Monday, August 15, 2005
Former world champ Feijen beats 3 Pinoy greats
NEILS Feijen lived up to his nickname as he terminated the hopes of three Pinoy legends in the Big Apple 9 Ball Challenge in New York City yesterday.
Feijen, who has earned the nickname “Terminator” for his passing resemblance to the actor who plays the role of a robotic assassin in the movie of the same name, defeated former world number-one Francisco “Django” Bustamante, 1999 World Pool Champion Efren “Bata” Reyes and icon Jose “Amang” Parica in succession to arrange a playoff against Ralf Soquet for the right to play Thomas Engert in the final.
Initial loss
After losing to Danny Basavich in the winner’s bracket, Feijen, a frequent Philippine visitor, ended Bustamante’s stay in the tournament with a 10-9 win and moved on to hand Reyes his second loss, 10-4.
Reyes earlier lost to Engert, 10-5, in the winners’ bracket before his second loss to Feijen in the double-elimination tournament.
The win against the Magician set up Feijen against Parica, who had eliminated Johnny Archer, 10-5, and Danny Hariman, 10-5, before playing Feijen.
Break
The two pool artists refused to give each other any advantage as they held on to 9-all before Feijen got his needed break in the final rack to win 10-9, with earlier tormentor Basavich next on his list for another 10-9 win.
Feijen continued his win streak against Tony Crosby, 10-7, to set up his match against Soquet, who got in the losers’ bracket after being defeated by Engert, 8-10. ML
(August 15, 2005 issue)
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