Article from The Manila Bulletin Online dated August 30, 2008.
http://www.mb.com.ph/SPRT20070830101641.html#
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
TV show eyed to boost billiards
To help further develop and improve pool in the country, Raya Sports, in partnership with ABC 5, will hold the Pool Showdown, a live TV program designed to air on prime time twice a week.
Featuring Filipino and foreign cue artists, the show to be aired live from 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Saturdays on ABC 5, will be launched on Sept. 18 and will run through Dec. 8.
"By bringing pool to weekly TV, we aim to expand the fan and sponsorship base for the sport," said Yen Makabenta, president of Raya. "If we succeed at this, it could be a base for pool development not only in our country but all over the world."
The TV program, a first in the history of Philippine pool, is sanctioned and supported by the Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines (BSCP) and the venue will be the Rizal Memorial Billiards center.
Three game formats, 8-ball, 9-ball and 10-ball, will be featured in the show which will have two groups of six players each playing a ring game (race to 10 pts.). The winner of the ring game will go into the Match of the Week on Saturday, with the winner becomes the Man in the Hot Seat.
Every week thereafter, one ring game will be played on Tuesday to determine the challenger to the Hot Seat player, who will stay put until dethroned.
The Last Man Standing in the grand finals in December will be declared the champion and take home US $12,000.
Among those competing are Ronnie Alcano, Lee Van Corteza, Dennis Orcullo, Antonio Gabica, Joven Bustamante, Warren Kiamco and Renemar David.
Foreign players are Shane Van Boening, Rodney Morris, Mika Immonen, Max Eberle, Darren Appleton, Wu Chia-ching and Kweng Kang.
All of them will also be joining the 2007 World Pool Championship in November in Quezon City.
Conspicuously missing from the list are Bata Reyes, Django Bustamante and Alex Pagulayan, three of the country's best billiards players.
Differences between their managers and organizers reportedly have come in the way of their participation. Willie CABALLES
http://www.mb.com.ph/SPRT20070830101641.html#
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
TV show eyed to boost billiards
To help further develop and improve pool in the country, Raya Sports, in partnership with ABC 5, will hold the Pool Showdown, a live TV program designed to air on prime time twice a week.
Featuring Filipino and foreign cue artists, the show to be aired live from 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Saturdays on ABC 5, will be launched on Sept. 18 and will run through Dec. 8.
"By bringing pool to weekly TV, we aim to expand the fan and sponsorship base for the sport," said Yen Makabenta, president of Raya. "If we succeed at this, it could be a base for pool development not only in our country but all over the world."
The TV program, a first in the history of Philippine pool, is sanctioned and supported by the Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines (BSCP) and the venue will be the Rizal Memorial Billiards center.
Three game formats, 8-ball, 9-ball and 10-ball, will be featured in the show which will have two groups of six players each playing a ring game (race to 10 pts.). The winner of the ring game will go into the Match of the Week on Saturday, with the winner becomes the Man in the Hot Seat.
Every week thereafter, one ring game will be played on Tuesday to determine the challenger to the Hot Seat player, who will stay put until dethroned.
The Last Man Standing in the grand finals in December will be declared the champion and take home US $12,000.
Among those competing are Ronnie Alcano, Lee Van Corteza, Dennis Orcullo, Antonio Gabica, Joven Bustamante, Warren Kiamco and Renemar David.
Foreign players are Shane Van Boening, Rodney Morris, Mika Immonen, Max Eberle, Darren Appleton, Wu Chia-ching and Kweng Kang.
All of them will also be joining the 2007 World Pool Championship in November in Quezon City.
Conspicuously missing from the list are Bata Reyes, Django Bustamante and Alex Pagulayan, three of the country's best billiards players.
Differences between their managers and organizers reportedly have come in the way of their participation. Willie CABALLES
Last edited:
