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                    [Title] => Hurting Django turns back Orcullo for crown
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Francisco "Django" Bustamante survived a four-hour marathon duel with Dennis Orcullo late Sunday, fighting back from a three-rack deficit and pulling off a thrilling 15-13 victory to win his first national open crown in the Philippine 9-Ball Open at the Robinson’s Galleria Trade Hall.


The 42-year-old Bustamante actually bucked a nagging elbow injury and a spirited challenge from Orcullo but the former world No. 1 cue master overcame the odds and, with a little luck, completed his remarkable fightback to snatch the crown worth P500,000.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 303625 [Title] => Bustamante, kampeon sa Philippine 9-Ball Open [Summary] => Ilang oras matapos na suriin ng doctor ang kundisyon ng kanyang kanang siko, naligtasan ni Francisco ‘Django’ Bustamante ang apat na oras na marathon finals upang ibulsa ang kanyang kauna-unahang national open trophy.

Lumaro si Bustamante ng kabuuang 47 racks noong Linggo ng gabi at bumangon mula sa maagang tatlong rack na deficit upang talunin si Dennis Orcullo, 15-13 sa titular match ng Philippine 9-Ball Open sa Robinson’s Galleria Trade Hall.
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Tabla ang iskor sa 7-all, handa na si Gallego na tapusin ang 15th frame matapos lusutan ang mahirap na spin shot sa one-ball.

Ngunit nagmintis si Gallego sa simpleng cut-shot sa blue na nagbigay ng pagkakataon kay Orcullo na siyang umubos ng bola sa lamesa tungo sa kanyang tagumpay.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 303288 [Title] => Pagulayan talsik na rin [Summary] => Ipinakita ni Dennis Orcullo ang kanyang matinding determinasyon nang kanyang sibakin si Alex Pagulayan, 9-4 sa Philippine 9-Ball Open noong Biyernes ng gabi at ilapit ang kanyang kampanya sa semifinal kahapon sa Robinson’s Galleria Trade Hall.

Ang kabiguan ay nagdala sa reigning U.S. Open champion na malaglag sa loser’s bracket matapos na muling lumasap ng pagkatalo sa mga kamay naman ni Ramil ‘Bebeng’ Gallego, 9-3.

Kinuha ni Pagulayan ang unang dalawang sets ng knockout match, ngunit nangapa ito sa kanyang breaks sa natitirang tira.
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Naunang tinalo si Sibuco sina Ramil Gallego at Loenardo ‘Dodong’ Andam.
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Matapos mapagwagian ang lag, kinuha ng reigning Singapore leg champion ng San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour ang dalawang unang rack para agad kontrolin ang alternate break affair.
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Pinagharian ng Fil-Canadian cue-artists ang All-Filipino Open sa kaagahan ng taong ito nang kanyang maungusan si Francisco ‘Django’ Busta-mante, 15-14, sa finals.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 292010 [Title] => Billiard wonder kid magtatangka sa main draw ng RP 9-Ball Open [Summary] => Tangka ng billiard wonder kid na si Macmac Mendoza na makapasok sa main draw sa unang yugto ng qualifying legs ng 2nd Philippine 9-Ball Open na gaganapin mula ngayon hanggang Biyer-nes sa Paeng’s East-wood Bowl Citywalk 2.

Ang top four players sa five-leg qualifying events ay uusad sa finals kung saan makakasama nila ang top eight finishers noong nakaraang taon na pangungunahan nina de-fending champion Antonio Gabica at runner-up Den-nis Orcullo.
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Naghari ang Taiwanese sa 5th Motolite Battle of Champions Philippine International Open 9-Ball Championship makaraang gapiin si Leonardo ‘Dodong’ Andam, 15-10, kagabi na ginanap sa Robinson’s Galleria Trade Hall.

Natalo sa Manila leg ng San Miguel Asian 9-Ball tour noong nakaraang buwan, ipinakita ni Yang na mas malakas siya ngayon.

Ang tagumpay ni Yang ay nagkakahalaga ng $20,000 at naipaghi-ganti ang kabiguan ng kababayang si Chang Pei Wei sa kamay ni Andam.
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 283973 [Title] => Luat, Andam steal show with stirring victories [Summary] => With the big guns in local pool groping for form, the lesser-lights stepped up in the fifth Motolite Battle of Champions Philippine International Open 9-Ball Championship with Rodolfo Luat and Leonardo Andam posting identical 9-7 victories over their fancied rivals at the Robinson’s Galleria Trade Hall yesterday.

Luat, the last player to qualify in the main draw, stunned two-time world champion Johnny Archer of the United States while Andam downed Che Wei Fu of Taiwan as they gained two shots at the semifinals of the tournament.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )
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