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Jeffrey Ignacio beats Hong Kong-born Filipino Robbie Capito for Indonesia International Open 2024 10-ball title
By Marlon Bernardino
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 26 Jan 2024
MANILA---Jeffrey Ignacio defeated Hong Kong-born Filipino Robbie Capito, 10-3, Thursday, January 25 to rule the Indonesia International Open 2024 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Ignacio beat world number 1 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz of Spain, 10-6, in the semifinal while Capito topped Jonas Magpantay of the Philippines, 10-7, to arrange a title showdown in the 10-ball event.
Ignacio also trounced Dimitris Loukatos of Greece, 10-3, in the Round of 16 and countryman Jeffrey Aranas, 10-7, in the quarterfinals while Capito dismantled Gebby Adi Wibawa Putra of Indonesia, 10-6, and Wu Kun-Lin of Chinese-Taipei, 10-5, respectively.
Ignacio, one of the top players of the star-studded Marboys Billiards Club under the guidance of JR Velasco and Marvin Paringit, won the top prize of $25,000 for his efforts.
Capito, on the other hand, pocketed the runner-up purse of $12,000.
Magpantay and Ruiz, meantime, didn't go home empty-handed and received $6,000 for reaching the semis.
“Our sacrifices have paid off. We are able to put the Philippines in the limelight again for this worthy achievement. I would like to thank my teammates (Marboys Billiards Club)," said Ignacio.
He also expressed gratitude to JR Velasco and Marvin Paringit in inspiring them to represent our country well in international competitions.
"Maraming salamat rin Boss (JR Velasco) sa walang sawang suporta mo samen mga players Boss ng dahil sayo at sa team Marboys bumalik ulit ang sigla ko mag bilyar thank you so much Boss," Ignacio sent this message to Velasco.
Marboys Billiards Club top honcho JR Velasco was impressed. "Awesome Performance!" said Velasco.-Marlon Bernardino-
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