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Reigning World Ten-Ball finalist Lee Vann ?The Slayer? Corteza and former snooker champion Marlon ?Marvelous? Manalo made it to the 64-man main draw of the 2010 World 8-Ball Championships slated on April 4 to 10 in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.
The inclusion of Corteza and Manalo brought to six the total number of Pinoy players in the main draw.
This was revealed yesterday by Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines (BSCP) secretary-general Carlos ?Boying? Viola who revealed that Corteza and Manalo made it to the event for making it to the Top 16 in world rankings by the World Pool Association (WPA).
The Davao City native Corteza is currently ranked No.4 by the WPA while the Mandaluyong pride Manalo is at No.10.
Joining Corteza and Manalo in the tournament proper are Hall of Famer Efren ?Bata? Reyes, former world No.1 Francisco ?Django? Bustamante, 2009 International Predator 10-ball ruler Dennis ?Robocop? Orcullo and 2007 World 8-ball and 9-ball titlist Ronnie ?Volcano? Alcano.
The event offers $100,000 in total pot prize money with the champion getting $28,000.
Other invited players are David Alcaide of Spain, Darren Appleton, Imran Majid and Daryl Peach of Great Britain, Marcus Chamat of Sweden, Niels Feijen of the Netherlands, Mika Immonen of Finland, Thorsten Hohmann and Ralf Souquet, the 2008 World 8-ball ruler of germany.
Also in the list are Shane Van Boening, Rodney Morris, Corey Deuel, Dennis Hatch, Brandon Shuff, John Schmidt, Mike Sigel and Charlie Williams of the United States, Yang Ching Shun, Chang Jung Lin, Chang Pe Wei, Ko Pin Yi of Chinese-Taipei, Ricky Yang of Indonesia and HRH Prince Billah of Brunei. Correspondent Marlon bernardino
