Johann Chua and James Aranas beat Germany’s Joshua Filler and Moritz Neuhauseno, 11-7, to win the World Cup of Pool and make the Philippines the most successful country in the annual competition. Know more:
Johann Chua and James Aranas’s victory makes the Philippines the most successful country in the World Cup.JOHANN CHUA and James Aranas beat Germany’s Joshua Filler and Moritz Neuhauseno, 11-7, to win the World Cup of Pool and make the Philippines the most successful country in the annual competition held Sunday at the Pazo de Feiras Congresos de Lugo in Spain.Chua, however, regained his rhythm in rack 17 to get the momentum back and put them at match point.
Chua and Aranas, both national team members, nipped Chinese-Taipei’s Ko Pin Yi and Ko Ping Chung, 9-8 in the quarterfinals. They blasted Spain’s Jose Alberto Delgado and Jonas Comino, 7-2, in the round of 16, after their 7-5 win over another Spanish duo, David Alcaide and Francisco Sanchez Ruiz, in their first match.Legends Efren “Bata” Reyes and Django Bustamante won two titles for the Philippines in 2006 and 2009 and Dennis Orcullo and Lee Van Corteza triumphed in 2013.
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