Congressman Bongbong Marcos takes the opening break
Foreign players and guests got a glimpse of Filipino culture at the opening on Thursday of the five-day qualifying round of the 2nd World Ten Ball Championship at the
Members of the Kalinangan Dance Company treated the crowd at the new state-of-the-art Star Billiards facility with their rendition of the national anthem and an assortment of folk dances and songs.
They even picked foreign partners in dancing the “tinikling”, to the delight of the guest of honor, Ilocos Norte representative Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
The Kalinangan Dance Company is composed of students from E. Rodriguez, Jr. High School and led by its adviser Dante Ballesteros.
Marcos pocketed the 10-ball on the ceremonial break to the delight of the crowd. He addressed a few words of welcome to the players and guests, and then declared: “Let the games begin!”
A total of 128 players joined the two qualifiers for the day, with foreign entries reaching triple digits. Leading the way were 22 Japanese, 14 Indonesians, 10 Chinese, 8 Taiwanese, and 8 Bruneians. There was also a sprinkling of European players, most notably two Frenchmen and one Albanian.
The biggest batch of entries came from the
The WTBC qualifying round will run for five days, Nov. 19 to 23. There will be two qualifying stages each day with the winners advancing to the main draw, which begins on Nov. 25 at the
