A teen-ager beats Hohmann

Too bad he lost to Biado in last 32
Would be nice to see him go deep into tourney :)
 
spartan said:
Too bad he lost to Biado in last 32
Would be nice to see him go deep into tourney :)
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Prolly needs more seasoning .
Efren said there's a teenager from the north of the islands he thinks will become a world champion.
 
JoeyInCali said:
He IS a monster. :eek:
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There are probably few hundred small and big monsters in Phil. About 100 showed up in this tourney. Another few hundred lurking around most are unknowns with unheard of names.
Someone should pitch a reality TV series on these unknown monsters. Bring them all together and have battles/tourneys to select the top 5 or 10 players. Then quietly bring them to US and Europe to play money games and tourneys and see they how fare against the best.
Am sure there are Phil TV stations like GMA that are pro pool and may support such series :grin-square:
 
most of these so-called "monsters" do not really participate in tournaments. those by-standers there were like, "where the hell is the money? who's in charge of taking bets?"
 
Mirza said:
Here he is playing a 10 ball rating game, rules described in the beginning of the video...he scored better than Biado :D



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADP6M7WO1Ic
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The kid can definitely play. Has near perfect command of the CB, and rarely misses a shot. And he's fading his annoying promoter's commentary (is that his dad?) the whole time.

Did Biado play on the same table? Those are some generous pockets.
 
Biado and Anton Raga doubles team beat Pagulayan/Valle yesterday in the Pacman Cup. They were trailing 2-8 (alternate break format) but they still managed to come back and win 9-8.
 
He is really good, but he does not do much thinking in between shots, and that led him to make mistakes. And yeah, those pockets are very forgiving. His ball making ability is what is saving him, because I see him getting on the wrong side of the ball many times. I do not think his shapes are very good. He is not in the same league as Pagulayan (in my opinion). Hard to believe that he beat him. Maybe I should have watched the entire video before commenting. Only watched around 10 minutes of it so far.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADP6M7WO1Ic
 
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: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.
 
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