IMMONEN REACH FINALS OF WORLD TEN BALL

Monday, November 30, 2009, 1:44
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES—FORMER World 9-ball champion Mika “The Iceman” Immonen has a won a place in the final of second World Ten Ball Championship.

The New York based Immonen, the reigning back-to-back US Open 9-ball titlist won two racks to edged Filipino Antonio “Nickoy” Lining, 9-7, in the first semi-final match-up yesterday at the World Trade Center.

“I feel happy,” said the frequent Manila visitor Immonen, who is already assured $30,000 purse for reaching the race-to-11 finals. The champion will receive $60,000, while the losing semi-finalist gets $15,000 each.

Immonen will face the winner of the match between Lee Vann Corteza of the Philippines and David Alcaide of Spain, who still playing as of press time for the last final berth.

On the road to the finals, Immonen defeated Niels Feijen of the Netherlands, 9-6, (Last 64), Marlon Manalo, 9-6, of the Philippines (Last 32), Nick van den Berg of the Netherlands, 9-7, (Last 16), and Ruslan Chinakhov of Russia,9-6, (Last 8), and Lining, 9-7, (Last 4) while the Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro Lining disposed Corey Deuel of the USA, 9-4, (Last 64), Naoyuki Ooi of Japan, 9-7, (Last 32), Jomar de Ocampo, 9-2, of the Philippines(Last 16) and Warren Kiamco, 9-8, of the Philippines (Last before losing to Immonen, 9-7, (Last 4).