Philippine cue artists rule World 10-ball

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ Rubilen Amit, Carlo Biado and Johann Chua turned back Great Britain’s Kelly Fisher, Jayson Shaw and Darren Appleton to rule the 2022 Predator World 10-ball Team Championship in Klagenfurt, Austria over the weekend.

Amit bested Fisher, 4-3, while Biado outlasted Shaw in singles. Amit and Chua then routed Fisher and Appleton, 4-1, in mixed doubles to claim the country’s first crown after a pair of runners up finishes in 2010 and 2014.

For their feat, the troika pocketed the top purse which is equivalent to P2.3 million.

On their way to victory, the Filipinos waylaid the Germans, 4-2, in a shootout and bested the Swedes, 3-1, and the Brits, 3-2, in the elimination round and then the Poles, 3-1, in the quarters.

They ran into Great Britain again in the finale after the latter made it through via the loser’s bracket.

But there was just no stopping Amit, Biado and Chua, who overpowered Fisher, Shaw and Appleton.

It was redemption of sort for Amit, who had a forgettable performance in the women’s side while avenging Chezka Centeno’s quarterfinals defeat to Fisher.