Johann Chua stands as final PH hope in US Open Pool Championship

Johann Chua strikes inside two wins of changing into the third Filipino to rule the US Open Pool Championship, however standing in his manner within the semifinals is defending champion Fedor Gorst

MANILA, Philippines – Johann Chua emerged because the final Filipino standing within the US Open Pool Championship.

The pleasure of Bacolod picked up a pair of wins over Aleksa Pecelj of Serbia and Niels Feijen of the Netherlands as he reached the semifinals on the Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic Metropolis on Friday, August 22 (Saturday, August 23, Manila time).

Chua beat Pecelj, 10-7, within the final 64, then crushed Feijen, 10-2, within the spherical of 32 to maneuver inside two victories of changing into the third Filipino to rule the match after Efren “Bata” Reyes (1994) and Carlo Biado (2021).

Michael Baoanan practically made it two Filipinos within the closing 4, however he absorbed a heartbreaking 10-9 loss to defending champion Fedor Gorst of america.

On the cusp of the semifinals after grabbing a 9-7 lead, Baoanan noticed Gorst win the subsequent three racks because the Filipino misplaced to the Russian-American for the second time this match.

Gorst additionally beat Baoanan, 9-4, within the preliminary stage.

Chua, although, can avenge Baoanan as he battles Gorst — who’s ranked the No. 1 nine-ball participant on this planet — subsequent, with the winner dealing with the victor between Singapore’s Aloysius Yapp and Chinese language Taipei’s Ko Pin Yi for the title.

Already assured of $25,000 (over P1.4 million) as a semifinalist, Chua eyes the highest purse of $100,000 (over P5.6 million). – Rappler.com