Congrats!.....Dennis Orcollo

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A warmest congratulations to Dennis Orcollo for winning the 2007 Enjoypool.com tournament!....You made us proud again and once more put the Philippine map in world sports! :) :) :)

Kudos also, to the other Filipino contenders, Bustamante, Parica, Manalo, Kiamco and Sambajon.....Keep on fightin', men! :)
 
this was a huge win for him and could be the start of a big winning streak

he's gotta be the odds on favourite going into the World 10 Ball tourney
 
Congrats Dennis.

But don't you think it's interesting that while Dennis won the big tournament of the West, Yang won the other big tournament of the East (Guiness Asian Tour stop in Taiwan).

Yang still has bragging rights over Dennis, and he'll continue to have bragging rights until Dennis starts beating Yang in these tournaments (or in gambling matches, if they ever hook up again). But I think it's rather safe to say that Dennis and Yang are the two best 9ball players in pool today.

Is this win considered Dennis' first "major"? Would you consider his World Pool League victory a major?
 
Congratulations to Dennis... IIRC he is the only Filipino to win the BCA Open (now enjoypool.com), correct? I wish him luck and many more major victories to come.

As far as Yang is concerned... I personally think that Yang is the better 9 ball player and I would attribute it to Yang's better break. They should play 10 ball instead where the break is not as big of an advantage. I think Dennis has better cue ball control and he is better with dealing with clusters. Yang on the other hand is probably better at pocketing. Man, I wish they'd play 10 ball race to 60. :cool:
 
IMO, it is in fact the first MAJOR for Dennis, while Yang has still to win one.

I'm sure some might consider the Asian Nine ball stop a major, I do not.
 
smashmouth said:
IMO, it is in fact the first MAJOR for Dennis, while Yang has still to win one.

I'm sure some might consider the Asian Nine ball stop a major, I do not.
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Absolutely right, Orcullo's only major. Efren's absence was a disappointment, but Dennis beat a deep, elite international field. To me, it's a large, deep international field that's what makes a tournament a major, and for me, the only current tournaments that quaify are the WPC, the BCA Pro Event, the Derby City Classic and the US Open.
 
jsp said:
Congrats Dennis.

But don't you think it's interesting that while Dennis won the big tournament of the West, Yang won the other big tournament of the East (Guiness Asian Tour stop in Taiwan).

Yang still has bragging rights over Dennis, and he'll continue to have bragging rights until Dennis starts beating Yang in these tournaments (or in gambling matches, if they ever hook up again). But I think it's rather safe to say that Dennis and Yang are the two best 9ball players in pool today.

Is this win considered Dennis' first "major"? Would you consider his World Pool League victory a major?
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Pardon my stupidity, but where can I read about who Yang is?
It seems like only lately I've been reading about him.
 
I think you'd have to consider the upcoming 10 ball tourney a major also based on the field

10 ball is tailor made for rotation game players with average breaks, Dennis could clean up there, matter of fact, I say he takes it again on the winners side
 
smashmouth said:
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I'm sure some might consider the Asian Nine ball stop a major, I do not.
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If the pnoys won this tour, I'm sure you will change your mind - it still impressed me you were so proud that "the Filipino cue artists managed to come out on top in Vietnam , Thailand , Taiwan and
Indonesia for a historical sweep of the tournament in 2006 Asian Nine ball tours." and Orcullo knocked out Chao in Jakarta Leg.
 
wangerhg said:
If the pnoys won this tour, I'm sure you will change your mind - it still impressed me you were so proud that "the Filipino cue artists managed to come out on top in Vietnam , Thailand , Taiwan and
Indonesia for a historical sweep of the tournament in 2006 Asian Nine ball tours." and Orcullo knocked out Chao in Jakarta Leg.
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since when did the Asian Tour became a major? the name and title speaks for itself and it clearly says "ASIAN". have you seen non-asians competed in the Asian tour ? the field ain't that deep compared to the U.S. Pro circuit which include players of different nationalities. the U.S. Pro circuit have atleast 40+ players in every tourney. not to mention that most of the players attending are the cream of the crop and no simple pushovers.
 
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