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Orcollo versus Souquet
Feijen vs Van Boening
All eyes will be on Dennis “Robocop” Orcollo, as the reigning world No. 1 billiards player tries to add the Qatar Open 9-Ball tournament crown to his collection, after booking a seat into the Final Four of the $150,000 event late Friday at the Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation in Doha, Qatar.
Orcollo registered two emphatic wins Friday to remain the only Filipino left standing in the cash-rich tournament.
Orcollo an ex-World Pool League winner, stunned compatriots Warren “Warrior” Kiamco, 11-6, and Japan-based Ramil “Bebeng” Gallego, 11-9, respectively. Gallego, earlier eliminated Francisco “Django” Bustamante, 11-8, in the round-of-16.
Orcollo’s semifinal foe will be Ralf “Kaiser” Souquet of Germany, winner over Darren Appleton of Great Britain in the round-of-16 and ex-world 9-ball winner Alex “The Lion” Pagulayan in identical, 11-9 fashion.
Pagulayan for his part, eliminated countryman and 2007 World 9-Ball runner-up Roberto “Pinoy Superman” Gomez, 11-6, in the round-of-16 before bowing to Souquet.
Also making the Final 4 are reigning US Open 9-Ball king Shane “The South Dakota Kid” Van Boening of the United States and Derby City Classic ruler Neils “The Terminator” Feijen of the Netherlands, who routed their respective opponents. The two will clash in the other semi-final battle.
The semifinal round will still be a race-to-11, alternate break format while the finals will be a race-to-13 affair.
Van Boening beat Radoslaw Babica of Poland, 11-10 and Thomas “The Lean Machine” Engert of Germany, 11-9 while Feijen trounced 2007 WPA World Junior champion Ko Pin-yi of Taiwan, 11-8, and Naoyuki Ooi of Japan, 11-7.
Ooi beat 2007 Manny Pacquiao International 9-Ball champion Jeffrey “The Bull” De Luna, 11-8, in the round-of-16.
The tournament champion will receive $40,000, the runner-up will get $20,000, losing semi-finalists will bring home $10,000 while 5th to 8th placers will receive $5,000 each. Cash will also be given to the rest of the Top 32 placers.
