Django, Robocop advance to World Cup's quarter finals
By Loui Galicia, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau 10/11/2008 9:35 AM
Francisco Django Bustamante and Dennis "Robocop" Orcollo embarks on a winning streak as they defeated Russians Ruslan Chinakhov and Konstantin Stepanov in the second round of eight in the 2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
The dynamic duo continued to fascinate their compatriots and captivate the Dutch and European spectators as they worked magic in their bid to reclaim the title.
Unlike Thursday's easy match, their Friday victory was quite nerve-wracking as Bustamante made several placement errors leaving Orcollo to miss some shots.
Bustamante's worst move was during the fifth rack when his placement of the ninth ball left Orcollo to pocket both the nine and the cue ball, thus giving the rack easily to the Russians.
However, as if luck was on their side, the Russians, especially the 16-year-old wonder kid Chikanov, made a couple of blunders leaving the Pinoys plenty of room to get back into the lead.
It must have been overwhelming for the young Chikanov to come face-to-face with the Pinoy giants as a quick check of his profile at the tournament's official website revealed that his favorite pool player is none other than Bustamante.
Bustamante and Orcollo continue to be the crowd favorites and are expected to win the championship as their wit at the cue and elegance at the table can't seem to be matched by any team in the line-up.
Their two games played in Rotterdam already showed a perfect chemistry between them and even their remarks confirm their admiration for each other.
"Magaling ang kapartner ko," insisted Orcollo.
"Magaling siya. Magaling na siya, magaling pa ako. Magaling talaga kami," replied Bustamante.
Fellow Pinoys continue to attend their matches and even Ambassador Romeo Arguelles graced Friday's game with his presence.
The Philippine team will face Satoshi Kawabata and Naoyuki Oi of Japan in the quarter finals on Saturday evening.
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