Get Ready For Billiards Judgement Day

Get Ready For Billiards Judgement DayToday is Judgement Day as the group stages of the 2006 Philippines World Pool Championship reach their climax at the PICC in Manila. The remaining 24 sections play their final matches today and there will be some life-or-death struggles as some of the game’s biggest names battle to stay afloat in the competition.Discuss the 2006 Philippines World Pool ChampionshipFormer WPC champions Alex Pagulayan and Mika Immonen both must win in their respective games to make the cut. Pagulayan faces veteran Taiwanese Lee Kun-fang in Group 5 while ‘The Iceman’ faces Filipino Antonio Lining in a Group 11 clash.
Earl Strickland, whose antics have made the headlines once again for all the wrong reasons, must win at least five racks in his match against Chin Ju-chen to progress following Vincent Facquet’s 8-0 hammering of Chen Ying-chieh earlier today.Yesterday, eight groups concluded and it was the reliable Taiwanese who have gained the most last 64 slots so far with four players through. They include two-time World Champion Chao Fong-pang and the up-and-coming Chang Jung-ling.There are three Filipino players through including Efren Reyes, with the other two being seasoned campaigner Ramil Gallego and Japanese-based unknown Rudy Morta.The other country with multiple qualifiers is Germany with former WPC winner Ralf Souquet looking good following three straight wins.He is joined in the last 64 by Michael Schmidt and the dangerous newcomer Joern Kaplan. Other notables already through include former 2004 bronze medalist and WPC specialist Marcus Chamat and England's Daryl Peach.Confirmed Qualifiers (from completed groups as at the end of Day Three)Chinese Taipei: Chang Jung-ling, Chao Fong-pang, Lu Hsun-chen, Nien Rong-chih.Philippines: Efren Reyes, Ramil Gallego, Rudy Morta.Germany: Ralf Souquet, Joern Kaplan, Michael Schmidt.Indonesia: Roy Apancho.Sweden: Marcus Chamat.Korea: Ryu Seong-woo.Netherlands: Huidji See.Australia: Louis Condo.England: Daryl Peach.

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