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Johann Chua falls wanting successful the Philippines’ third US Open Pool Championship crown as he bows to Fedor Gorst within the semifinals
MANILA, Philippines – Johann Chua met his match within the US Open Pool Championship as his run ended within the semifinals.
Chua bid goodbye to his quest of turning into the third Filipino to rule the celebrated match after an 11-7 loss to 2024 champion Fedor Gorst of the US on Saturday, August 23 (Sunday, August 24, Manila time).
Unbeaten going into the ultimate 4, Chua trailed early and performed catchup the remainder of the way in which as Gorst reached the ultimate for the third straight version.
From down 2-5, Chua nearly pulled degree at 5-5, however a missed shot on the 4 ball within the tenth sport proved to be the turning level, with Gorst racing to an 8-4 lead en path to the win.
It was a tragic exit for Chua, who was searching for his first main particular person title within the execs after successful the 2023 World Cup of Pool with James Aranas, and the 2022 WPA World Workforce Championship with Carlo Biado and Rubilen Amit.
With Chua falling quick, Efren “Bata” Reyes (1994) and Carlo Biado (2021) nonetheless stand as the one cue artists representing the Philippines to reign within the US Open.
Gorst, nonetheless, failed to finish his title protection as he suffered a 13-11 loss to Singapore’s Aloysius Yapp within the ultimate.
Yapp acquired the job accomplished after shedding to Biado within the ultimate in 2021 as he turned the primary Singaporean to win the match and pocketed the highest purse of $100,000.
Gorst settled for $50,000, whereas Chua bagged $25,000.
A complete of 15 Filipinos joined the US Open, with 10 advancing to the knockout rounds.
Michael Baoanan acquired so far as the quarterfinals, Jefrey Roda made it to the final 16, Baseth Mocaibat reached the spherical of 32, whereas Biado, Marvin Asis, Lee Vann Corteza, Bernie Regalario, Roberto Gomez, and Harry Vergara certified for the final 64. – Rappler.com
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