ROLLY Villanueva and Roman Rodriguez will join four others in the championship of the New Bamboo Bar January Pool Tournament after they came out on top in the qualifying matches held Monday and Tuesday at the New Bamboo Bar of Saipan Vegas.
Rolly Villanueva takes a shot during a pool tournament at the New Bamboo Bar of Saipan Vegas.
Photo by James F. Sablan Jr.
Rolly Villanueva had a perfect night Monday as he notched a 4-0 record. First, he took down Danny Miranda with ease and bested Rey Hermogenes to reach the semifinals.
Last week’s victor, Ray Matsunaga, gave a good fight but he was outsmarted by Villanueva.
Although Matsunaga was sent to the pits, he quickly fought his way back up by defeating Jerry Soriano in the final match of the losers bracket to square off again with Villanueva.
In their rematch, Matsunaga tried but failed to disrupt Villanueva’s rhythm.
Villanueva claimed the top spot and with it, a chance to vie for the championship which will held at the end of the month.
On Tuesday, it was Roman Rodriguez’s time to shine with a perfect 4-0 record.
His precision shots were unmatched as he defeated Soriano, Matsunaga and Roel Baretto en route to the finals.
Baretto also had a winning streak which ended when he faced Rodriguez.
In the losers bracket, Baretto defeated Matsunaga to earn the right to battle Rodriguez once again.
However, Rodriguez quickly disposed of Baretto to become the sixth player to qualify for the championship.
