Thursday, June 11, 2009
Friday, June 5, 2009
Studio 23, Star Sports replay Philippine Open Pool Championship action
ABS-CBN's Studio 23 will replay the exciting final match of the Philippine Open Pool Championship between Indonesia's Ricky Yang and the Philippines' Jeffrey "The Bull" de Luna this Sunday, 7 June 2009 at 3:00 PM.
On the Other hand Star Sports has started replays of all the TV games in its China, Honk Kong, Southeast Asia (Including the Philippines) and Taiwan Channels. (Schedule below)
| Network | Day | Air Date | Time | Event Date | Episode No. |
| SCN1 | SUN | 07/05/2009 | 02:30:00 | 05/27/2009 | 1 |
| SCN1 | MON | 07/06/2009 | 01:30:00 | 05/28/2009 | 2 |
| SCN1 | TUE | 07/07/2009 | 03:00:00 | 05/29/2009 | 3 |
| SCN1 | WED | 07/08/2009 | 03:00:00 | 05/30/2009 | 4 |
| SCN1 | THU | 07/09/2009 | 03:00:00 | 05/31/2009 | 5 |
| SCN1 | MON | 07/13/2009 | 14:00:00 | 05/27/2009 | 1 |
| SCN1 | TUE | 07/14/2009 | 14:00:00 | 05/28/2009 | 2 |
| SCN1 | WED | 07/15/2009 | 14:00:00 | 05/29/2009 | 3 |
| SCN1 | THU | 07/16/2009 | 14:00:00 | 05/30/2009 | 4 |
| SCN1 | FRI | 07/17/2009 | 14:00:00 | 05/31/2009 | 5 |
| SHK1 | MON | 06/01/2009 | 00:00:00 | 05/31/2009 | 5 |
| SHK1 | TUE | 06/02/2009 | 09:00:00 | 05/27/2009 | 1 |
| SHK1 | WED | 06/03/2009 | 09:00:00 | 05/28/2009 | 2 |
| SHK1 | THU | 06/04/2009 | 09:00:00 | 05/29/2009 | 3 |
| SHK1 | FRI | 06/05/2009 | 09:00:00 | 05/30/2009 | 4 |
| SHK1 | SAT | 06/06/2009 | 09:00:00 | 05/31/2009 | 5 |
| SSE1 | SUN | 05/31/2009 | 22:30:00 | 05/31/2009 | 5 |
| SSE1 | MON | 06/01/2009 | 10:00:00 | 05/27/2009 | 1 |
| SSE1 | TUE | 06/02/2009 | 10:00:00 | 05/28/2009 | 2 |
| SSE1 | WED | 06/03/2009 | 10:00:00 | 05/29/2009 | 3 |
| SSE1 | THU | 06/04/2009 | 10:00:00 | 05/30/2009 | 4 |
| SSE1 | FRI | 06/05/2009 | 10:00:00 | 05/31/2009 | 5 |
| SSE1 | SUN | 07/05/2009 | 02:00:00 | 05/27/2009 | 1 |
| SSE1 | MON | 07/06/2009 | 01:30:00 | 05/28/2009 | 2 |
| SSE1 | TUE | 07/07/2009 | 01:30:00 | 05/29/2009 | 3 |
| SSE1 | WED | 07/08/2009 | 01:30:00 | 05/30/2009 | 4 |
| SSE1 | WED | 07/08/2009 | 13:00:00 | 05/27/2009 | 1 |
| SSE1 | THU | 07/09/2009 | 01:30:00 | 05/31/2009 | 5 |
| SSE1 | THU | 07/09/2009 | 13:00:00 | 05/28/2009 | 2 |
| SSE1 | FRI | 07/10/2009 | 13:00:00 | 05/29/2009 | 3 |
| SSE1 | SAT | 07/11/2009 | 13:00:00 | 05/30/2009 | 4 |
| SSE1 | SAT | 07/11/2009 | 21:30:00 | 05/31/2009 | 5 |
| SSE1 | SUN | 07/12/2009 | 13:00:00 | 05/31/2009 | 5 |
| STW1 | TUE | 06/02/2009 | 08:00:00 | 05/27/2009 | 1 |
| STW1 | WED | 06/03/2009 | 08:00:00 | 05/28/2009 | 2 |
| STW1 | THU | 06/04/2009 | 00:00:00 | 05/29/2009 | 3 |
| STW1 | THU | 06/04/2009 | 08:00:00 | 05/30/2009 | 4 |
| STW1 | FRI | 06/05/2009 | 00:00:00 | 05/31/2009 | 5 |
Note: Schedules subject to change.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Yang Takes Philippine Open Crown
Before the Philippine Open Pool Championship in Manila this week, very few outside his country knew his name. Now with the Philippine Open crown settled on his head, everyone will know who Ricky Yang and that he comes from Indonesia.
On Sunday, Yang made history in the world of pool by completing his magical winning streak at the Philippine Open with a smashing 11-4 triumph over Filipino Jeff de Luna at the SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City.
The only player who went unscathed throughout the tournament, the Indonesian ace showed complete mastery of the table and his opponent. From an early 1-2 deficit, he leveled the count at 2-2, taking advantage of a stunning muffed shot by de Luna. He then raced to a 6-2 lead and was never seriously threatened from there.
With the count at 9-3, Yang recorded a dry break. De Luna brought some life to his supporters by running out the table. But then in the 14th rack, he muffed a shot at the 9-ball. And that proved to be the end. Yang ran out, and in the 15th, he broke and ran out to end the one-sided match.
“He really played above expectations and was surprised that he would end up unbeaten in this tournament,” said Yang’s interpreter Adrian Goh. “He was one of the underdogs considering that there are a lot of good players, including world No.1 player Ralf Souquet and world ten ball champion Darren Appleton.”
In winning the first event of the WPA World Ranking Tour, Yang pocketed the top prize of $20,000 and raised his standing in the ranking system.
De Luna, who went into the final immediately after his grueling 9-7 win over fellow Filipino Demosthenes Pulpul in the semifinals earlier, secured the $10,000 runner-up prize.
“I was so excited entering the finals when I beat Pulpul,” said De Luna. “But I was so tired and barely had time to rest. My focus was off.”
Philippine Open: Ricky Yang is Champion! Defeats Jeff de Luna 11-4. Live Score at http://ping.fm/KvK9q
Philippine Open: Ricky Yang is Champion! Defeats Jeff de Luna 11-4. Live Score at http:www.rayasports.com
De Luna, Yang Forge Finals Date
From l to r: De Luna and Yang
Jeffrey de Luna and Ricky Yang fashioned identical 9-7 victories over their respective semifinal opponents Sunday afternoon, to forge a meeting for top honors in the inaugural Philippine Open Pool Championship at SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila.
Ricky Yang beat Lu Hui Chan of Chinese Taipei in the first semifinal. Both players were at the top of their game, but the Indonesian proved just a little bit steadier and more precise in his potting and position play.
Lu led in the early going, but Yang quickly caught up and then led 3-2 and 5-3. From there it was always Yang just a bit ahead by a rack or two. Whenever the Taiwanese closed in, the Indonesian would reply by taking the next rack.
In the other semifinal, Jeffrey de Luna prevailed over fellow Filipino Demosthenes Pulpul. The match was tight all the way, with neither player getting any advantage.
With the count knotted at 7-7, Pulpul had a chance to go to the hill first as he faced a makeable runout of the table in the 15th rack. But a muffed stun shot on the 7-ball quickly reversed the situation. De Luna wound up on the hill instead.
In the 16th rack, De Luna got a good break and he ran out to take the match and book a place in the finals.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
All-Asian Final Four in Phil Open
From l to r: Pulpul, Yang, De Luna, and Hui-Chan
They were 64 players from all regions of the world when the Philippine Open Pool Championship began last Wednesday, May 27 – each one hoping to take the top prize $20,000 and the trophy that goes with it. Five days later, this Sunday, May 31, there are only four of them left contending for the prize. And they are all Asians – Ricky Yang of Indonesia, Lu Hui-Chan of Chinese Taipei, and Demosthenes Pulpul and Jeffrey de Luna of the Philippines.
The last three Americans and three Europeans bowed out of the tournament on Saturday. And they included such redoubtable names as world 10-ball champion and second-seeded Darren Appleton, former US Open champion Corey Deuel, perennial top 10 player Marcus Chamat, and women’s champion and last woman in the tournament, Kelly Fisher.
All fell under the onslaught of the new power players from Asia, some of whom were being seen for the first time by their Atlantic rivals.
Pulpul Shows He Belongs Among Elite
Last year, Demosthenes Pulpul, an unknown player from Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, surprisingly barged his way into the Final Four of the World Ten Ball Championship. This year, the man fondly called by his peers and friends as “Plong-Plong” has secured yet another Final Four seat in the Philippine Open.
In front of a large crowd at the SM Megamall and tens of millions watching on live national and international TV, Pulpul proved that he belongs among pool’s elite. He ran roughshod over Taiwanese Lu Hui-Chan, 9-1, in a performance that left many in awe. He attacked the 10-ball rack with a highly effective break and nearly flawless pocketing and position play.
The Filipino jumped the gun early on his rival, taking a commanding 7-0 lead. Although Lu managed to break into the scoring column, he couldn’t make a run. Once Pulpul returned to the table, he raced farther ahead again, wrapping up the match on the 10th rack.
“My break was good and effective,” said Pulpul in Filipino. “And I was more relaxed than my opponent. He looked a little flustered because he was playing on TV.”
Earlier in the day, Pulpul beat the last female player in the tournament, Kelley Fisher of the United Kingdom. And he did so in the same decisive fashion. Fisher, who was unbeaten up to that point, went down 9-2.
In five matches, Pulpul has lost a total of 14 racks, with no opponent winning more than four racks against him. His other victims were: Elvis Calasang (9-3), Kok Keong (9-4), and Mario Tolentino (9-4).
Yang Raises Indonesian Flag
Also unbeaten after four days of competition is Ricky Yang, who has served notice together with Rudi Susanto that Indonesia is also a pool-playing nation.
Like Pulpul, Yang posted his fifth win in as many matches to gain a seat in the much coveted Final Four. But the Indonesian ace had to grind out a win over Rudoslaw Babica of Poland, 9-7.
Yang’s four other victories were recorded against the following players: Kenji Taguchi (9-2), Leonardo Didal (9-8), Sastoshi Kawabata (9-6), and Chang Pei-Wei (9-6).
De Luna the giant killer
First, he took down the world’s No.1 player. Second, he beat the world’s No. 2 player and reigning world 10-ball champion. With his feats, Jeffrey de Luna has indisputably earned the title of giant killer in the Philippine Open Pool Championship.
The power-breaking Filipino served notice first last Friday with his smashing 9-6 triumph over Ralf Souquet. He led the match throughout, never allowing the German to close in.
Came Saturday, he pulled off yet another convincing victory, this time against Darren Appleton of UK, 9-7. The Briton fought every step of the way, but De Luna could not be denied.
Appleton missed two golden opportunities during a critical stage of the match – a jump shot on 1-ball and a scratch after making the 5-ball in the 16th rack. That allowed De Luna to wrap up the match.
Finally, to cap his impressive run Saturday night, the Filipino beat Radislaw Babica, 9-5, to earn a place in the Final Four.
De Luna has had to play more games than the other semi-finalist because he lost to Chang Pei-Wei in the third round (2-9). After landing in the losers bracket, he then made his run. His other victories were recorded against Elmer Kalaquian (9-8), Jestoni Magadia (9-2), Oscar Dominguez (9-4), and Rudi Susanto (9-4).
Lu Is Fourth Semifinalist
In his most impressive outing yet in an international tournament, Lu Hui-Chan of Chinese Taipei has garnered the fourth slot in the Final Four of the Philippine Open. And he has done so in a way that tags him as a possible winner when the smoke of competition clears.
But for his lone loss to Pulpul, Lu has been devastating and impressive.
In his win-or-die match Saturday night against the equally impressive Corey Deuel, the Taiwanese took control early and did not give the American much room to get back. He took the match 9-6.
Earlier in the tournament, he took down Arnel Bautista (9-4), Thorsten Hohmann (9-4), Ko Pin-Yi (9-3), and Rudi Susanto (9-5).
Filipino Ends Fisher’s Run
From l to r: Yang and Pupul
Just as he did to Jasmin Ouschan in the World Ten Ball Championship last year, Demosthenes Pulpul ended Kelly Kisher’s magical run in the Philippine Open Pool Championship with a convincing 9-2 victory.
Both the Filipino and the Irish woman were undefeated up to their match that opened Day Four of the competition.
Pulpul, who placed fourth in the WTBC, raced to a 3-1 lead, which he never relinquished. By the time Fisher won her second rack the score was already 6-2.
After Fisher’s failed break on the 9th rack, Pulpul ran out and did not give her another chance.
In other matches of the undefeated, Lu Hui-Chan crushed Rudi Susanto 9-5; Ricky Yang beat Chang Pei-Wei 9-6; and Raduslaw Babica surprised Marcus Chamat with a decisive 9-2 whitewashing.
Until his meeting with Lu, Susanto had been another major surprise in the tournament, as he took down a number of top opponents, including Filipino Marlon Manalo and American Shane van Boening. But against Lu, the skills and experience of the Taiwanese proved too much to handle. Lu won running away by the score of 9-5.
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Friday, May 29, 2009
Kelly Fisher Shows Her Stuff
The surprise story in the Philippine Open is Kelly Fisher, and how she has stood toe-to-toe with the men and come out ahead and unbeaten – so far.
The other surprise is how the Indonesians are showing that they have the stuff to contend with the best in the world. Ricky Yang and Rudi Susanto, the only bets from Indonesia, are unbeaten so far.
Fisher, a former world 9-Ball women’s champion, outclassed Gabe Owen, 9-3, to enter the fourth round of the winner’s bracket. The Briton jumped the gun early on the American, racing to an 8-1 lead and never looking back.
Ricky Yang humbled Satoshi Kawabata 9-6, in a match televised all over Asia by ESPN Star Sports. He raced to a 6-2 lead before the Japanese could mount a comeback that proved too late.
In a match that went down the wire, Susanto, a 26-year-old entering his first major international tournament, beat US No. 1 Shane van Boening. It was his second big scalp having beaten Filipino Marlon Manalo a round earlier.
The three now join Chang Pei Wei and Lu Hui Chan of Chinese Taipei, Demosthenes Pulpul of the Philippines, Marcus Chamat of Finland, and Radoslaw Babica of Poland, as the only unbeaten players in this event that is billed as the first in the WPA World-Ranking Tour this year.
Babica recorded one of the day’s major upsets when he toppled world 10-ball champion Darren Appleton, 9-6. The Pole is showing that his top 16 WPA ranking is no fluke.
But the spotlight on Day 3 belonged clearly to Fisher, who is making an even bigger impression than Jasmin Ouschan’s exploits in the World Ten Ball Championship here in Manila last October.
“I had almost a full day of rest and to me, it was a privilege,” said Fisher. “I came out fully recharged and that helped my game a bit.”
Fisher is the only female player left from the original six entered in the 64-player field. The latest casualty among the women was Karen Corr, the multi-titled player from Ireland.
Corr was booted out by the world No.1 Ralf Souquet, 9-2.
Rough Day for Filipinos
From l to r: Antonio Gabica and Jeffrey De Luna
Except for Pulpul’s sustained winning run, it was generally a rough day for the Filipinos. Two erstwhile unbeaten bets – Jeff de Luna and Gabica -- fell into the loser’s side of the tournament, where they joined compatriots Marlon Manalo, Oliver Villafuerte, Allan Cuartero and erstwhile leader Mario Tolentino in battling for a place in the Last 16 at the end of Day 3 competition,
Following his loss at the hands of Indonesia’s Susanto, Manalo struck back with a vengeance and upstaged Leong Young Hwa of Korea, 9-7. But then he was paired with Gabica in a late evening match, and the latter beat him 9-4.
Villafuerte outplayed Chan Keng Kwang of Singapore, 9-4, but then came up short against American Gabe Owen, losing 9-6.
De Luna bounced back from his loss to Chang by completely dominating Souquet, 9-3, in another late match.
Cuartero became the fourth Filipino enooted out Fabio Petroni of Italy, 9-5.
Favorites in an unfamiliar territory
From l to r: Shane Van Boening and Ralf Souquet
The favorites in this event have suddenly found themselves in an unfamiliar territory.
WTBC champion Darren Appleton, world’s No.1 player Ralf Souquet, two-time World Junior champion Ko Pin Yi, former US Open champion Shane Van Boening, American standouts Gabe Owen and Corey Deuel and notable Filipino players such as Marlon Manalo and Gaga Gabica are in the loser’s side and are fighting for survival.
But it could happen even to the best of them and Souquet agrees with it.
“Well, there’s a bad day and there are days where you are at your best. That’s the beauty of this sport,” said Souquet.
Van Boening, who was just a point away from securing his third straight victory, said his previous match could have gone either way.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Taiwanese Assert Their Presence
Three Taiwanese players fought their way into the third round in the winners bracket, while two stayed alive in the losers bracket. Either way, the Taiwanese are making their presence felt again in an international tournament as they showed strength in the face of top-flight competition in the ongoing Philippine Open.
Two-time world junior champion Ko Pin-Yi, seeded fourth, led the Taiwanese march with convincing victories over Kenichi Uchigaki (9-6) and Naoyuki Oi (9-3).
Lu Hui-Chan trounced Arnel Bautista (9-4) and former world champion Thorsten Hohmann (9-4).
Chang Pei-Wei, a former world 9-ball championship runner-up, beat Jasan Klatt (9-5) and Fabio Petroni (9-6).
In the losers bracket, current Taiwanese No. 1 Fu Che-Wei remained in contention with a lopsided win over Kenji Taguchi (9-3). He was beaten decisively earlier by Leonardo Didal by the score of 4-9.
Also sporting a 1-1 record is Kuo Po-Cheng, a former WPC runner-up also. He made short work of Sarah Rousey, 9-4, in the opening. But he then came up short Marcus Chamat, 5-9.
US Bets Contend For Top Position
Four American players are methodically moving their way to the top of the ongoing Philippine Open at SM Megamall.
In second round matches Thursday, Shane van Boening and Gabe Owen beat separate opponents to stay in the winners bracket.
Seeded No. 5, Van Boening beat Korean Jeong Young Hwa 9-2. The American champion appears to be finding his groove with his second decisive win in a row. He earlier beat Singaporean Chan Keng Kwang by the score of 9-5.
After barely hurdling the first round via a hill-hill match against Singaporean Toh Lian Han, Owen found his form Thursday as he trounced Scot Jonni Fulcher 9-3.
On the losers bracket, Corey Deuel and Oscar Dominguez remain in contention for the top prize.
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