hurdling separate foes at the Al Sadd Sports Club in Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday night.

Bustamante, playing under the banner of sportsman/businessman Aristeo “Putch” Puyat, carved an 11-3 win over Sascha-Andrej Tege of Germany in their Last 64, knockout stage encounter.

Orcollo, the pride of Perry Mariano’s Bugsy Promotions, edged Muhammad Zulfikri of India, 11-9, while Alcano defeated Chris Orme of Canada, 11-7.

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The victories allowed Bustamante, Orcollo and Alcano to join fellow Filipinos Lee Van Corteza, Carlo Biado, Alan Cuartero, Antonio Lining, Antonio Gabica, Vicenancio Tanio and giant killer Caneda

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Corteza, the pride of Jonathan Sy’s Negros Billiards Stable (NBS) and JSY Sports, subdued countryman Oliver Medenilla, 11-5; Biado also from Bugsy Promotions, beat Takhti Zarekani of Iran, 11-6; Cuartero hammered Ahmad Taufiq Murni of Brunei, 11-19; Lining, also from NBS and JSY Sports, outplayed Oliver Ortmann of Germany, 11-5; Gabica nipped Mika Immonen of Finland, 11-10; Tanio upset Nick van den Berg of the Netherlands, 11-7; and Villamor ousted Efren “Bata” Reyes, 11-5.

Joven Alba, Israel Rota, Jeffrey de Luna, Roberto Gomez and Raymund Faraon failed to advance in the next phase after losing their Last 64 matches.

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Alba bowed to Chang Jun-lin of Chinese-Taipei, 5-11; Rota was booted out by Chang Yu-lun of Chinese-Taipei, 9-11; De Luna lost to Fu Che wei of Chinese-Taipei, 9-11; Gomez was beaten by Daryl Peach of Great Britain, 4-11; and Faraon lost to Stephan Cohen of France, 9-11.

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