2011 Philippine Juniors Championship

2011 Philippine Junior Champion Jonas Magpantay (3rd from left front) with BSCP Executive V-P Edgar Acaba (center) flanked by junior cue artists

Star Billiards Center, Quezon City -
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:

1. Aaron Cedric Gonzales
2. Dan Neilo Zambrano
3. Hans Juris Pablo
4. Hushley Jusayan
5. James De Leon
6. Jonas Magpantay
7. Joseph Basal
8. Lawrence Mark Romero
9. Marvin Pastor
10. Paul Kenneth Arpilleda
11. Raven Setiar
12. Rodlin John Bautista
13. Ryan Reo Atienza
14. Zedric Schneider

2011 WORLD 10-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Huidjie See of Netherlands clinches the 2011 World 10-Ball Champion title, beating  Fu Jian Bo of China 11-8.

In the semi-final matches Huidjie See beat Japan’s Yukio Akakariyama  9-6 while Fu Jian Bo of China beat Filipino Carlo Biado, 9-5.

Huidjie See’s surge was the least expected overtaking favored world champions Immonen, Orcollo, Alcano, Souquet, Hohmann, Appleton, and the rest who fell short either in the top 16 or quarter final matches.

A total of 128 players from 44 countires participated in this annual event sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiards Association.

1. Antonio Lining, PHI

2. Dennis Orcullo, PHI

3. Kuo Po-Cheng, TPE

4. Niels Feijen, NED

5. David Alcaide, ESP

6. Ronnie Alcano, PHI

7. Oliver Medenilla, PHI

8. Shane Van Boening, USA

9. Jason Klatt, CAN

10. Nick Van Den Berg, NED

11. Chang Jung Lin, TPE

12. Lee Van Corteza, PHI

13. Johnny Archer, USA

14. Joven Alba, PHI

15. Darren Appleton, GBR

16. Jeffrey De Luna, PHI

17. Nguyen Phuc Long, VIE

18. Raymund Faraon, PHI

19. Mika Immonen, FIN

20. Bashar Hussain, QTR

21. Venancio Tanio, PHI

22. Scott Higgins, GBR

23. Karl Boyes, GBR

24. Chris Melling, GBR

25. Daryl Peach, GBR

26. Mark Gray, GBR

27. Imran Majid, GBR

28. Ralf Souquet, GER

29. Sascha Tege, GER

30. Thomas Engert, GER

31. Oliver Ortmann, GER

32. Harald Stolka, GER

33. Stephan Cohen, FRA

34. Vincent Facquet, FRA

35. Francesco Diaz-Pizarro, ESP

36. Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz, ESP

37. Carlos Cabello, ESP

38. Karlo Dalmatin, CRO

39. Ivica Putnik, CRO

40. Mario He, AUT

41. Bruno Muratore, ITA

42. Raj Hundal, GBR

43. Marcus Chamat, SWE

44. Radolslaw Babica, POL

45. Karol Skowerski, POL

46. Markus Juva, FIN

47. Petri Makkonen, FIN

48. Huidji See, NED

49. Valery Kuluyant, UZB

50. Dennis Grabe, EST

51. Tony Drago, MDV

52. Konstantin Stepanov, RUS

53. Manuel Pereira, POR

54. Artem Koschovy, UKR

55. Christian Johanessen, NOR

56. Charlie Williams, USA

57. Max Eberle, USA

58. John Morra, CAN

59. Mario Morra, CAN

60. Reuben Bautista, MEX

61. Christian Tuvi, URU

62. Youseff Jalal, VEN

63. Juan Vega, PER

64. Kenny Kwok, HKG

65. Chen Man Lee, HKG

66. Liu Hai Tao, CHN

67. Han Hao Xiang, CHN

68. Fu Jianbo, CHN

69. Li Hewen, CHN

70. Dang Jinhu, CHN

71. Wang Ming, CHN

72. Wu Chia Ching, CHN

73. Toh Lian Han, SIN

74. Chan Keng Kwang, SIN

75. Alok Kumar, IND

76. Sundeep Gulati, IND

77. Mohanna Al-Obaidly, QAT

78. Abdulatif Fawal, QAT

79. Gun Jae Lee, KOR

80. Hwang Yong, KOR

81. Che Wei Fu, TPE

82. Chien Chieh Liu, TPE

83. Lo Liwen, JPN

84. Naoyuki OI, JPN

85. Yukio, Akakariyama, JPN

86. Luong Chi Dung, VIE

87. Lim Leng, VIE

88. Imran Ibrahim, INA

89. Muhammad Zulfikri, INA

90. Mohamad Ali Berjaoui, LIB

91. Mazen Berjaoui, LIB

92. Mohamed Hasan Al Hosani, UAE

93. Omran Salem Salem, UAE

94. Abdulla Mohamed Yaousef, UAE

95. Amin Fekry, UAE

96. Omar Al-Shaheen, KUW

97. Khaled Al Mutairi, KUW

98. Takti Zarekani, IRI

99. Amir Ibrahim, MAS

100. Kok Hon Keong, MAS

101. Jerico Banares, PHI

102. Victor Arpilleda, PHI

103. Carlo Biado, PHI

104. Rodolfo Luat, PHI

105. Jundel Mazon, PHI

106. Ahmad Taufiq M. Murni, BRU

107. Ak Md Saiful Azri, BRU

108. Chamaka Atapattu, SRI

109. David Rothall, AUS

110. James Delahunty, AUS

111. Mario Tolentino, PHI

112. Ramil Gallego, PHI

113. Ruben Cuna, PHI

114. Ricky Yang, INA

115. Roberto Gomez, PHI

116. Thorsten Hohmann,  GER

117. Jonas Magpantay, PHI

118. Marvin Tapia, PHI

119. Allan Cuartero, PHI

120. Chang Yu Lung, TPE

121. Tomoo Takano, JPN

122. Yang Ching Shun, TPE

123. Antonio Gabica, PHI

124. Lu Hui Chan, TPE

125. Guo Hoa, CHN

126. Demosthenes Pulpul, PHI

127. Ko Ping Chun, TPE

128. Ko Pin Yi, TPE

The championship was held from May 10-15 at the World Trade Center, Pasay City, Philippines.

2011 PHILIPPINE POOL OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

German Thorsten Hohmann clinches the men’s 2011 Philippine 10-Ball Open Championship title defeating countryman, Ralf Souquet, 11-10 in an uphill battle. Hohmann joined the tournament last minute in place of an exhibition match in the United States. Players from thirty one nations participated in this five day event held at the SM Mega Trade Hall 1, Pasig City. The Championships was sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiards Association (WPA) and organized by Raya Sports.

Men’s Ranking

1.      Thorsten Hohmann       23.  Roland de la Cruz             45. Vincent Facquet

2.      Ralh Souquet               24. Kuo Po Cheng                  46. Amir Ibrahim

3.      Liu Hai Tao                 25. Bashar Hussain                 47. Marlon Manalo

4.      Antonio Lining            26. Yu Lung Chang                 48. Mohammad Zulfikri

5.      Darren Appleton           27. Naoyuki Oi                       49. Robbie Foldvari

6.      Carlo Biado                 28. John Mora                        50. Bobby Lee Chenman

7.                    7.   Fu Che Wei                   29. Jerico Bañares                   51. Rafath Habib

8.      Dennis Orcullo             30. Oliver Medenilla                52. Jech Limen

9.      Marcus Chamat            31. Siauw Wieto                     53. Md.A.Bin Hj Raschid

10.  Chang Jung Lin            32. Demosthenes Pulpul           54. Lee Gun Jae

11.  Lee Van Corteza            33. Wu Hao                           55. Shinya Inoue

12.  Takti Zarekani              34. Venancio Tanio                 56. Roberto Gomez

13.  Hwang Yong                35. Kenny Kwok                     57. Ahmad T. Bin Murni

14.  Jundel Mazon               36. Mohammed Hosani            58. Chan Keng Kwang

15.  Jason Klatt                   37. Mohana Obaidy                 59. Rudy Susanto

16.  Ricky Yang                  38. Chang Pei Wei                  60. Ko Ping Chun

17.  Allan Cuartero              39. Raymond Faraon                61. Shane Van Boening

18.  Renemar David             40. Desmond Goh Chin Teck    62. Sundeep Gulati

19.  Ramil Gallego              41. Ronato Alcano                   63. Konstantin Stepanov

20.  Lo Li Wen                   42. Mika Immonen                  64. Tomoo Takano

21.  Abdullah Al Yousuf       43. Jeffrey de Luna

22.  Nguyen Phoc Long        44. Yoni Rachmanto

Chinese teen Chen Siming wins the women’s title defeating British veteran Kelly Fisher, 9-3. Chen never fell off the winners bracket showing her determination to join her compatriots Liu Sha Sha and Wu Chia Ching as a teenage world champion.

Womens’ Ranking:

1.      Chen Siming        13. Tsai Pei Chen                25. Aradhana Naik

2.      Kelly Fisher         14. Xiao Fang Fu                 26. Suniti Damani

3.      Lin Yuan Chun     15. Helena Benjamin            27. Reggie Ann Biagcong

4.      Liu Sha Sha         16. Ga Young Kim               28. Junko Tsuchiya

5.      Lim Yun Mi        17. Naomi Williams             29. Heona Kritine Gregori

6.      Chou Chieh Yu    18. Hyun Ji Won                 30. Monika Webb

7.      Jasmin Ouschan   19. Angeline Ticoalu             31. Allison Fisher

8.      Wu Jing             20. Veronique Menard            32. Gillian Go

9.      Ina Jentschura      21. Duong Thuy Vi

10.  Yu Ram Cha        22. Line Kyorsvic

11.  Li Jia                  23. Keiko Yukawa

12.  Han Yu               24. Marika Poikkijoki

Stage 1 was held from March 31 – April 4 at the Star Billiards Center in Quezon City. The grueling five day eliminations gave way to ten men and four female stage 2 qualifiers, namely:

Men:                                        Nation:

Roland Dela Cruz                    Philippines

Tomoo Takano                        Japan

Yoni Rachmanto                      Indonesia

Allan Cuartero                         Philippines

Muhammad Zulfikri                  Indonesia

Renemar David                        Philippines

Roberto Gomez                       Philippines

Jundel Mazon                          Philippines

Fu Che Wei                            Chinese Taipei

Yu Lung, Chang                      Chinese Taipei

Women:

Lin Yuan Chun                         Chinese Taipei

Wu Jing                                   China

Tsai Pei Chen                          Chinese Taipei

Duong Thuy Vi                         Vietnam