It was another all-Philippine finals in today’s 7th Asian 8 Ball Tournament at the Centre Billard de Carougeois as veteran cue master Val Arceo whipped compatriot Ruben Zaballa 5-3 to defend the title and win the 8 ball championship for the second consecutive time.
Arceo who was also the 6th Asian 8 Ball champion, took the early lead and grabbed the first rack. However, not to be outdone, Zaballa fought back for the equalizer. It was a see-saw battle until the 4th rack with the score at 2-2, when Arceo unleashed his all out attack and took the next two racks to lead 4-2. The stubborn Zaballa tried to rally and took the next rack to move closer at 4-3. But in the final rack, Arceo tried a bank shot on the side pocket with the 8 ball which missed but with a stroke of good luck, bounced back and went inside the pocket to seal his victory 5-3.
In the battle for 3rd place, rookie Leo Barroga surprised everyone by upsetting and demolishing Las Vegas veteran Raymundo Ruben 3-0. It was a lop-sided match as Barroga took control of the table and dominated rack after rack. Ruben, who earlier in the semi-finals played a superb game by crushing Vietnamese Tony Truong 5-0, suddenly lost his magic touch and succumbed to Barroga’s
unrelenting offensive.
As a special benefit tournament, the prize money of 220 Swiss francs (approximately 10,000 Philippine pesos) was donated to Sagip Kapamilya c/o Mr. Rudy Guacena for the victims of the recent typhoon Ondoy . We would like to thank all the players for their generosity, kindness and solidarity.
Maraming Salamat sa inyong lahat!!
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http://pbcgeneva.myphotoalbum.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=album29
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