The Philippine International Convention Center (PICC)
Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP Complex)
Roxas Blvd.
1307 Pasay City
Metro Manila
Philippines
Tel: (632) 551-7920 / 551-7415 / 551-6917
Fax: (632) 551-6372
www.worldpoolchampionship.com
www.2006worldpool.com
4-12 November 2006
Europe vs Asia Final at WPC
The final of the 2006 Philippines World Pool Championship will be a Europe v Asia affair as 1996 Champion Ralf Souquet of Germany faces Filipino Ronnie ‘Calamba’ Alcano at the PICC in a match that starts at 16.00 local time.
Both players had to battle through two matches today. Alcano dumped out tournament favourite Wu Chia-ching, the defending champion in the afternoon and then looked good disposing of surprise semi-finalist Li He-wen of China.
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Souquet had a Taiwanese double as he beat firstly Liu Cheng-chuan 11-8 and then came through a thriller as he beat Fu Che-wei in a hill-hill affair.
“I’ve played Ronnie a few times and he’s a great player – if you get to the final of the World Pool Championship you must be” said Souquet.
“I’ve seen him win many tournaments but I won’t be thinking about my opponent. I’ll just play my game and do my best.
“I’ve had a good year and that has built up my confidence but I didn’t have the best start here. I was only sleeping three or four hours per night and then just waiting for breakfast! Finally the last couple of days I’ve got more sleep.
“I’ll go into the final like any other match. I want to have fun and enjoy it and play good. The crowd will be against me but that’s OK,” he added.
Alcano said: “I'm very happy to reach the final of this tournament, here in Manila. It was a very tough match as he is a very good player.
“I will try to capitalise on his break and I hope the match will go my way. I must get the first lag.
"There is big pressure for me but I want to show respect to my opponent and I hope the crowd respect Mr Souquet tomorrow.
"This is the biggest moment of my career and I'm hoping for a big victory."
THE LAST 64 | ||||||
Ronato Alcano (PHI) |  | 10 : 1 | | Roberto Gomez (PHI) | ||
Efren Reyes (PHI) | | 10 : 6 | | Dennis Orcollo (PHI) | ||
Kuo Po-cheng (TPE) |  | 10 : 3 | | Hsia Hun-kai (TPE) | ||
Marlon Manalo (PHI) | | 10 : 5 |  | Chan Keng-kwang (SIN) | ||
Pat Holtz (SCO) |  | 10 : 6 |  | Tomoo Takana (JPN) | ||
Kevin Uzzell (ENG) |  | 10 : 6 | | Chan Jung-ling (TPE) | ||
Wu Chia-ching (TPE) | | 10 : 3 |  | Corey Deuel (USA) | ||
Wang Hung-hsiang (TPE) | | 10 : 5 |  | Michael Schmidt (GER) | ||
Lee Kun-fang (TPE) | | 10 : 4 |  | Vincent Facquet (FR) | ||
Jeff De Luna (PHI) | | 10 : 8 |  | Nick van den Berg (NED) | ||
Vilmos Foldes (HUN) |  | 10 : 7 |  | Ernesto Dominguez (MEX) | ||
Luong Chi Dung (VIE) |  | 10 : 7 | | Nien Rong-chih (TPE) | ||
Thomas Engert (GER) | | 10 : 7 | | Francisco Bustmante (PHI) | ||
Sandor Tot (SCM) |  | 10 : 5 | | Charlie Williams (USA) | ||
Li He-wen (CHN) |  | 10 : 5 |  | Alejandro Carvajal (CHI) | ||
Rudy Morta (PHI) | | 10 : 9 |  | Markus Juva (FIN) | ||
Tyler Edey (CAN) |  | 10 : 9 | | Thorsten Hohmann (GER) | ||
Ricky Yang (INO) |  | 10 : 7 | | Daryl Peach (ENG) | ||
Liu Cheng-chuan (TPE) | | 10 : 2 | | Earl Strickland (USA) | ||
Ryu Seong-woo (KOR) |  | 10 : 7 | | Lu Hsun-chen (TPE) | ||
Ralf Souquet (GER) | | 10 : 3 | | Huidji See (NED) | ||
Yang Ching-shun (TPE) | | 10 : 6 | | Johnny Archer (USA) | ||
Konstantin Stepanov (RUS) |  | 10 : 6 | | Oliver Ortmann (GER) | ||
Marco Tschudi (SUI) |  | 10 : 8 | | Huang Kun-chang (TPE) | ||
Lee Van Corteza (PHI) | | 10 : 4 | | Imran Majid (ENG) | ||
David Alcaide (ESP) |  | 10 : 7 | | Joern Kaplan (GER) | ||
Rodolfo Luat (PHI) | | 10 : 5 | | Jeremy Jones (USA) | ||
Roy Apancho (INO) | | 10 : 8 | | Andreas Roschkowsky (GER) | ||
Chao Fong-pang (TPE) | | 10 : 5 | | Ramil Gallego (PHI) | ||
Fu Che-wei (TPE) | | 10 : 7 |  | Marcus Chamat (SWE) | ||
Steve Davis (ENG) | | 10 : 7 |  | Fabio Petroni (ITA) | ||
Jharome Pena (PHI) | | 10 : 7 |  | Louis Condo (AUS) | ||
THE LAST 32 | ||||||
Ronato Alcano (PHI) | | 10 : 7 | | Efren Reyes (PHI) | ||
Kuo Po-cheng (TPE) | | 10 : 7 | | Marlon Manalo (PHI) | ||
Pat Holtz (SCO) | | 10 : 6 | | Kevin Uzzell (ENG) | ||
Wu Chia-ching (TPE) | | 10 : 3 | | Wang Hung-hsiang (TPE) | ||
Jeff De Luna (PHI) | | 10 : 8 | | Lee Kun-fang (TPE) | ||
Luong Chi Dung (VIE) | | 10 : 4 | | Vilmos Foldes (HUN) | ||
Sandor Tot (SCM) | | 10 : 6 | | Thomas Engert (GER) | ||
Li He-wen (CHN) | | 10 : 8 | | Rudy Morta (PHI) | ||
Tyler Edey (CAN) | | 10 : 9 | | Ricky Yang (INO) | ||
Liu Cheng-chuan (TPE) | | 10 : 6 | | Ryu Seong-woo (KOR) | ||
Ralf Souquet (GER) | | 10 : 8 | | Yang Ching-shun (TPE) | ||
Konstantin Stepanov (RUS) | | 10 : 7 | | Marco Tschudi (SUI) | ||
David Alcaide (ESP) | | 10 : 8 | | Lee Van Corteza (PHI) | ||
Rodolfo Luat (PHI) | | 10 : 6 | | Roy Apancho (INO) | ||
Fu Che-wei (TPE) | | 10 : 8 | | Chao Fong-pang (TPE) | ||
Steve Davis (ENG) | | 10 : 8 | | Jharome Pena (PHI) | ||
THE LAST 16 | ||||||
Ronato Alcano (PHI) | | 11 : 5 | | Kuo Po-cheng (TPE) | ||
Wu Chia-ching (TPE) | | 11 : 6 | | Pat Holtz (SCO) | ||
Luong Chi Dung (VIE) | | 11 : 6 | | Jeff De Luna (PHI) | ||
Li He-wen (CHN) | | 11 : 7 | | Sandor Tot (SCM) | ||
Liu Cheng-chuan (TPE) | | 11 : 6 | | Tyler Edey (CAN) | ||
Ralf Souquet (GER) | | 11 : 4 | | Konstantin Stepanov (RUS) | ||
Rodolfo Luat (PHI) | | 11 : 10 | | David Alcaide (ESP) | ||
Fu Che-wei (TPE) | | 11 : 8 | | Steve Davis (ENG) | ||
THE QUARTER FINALS | ||||||
Ronato Alcano (PHI) | | 11 : 6 | | Wu Chia-ching (TPE) | ||
Li He-wen (CHN) | | 11 : 7 | | Luong Chi Dung (VIE) | ||
Ralf Souquet (GER) | | 11 : 8 | | Liu Cheng-chuan (TPE) | ||
Fu Che-wei (TPE) | | 11 : 7 | | Rodolfo Luat (PHI) | ||
THE SEMI FINALS | ||||||
Ronato Alcano (PHI) | | 11 : 8 | | Li He-wen (CHN) | ||
Ralf Souquet (GER) | | 11 : 10 | | Fu Che-wei (TPE) | ||
THE FINAL | ||||||
Ronato Alcano (PHI) | | 0 : 0 | | Ralf Souquet (GER) | ||
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