PHL's David slays Taiwanese Goliath in pool championship
REY JOBLE, GMA News
04/02/2011 The Philippines’ latest version of David has slain a Goliath in former World Pool Championship runner-up Pei Wei Chang.
Renemar David, twice a representative of the country in the World Junior Championship, wielded the upset ax on his more illustrious opponent to win the Qualifier 5 of the Philippine Open Pool Championship on Saturday at the Star Billiards Center.
David stunned Pei, 9-5, to advance to the next phase of the tournament.
David is the third Filipino player to make it to the main draw via the qualifying stage. On Friday, Jundel Mazon and Roberto Gomez clinched a berth in the Stage 2 of this event where current and former world champions are already seeded and set to see action from April 7 to 11 at the SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City.
The 21-year-old pride of Candon, Ilocos Sur, dictated the tempo of the match early, racing to a 3-0 lead. He had a chance to make it four in a row, but his last attempt on ball No. 10 in the fourth rack went out of the table.
That enabled Pei, runner-up to eventual champion Alex Pagulayan in the 2004 World Pool Championship, to make it to the scoring column. The Taiwanese cue artist made a fitting follow-up to stay within striking distance, 2-3.
Then came another big run from David.
The player regarded as one of the only few young players to deal legendary pool player Efren “Bata" Reyes a sound beating, won the next five racks to move comfortably ahead, 7-3.
David had a dry break in the 11th rack then both players got contented in safety exchanges. A miscalculated safety shot by the Filipino exposed ball No.4 for Pei, who cleaned up the table.
Pei had a dry break in the next rack, but got another chance when David missed the No. 6 at the corner, allowing his opponent to get back to the table. The Taiwanese bet wasted no time and closed in at 5-7.
But Pei bungled two crucial easy shots that could have pushed him back into the game. A missed on the No.3 at the corner allowed David to take his turn and clean up the table for an 8-5 lead.
David sank ball No.1 off a break in the 14th rack. He miscalculated the cue ball while preparing for the No.6 and needed to take a jump shot. Luckily, the No.6 went partially covered by No.9 and Pei was forced to take a bank shot for a 6 and 10 combo. The shot went unsuccessful and the Filipino dispatched the remaining ball and formalized his entry to the Stage 2 event.
"Suwerte lang ako dahil naunahan ko siya. Kung naging dikit yung laban, mahihirapan ako," said David. "Medyo masama rin yung laro niya dahil marami siyang sinablay na tira."
David's road to winning the Qualifier No. 5 didn't come easy as he needed to hurdle five foreign competitors. He beat Indonesian Sahroni, crack Chinese player Wang Ming, Lim Leng of Vietnam and Johari of Indonesia. - GMA News
Renemar David, twice a representative of the country in the World Junior Championship, wielded the upset ax on his more illustrious opponent to win the Qualifier 5 of the Philippine Open Pool Championship on Saturday at the Star Billiards Center.
David stunned Pei, 9-5, to advance to the next phase of the tournament.
David is the third Filipino player to make it to the main draw via the qualifying stage. On Friday, Jundel Mazon and Roberto Gomez clinched a berth in the Stage 2 of this event where current and former world champions are already seeded and set to see action from April 7 to 11 at the SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City.
The 21-year-old pride of Candon, Ilocos Sur, dictated the tempo of the match early, racing to a 3-0 lead. He had a chance to make it four in a row, but his last attempt on ball No. 10 in the fourth rack went out of the table.
That enabled Pei, runner-up to eventual champion Alex Pagulayan in the 2004 World Pool Championship, to make it to the scoring column. The Taiwanese cue artist made a fitting follow-up to stay within striking distance, 2-3.
Then came another big run from David.
The player regarded as one of the only few young players to deal legendary pool player Efren “Bata" Reyes a sound beating, won the next five racks to move comfortably ahead, 7-3.
David had a dry break in the 11th rack then both players got contented in safety exchanges. A miscalculated safety shot by the Filipino exposed ball No.4 for Pei, who cleaned up the table.
Pei had a dry break in the next rack, but got another chance when David missed the No. 6 at the corner, allowing his opponent to get back to the table. The Taiwanese bet wasted no time and closed in at 5-7.
But Pei bungled two crucial easy shots that could have pushed him back into the game. A missed on the No.3 at the corner allowed David to take his turn and clean up the table for an 8-5 lead.
David sank ball No.1 off a break in the 14th rack. He miscalculated the cue ball while preparing for the No.6 and needed to take a jump shot. Luckily, the No.6 went partially covered by No.9 and Pei was forced to take a bank shot for a 6 and 10 combo. The shot went unsuccessful and the Filipino dispatched the remaining ball and formalized his entry to the Stage 2 event.
"Suwerte lang ako dahil naunahan ko siya. Kung naging dikit yung laban, mahihirapan ako," said David. "Medyo masama rin yung laro niya dahil marami siyang sinablay na tira."
David's road to winning the Qualifier No. 5 didn't come easy as he needed to hurdle five foreign competitors. He beat Indonesian Sahroni, crack Chinese player Wang Ming, Lim Leng of Vietnam and Johari of Indonesia. - GMA News
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