FILIPINO AND GERMAN ACES CLASH ANEW IN PBB'S FACE OFF AT PACGOR AIRPORT CASINO
By Marlon Bernardino
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 22 Oct 2011
Dennis Orcullo.
FILIPINO Dennis "Robocop" Orcollo, current world no.1 and world 8-ball champion expressed his desire to get back at German ace Ralf "Kaiser" Souquet in his sorry loss at the World Pool Masters when the Philippine Bigtime Billiards (PBB) Face Off Series gets underway on November 5 at the PAGCOR Airport Casino in Paranaque City.
"I was leading against Ralf comfortably when a slight defect on the table made my defensive shot missed its target. I know I could have gotten that title," This was Filipino ace Orcollo's regrets, the top player of Bugsy Promotions. Souquet would be arriving on November 2 and would have a press conference at the BMPAP headquarters in Quezon City.
"I feel honored to be invited to play against the best billiards player in the world and I promise to play my best," said Souquet, former World 8-ball and 9-ball champion.
The PBB Face Off is presented by Mega Sports World and BRKHRD Corporation. The match,a race-to-9 ten-ball affair, is set to give Philippine billiards another milestone as the first to be aired worldwide thru internet at www.megasportsworld.com and NBN4 every Saturday.
It is also supported by PAGCOR, PCSO, ACCEL, Diamond Table, Predator cues, Simonis cloth, San Miguel Beer Pale Pilsen, Malungai Life Oil, I-Bar, Human Plus Probiotics, Golden Leaf Restaurant, Hermes Sports, Billiards Managers and Players Association of the Philippines (BMPAP) with the Philippine Star as the official media partner.
The Orcollo-Souquet match is part of a series of challenge matches Mega Sports World and BRKHRD Corporation are putting up.
Other Filipino cue masters invited to play are hall of famer Efren "Bata" Reyes,Francisco "Django" Bustamante, Ronato "Volcano" Alcano, Roberto "Pinoy Superman" Gomez, Lee Vann "The Slayer" Corteza, Antonio "Nickoy" Lining, Renemar "Karate Kid" David, Leonardo "Dodong Dadiangas" Andam and Carlo "The Black Tiger" Biado.
Organizers are also eyeing to invite foreign players like Mika "The Iceman" Immonen of Finland, Thorsten "The Hitman" Hohmann of Germany, Johnny "The Scorpion" Archer, Shane "South Dakota Kid" Van Boening, Charlie "Dragon" Williams and Mike Dechaine of the USA, Daryl Peach and Darren Appleton of England, Yang Ching-shun, Chang Jun-ling and Ko Pin-yi of Chinese-Taipei.
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