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Sunday, October 17, 2010

Lourence Ilagan,Dixie Ybanez out in Philippine Qualifier to World Darts Championship

The top 32 Final Elimination of the Philippine Qualifier to World Darts Championship started yesterday at Ambassador Hotel in Manila. The top 8 from different locations all over the Philippines met yesterday as they played round robin enroute to final selection today. Among the top 16 who emerged from last night's round robin round were : (in no particular order)
1. Jun Espional (Cagayan de Oro "The One")
2. Enlindo "JunJun" Bayawa Jr. (Zamboanga del Norte)
3. Henry Rivera (Cagayan de Oro "Fundador")
4. Bert Lozano (Cagayan de Oro "Fundador")
5. Nathaniel "Nats" Guba (Iligan City)
6. Andy Villamor (Butuan City)
7. Ian Perez (Koronadal City)
8. Arvy Briones (Baguio City)
9. Ding Sumolong (Pasig City)

10. Boy Gionzon (Navotas City)
11.. Boie Parfan (Makati City)
12. Jaypee De Tablan (Taytay,Rizal)
13. Mon Oliveros (Makati City)
14. Ricky Mijares (Quezon City)
15. Chris Salinas (Makati City)
16. Robert Calupit (Bullshooter)

I had the chance to visit the venue this afternoon before the elimination started and had a quick chitchat with my hometown neighbor darter, Henry "Kiko" Rivera. It was from hin that I learned that Dixie Ybanez and Lourence Ilagan (top 2 in my recent poll) were no longer in the top 16.


The games started at around 1pm and I had the chance to see the first matches for the top 16 round robin. Great to highlight was the game of Boie Parfan who scored T,T80,T80,51 (11-darter) during his first game against Ian Perez who eventually bowed to him at a score of 3-2. It's also worth mentioning that my neighbor, Henry Rivera, crushed Ding Sumulong at a score of 3-0 (the only 3-0 score in the first top 16 round robin matches).