PCA Open jrs netfest slated

Philippine Columbian Association (PCA) bets Kyle Cordero, John Arnel Go and Mico Santiago head the list of players vying for top honors in the PCA Open Juniors Tennis Championships slated Nov. 7-16 at the PCA outdoor shellcourts.

Cordero, currently No. 7 in the Philta 18-under national rankings, won the Luis Hilado Memorial Cup title early this year.

Other top juniors seeing action in the boys division are Pablo Olivarez II, Leander Lazaro, Alberto Villamor, Angelo Joseph Moreno, Arjun dela Cruz, Hans Assistio, Kyle Parpan, Joaquim Samson and Argil Lanz Canizares.

Jessica Agra, Bambi Zoleta, Jasmine Tan Ho, Martina Guba, Shanine Olivarez, Sally Mae Siso, Macy Gonzales, Erika Lagura, Rachelle de Guzman and Steffi del Rosario head the roster in the girls division.

For details, contact Bobby Mangunay (0927-9143246) or Mimi Corda at the PCA secretariat (tel. 563-8501 loc. 132). Deadline for listup is on Nov. 4.

Noguit gains q’final in Asian soft tennis

MUNGYEONG, Korea – Samuel Noguit registered his best-ever international ranking following a Top 8 finish in the singles event of the sixth Asian Soft Tennis Championships Thursday here at the Mungyeong Municipality claycourts.

Noguit upset heavily favored Li Yi-Long of China, 4-2, to gatecrash the quarterfinal round before bowing to eventual third placer Korean Lee Jong-Woo, 0-4. Kim Dong-Hoon of the host country downed an injured Shinohara Hidenori of Japan, 4-1, to capture the gold medal.

The 30-year-old Noguit, who reached the second round of the World championships in Anseong, Korea last year, had earlier trounced Shyam Dagat of India, 4-0, and Ronald Mario of Indonesia, 4-1, to gain a crack at Li whom the Filipino edged in an exciting 20-minute baseline match.

“The tactical approach and technique in training program by coach Jovy Mamawal and Mike Enriquez are the reasons why I made it to Top 8 ,” said Noguit.

Mikoff Mandurio made short work of Singroly Rahul of India, 4-1, to register the only other win in the weeklong Asian soft tennis nestfest.

PPT Players Den P200K freeroll on

The PPT Players Den will host the P200,000 freeroll tournament today in appreciation to its players and to celebrate the re-opening of its newly renovated VIP rooms.

This no buy-in tournament is open to players who have met the required player’s points accumulated by simply playing in table games at the Players Den.

In addition, the PPT announced its hosting of the P1-million tournament on Nov. 28-30 with a guaranteed prize of P500,000 to the champion. The tournament will be the start of the series of events leading up to the PPT Championship, and one may qualify for free by just accumulating player’s points or pay a very affordable price of P5,500 buy-in and entry fee. The PPT Players Den is the No.1 Poker club in Manila, located at 1786 Mabini St. in Malate. For more information call at (02)-524-7254 or visit www.philippinepokertour.com.