2011 Philippine Junior Champion Jonas Magpantay (3rd from left front) with BSCP Executive V-P Edgar Acaba (center) flanked by junior cue artists |
Jonas Magpantay clinches the 2011 Philippine Junior Pool Champion title edging Kenneth Arpilleda 9-4. Winning 3rd place was Husley Jusayan beating Rodlin "RJ" Bautista 9-4.
17 year old Jonas of Mindoro won the slot to represent the Philippines in the World Pocket-Billiard Association's World Junior Pool Championship on August 31 - September 4, 2011 in Kielce, Poland.
The 2-day eliminations held from August 5-6 was particpated by a total of 14 young Filipino pool players aging 18 years and younger, as follows:
- Aaron Cedric Gonzales
- Dan Neilo Zambrano
- Hans Juris Pablo
- Hushley Jusayan
- James De Leon
- Jonas Magpantay
- Joseph Basal
- Lawrence Mark Romero
- Marvin Pastor
- Paul Kenneth Arpilleda
- Raven Setiar
- Rodlin John Bautista
- Ryan Reo Atienza
- Zedric Schneider