September 12 ------ THE Philippines finally claimed the Predator World Teams 10-Ball Championship after sweeping Great Britain, 3-0, in the final on Sunday in Klagenfurt, Austria. Rubilen Amit and Carlo Biado came through with close wins in their singles encounter before Amit and Johann Chua completed the one-sided win in the final. That gave the Philippines its first world team 10-ball title after runner-up finishes in 2010 and 2014, the last time the tournament was staged before it was revived this year.
Amit set the tone with a 4-3 win over Kelly Fisher, taking advantage of a miss by the Briton on the 3-ball in the final rack. Biado upstaged Jayson Shaw, 4-3, by coming behind and taking the final two racks. Amit returned to team up with Chua in the mixed scotch doubles where they defeated Fisher and Darren Appleton, 4-1, to capture the title and the 40,000 euros (about P2.3 million) top prize. The Philippine cue artists started the day with a 4-2 shootout victory over Germany to reach the finals, eventually taking the title unbeaten.
In the double elimination qualifying round, Team Philippines defeated Sweden, 3-1, and won over Great Britian via shootout, 3-2, to advance to the knockout stage. Amit, Biado, and Chua beat Poland, 3-1, in the quarterfinals. Eventually, the Philippines met Great Britain again in the final after Fisher, Shaw, and Appleton made it to the knockout phase via the losers' bracket.
Source: spin.ph
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