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Dennis Orcollo tumbles; Karol Skowerski is Masters Champion

By Marlon Bernardino
PhilBoxing.com
Mon, 08 Oct 2012

The Final
Karol Skowerski (POL) 8-6 Mateusz Sniegocki (POL)

Semi-Finals
Mateusz Sniegocki (POL) 8-6 Dennis Orcollo (PHI)
Karol Skowerski (POL) 8-6 Nick Van Den Berg (NED)

Quarter Finals
Mateusz Sniegocki (POL) 8-6 Alex Pagulayan (CAN)
Dennis Orcollo (PHI) 8-3 Mika Immonen (FIN)
Nick Van Den Berg (NED) 8-2 Wojciech Szewcyk (POL)
Karol Skowerski (POL) 8-3 Tony Drago (MLT)

Round 1
Mateusz Sniegocki (POL) 8-6 Ralf Souquet (GER)
Alex Pagulayan (CAN) 8-6 Raj Hundal (IND)
Mika Immonen (FIN) 8-7 Radoslaw Babica (POL)
Dennis Orcollo (PHI) 8-6 Kelly Fisher (ENG)
Nick Van Den Berg (NED) 8-4 Omar Al Shaheen (KUW)
Wojciech Szewcyk (POL) 8-7 Ko Pin-yi (TPE)
Karol Skowerski (POL) 8-2 Shane Van Boening (USA)
Tony Drago (MLT) 8-6 Darren Appleton (ENG)

FILIPINO Dennis "Robocop" Orcollo saw his title reign two years ago end Sunday when he bowed to Poland's Mateusz Sniegocki, 8-6, in the semi-finals of the just ended 2012 World Pool Masters held at the Hala Legionow in Kielce, Southern Poland.

The Bugsy Promotions mainstay Orcollo is the 2010 Masters Champion and finish second in the last year's edition to eventual champion German Ralf "Kaiser" Souquet.

Sniegocki failed to continue his winning run after losing to an all Polish finals against compatriot Karol Skowerski, 8-6, for the championships's trophy and the top pize of $20,000.

Sniegocki received the runner-up purse of $10,000 for his effort.

Sniegocki earlier beat Souquet, 8-6, in the first round and Filipino-Canadian Alex "The Lion" Pagulayan, 8-6, in the quarter-finals.

Skowerski, meantime bested Shane Vane Boening of the USA, 8-2, Tony "Tornado" of Malta, 8-3, and Nick Van Den Berg of the Netherlands, 8-6, respectively.


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