Five Billiard Players Fill World Pool Championship

Five Billiard Players Fill World Pool ChampionshipPlay concluded late Wednesday night as the 2006 Philippines World Pool Championship Qualifying Event reached its climax at the Star Billiards Center at Quezon City and there were five more lucky players taking their spots in the starting line for the main event which gets underway this Saturday November 4.Tomoo Takano become the fourth Japanese player to reach the event proper as he got the better of Filipino Elvis Perez 9-6 to take the final spot in Group 3 alongside 2003 WPC Champion Thorsten Hohmann, Filipino Canadian Edwin Montal and England’s Andy Worthington.Discuss the 2006 Philippines World Pool ChampionshipIn the last event it was seasoned local pro Leonardo Andam who won through as he took out young Japanese player Ryoji Aoki in a tense decider.
Andam, a quarter finalist in this event in 2001, has not appeared in the WPC since ’02 and he will relish the opportunity to carry the flag for the Philippines. ‘The Rattlesnake’ will appear in Group 7, headed by Germany’s Ralf Souquet.There were four more players whose week of qualifying concluded in the best possible way as they headed up the table of ‘lucky losers’ for the players who did not win an event but gained the most points due to performances throughout the week.Chin Ju-chen of Taiwan becomes Qualifier 11 and the Filipino trio of Jharome Pena, Rudy Morta and Israel Rota all get the nod as Qualifiers 12, 13 and 14 respectively.Rota can count himself the most fortunate as he takes the place of 2003 US Open Champion Gabe Owen (USA) who withdrew on Tuesday citing reservations about travelling.If any further players drop out then first alternate is America’s Max Eberle whose runner’s up spot in one event and semi-final in another were enough to put him in pole position.Players by GroupGroup 1Wu Chia-ching (TPE) Chang Keng-kwang (SIN)Harold Rousseau (CAN)Sven Pauritsch (GER) Group 2Efren Reyes (PHI) Radoslaw Babica (POL) Roy Apancho (INA)Tony Crosby (USA)Group 3Thorsten Hohmann (GER) Edwin Montal (CAN) Andy Worthington (ENG)Tamoo Takano (JAP)Group 4Alex Pagulayan (PHI)Li He-wen (CHN) Lee Kun-fang (TPE)Gustavo Espinosa (ARG) Group 5Marlon Manalo (PHI) Mike Davis (USA)Fu Che-wei (TPE)Nicolas Guimond (CAN) Group 6Kuo Po-cheng (TPE) Ernesto Dominguez (MEX)Dharminder Singh Lily (IND)Roger Lysholm (Nor)Group 7Ralf Souquet (GER) Chang Jung-ling (TPE) Tony Fransson (SWE)Leonardo Andam (PHI)Group 8Johnny Archer (USA) Huang Kun-chang (TPE) Xu Meng (CHN)Gregorio Sanchez (VEN)Group 9Thomas Engert (GER) Stuart Lawler (AUS) Philipp Stojanovic (CRO)Lee Van Corteza (PHI)Group 10Francisco Bustamante (PHI) Darren Appleton (ENG) Prince Haji Billah (BRU)Jharome Pena (PHI)Group 11Mika Immonen (FIN) David Alcaide (ESP) Marco Tschudi (SUI)Antonio Lining (PHI)Group 12Rodney Morris (USA) Enrique Rojas (CHI) Jorn Kaplan (GER)Lu Hsun-chen (TPE)Group 13Marcus Chamat (SWE) Jeong Young-hwa (KOR) Roland Garcia (PHI)Rudy Morta (PHI)Group 14Yang Ching-shun (TPE) Raj Hundal (ENG) Mohammed Zulfikri (INA)Tyler Edey (CAN)Group 15Nick van den Berg (NED) Sandor Tot (SCG) Gandy Valle (PHI)Ahmed Al Sada (QAT)Group 16Dennis Orcollo (PHI) Thanh Nam Nguyen (VIE) Steve Davis (ENG)Dave Reljic (AUS)Group 17Earl Strickland (USA) Chen Ying-chieh (TPE) Vincent Facquet (FRA) Chin Ju-chen (TPE)Group 18Niels Feijen (NED) Takeshi Okumura (JAP) Ryu Seong-woo (KOR)Michael Schmidt (GER)Group 19Chao Fong-pang (TPE) Roman Hybler (CZE) Bernard Tey Choon Kiat (SIN)Huidji See (NED)Group 20Imran Majid (ENG) Patrick Ooi Fook Yuen (MAS) Wang Hung-hsiang (TPE)Evangelos Vettas (GRE)Group 21Oliver Ortmann (GER) Rodolfo Luat (PHI) Fu Jian-bo (CHN)David Larsson (SWE)Group 22Corey Deuel ( USA) Masaki Tanaka (JAP)John Wims (IRE)Roberto Gomez (PHI)Group 23Jose Parica (PHI) Santos Sambajon (Phi) Ricky Yang (INA)Pat Holtz (SCO)Group 24Jeremy Jones (USA) Tony Drago (MAL) Liu Cheng-chuan (TPE)Ceri Worts (NZL)Group 25Alex Lely (NED) Israel Rota (PHI)Lou Condo (AUS)Nien Rong-chih (TPE)Group 26Chang Pei-wei (TPE) Andreas Roschkowsky (GER) Ibrahim bin Amir (MAS)Alejandro Carvajal (CHI)Group 27Vilmos Foldes (HUN) Toh Lian-han (SIN) Junaine Nicholas (RSA)Hsia Hui-kai (TPE)Group 28Christian Reimering (GER) Ronato Alcano (PHI) Luong Chi Dung (VIE)Marcel Martens (NED)Group 29Kunihiko Takahashi (JAP) Kevin Uzzell (ENG) Jeff de Luna (PHI)Chris Calabrese (AUS)Group 30Fabio Petroni (ITA) Charlie Williams (USA) Apsi Chaniago (INA)Eduardo Villanueva (PHI)Group 31Markus Juva (FIN) Konstantin Stepanov (RUS) Zbynek Vaic (RSA)Tan Biong Boon (SIN)Group 32Daryl Peach (ENG) Ramil Gallego (PHI) Tepwin Arunnath (THA)Rob Saez (USA)Players by CountryPlayer Country CategoryGustavo Espinosa Argentina South America Cat. 4 Stuart Lawler Australia Oceania Cat. 4Louis Condo Australia Oceania Cat. 5David Reljic Australia Oceania Cat. 6Chris Calabresse Australia Oceania Cat. 6 Prince Muhtadee Billah Brunei Sponsor’s Wildcard Edwin Montal Canada North America Cat.6Tyler Edey Canada North America Cat.6Harold Rousseau Canada North America Cat.6Nicolas Guimond Canada North America Cat.6 Enrique Rojas Chile South America Cat. 4Alejandro Carvajal Chile South America Cat. 4 Li He-wen China Asia Cat. 5Fu Jian-bo China Asia Cat. 10Xu Meng China Asia Cat. 10 Wu Chia-ching Chinese Taipei Category 1Chang Pei-wei Chinese Taipei Category 2Kuo Po-cheng Chinese Taipei Category 2Huang Kun-chang Chinese Taipei Category 3Chang Jung-ling Chinese Taipei Category 3Chen Ying-chieh Chinese Taipei Category 3Wang Hung-hsiang Chinese Taipei Asia Cat. 5Yang Ching-shun Chinese Taipei Asia Cat. 5Chao Fong-pang Chinese Taipei Asia Cat. 5Fu Che-wei Chinese Taipei Asia Cat. 5Lee Kun-fang Chinese Taipei Asia Cat. 9Liu Cheng-chuan Chinese Taipei Asia Cat. 9Nien Rong-chih Chinese Taipei Qualifier 2Hsia Hui-kai Chinese Taipei Qualifier 5Lu Hsun-chen Chinese Taipei Qualifier 7Chin Ju-chen Chinese Taipei Qualifier 11 Philipp Stojanovic Croatia Europe Cat. 7 Roman Hybler Czech Republic Category 3 Imran Majid England Europe Cat. 4Darren Appleton England Europe Cat. 5Daryl Peach England Europe Cat. 6Andy Worthington England Europe Cat. 6Kevin Uzzell England Europe Cat. 6Steve Davis England Europe Cat. 8Raj Hundal England Europe Cat. 8 Mika Immonen Finland Category 1Markus Juva Finland Europe Cat. 5 Vincent Facquet France Europe Cat. 4 Thorsten Hohmann Germany Category 1Oliver Ortmann Germany Europe Cat. 4Ralf Souquet Germany Europe Cat. 4Thomas Engert Germany Europe Cat. 5Andreas Roschkowsky Germany Europe Cat. 5Christian Reimering Germany Europe Cat. 5Jorn Kaplan Germany Europe Cat. 6Sven Pauritsch Germany Europe Cat. 6Michael Schmidt Germany Europe Cat. 6 Evangelos Vettas Greece Europe Cat. 7 Vilmos Foldes Hungary Category 3 Dharminder Singh Lily India Asia Cat. 8 Muhammad Zulfikri Indonesia Asia Cat. 9Ricky Yang Indonesia Asia Cat. 9Apsi Chaniago Indonesia Asia Cat.8Roy Apancho Indonesia Asia Cat.8 John Wims Ireland Oceania Cat. 6 Fabio Petroni Italy Europe Cat. 6 Takeshi Okumura Japan Asia Cat. 4Masaki Tanaka Japan Asia Cat. 5Kunihiko Takahashi Japan Asia Cat. 9Tamoo Takano Japan Qualifier 3 Jeong Young-hwa Korea Asia Cat. 10Ryu Seong-woo Korea Asia Cat. 10 Patrick Ooi Fook Yuen Malaysia Asia Cat. 10Ibrahim bin Amir Malaysia Asia Cat. 10 Tony Drago Malta Europe Cat. 4 Ernesto Dominguez Mexico South America Cat. 4 Nick van den Berg Netherlands Category 3Niels Feijen Netherlands Europe Cat. 4Huidji See Netherlands Europe Cat. 6Marcel Martens Netherlands Europe Cat. 6Alex Lely Netherlands Europe Cat. 6 Ceri Worts New Zealand Oceania Cat. 4 Roger Lysholm Norway Europe Cat. 7 Jose Parica Philippines North America Cat. 4Marlon Manalo Philippines Category 3Alex Pagulayan Philippines Category 1Efren Reyes Philippines Asia Cat. 5Francisco Bustamante Philippines Asia Cat. 5Ramil Gallego Philippines Asia Cat. 5Rodolfo Luat Philippines Asia Cat. 5Gandy Valle Philippines Asia Cat. 9Jeff de Luna Philippines Sponsor’s WildcardRonato Alcano Philippines Sponsor’s WildcardDennis Orcollo Philippines Sponsor’s WildcardRoland Garcia Philippines Sponsor’s WildcardSantos Sambajon Philippines Sponsor’s WildcardRoberto Gomez Philippines Qualifier 1Eduardo Villanueva Philippines Qualifier 3Lee Van Corteza Philippines Qualifier 4Antonio Lining Philippines Qualifier 6Leonardo Andam Philippines Qualifier 10Jharome Pena Philippines Qualifier 12Rudy Morta Philippines Qualifier 13Israel Rota Philippines Qualifier 14 Radoslaw Babica Poland Europe Cat. 6 Ahmed al Sada Qatar Asia Cat. 11 Konstantin Stepanov Russia Europe Cat. 6 Pat Holtz Scotland Sponsors WildCard Sandor Tot Serbia Montenegro Europe Cat. 6 Chang Keng-kwang Singapore Asia Cat. 10Toh Lian-han Singapore Asia Cat. 10Bernard Tey Choon Kiat Singapore Asia Cat. 10Tan Tiong Boon Singapore Qualifier 8 Junaine Nicholas South Africa Africa Cat. 4Zbynek Vaic South Africa Africa Cat. 4 David Alcaide Spain Europe Cat. 6 Marcus Chamat Sweden Category 3David Larsson Sweden Europe Cat. 4Tony Fransson Sweden Sponsors Wildcard Marco Tschudi Switzerland Europe Cat. 4 Tepwin Arunnath Thailand Asia Cat. 11 Earl Strickland USA Category 1Rodney Morris USA Category 3Jeremy Jones USA Category 3Corey Deuel USA Category 3Johnny Archer USA North America Cat. 4Mike Davis USA North America Cat. 4Charlie Williams USA North America Cat. 6Rob Saez USA North America Cat. 6Tony Crosby USA North America Cat. 6 Gregorio Sanchez Venezuela South America Cat. 4 Thanh Nam Nguyen Vietnam Category 3Luong Chi Dung Vietnam Asia Cat. 10 Qualifier 9Qualifier 10Qualifier 11Qualifier 12Qualifier 13Countries Represented – 42 Argentina 1Australia 4Brunei 1Canada 4Chile 2China 3Chinese Taipei 16Croatia 1Czech Republic 1England 7Finland 2France 1Germany 9Greece 1Hungary 1India 1Indonesia 4Ireland 1Italy 1Japan 4Korea 2Malaysia 2Malta 1Mexico 1Netherlands 5New Zealand 1Norway 1Philippines 21Poland 1Qatar 1Russia 1Scotland 1Serbia Montenegro 1Singapore 4South Africa 2Spain 1Sweden 3Switzerland 1Thailand 1USA 9Venezuela 1Vietnam 2

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