Pulpul, de Luna to play in China 9-Ball Open
abs-cbnNEWS.com | 06/08/2009 1:20 PM
Printer-friendly version | 
Send to friend | 
Share your views
The top Filipino finishers at the recently held Philippine Open Pool Championships will fly to China for the 2009 (JUS) World 9-Ball China Pudong Tang Cheng Open.
RP Open pool finalist Jeffrey de Luna and semifinalist Demosthenes “Plong-Plong” Pulpul will compete at the Pudong Yuanshen Gymnasium in Shanghai from June 11 to 14.
According to BilliardPhilippines.com, Pulpul and de Luna will be joined by 2006 Doha Asian games 9-ball gold medalist Antonio Gabica and 2005 World Pool Championship semifinalist Marlon Manalo.
Jerico Bañares, the 2008 WPA World Junior runner-up, will also play in the China event.
The China Pudong Tang Cheng Open will feature a double round robin for the race-to-nine in the last 64, and a single knock-out affair in the last 32.
The champion will bring home $40,000 while the runner-up will get $20,000. The losing semifinalists, meantime, will receive $5,500 each.
Comments