Photo and caption by Marlon Bernardino: Standing (L-R)Johann Chua, Jomel Sultan, Patrick Gonzales, BSCP president Ernie Fajardo, Mario Aquino, Bennie Dayrit, Tournament Director Sol Gueco of Raya Sports
sitting down: Sean Mark Malayan and youngest participant 11-year-old Hans Juris Pablo
MANILA, PHILIPPINES---UNDEFEATED JOHANN "BUBWIT" CHUA clustered three consecutive racks in the end became the first player to enter the quarter-final round in the ongoing 64 man field first BSCP Philippine Junior Pool Championship yesterday at the Rizal Memorial Billiards Center in Malate, Manila.The 15-year-old Chua, playing under the banner of Puyat Sports stop the Cinderella run's of "giant killer" Patrick Gonzales, 9-6, in the "sweet 16" in this double elimination format Magnolia Health Tea and E-aji-dip snax sponsored event and jointly organized by Raya Sports and Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines (BSCP) headed by it's president Ernesto Fajardo."Kala ko matatalo na ako kasi naka una agad si Patrick (Gonzales) eh," the 2006 Philippine Olympic Festival silver medalist Chua referring the hot start of Gonzales who took a 3-0 commanding lead before the former (Chua) up by a rack in the 7th frame after clustering four consecutive racks.Chua, who earlier beat Biondi Te, 9-5, Rio Bagaipo, 9-0, and Raymund Eborda, 9-7, will clash Rocketman Enterprises bet Sean Mark Malayan in the round-of-8, winner over Rainier Gatapia, 9-5, Mark Joseph Jabile, 9-4, Edison Dollente, 9-8, and Romeo Silvano, 9-4, in order.Alvin Punzalan and John Carlo Cerna hurdle their respective rivals to dispute each other in the round-of-8.Punzalan, the son of veteran pro-pool Fidel Punzalan downed Arsenio Senina, 9-6, in the round-of-16 yesterday while Cerna trounced Michael Angelo Mengorio, 9-7,
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by: Marlon Bernardino
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