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2 RP bets enter semis

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JAKARTA – Dennis Orcollo and Alex Pagulayan of the Philippines booked seats in the semifinals after they finished in the top two of Group A in the preliminary round of the Guinness 9 Ball Tour 2008 Grand Final yesterday at the Mal Tarman Anggrek here.

A third Filipino in Antonio Gabica fell short in his bid in Group B as he ran out of steam and lost his last two games.

Orcollo and Pagulayan chalked up similar 3-1 win-loss records in their group to clinch spots in the Final Four guaranteeing themselves of at least $5,400 each in this grand finale offering a total cash purse of $72,000.

Orcollo, who won the previous leg in Guangzhou, China, swept his first three assignments before losing what’s already a non-bearing match with Chinese Taipei’s Chang Jung Lin, 7-9, yesterday.

He started with a 9-7 conquest of Pagulayan then followed it up with triumphs over Taiwanese Wang Hung Hsiang, 9-8, and Korean Ryu Seung Woo, 9-5.

Pagulayan, who ruled the Singapore leg, bounced back from his setback against Orcollo with a relatively easy 9-5 victory over Chang late Friday night. The 2004 World Pool champion barged into the semis after edging Wang, 9-8, and routing Ryu, 9-2.

Gabica outclassed fellow Filipino Joven Bustamante, 9-5, on Friday then beat Malaysia’s Ibrahim Amir, 9-5, and survived Chinese Taipei’s Wu Chia Ching, 9-7, before losing his last two matches to hometown bet Ricky Yang and Yang Ching Shun of Chinese Taipei last night.

ANTONIO GABICA

BALL TOUR

CHANG JUNG LIN

CHINESE TAIPEI

DENNIS ORCOLLO AND ALEX PAGULAYAN OF THE PHILIPPINES

FILIPINO JOVEN BUSTAMANTE

FINAL FOUR

GRAND FINAL

GROUP A

GROUP B

IBRAHIM AMIR

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