Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Orcollo, Reyes to compete in World Pool Masters
source: Marlon Bernardino | abs-cbnnews.com
World-renowned pool players Dennis “Robocop” Orcollo and Efren “Bata” Reyes banner the Philippine contingent that will play at the 2010 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters in May.
Joining Orcollo and Reyes are Francisco “Django” Bustamante, Alex “The Lion” Pagulayan and Lee Van “The Slayer” Corteza.
The Filipinos will contend with cue artists from more than 20 countries from May 12 to 16 at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“I’m ready. It’s a big challenge for me, but I will do my very best for flag and country,” said Orcollo, the top player of Bugsy Promotions and reigning International Predator 10-ball champion.
The tournament features a 64-man field and offers a $100,000 total pot prize with the champion getting $20,000.
Bugsy Promotions President Ceferino “Perry” Mariano, meantime, wished the Filipinos well.
“Let’s hope and pray Dennis and other Filipino bets will continue to play well and again bring honor to the country this year,” said Mariano, also the co-founder of the Billiards Managers and Players Association of the Philippines (BMPAP).
Another level
Some of the international players entered in the event are Darren Appleton, Mika Immonen, Johnny Archer, Thorsten Hohmann, Daryl Peach, Ralf Souquet, David Alcaide, Shane Van Boening, Tony Drago, Allison Fisher, Yu Ram Cha, and Jasmin Ouschan.
Matchroom Sport Chairman Barry Hearn commented, “I am very excited about the future of the Masters. It did very well and was very prestigious as a 16 player invitational but now is the time to take the event to another level and then beyond.”
“We’ve increased the field to 64 with the aim of having qualifying tournaments all over the world and that is the model the Masters will follow now and in years to come.”
The first two days of the event features double elimination play on a multi-table set-up as the field will be reduced from 64 to 32.
It will then go to single elimination and the Last 16 will be played out in a single table arena setting in front of the TV cameras, culminating in the final on the evening of Sunday, May 16.
World-renowned pool players Dennis “Robocop” Orcollo and Efren “Bata” Reyes banner the Philippine contingent that will play at the 2010 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters in May.
Joining Orcollo and Reyes are Francisco “Django” Bustamante, Alex “The Lion” Pagulayan and Lee Van “The Slayer” Corteza.
The Filipinos will contend with cue artists from more than 20 countries from May 12 to 16 at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“I’m ready. It’s a big challenge for me, but I will do my very best for flag and country,” said Orcollo, the top player of Bugsy Promotions and reigning International Predator 10-ball champion.
The tournament features a 64-man field and offers a $100,000 total pot prize with the champion getting $20,000.
Bugsy Promotions President Ceferino “Perry” Mariano, meantime, wished the Filipinos well.
“Let’s hope and pray Dennis and other Filipino bets will continue to play well and again bring honor to the country this year,” said Mariano, also the co-founder of the Billiards Managers and Players Association of the Philippines (BMPAP).
Another level
Some of the international players entered in the event are Darren Appleton, Mika Immonen, Johnny Archer, Thorsten Hohmann, Daryl Peach, Ralf Souquet, David Alcaide, Shane Van Boening, Tony Drago, Allison Fisher, Yu Ram Cha, and Jasmin Ouschan.
Matchroom Sport Chairman Barry Hearn commented, “I am very excited about the future of the Masters. It did very well and was very prestigious as a 16 player invitational but now is the time to take the event to another level and then beyond.”
“We’ve increased the field to 64 with the aim of having qualifying tournaments all over the world and that is the model the Masters will follow now and in years to come.”
The first two days of the event features double elimination play on a multi-table set-up as the field will be reduced from 64 to 32.
It will then go to single elimination and the Last 16 will be played out in a single table arena setting in front of the TV cameras, culminating in the final on the evening of Sunday, May 16.
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