Cebuano billiard sensation Jerson Cumayas defeated veteran Jundel Mazon to rule the 1st Vice Governor Jeffrey Padilla Ferrer's 10-ball open tournament held at the SM City Bacolod Atrium on February 12-17, 2024.
The 27-year-old champion won the last three racks to score 11 against the 7 against his rival Jundel Mazon who placed second.
The champion won P400,000 cash and a trophy while Mazon won second place with a P150,000 cash prize.
The billiards sensation is from Lilloan, Cebu who won several championship games in the field of pool games.
The champion Cumayas won over Ruben Cuña 9-5 to reach the finals while Mazon scored impressive come-from-behind wins against John Vincent Vicedo and Kyle Amoroto in the semi-finals.
The other winners include Kyle Amoroto won 3rd place, Ruben Cuña-4th place, John Rebong-5th place, Jesson Marabi-6th place,
John Vincent Vicedo-7th, Paulo Galuto-8th, Jason Sentillas-9th, Sean Mark Malayan-10th, Judy Villanueva-11th, Michael Baoanan-12th, Jake Alonsagay-13th, Edwin Gamas-14th, and Jeffrey Roda-15th placer.
A total of 131 billiard players joined the week-long tournament.*
