Alcano out to stop Peach in PBB tiff

MANILA, Philippines - Ronnie Alcano and Daryl Peach of England clash at 9 tonight at resumption of the Philippine Big-time Billiards Faceoff at Pagcor Airport Casino in Parañaque City.

Alcano is seeking to avenge his setbacks to Peach in the 2006 International Pool Tour (IPT) in Las Vegas, Nevada and 2007 World Pool (9-ball) Championships in Manila and end the foreign bets’ domination of the circuit after German Ralf Souquet beat Dennis Orcollo and Carlo Biado in the previous PBBF matches.

“I’m ready. I have been training for this fight,” said Alcano, who beat Peach during the 2007 World 8-ball Championships in United Arab Emirates.

“In a short, winner’s break match, it’s anybody’s game,” said Peach.

The race-to-9, winner’s break, 10-ball match is a joint undertaking of Mega Sports World and BRKHRD Corp. and held in cooperation with Airport Casino Filipino, Crown Sound System, Sakura Amplifiers, Home Theater Systems, Malungai Life Oil, Diamond Billiard table, Hermes Sports Bar, I-Bar, Golden Leaf Restaurant, Bugsy Promotions, Billiards Managers and Players Association of the Philippines (BMPAP) with The Philippine Star as the official media partner.

The winner will get $5,000.

The event will be aired live over Solar Sports, Sky Channel 70 and Destiny Channel 34 and through the Internet, live streaming at www.starbilliards.com.ph.

Meanwhile, Peach takes on Francisco “Django” Bustamante on Nov. 26, while Yang Ching Shun of Chinese-Taipei and Lee Vann Corteza clash on Dec. 3.

Yang is also set to take on Orcollo on Dec. 10, while Chang Jung Lin of Chinese-Taipei battles Roberto Gomez on Dec. 17.

Chang and Alcano will also tangle on Dec. 23 while Wu Chia Ching of China squares off with Efren “Bata” Reyes on Dec. 30.