Pinoys enter knockout stage of World 8-ball tilt

Six more Filipino cue masters have made it into the knockout stage of the prestigious 2012 World 8-ball Championship being held at the Fujairah Tennis and Country Club in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Reigning National Open champion Carlo Biado hammered Francisco Diaz-Pizarro of Spain, 7-2, while 2007 World 9-ball Pool runner-up Roberto Gomez clobbered Luke Rollinson of Great Britain, 7-3, to secure their respective spots in the next round.

Joining them in the 64-man knockout phase are Raymund Faraon, Demosthenes Pulpul, Elmer Haya, and Elvis Calasang, who were victorious in their group stage matches.

Faraon beat Ahmed Al Hosani of UAE, 7-1, and Nick Van den Berg of the Netherlands,7-4, in Group N; Pulpul toppled Albin Ouschan of Austria,7-6, in Group J; Haya outplayed Yousfi Chaouki of Marianas, 7-5, in Group D; Calasang survived Al Howri Hanni of UAE, 7-5, in Group F.

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Dennis Orcullo advances to last 32 of World 8-Ball tilt

Dennis Orcullo of the Philippines reached the last 32 stage of the World 8-Ball Championship as he defeated Naseer Al Mujaibel for the second straight day.

On Wednesday, Orcullo reasserted his dominance over Naseer, 9-5, to fortify his bid for a second straight title.

The reigning world No. 1 player, who was named WPA Player of the Year, advanced to the next round alongside Vilmos Foldes of Hungary, Neils Feijen of the Netherlands, Ko Pin Yi of Chinese Taipei, Jalal Yousef of Venezuela, Karol Skowerski and Liu Haitao of China.

Foldes outplayed Kuo Po Cheng of Chinese Taipei, 9-5; Feijen nearly swept Saed Mohammed of Kuwait, 9-1; Ko dumped Raymond Faraon of the Philippines, 9-5; Yousef waylaid Konstantin Stepanov of Russia, 9-5; Skowerski whipped Shaker Whadan of Jordan, 9-6; and Liu bamboozled Abdulatef Fawal, 9-6.

source: http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/orcullo-advances-to-last-32-of-world-8-ball-tilt