After failing to capture the championship trophy in the inaugural Million Dollar 9-ball shoot-out over the weekend at the Valley Forge Convention Center in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, world No. 1 billiards player Dennis “Robocop” Orcollo vowed to bounce back when he competes in the 18th Annual International Challenge of Champions.
The tournament gets underway on August 13 to 14 at the Mohegan Sun Casino, in Uncasville, Connecticut, USA.
Joining Orcollo (the only Filipino player invited) in the $50,000 winner-take-all Challenge of Champions, widely considered the toughest tournament to win in professional billiards, are defending champion Niels “The Terminator” Feijen of the Netherlands, reigning World 9-ball Champion Daryl Peach of England, 2007 World Cup of Pool Champion Fu Jian Bo of China, 2007 Guinness Grand Finale over-all champion Chang Jung-lin of Taiwan, 2007 All Japan winner Satoshi Kawabata of Japan, 2008 Grand Prix Champion Ryu Seung Woo of Korea, and 2007 US Open 9-Ball ruler Shane “The South Dakota Kid” Van Boening of the host country.
The matches are two sets, race-to-five games each set, with a 1-game sudden death tie-breaker in the event of tied sets.
The 9-ball does not count on the break, and to win a game, the 9-ball is call shot. The caliber of competition is so intense that a single mistake invariably eliminates a player from any chance at the winner-take-all purse of $50,000.
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