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FILLER DUMPS DEFENDING CHAMP SHAW OUT OF PARTYPOKER US OPEN 9-BALL PhilBoxing.com Thu, 25 Apr 2019  Jayson Shaw?s partypoker US Open 9-Ball Championship defence is over after he was defeated 11-4 by World Champion Joshua Filler at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Convention Center, Las Vegas on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports and DAZN. Filler will now play Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz in the quarter-finals after the Spaniard beat Ko Ping-Chung 11-4 in the morning session?s second last-16 fixture. Having lost to Hsu Kai-Lun on Monday evening ?Killer? Filler had to battle through four losers?-round matches on Tuesday to reach the single elimination stage but showed no signs of fatigue as he won ten consecutive racks to overturn an early 3-0 deficit against Shaw. The Scot gave himself a glimmer of hope by taking the 14th game but Filler was soon back at the table and his outstanding form was evident again as he made the final 9 in style to move into the quarter-finals. ?To play the defending champion, I was quite nervous,? said Filler. ?I got a good break and that gave me a lot of confidence. It was a 50/50 match; we have both been champions of big events so it could have gone either way. ?I have had some tough matches already; I had to beat Alex Kazakis, Albin Ouschan who are two of the hottest players in the world. I won the World Championships in December but this is the toughest tournament I have ever played, it is unbelievable.? Filler will now play Sanchez-Ruiz on Thursday after the Spaniard put in a confident performance against Ko Ping-Chung. Having already knocked out Ping-Chung?s brother Ko Pin-Yi in the winners? qualification match yesterday, Sanchez-Ruiz built an early 6-1 lead. Ko fought back to within two but struggled to find his rhythm and his opponent was soon back at the table and raced to a comfortable 11-4 victory. ?I played so well in the match and was really happy with my play,? said Sanchez-Ruiz. ?I played against both players and played well so I am really happy. They are both top players in the world so they were difficult matches. The quarter-final will be a tough match. Filler is World Champion but I am focussed on my game and I believe in my game, so we will see what happens.? Play continues with four more last-16 matches schedule for Wednesday. All matches at the partypoker US Open 9-Ball Championship are race to 11, winner breaks, except the final which is race to 13. Live scores are available now at www.matchroompool.com. Players are playing for their share of a $300,000 tournament purse. The winner will take home $50,000, the famous US Open green jacket and the newly-commissioned Barry Behrman trophy. Tickets for the 43rd partypoker US Open 9-Ball Championship are still available at www.matchroompool.com from as little as $10 with VIP packages also available for the final three days of the tournament. LAST 16 FIXTURES: April 24, Session 1 (9am) Jayson Shaw 4-11 Joshua Filler Francisco Sanchez Ruiz 11-4 Ko Ping-Chung April 24, Session 2 (1.30pm) Jeffrey De Luna vs. Imran Majid Alex Pagulayan vs. Aloysuis Yapp April 24, Session 3 (6pm) Hsu Kai-Lun vs. Lui Haitao Chang Yu-Lung vs. Jeffrey Ignacio April 25, Session 1 (9am) Hsu Jui-An vs. Wang Can Shane van Boening vs. Wu Jiaqing  |
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