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Team Philippines failed to sustain a solid start in the 8-ball Scotch doubles as it dropped the next four matches and lost the World Team Pool Cup crown to Great Britain, 1-4, at the Hannover Exhibition Grounds in Hannover, Germany Sunday.

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The 29-year-old Manalo trounced Dan Barouty of the US twice, the first a 150-42 win for the hot seat, and the second a 200-123 victory to win the championship worth $5,000 (roughly P280,000), according to AzBilliards.com.
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"Anim na
break ko, walang nahulog sa butas," said Efren "Bata" Reyes, supposedly one of the country’s brightest hopes for the elusive gold medal.

But it just won’t happen in this Asiad as the 1999 world 9-ball champion failed to get past the semifinal round, losing to Chinese-Taipei’s Hsia Hui-kai, 9-7, Thursday.
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And why deny Francisco "Django" Bustamante of a slot to the national team when the mere mention of his name sends shock waves to the rest of the Asian contenders?

These questions were raised a couple of times during the PSA Forum at the Holiday Inn Hotel yesterday but neither Reyes, nor his manager Rolando Vicente, could provide the answers.
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has been invited as guest of honor and speaker to the affair set at 7 p.m..
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ANTONIO LINING AND WARREN KIAMCO
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Team Philippines failed to sustain a solid start in the 8-ball Scotch doubles as it dropped the next four matches and lost the World Team Pool Cup crown to Great Britain, 1-4, at the Hannover Exhibition Grounds in Hannover, Germany Sunday.

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The 29-year-old Manalo trounced Dan Barouty of the US twice, the first a 150-42 win for the hot seat, and the second a 200-123 victory to win the championship worth $5,000 (roughly P280,000), according to AzBilliards.com.
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"Anim na
break ko, walang nahulog sa butas," said Efren "Bata" Reyes, supposedly one of the country’s brightest hopes for the elusive gold medal.

But it just won’t happen in this Asiad as the 1999 world 9-ball champion failed to get past the semifinal round, losing to Chinese-Taipei’s Hsia Hui-kai, 9-7, Thursday.
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And why deny Francisco "Django" Bustamante of a slot to the national team when the mere mention of his name sends shock waves to the rest of the Asian contenders?

These questions were raised a couple of times during the PSA Forum at the Holiday Inn Hotel yesterday but neither Reyes, nor his manager Rolando Vicente, could provide the answers.
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has been invited as guest of honor and speaker to the affair set at 7 p.m..
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