Orcollo, Cuartero win; Biado falters in 9-ball | Inquirer News

Orcollo, Cuartero win; Biado falters in 9-ball

/ 06:54 AM October 08, 2011

The world’s top-ranked billiards player and reigning world 8-ball champion Dennis Orcollo turned back Marvin Tapia, 9-4 on Thursday in his second game in the 9-ball leg of the BSCP National Pool Championship at the Star Billiards Center in Quezon City.

It was a completely different result from Orcollo’s opening 9-ball game wherein he was stretched to the limit by unheralded Alexander Arenal before winning, 9-7. He will next face Arvi Tanega in the third round.

Meanwhile, Orcollo’s Bugsy Promotions stablemate Carlo “Cool” Biado who advanced to the final round in the 8-ball leg by beating Orcollo last Wednesday, bowed to Jeffrey “The Bull” de Luna, 3-9 and dropped to the losers’ bracket in the event hosted by long-time billiards patron Sebastian “Baste” Chua of Star Paper.

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Biado, a semifinalist in this year’s World Ten Ball Championships in Manila, needs to win all his matches in the losers’ bracket to advance to the Final Four.

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Allan Cuartero, who will face Biado in the 8-ball finals on Oct. 9, continued to make waves by beating Judy Villanueva, 9-6; Jeff Diaz, 9-7 and Richard Alinsub, 9-8.

Also winning three matches on Day 3 were Jericho Banares, Roberto Gomez and Rene Cruz.

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Banares beat youthful standout Johann Chua, 9-5; Cocong Acaba, 9-3 and repeated his earlier victory over Biado’s tormentor Jeffrey de Luna, 9-7.

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Gomez beat Ramon Mistica, 9-4; Mario Tolentino, 9-8 and recent Jogjakarta 9-ball champion Victor Arpilleda, 9-7.

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The 9-day competition (Oct 3-11) is divided into three events for the men’s championship — 8-Ball (Oct. 3-5), 9-Ball (Oct. 6-8) and 10-Ball (Oct. 9-11).

The women’s division will only have the 10-Ball (Oct. 6-8) event. AKTV IBC-13 is the tournament’s official broadcaster and will air the finals in all disciplines from Oct. 9 to11.

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