Biado catalyst in Team Asia’s breakaway

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino ace Carlo Biado smashed Mickey Krause, 5-3, Wednesday night to cap Team Asia’s four-match sweep of Team Europe in Day Two to move on cusp of ruling the inaugural Reyes Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.

Biado’s triumph powered the Asians from a slim, shaky 3-2 edge over the Europeans in Tuesday’s opener to a commanding 7-2 advantage in this three-day, race-to-11 event held in honor of Filipino legend and Team Asia skipper Efren “Bata” Reyes.

Biado, who has won almost everything after topping the world nine-ball and 10-ball championships, was at the center of it all as he summoned the magician-like wizardry of Reyes in the former’s disposal of the beleaguered Krause.

The Filipino bet also decimated Krause in the fifth rack of the team match – the first duel of the day – that resulted in a 5-3 Team Asia triumph where the host had to dig deep in rallying from 0-2 down.

It was all Team Asia from there as Taiwanese Ko Pin Yi, another world beater, downed Spanish conquistador Francisco Sanchez Ruiz, 5-3, and the duo of Duong Quoc Hoang and Aloysius Yapp destroyed David Alcaide and Eklent Kaci, 5-2.

And then Biado entered the fray to complete what had been a dominant performance by Team Asia.

Biado is expected to figure prominently again when Team Asia goes for the jugular.