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2008 Guinness Asian 9 Ball Tour
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The "Lion" takes Asian 9 Ball Tour stop in Singapore
The Lion Alex Pagulayan has defeated fellow Filipino Dennis Orcollo 11-6 in the Finals of the 2008 Guinness 9 Ball Tour held at Velocity in Singapore.
Orcollo struck first in the final winning the first 2 racks for a 2-0 lead before letting Pagulayan in who ran-out the next five to lead 5-2 and kept infront all the way before a dry break in the 15th rack and a scratch in the 17th let Pagulayan in and then ran out the final 3 racks for victory
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2008 Player Rankings |
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Top 10 Players |
Total Ranking Points |
 Chang Jung-Lin |
230 |
Yang Ching Shun |
150 |
 Joven Bustamante |
140 |
Wu Chia Ching |
140 |
 Wang Hung Hsiang |
130 |
Antonio Gabica |
125 |
Alex Pagulayan |
125 |
 Ryu Seung Woo |
100 |
 Ibrahim Bin Amir |
80 |
Dennis Orcollo |
70 |
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"At last!" said Pagulayan who adds the prestigious title to his big wins as the 2004 World Pool Champion and the 2005 U.S. Open. "Everything went wrong for Dennis and all the rolls went my way. It's about time that we won because the Taiwanese kept on winning all the legs since last year. It feels good and extraordinary to beat the number one player in the world". Pagulayan earned $15,000 for the win with Orcollo collecting $6,000 for the runners-up spot.
Pagulayan had to overcome Chia Ching Wu of Chinese Taipei 9-6 in the semi-final with Orcollo defeating Ching Shun Yang also of Chinese Taipei in a final frame decider 9-8, setting up the all Filipino final and halting the dominance of Chinese Taipei, one player, Chang Jung-Lin who had won all 3 previous stops in the years Asian 9 Ball Tour.
Next stop on this years Asian 9 Ball Tour is Guangzhou, China with the grand finals lined up in Jakarta, Indonesia on October 24th where the top 10 performers in this year tour contesting the final contest with a first prize of $36,000. |
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2008 Asian 9 Ball Tour |
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Tour Stop |
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Final |
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29th February 2008 |
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Taipei |
Chang Jung-Lin |
11 - 5 |
Joven Bustamante |
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4th April 2008 |
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Penang, Malaysia |
Chang Jung-Lin |
11 - 7 |
Wang Hung-hsiang |
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30th May 2008 |
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Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia |
Chang Jung-Lin |
11 - 6 |
Antonio Gabica |
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25th July 2008 |
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Singapore |
Alex Pagulayan |
11 - 6 |
Dennis Orcollo |
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19th September 2008 |
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Guang Zhou, China |
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Final |
24th October 2008 |
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Jakarta, Indonesia |
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