Mark Aristotle Mendoza lift his cue stick after his triumphFinal pay outs: rankings (64 player's field)Champion: Mark Aristotle Mendoza (P50,000)2nd place: Jordan Legaspi (P25,000)3rd place: John Carlo Cerna (P15,000)4th place: Johann Chua (P7,500)5th/6th place: Alvin Punzalan (P4,000) and Sean Mark Malayan (P4,000)7th/8th place: Michael Angelo Mengorio (P2,000) and Patrick Gonzales (P2,000)MANILA, PHILIPPINES---MARK ARISTOTLE "MAC-MAC" MENDOZA added another feather to his cap after winning the inauguration of Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines (BSCP)-Magnolia Health Tea Philippine Junior Pool Championship late Sunday at the Rizal Memorial Billiards Center in Malate, Manila.The 18-year-old Jolo, Mandaluyong City resident Mendoza, who teaming up with Carlo Biado in the country's first-ever SMC Doubles 10-ball settled for a runner-up finish late Friday at the Metro Walk in Pasig City, needed one and half hours to beat Jordan Legaspi of Bocaue, Bulacan, 11-3, in the finals to capture the top prize of P50,000. Legaspi on the other hand, received the runner-up place of P25,000 for his effort.Mendoza joins outright seeded player Renemar "Revo" David to represent the country's tricolors in the forthcoming 2007 World Junior Pool Championship on November 27 to 29 in Willington, Germany. The Barangay Botocan, Quezon City David, make it to the round-of-8 in the last year's World Junior Sydney edition.
The three-day Magnolia Health Tea and e-aji-dip snax sponsored event is open to all Male 19-year-old and below which attracted 64 cue artists jointly organized by Raya Sports and Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines (BSCP) headed by its president Ernesto Fajardo and chairman Yen Makabenta.After winning the opening lag, Mendoza took advantage of his powerful break to jump out to quick 2-1, 6-2 to 10-2 lead in the race-to-11 finals using the winners break format. "Nagpapasalamat po ako sa Poong Maykapal kasi natupad ang dasal ko po. S'yempre kasama na din nagbunga 'yung paghahanda ko dito," said the young and amiable Mendoza, who inspired to play because the presence of his father Ferdinand Mendoza, who work Nurse in Libya watching the sideline.
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by: Marlon bernardino
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