“Johann Chua và James Aranas dẫn dắt Philippines đoạt danh hiệu World Cup of Pool lần thứ tư kỷ lục”

Johann Chua and James Aranas have brought home the fourth Pool World Cup championship for the Philippines after defeating Joshua Filler and Moritz Neuhausen of Germany, 11-7, in the finals on Sunday (early Monday morning Manila time) in Lugo, Spain. The Filipino duo had an unbeaten run of 8 matches before stopping another near-collapse to claim the country’s first title in the annual 9-ball doubles event since Dennis Orcollo and Lee Van Corteza’s victory in 2013. Chua and Aranas earned the highest cash prize of $60,000 (P3.32 million) despite not being seeded in the 32-team tournament. Destiny. Choice story 💙❤️🤍💛 🇵🇭 #WorldCupofPool 🌎 pic.twitter.com/zqcumF1P4U – Matchroom Pool (@MatchroomPool) July 2, 2023 But this duo quickly defied the odds by defeating last year’s winners Francisco Sanchez Ruiz and David Alcaide, 7-5, before beating another Spanish duo Jonas Souto and Jose Alberto Delgado, 7-2. That raised concerns about the crown when Chua and Aranas defeated Chinese Taipei’s Ko Pin-Yi and Ko Pin-Chung and Austria’s Albin Ouschan and Mario He with identical scores of 9-8 in the quarterfinals and semifinals, despite trailing in both matches. But that didn’t stop Chua and Aranas from completing their journey into history as they overcame some initial jitters and a 2-1 deficit to take control of the 11th and final leg with a 9-2 lead. ADVERTISEMENT However, the Germans tried to narrow the gap as Filler and Neuhausen capitalized on some missed shots by the Filipino duo to win 5 consecutive games and take a 9-7 lead over Chua and Aranas. A break after the break provided an opportunity for the Philippines to finish the match, with Chua and Aranas completing the last two racks to seal the deal. Chua and Aranas allowed the Philippines to break away from China in the World Cup’s major success. Two of the four titles were won by Efren “Bata” Reyes and Francisco “Django” Bustamante in 2006 and 2009. Johann Chua of the Philippines, James Aranas in Pool World Cup finals PH’s Johann Chua, James Aranas rally to reach semis of World 9-ball Championship #article_content p.headertext { text-align: inherit; margin: 0; line-height: 1.5em; text-indent: 0; display: block; text-align: center !important; display: block; text-align: left; padding: 0; margin: 0px 0px 7px 0px; color: #0B72B5; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.2em !important; font-weight: bold; width: 100%; font-family: mallory, sans-serif; } #article_content .sib-form .input:first-child, #article_content .sib-form .input__affix:first-child { border-radius: 4px!important; } #article_content .sib-form .input { box-shadow: none; min-width: 1px; padding: 0; width: 90%!important; } #article_content .entry__error { color: #ff4949; font-size: .87055056rem; line-height: 1rem; font-size: 13px !important; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 10px auto !important; width: 100%!important; max-width: 95% !important; } #article_content .sib-form-block__button { display: inline-block; padding: 8px 18px; border: none; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; width: 95%!important; border-radius: 4px !important; } #article_content .sib-form .entry__field { display: flex !important; flex-wrap: wrap !important; justify-content: space-between; align-items: flex-start; } #article_content p.footertext, #article_content p.footertext a { text-align: center !important; font-size: 11px!important; line-height: 1.2em !important; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 500; width: 80%; margin: auto !important; } #inqplus-article2 { width: 100%; height: auto; padding: 20px auto; background-color: #a5b8c5; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: space-between; align-items: flex-start; } #inqplus-cta-wrap { width: 50%; height: auto; background-image: url(‘/single2017/images/inqplus-sub/inqplus-cta-bg1.png’); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; } #inqplus-cta2 { // width: 89%; height: auto; // margin: 35px auto 0; } #inqplus-cta2 img { width: 100%; } #newsletter-cta-wrap { width: 50%; height: auto; position: relative; } #newsletter-cta2 { // width: 95%; position: absolute; bottom: -4px; z-index: 1; } #newsletter-cta2 img { width: 100%;