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TWO Keighley-based players had mixed fortunes at a prestigious national pool competition.
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TWO Keighley-based players had mixed fortunes at a prestigious national pool competition.
Published May 14, 2021, 3:50 PM Jeff de Luna (left) and Roberto Gomez Jeff de Luna and Roberto Gomez crashed out of the World Cup of Pool after absorbing a 9-4 loss to Denis Grabe and Mark Magi of Estonia in their quarterfinal match held Thursday, May 13 local time (Friday, May 14 Manila time) in Milton Keynes, England. The Filipino pair couldn’t replicate its stunning comeback against the United States as the Estonians raced to a 6-1 lead on their way to advancing to the semifinals of the 9-ball doubles competition. De Luna and Gomez ended their campaign with a purse of $9,000 (almost P430...
9 Estonia Germany will meet Estonia in the World Cup of Pool semi-finals after beating Denmark and Philippines respectively at Stadium MK, Milton Keynes on Thursday evening. After Great Britain and Slovakia had won through in the afternoon session, Germany saw off Denmark 9-5 with both Joshua Filler and Christof Reintjes performing strongly, and the story was the same for Estonia as Denis Grabe and Mark Magi eliminated Philippines 9-4. There was nothing to split Denmark (Mickey Krause & Bahram Lotfy) and Germany (Joshua Filler & Christof Reintjes) after the first eight of a potential 17 racks...
Published May 13, 2021, 2:09 PM Roberto Gomez, from left, and Jeff de Luna do a chest bump in celebration of their 7-5 victory over Billy Thorpe and Skyler Woodward of the United States in the World Cup of Pool in Milton Keynes, England. (Photo from Matchroom Pool) Jeff de Luna and Roberto Gomez came roaring back from a huge deficit to stun Billy Thorpe and Skyler Woodward of the United States, 7-5, Wednesday, May 12 (early Thursday, May 13 Manila time) and reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup of Pool in Milton Keynes, England. The Filipino duo was on the verge of exiting the tournament a...
PHOTO: Matchroom Sport THE Philippine pair of Roberto Gomez and Jeff De Luna overcame a 0-5 deficit to defeat Billy Thorpe and Skyler Woodward of the United States, 7-5, to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2021 World Cup of Pool at the Stadium MK in Milton Keynes, England. Gomez and De Luna had a sluggish start, giving up the first five racks of the match, but went on a roll in the round-of-16 match in remarkable fashion against the seventh-ranked Americans. The Philippines, seeded No. 10 in the $250,000 competition, will next face Estonia, which defeated Great Britain-A, 7-6. The Filipin...