FOUR PINOYS SEEDED IN 2008 WORLD POOL CHAMPIONSHIPS
By Marlon Bernardino
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 10 Nov 2007
MANILA -- FOUR FILIPINO POOL sharks are not only enjoying a guaranteed $4,500 each but have already been seeded into the 2008 World Pool Championships, courtesy of the four having reached the round-of-16 of the ongoing 2007 World Pool Championships in Philippines.
This was bared yesterday Matchroom sports spokesman Luke Riches.
"Yes, the four Filipinos who made it to the round-of-16 were already seeded in the main draw in the next edition of WPC," said Riches who also assured that the prestigious World 9-ball tourney will remain in Philippines next year.
According to organizing committee, anyone player who advance in the round-of-16 is automatically seeded in the 128 players field of the next edition of WPC.
2004 WPC winner Alex Pagulayan, 2002 WPC runner-up Francisco "Django" Bustamante, 2007 Battle of Scandinavia 9-ball champion Roberto Gomez and 2007 Korea Pro Tour champion Joven Bustamante are the four Filipino players who made it to the "Sweet 16".
Meanwhile, the host country has already been assured of at least one Pinoy in the quarter-final round today as Francisco
'Django' Bustamante and Alex Pagulayan were paired yesterday.
Django beat Nick Van de Berg of the Netherlands, 10-8, in the round-of-32 to arrange an All Pinoy round-of-16 showdown with Pagulayan, winner over Louis Condo of Australia, 10-2.
Joven on the other hand stuns 2005 WPC winner Wu Chia-ching of Taiwan, 10-8, to post biggest upset win in the round-of-32 while Gomez clobbred another WPC winner Chao-Fong pang of Taiwan, 10-2.
As of press time, Joven takes on 2006 Doha Asian games 8-ball gold medalist Satoshi Kawabata of Japan while Gomez goes up against Niels Feijen of the Netherlands.
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