Veteran campaigners Lee Van Corteza and Dennis Orcollo also scored their opening game victories in the prestigious World 9-Ball Championships being held at the Al Arabi Sports Club in Doha, Qatar. Corteza outclassed Mohd Ali Berjawi of Lebanon while Orcollo blasted Majid Gharehgozlou of Iran in the tournament sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association.

Corteza and Orcollo joined opening-game winners Marlon Villamor, Antonio Gabica, Ramil Gallego, Jeff de Luna, Israel Rota, Francisco Bustamante and Raymund Faraon.

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