Pagulayan In Last Eight

Pagulayan In Last EightAlex Pagulayan, who was a beaten finalist in Cardiff in 2003, comfortably made his way into the quarter-finals of the 2004 Taiwan World Pool Championship as he got the better of Taiwanese qualifier Chien-chen Huang 11 – 7 in the main arena of the World Trade Center in Taipei.The 26 year-old from Toronto will face the winner of the Chao / Majid match which is the last game on the TV table tonight.Huang, who takes home US$5,000 for what was a great run at this tournament, made too many errors for a player of Pagulayan’s pedigree and despite the backing of a full house of local pool fans, the Canadian was always in control.After the match, Pagulayan was reflective in victory, “It wasn’t easy as a 10 – 7 lead is always close. I was a bit lucky that it was his first match on TV as he was under a bit of pressure and he made some mistakes, he said.Tournament Brackets for the 2004 World Pool Championship
I ended up using the soft break because I couldn’t get a ball down at the beginning of the match and that worked pretty good on that table. “I played pretty good but I will need to play much better in my next match and improve a fair bit if I am to win this tournament. You need to get the rolls to win here and that is what I’m hoping for.“I haven’t been sleeping well in Taipei because I’ve been thinking about this tournament but for the last few weeks I’ve been taking it seriously – I’ve not had a single beer, just water.”With just two tables in operation, there was a large crowd gathered around Table 2 to watch Marcus Chamat make it through to his third quarter final in four years as he overcame Germany’s methodical Thorsten Schober 11 – 5.The match lasted an incredible 2 hours 35 minutes but it was the 29 year-old from Borlange, Sweden who prevailed.Assured Manalo Rolls on The Marvellous Marlon Manalo show roared on at the World Trade Center in Taipei as he floored compatriot Visit InsidePOOL for the latest news from the sport of billiards and pool.

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