POOL TEAM ASSURE GOLD AND SILVER FOR THE 8-BALL COMPETITION IN LAOS SEA GAMES

MANILA, PHILIPPINES—RP pool team assure gold and a silver medal after Ronato Alcano and Gandy Valle hurdle their respective rivals to set an all Filipino final in the 8-ball Pool Single event.

Alcano beat Thai Dechawat Poomjaeng, 7-3, while Valle nipped Indonesian Ricky Yang, 7-1, in the semifinals Sunday, at the Convention Hall, Don Chan Palace in Vientiane, Laos.

Women’s World 10-Ball champion Rubilen Amit, meantime subdued Malaysian Joanne Suhana, 5-4, Sunday, to advanced into the semifinal round of the 8-Ball Pool Single. She will face Vietnam’s Duong Thuy Vi on Monday.

Meanwhile, pool maestro Efren “Bata” Reyes and Reynaldo Grandea will see action in the English Billiard Single preliminary round on Monday against Malaysian Moh Loon Hong and Vietnamese Nguyen Trung Kien, respectively.

BY: MARLON BERNARDINO