Carlo Biado exits US Open Pool; 3 different PH bets attain final 16

As Carlo Biado ends his bid to rule the US Open Pool Championship anew, Johann Chua, Jefrey Roda, and Michael Baonan advance to the final 16

MANILA, Philippines – Carlo Biado’s bid to reclaim the US Open Pool Championship got here to an finish, however three Filipinos are nonetheless within the working for the title.

Biado, who’s recent from a historic triumph within the World Pool Championship a month in the past, absorbed a 3-10 loss to Estonia’s Denis Grabe within the spherical of 64 on the Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic Metropolis on Thursday, August 21.

The defeat prevented Biado, the 2021 champion, from turning into the primary Filipino to rule the US Open a number of instances.

However the Philippines has three bets in competition as Johann Chua, Jefrey Roda, and Michael Baoanan superior to the final 16.

Chua scored a 10-6 win over Greece’s Alexander Kazakis, Roda claimed a 10-5 victory over New Zealand’s Sullivan Clark, whereas Baoanan pulled off a 10-9 escape towards Venezuela’s Jesus Atencio within the spherical of 32.

Up subsequent for Chua is Serbia’s Aleksa Pecelj, whereas Roda and Boanan face Singapore’s Aloysius Yapp and Vietnam’s Duong Quoc Hoang, respectively. 

A few former champions are nonetheless within the combine, together with 2024 titleholder Fedor Gorst of the USA, 2019 victor Joshua Filler of Germany, and 2017 winner Jayson Shaw of Scotland.

Chua, Roda, and Baoanan are already assured to take dwelling $8,000 (over P450,000), however all of them have their eyes on the highest purse of $100,000 (almost P5.7 million). – Rappler.com