$150,000 in World Open 9-Ball in Qatar-6/29 to 7/5

[bowman]

you can not watch channel 2&3 think it is part of sky package over there...

 

[JAM]

Here's some more results coming in JAM:

Darren Appleton - 11, Naef Al Jaweeni - 3
Roberto Gomez - 11, Vilmos Foldez - 3
Ralf Souquet - 11, Efren Reyes - 7
Alex Pagulayan - 11, Wu Chia Ching - 10
Shane Van Boening - 11, Gandy Valle - 10
Radoslaw Babica - 11, Thorsten Hohmann - 8

Geezy peezy, Shane squeaked by Gandy Valle. Whew!

Cowboy barbecued the Hungarian.

Alex Pagulayan must have been giving the fans a heart attack, going to the double hill.

Ralf Souquet is having a very good year. That's a great win against Efren. He must have shot well.

Thorsten goes down to Babica. I don't know much about Babica.

What I do know is this:

USA, ALL THE WAY, BABY!

Keep it going, Shane!

JAM

 

[Krisz]

Marlon Manalo PHI 8 - Thomas Engert GER 11
Chang Jung Ling TPE 8 - Martin Kempter AUT 11
Mika Immonen FIN 6 - Jeffrey De Luna PHI 11
Lee Van Corteza PHI 9 - Ohi Naoyuki JPN 11
Zhang Shuchun CHN 6 - Ko Pin Yi TPE 11
Niels Feijen NED 11 - Allan Cuartero PHI 3

 

[jay helfert]

Marlon Manalo PHI 8 - Thomas Engert GER 11
Chang Jung Ling TPE 8 - Martin Kempter AUT 11
Mika Immonen FIN 6 - Jeffrey De Luna PHI 11
Lee Van Corteza PHI 9 - Ohi Naoyuki JPN 11
Zhang Shuchun CHN 6 - Ko Pin Yi TPE 11
Niels Feijen NED 11 - Allan Cuartero PHI 3

Look out for Ko Pin Yi. He's scary good. Of course, so is everyone else in this field.

 

[Krisz]

So the last 16 are:

Dennis Orcollo - Warren Kiamco
Ramil Gallego - Francisco Bustamante
Darren Appleton - Ralf Souquet
Alex Pagulayan - Roberto Gomez
Shane Van Boening - Radoslaw Babica
Thomas Engert -Martin Kempter
Jeffrey De Luna - Ohi Naoyuki
Ko Pin Yi - Niels Feijen

7 Philipinos, 3 will advance for sure
1 Brit
2 Germans
1 Polish (is it the right term?)
1 Austrian
1 Dutch
makes a total of 6 Europeans
1 American
1 Japanese
1 Taiwanese

 

[Krisz]

Look out for Ko Pin Yi. He's scary good. Of course, so is everyone else in this field.

Well, I've seen Django, Souquet and Engert play in person and from what I hear, the others can play a bit, too...:wink:

Can't someone give me 35 hours and two thousand dollars?...I'd love to watch those matches!

 

[jay helfert]

So the last 16 are:

Dennis Orcollo - Warren Kiamco
Ramil Gallego - Francisco Bustamante
Darren Appleton - Ralf Souquet
Alex Pagulayan - Roberto Gomez
Shane Van Boening - Radoslaw Babica
Thomas Engert -Martin Kempter
Jeffrey De Luna - Ohi Naoyuki
Ko Pin Yi - Niels Feijen

7 Philipinos, 3 will advance for sure
1 Brit
2 Germans
1 Polish (is it the right term?)
1 Austrian
1 Dutch
makes a total of 6 Europeans
1 American
1 Japanese
1 Taiwanese

Try picking the winners of these eight matches. Good luck. I'll take Dennis, Francisco, Ralf, Alex, Shane, Thomas, De Luna and Ko. If I get more than half right I'll be happy.

 

[Krisz]

Try picking the winners of these eight matches. Good luck. I'll take Dennis, Francisco, Ralf, Alex, Shane, Thomas, De Luna and Ko. If I get more than half right I'll be happy.

I'd go for Warren, Ramil and maybe Roberto...the rest, I agree

 

[crosseyedjoe]

Both Shane and Johnny do have some financial backing here in the States, and they are fortunate indeed for that.

I am not sure what the arrangement it is, but both of them are provided some monies for travel expenses. I do not know if their financial backing covers 100 percent of all expenses. Something, though, is sure better than nothing. The majority of American players have zero financial backing. Johnny and Shane, in some sense, are lucky in that respect.

Shane may be able to hang in the Philippines, as he's single. However, Johnny has a wife and two children, as well as a pool room he co-owns in Marietta, Georgia.

I was told by someone in the know that it costs about $3,500 to attend a week-long event in Qatar. That's a lot of cheesenips for most American players to come up with. It sounds like a wonderful tournament, however. But $3,500 can go a lot further by attending tournaments on American soil, if you're an American player.

JAM

I think most pool federations are part of their country's olympics body which receive money from the government.

 

[fanthom]

Fresh from the oven:

Dennis Orcullo -11, Oliver Ortmann - 6
Warren Kiamco - 11, Ronnie Alcano - 7
Ramil Gallego - 11, Satoshi Kawabata - 7
Francisco Bustamante - 11, Antonio Gabica - 2

Two Filipinos just dropped like flies!

Damn! It's beginning to look like a Philippine Civil War in the Middle East :grin-square: Only thing missing is Manny Pacquiao and the rumble is complete.

 

[gopi-1]

Damn! It's beginning to look like a Philippine Civil War in the Middle East :grin-square: Only thing missing is Manny Pacquiao and the rumble is complete.

Your wish is my command!

 

[bandido]

I find this statement kind of funny, thinking about that infamous Filipino Invasion, led by Jose Parica, followed by Cesar Morales, and then Santos, Ronnie Alcano, et cetera. The U.S. monies seemed to be attractive at one time to the Filipino players. :grin:

Some Filipinos today do enjoy accepting backing from a U.S. Open champion who's currently living in Philadelphia area. Every time I would see him at tournaments, he was surrounded by Filipino champions.

Where there's a will, there's a way, I say! It's the "will" part that troubles me personally today.

JAM

Hey, you deciphered it! The prize money is enough for Filipinos because they eventually end up spending the bulk of it here. To an American or ....player, it's not enough because of the cost of living in their countries. The "will" part might just have these American and Euro and...gladiators end up living in the Philippines to make ends meet easier while honing their skill.:smile:

The Philippines is a poolplayer's paradise. Not just because of all the champions it has but the Philippines as a whole is a fertile environment for the sport to grow in.

 

[Fatboy]

Hey, you deciphered it! The prize money is enough for Filipinos because they eventually end up spending the bulk of it here. To an American or ....player, it's not enough because of the cost of living in their countries. The "will" part might just have these American and Euro and...gladiators end up living in the Philippines to make ends meet easier while honing their skill.:smile:

The Philippines is a poolplayer's paradise. Not just because of all the champions it has but the Philippines as a whole is a fertile environment for the sport to grow in.

I think it would be GREAT to live in the PI for a few years. I might just do that-I'm kinda needing a change.

 

[bandido]

I think it would be GREAT to live in the PI for a few years. I might just do that-I'm kinda needing a change.

Give me a holler and I'll help you make your move a bit easier. Come for a vacation first and live the islands.

 

[JAM]

Hey, you deciphered it! The prize money is enough for Filipinos because they eventually end up spending the bulk of it here. To an American or ....player, it's not enough because of the cost of living in their countries. The "will" part might just have these American and Euro and...gladiators end up living in the Philippines to make ends meet easier while honing their skill.:smile:

The Philippines is a poolplayer's paradise. Not just because of all the champions it has but the Philippines as a whole is a fertile environment for the sport to grow in.

I noticed that Santos is back in the States, hanging out in Colorado. I'm not sure if he's just here on a brief visit or if he intends to stay for a while. I like Santos! :smile:

I remember him winning Allen Hopkins' Skins Billiard Championship for 84 large against Danny Basavich. Santos' backers offered Danny a proposition on a "saver" before the match had commenced, meaning whoever won had to give the other a 10- or 20-percent chunk of the winnings. Danny declined, mainly because he had too many backers and cutting up the cheese would have been brutal with a saver. It was a big payday for Santos. He was on top of the world. He also won the World Summit of Pool in New York City the year before. Santos has done some damage on the American tournament trail!

So what's on the menu for today? I know they don't celebrate the American Independence Day in the Middle East. So we should find out soon how Shane Van Boening will fare. USA, all the way! And if it can't be Shane, I want Bustie to win.

JAM

ETA: I don't know who Shane is playing today!

 

[JAM]

Though it has not been updated yet, here is the link for today's rounds: http://www.qatarolympics.org/topics/index.asp?g={6233D1B7-0B5A-469F-9A0D-8CF78BC44FA3}

JAM

 

[JAM]

Here we go...

At 12:00 Qatar time:

PHI Dennis Orcollo VS PHI Warren Kiamco
PHI Ramil Gallego VS PHI Francisco Bustamante
GBR Darren Appleton VS GER Ralf Souquet
PHI Alex Pagulayan VS PHI Roberto Gomez

Second round for the day, at 3:00 Qatar time:

USA Shane V. Boening VS POL Radoslaw Babica
GRM Thomas Engert VS AUT Martin Kempter
PHI Jeffrey De Luna VS JPN Ohi Naoyuki
TPE Ko Pin-Yi VS NED Niels Feijen

Some pretty tough match-ups here. WOW!

Personally, out of all the above players, I think Shane got a pretty good draw, if you can consider Babica a good draw, but compared to the rest of them champion players, he's looking good! :smile:

JAM

 

[JAM]

I just remembered who Babica is. He's the Polish cutie pie redhead! Two young guns duking it out. This should be a good match!

JAM

 

[Krisz]

PHI Dennis Orcollo VS PHI Warren Kiamco 11-6
PHI Ramil Gallego VS PHI Francisco Bustamante 11-8
PHI Alex Pagulayan VS PHI Roberto Gomez 11-6

 

[JAM]

PHI Dennis Orcollo VS PHI Warren Kiamco 11-6
PHI Ramil Gallego VS PHI Francisco Bustamante 11-8
PHI Alex Pagulayan VS PHI Roberto Gomez 11-6

Oh, no, Bustie was knocked out.

That Ramil Gallego sure is having a mighty fine tournament in Qatar. WOW!

Cowboy was shot down by the Lion.

JAM