Mandanas stuns Chan, seals title clash vs Corpus

Fifth ranked Aniceto Mandanas pounced on top seed Aidric Chan’s erratic game and fashioned out a huge 7&5 victory while No. 2 Carl Corpus dethroned last year’s champion Peter Tyler Po on the 19th hole to seal a showdown for the Philippine Amateur Open Match Play crown at the Orchard’s Players course in Dasmariñas, Cavite yesterday.

Mandanas banked on his solid driving and superb iron game to oust the low medalist with the 18-year-old shotmaker, who primed up for his duel with Chan by thrashing No. 4 Josh Jorge 5&4, in the morning quarterfinals, upbeat of his chances for a breakthrough victory in the country’s premier championship sponsored by the MVP Sports Foundation.