Hanoi 9 Ball Open Day 1 – (10/10/23) Recap

Winners Side:

1. Jeffrey Ignacio with wins over Gia Tieu Khanh 9-2 and Francesco Candela 9-6

2. James Aranas with wins over Kengu Suzuki 9-3 and Pierfrancesco Garzia 9-8

3. Anton Raga with wins over Nguyen Van Huynh 9-0 and Hua Khanh Huy 9-1

4. Michael Feliciano with wins over Nguyen Hai Dang 9-4 and Michael Yednak 9-3

5. Kyle Amoroto with wins over Paul McCarthy 9-4 and Luong Duc Thien 9-7

6. Leevan Corteza with wins over Nguyen Thanh Trung 9-2 and Nguyen Phuc Long 9-8

7. Michael Baoanan with wins over Dimitri Loukatos 9-7 and Kunal Verdia 9-6

8. Johann Chua with wins over Nguyen Manh Duc 9-3 and Nguyen Cong Thanh 9-2

9. Patric Gonzales with wins over Joao Grilo 9-8 and Sharik Sayed 9-6

10. Oliver Villafuerte with wins over Tô Ngọc Phương 9-2 and Warren Kiamco 9-5

The above 10 players will need one more win to enter the last 64 which is the knockout stage. Their next matches will be on October 12, 2023.

Losers Side:

1. Carlo Biado lost to Ngu Quang Trung

2. Marvin Asis won over Phung Van Quy 9-2 but lost to Fedor Gorst 3-9

3. Amiel Leonor won over Laksh Sharma 9-4 but lost to Pijus Labutis 3-9

4. Warren Kiamco won over Khuc Trung Thanh 9-2 but lost to Oliver Villafuerte 5-9

5. Jefrey Roda won over Charlene Chai 3-9 but lost to David Alcaide 4-9

The above 5 Filipinos need to win 3 more matches to enter the last 64. They will have one match today and if they win they’ll need two more wins Thursday, Oct. 12.

Filipinos who are yet to play their first match today:

1. Jhon Rebong

2. Dennis Orcullo

3. Roland Garcia

4. Jeff de Luna

5. John LA Garde

6. Bernie Regalario

7. John Vincent Vicedo

8. Jundel Mazon

9. Raphael Gonzales

Notables:

– Carlo Biado surprisingly lost his match against Ngu Quang Trung. After leading for the most part and getting on the hill first 8-5, the Vietnamese was able to stage a comeback and won the next 4 racks after Carlo made some errors.

– Lee van and DD had tough battles in the second round and trail for the most part. It seems like most players had a hard time adjusting to the smaller 4” corner pockets where most of their errors occur.

– Anton Raga had the most impressive showing so far with only one game lost. He is followed by Michael Feliciano who had an impressive showing in the Peri Open.

– We got two all Filipino clashes later today between Roland Garcia against Raphael Gonzalez and Jeff de Luna against Jhon Rebong.

– It’s a do or die for the 5 Filipinos in the losers side.

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