Magpantay brods win

MANILA, Philippines - Eliod and Jonas Magpantay scored back-to-back wins to remain undefeated in the ongoing third Philippine Juniors Pool Championship at the Star Billiards Center in Quezon City.

Eliod, 17, a sophomore of Baybayin National High School in Rosario, Batangas, earlier nipped Raymund Eborda, 9-8, then toppled Keit Manayon, 9-7.

His brother Jonas, 15, a freshman at Ponciano Bernardo High School in Cubao, crushed Eriz Jusayan, 9-4, and Ricky Puro, 9-6.

In the third round Eliod faces John Carlo Cerna while Jonas battles Edwin Gamas.

The three-day event (Friday to Sunday), organized by the Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines (BSCP) headed by president Sebastian “Baste” Chua and chairman Florentino “Yen” Makabenta.

The champion here will get the lion share of P50,000 prize money, and earn the right to represent the country in this year’s WPA Junior’s World 9-Ball Championships on November 4 to 8 in Managua, Nicaragua plus a slot in the 2009 WPA World Ten Ball Championships on November 21 to 29 in Cebu City.

In the last year’s Reno WPA Junior’s World 9-Ball, Jonas beat Austin Murphy, the 2008 US Junior (19 years old) champion, 9-8, but bowed to compatriot Jerico Banares, 9-8, in the quarterfinal round. Banares, the 2008 RP Junior of Pool champion lost to Taiwanese Ko Pin-yi in the finals for the gold medal.

In the distaff side, 2008 RP Junior of Pool girls champion Zemonette Oryan yielded to Konischia Samia of Japan in the semifinal match. Britanny Bryant of Canada won the gold medal by edging Samia, 9-8, in the finals.

The Reno event attracted a total of 22 countries on account of 33 player boy’s and 18 player girl’s.