Dennis Orcollo wins 2008 Qatar International Open 9-Ball Championship
Filipino cue master Dennis “Robocop” Orcollo defeated Niels Feijen of The Netherlands to win the inaugural 2008 Qatar International Open 9-Ball Championship Saturday night at the Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation in Doha.
He arrived in Manila at dawn Monday, $40,000 richer. Top Filipino cue artists Efren “Bata” Reyes, Pagulayan and Ronnie Alcano, former world No. 1 Francisco “Django” Bustamante, Gomez, Gandy Valle, Joven Bustamante Lee Van Corteza and Benjie Guevarra, as well as Marlon Manalo, Antonio Gabica, Jeff De Luna and Middle East-based Alan Cuartero, Joyme Vicente and Ruben Cuna also participated in the tournament but failed to make it to the finals.
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July 7th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
let’s give a big round of applause 2 ds great filipino….he makes us feel 10 feet taller
July 8th, 2008 at 11:06 am
Isn’t it Orcullo and not Orcollo?
August 17th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
ikaw nalang pag asa natin sa Olympics pag isali na ang billiards doon,,,