By Kristel Satumbaga
Warren Kiamco outlasted Thailand’s Chotipong Amnuayporn, 9-7, on Sunday to advance in the men’s 9-ball singles quarterfinals of billiards in the 30th Southeast Asian Games at the Manila Hotel Tent.
Jeffrey Ignacio, left, and Warren Kiamco (Jonas Terrado)
Kiamco encountered stiff challenge after losing his 7-5 lead, but pulled it off in the 15th and 16th racks to join Dennis Orcollo into the next phase.
Orcollo advanced Saturday night with a 9-0 blanking of Indonesia’s Sahroni.
Also keeping their medal bids alive were Jefrey Roda, who bested Vietnam’s Kieu Thien Khoi, 4-3, for a spot in the quarterfinals of the men’s snooker singles.
Not so fortunate was Alvin Barbero, who yielded to Laos’ Siththideth Sakbieng of Laso, 4-0, in the men’s snooker singles Round of 16.
Meanwhile, Chezka Centeno and Rubilen Amit barged into the women’s 9-ball doubles semifinals after surviving Thailand’s Vutthiphan Kongkaket and Sasiwimon Wannaprathip, 7-6.
Centeno and Amit wasted a 6-3 lead when the Thais won the next three racks, but managed to stay on course.
The win came a few hours before they are about to clash in the women’s 9-ball singles finals.
Source: Manila Bulletin
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