Thursday, July 1, 2010

Last 64 On World 9 Ball

MANILA, Philippines – Former World No. 1 Francisco “Django” Bustamante and Allan “Surigao” Cuartero beat their respective foes to advance into the Round-of-64 of the 2010 WPA World Pool Championships (World 9-Ball) at the Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation hall in Doha, Qatar late Thursday.

Bustamante took on Tohru Kuribayashi of Japan, scoring 9-6 to advance his quest for his first World 9-ball title.

“Ang hirap at hindi rin madali ‘tong panalong ito, dahil magaling din ‘yong nakalaban ko. Medyo maganda lang ang itinira ko, at gustung-gusto ko talagang manalo dito kasi lahat naman ay pangarap maging World 9-ball champion," said Bustamante who broke the 6-all tie in the 12th rack after clustering 3 straight racks for the win.

Middle East-based pool instructor Cuartero, meanwhile, utilized his experience in bringing down billiards heavyweight Niels Feijen of the Netherlands, 9-7, keeping him on track for the coveted title.

"Buti nakalamang agad tayo kay (Niels) Feijen," said Cuartero, who raced to a 7-4 commanding lead before securing the win.

Bustamante earlier toppled Fabio Petroni of Italy, 9-7, in the 1st round while Cuartero subdued Chan Keng Kwang of Singapore, 9-7, in his opening match.

Also securing a seat in the Last 64 is Ibrahim Bin Amir, a native of Mindanao who migrated to Malaysia. He scored his 2nd straight win against Mariusz Skoneczny of Poland, 9-5. He earlier beat Bruno Muratore of Italy, 9-7.

Joven Alba, conqueror of Marlon Manalo's in the first round failed to continue his winning streak after yielding to Scott Higgins of Great Britain, 9-4. His next round match against Kenny Kwok of Hongkong.

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