:wink: Here is what Jay posted in another thread about ANTON RAGA:
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Originally Posted by jay helfert View Post
P.S. Just a little factoid that is completely off the subject, but I mention it here because so many are reading this thread. There is a youngster from Cebu named Anton who is maybe 17 or 18 years old, and is beating everybody for the cash right now, and I mean EVERYBODY! I heard about him the last time I was there and he is being billed as the next Efren. I have a feeling we will be hearing a lot more about him in the future.
Here is what I read about him so he must be the real deal:
- he beat Alex Pagulayan in 3 money game matches. Scores were 17-5, 21-14 and 21-14 no handicap (scores not even close).
- Orcullo has been giving him a 9-10 handicap but Dennis has never won
- he's beaten jeffrey ignacio 3 times (race to 21) and ronnie alcano, no handicap.
- He became cebu champion at the age of 15. someone told me he beat Alcano giving the world champ 9-10 handicap.
- He beat De Luna too on the same trip to Cebu with Alcano.
- Alex must really hate this kid now (joke). Together with Biado, they just beat Pagulayan/Valle 9-8 after trailing 2-8 in alternate break format.
- You can now add Lee Van Corteza and Banares to his list of victims (still with Biado as partner) since they just sent Corteza/Banares to the B side with a score of 9-4.
- He lost to Thorsten Hohmann 9-4 in his first match in the Pacman Cup singles tournament last week. However, he avenged that defeat by eliminating Thorsten from the competition from the losers' side with a better score of 9-3. From the article:
Raga, an obscure 17-year-old campaigner battling it out among some of the biggest names of the sport, defeated Hohmann, 9-3, with powerful breaks and calculating counter-play, scoring sweet revenge over his opening-round tormentor.
- His financiers/managers are so confident of this kid that they are trying to set-up a match with Orcullo this December, this time with no handicap. I watched all his videos posted by "batang tirador" and I heard him say that his financiers are willing to put up money to have him play against Shane Van Boening. However, I think he still needs some more seasoning and polishing for him to beat SVB. Hopefully that match up with SVB while he is now in the Philippines will push through.
They are now looking for sponsors or ways to bring him to the USA. Since he is now out in the open, winning a couple of tournaments will make that dream easier. I hope we see him in the USA soon.
