Billiards: De Luna, 3 other Pinoys in last 16 of Qatar World Cup 10-Ball
By Marlon Bernardino
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 13 Dec 2024
Last 16 Matches - 6:00 PM Philippine Time (December 13, 2024, Friday)
Table 1: Ameer Ali vs Konstantin Stepanov
Table 3: Alex Kazakis vs Olivér Szolnoki
Table 4: Daniel Macioł vs Ruslan Chinahov
Table 6: Jeffrey De Luna vs Albin Ouschan
Table 7: Arnel Bautista vs José Alberto Delgado
Table 10: Chang Jung-Lin vs Mohammad Soufi
Table 13: Sean Mark Malayan vs Mario He
Table 16: Aivhan Maluto vs Luca Menn
Manila---Jeffrey De Luna and three other Filipino aces made it to the last 16 of the money-rich Qatar World Cup 10 Ball.
De Luna picked up an 11-10 win versus Bader Alawadhif of the United Arab Emirates to reach the Round-of-16 of the $450,000 tournament at Ezdan Palace Hotel in Doha, Qatar.
Joining him are fellow Pinoys Arnel Bautista, Sean Mark Malayan, and Aivhan Maluto in the World Pool Association sanctioned tournament which offers $100,000 to the champion.
Bautista defeated compatriot Leonardo Hipolito , 11-9, Malayan toppled Dominik Jastrząb of Poland, 11-5, while Maluto edged Fu Huan of Hongkong , 11-9.
However, Marlon Manalo’s Cinderella run ended after an 8-11 loss to Mario He of Austria.
After a long hiatus, he was able to make it through the qualifiers to reach the last 32 Thursday night, proving he still has what it takes to compete in the highest level.
"Fans can only hope to see more of the 'Marvelous Captain' in future tournaments," said in an post of 77.biliards regarding the comeback of Manalo, the affable cue artist and former chairman of Barangay Malamig in Mandaluyong City, who is also the former League of Barangays of the Philippines Press Relation Officer and ABC president.
The Jose Rizal University AB Economics graduate Manalo, captivated the billiard circuit by clustering victories against noted pool sharks Yang Ching-shun of Taiwan and countrymen Efren “Bata” Reyes and Francisco “Django” Bustamante in the knockout stage of the World Pool Championship in 2004.-Marlon Bernardino-
Match Results of Last 32 Rounds (December 12, 2024, Thursday):
Alex Kazakis defeated Hsieh Chia Chen - 11-6
Nguyễn Hoang Minh Tai lost to Olivér Szolnoki - 8-11
Daniel Macioł defeated Ali Nasser Alobaidli - 11-6
Ruslan Chinahov defeated Roberto Bartol - 11-9
Bader Alawadhi lost to Jeffrey De Luna - 10-11
Albert Januarta lost to 🇦 Albin Ouschan - 9-11
Ameer Ali defeated Max Lechner - 11-6
Konstantin Stepanov defeated Konrad Juszczyszyn - 11-10
Arnel Bautista defeated Leonardo Hipolito - 11-9
José Alberto Delgado defeated Yuma Dörner - 11-6
Chang Jung-Lin defeated Thorsten Hohmann - 11-1
Mohammad Soufi defeated Naoyuki Oi - 11-7
Dominik Jastrząb lost to Sean Mark Malayan - 5-11
Marlon Manalo lost to Mario He - 8-11
Aivhan Maluto defeated Fu Huan - 11-9
Luca Menn defeated Denis Grabe - 11-10
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