Chezka Centeno a win away from knockout round of World Women's 10-Ball

September 9 ------ CHEZKA Centeno beat Chantal Stadler of Germany, 7-2, to move closer to the knockout rounds of the Predator World Women’s 10-Ball Championship in Klagenfurt, Austria. Centeno sustained her form in the winners’ bracket and the Asian champion next faces Chihiro Kawahara of Japan for a place in the last 16. Centeno started the tournament with a 7-0 blanking of Elise Qui of the Netherlands.

Rubilen Amit, however, was sent to the losers’ bracket following a 7-5 defeat against Ina Kaplan of Germany. Amit, women's world 10-ball champion in 2013, will face Monika Zabek of Poland. Another defeat will boot her out of the tournament.

Meanwhile, Carlo Biado and Amit scored a 3-1 victory over Switzerland in the Predator World Teams 10-Ball Championship. Biado blanked Ronald Regli, 4-0, and Dimitri Jungo, 4-0, and Amit defeated Claudia Von Rohr, 4-2, to bounce back from her defeat against Von Rohr in their first match via the same scoreline, to advance.

The Philippines will face Great Britain of Kelly Fisher and Jayson Shaw for a spot in the quarterfinals.

Source: spin.ph