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Reyes, Bustamante sibak na

- Ni Russell Cadayona -

MANILA, Philippines - Isa itong ‘major, major upset’ para sa mga billiards legends na sina Efren “Bata” Reyes at Francisco “Django” Bustamante.

Pinatalsik nina Muhammad Zulfikri at Ricky Yang ng Indonesia ang nagde­depensang sina Reyes at Bustamante, 8-6, papasok sa quarterfinal round ng 2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool kagabi sa Midtown Wing ng Robinson’s Place sa Ermita.

Matapos buksan nina Reyes at Bustamante ang laro sa 1-0 lamang, naka­tabla naman sina Chang at Zulfikri sa 3-3 patungo sa kanilang two-rack lead, 5-3.

Naitabla ng 55-anyos na si Reyes at ng 47-anyos na si Bustamante ang laro sa 5-5 kasunod ang dalawang sunod na panalo nina Chang at Zulfikri para sa ka­nilang 7-5 bentahe.  

Naagaw nina Reyes at Bustamante ang 14th rack para sa kanilang 6-7 agwat bago ang mintis ni Reyes sa No. 1 ball na sinamantala nina Chang at Zulfikri para sa kanilang panalo.

Dumaan naman sa bu­tas ng karayom sina American Johnny Archer at Rodney Morris bago lusutan sina Marcus Chamat at Thomas Mehtala ng Sweden, 8-7, para umabante sa quarterfinals.

“I’m just glad we won but I thought we played better all the way and when we had a chance we took it,” sabi ni Morris sa naturang pagtakas nila ni Archer.

“I wasn’t nervous as I knew we were playing well so it was just a matter of getting the opportunity,” dagdag pa ng American cue artist.

Binigo naman nina David Alcaide at Francisco San­chez Ruiz ng Spain sina Luong Chi Dung at Do Hoang Ruan ng Vietnam, 8-5, habang pinayukod nina Niels Feijen at Huidji See ng Holland sina Mario He at Jasmin Ouschan ng Austria, 8-3, at tinalo nina Ko Rin-yi at Chang Jung-lin ng Taiwan sina Naoyuki Oi at Toru Kuribayashi ng Japan, 8-2.

Nakatakdang makatagpo nina Dennis Orcollo at Roberto Gomez sa quarters sina Alcaide at Ruiz.

Kabuuang 32 kopo­nan mula sa 31 bansa ang kalahok sa torneong may $60,000 gantimpala para sa tambalang magkakampeon.

AMERICAN JOHNNY ARCHER

BUSTAMANTE

CHANG JUNG

DAVID ALCAIDE

DENNIS ORCOLLO

DO HOANG RUAN

NINA

REYES

SINA

ZULFIKRI

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