Manalo leads RP contingent to Million Dollar 9-Ball
Written by Ms. Confuse on Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Filipino billiards master Marlon "Marvelous" Manalo will lead the Filipino contingent competing at the Million Dollar 9 Ball Shootout slated August 6-10 at the Valley Forge Convention Center in Pennsylvania, USA. BilliardPhilippines.com said joining Manalo at the five-day tourney are former world champions Efren "Bata" Reyes and Alex "The Lion" Pagulayan, Francisco "Django" Bustamante, national champion Lee Vann "The Slayer" Corteza and Santos "The Saint" Sambajon.
"This tournament takes the sport to a whole new level, sana anuman ang mangyari ay Filipino pa din ang magkakamapeon," said Manalo. Manalo, who landed third place at the 2005 World Pool Championships, got his biggest paycheck of $100,000 in the Texas Hold 'Em Billiards three years ago. Tourney organizer Allen Hopkins said the total pot prize at the Million Dollar 9 Ball Shootout is $1 million, with the grand winner getting $150,000.
Aside from the Filipinos, World Pool Champion Daryl Peach of England, Guinness 9-ball tour defending champ Chang Jung-lin of Chinese-Taipei, Thomas Engert of Germany, Raj Hundal of the United Kingdom, Luc Salvas of Canada and Dimitri Jungo of Switzerland have signed up for the tournament.image by insidepoolmag.com
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