ORCOLLO FINISHES 2ND IN US OPEN 9-BALL
By Marlon Bernardino
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 28 Oct 2012
FILIPINO pool master Dennis "Robocop" Orcollo failed to sustain his momentum as he absorbed a 7-13 loss to eventual champion Shane Van Boening of the United States in the finals of the 37th Annual U.S. Open being held at the Holiday Inn Virginia Beach - Norfolk Convention Center in Virginia, USA on Saturday (Sunday in Manila Time).
Earlier, Orcollo, top player of Bugsy Promotions, defeated compatriots Efren "Bata" Reyes, 11-8, and Alex "The Lion" Pagulayan, 11-7, in the loser's brackets to arrange a titular showdown with Van Boening.
The undefeated Van Boening, meantime bested Pagulayan, 11-5, for the first final berths in their hot-seat match duel in the winner's side.
Van Boening pocketed $25,000 while Orcollo went home runner-up purse of $15,000. Pagulayan and Reyes received $10,000 and $6,000 for 3rd and fourth placers, respectively.
Other Filipinos seeing action in the US Open 9-ball tournament were Francisco "Django" Bustamante, Ronato "Volcano" Alcano, Jose "Amang" Parica, Warren "Warrior" Kiamco, Carlo "The Black Tiger" Biado, Santos "The Saint" Sambajon, Ramon "Maestro Monching" Mistica, Israel "Amay" Rota, Daniel Dagotdot and Reynaldo Campana.
The Filipino US Open 9-Ball campaign backed up by Billiards Managers and Players Association of the Philippines (BMPAP), Puyat Sports, Bugsy Promotions, Negros Billiards Stable, Hermes Sports Bar and Malungai Life Oil.
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