11th Asian 8-Ball Tournament set on 8 August, Nanakorn to defend crown

After a month of summer break, the Asian Tours will be back again to the light blue felt pool table this coming 8th August as the pool masters clash anew and show who’s who in the 11^th edition of the Asian 8 Ball Tournament at 2 pm at the Centre Carougeois de Billard.

Defending Champion Ken Nanakorn of Thailand is expected to be in tip-top shape and will go all out in defense of his title. However, stiff opposition from the Philippine players is expected as Morris Leonor, Val Arceo, and Jimmy Menguita have been busy practicing and running out tables in preparation for the tournament.

Also, Vietnam’s Tony Truong is no push-over either. He has vowed to streak to the finals. The Philippine team continues to have a deep bench of players that can spring surprises. Aside from their veteran players, they have Ruben Zaballa, Leo Barroga, and Nilo Teodoro.

A registration fee of 35 CHF will be charged for each participating player. Players are requested to be present 15 minutes before game time. For information and registration, please call: Jerry Quinto at 079-263-68-32 or Ken Nanakorn at 076-752-53-47 or e-mail us at pbc.geneva@yahoo.com

Val Arceo captures 4th Annual Ambassador's Cup--Philippine Independence Day Invitational 9-Ball Tournament

It was another shining moment for veteran cue master Val Arceo as he captured the 4th Annual Ambassador's Cup--Philippine Independence Day Invitational 9-Ball Tournament yesterday at the Carouge Centre de Billard. Besting more than a dozen cue artists which included China’s Han Bin, Cambodia’s Phaly Long, Vietnam’s Tony Truong, and Thailand’s Ken Nanakorn, Arceo led the Philippine team to take the championship and the 2 runner-up positions

For the finals, it was an all-Filipino battle which featured Val Arceo and compatriot Morris Leonor. Leonor started with an all out attack to take an early 3-1 lead. After the 4^th rack, Arceo quickly went to work and took the next two racks to equalize the score. From there, Arceo put the icing to the cake with his brilliant safeties and superb pocketing to finish 7-3.

Another Philippine player, Jimmy Menguita dumped Thailand’s Ken Nanakorn 7-2 to grab the 3^rd place. It was a lop-sided battle as Menguita took the offensive from the very start and took rack after rack limiting his opponent to winning only 2 racks.

The Philippine Billiard Club-Geneva would like to thank H.E. Ambassador Evan Garcia and Consul General Gary Domingo for donating the trophies. Mabuhay ang Sambayanan !!! Mabuhay ang Kalayaaan !!!

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