Superbowl, Makati - After months of delay, day one of the Catuwaan Billiards Tournament finally happened last May 24, 2006, 8 - 11 PM. 8 teams composed of 6 members each competed in the first round of the tournament.
Milo, one of the members of group 6 faced off in a singles match against Leo of group 5. The match was dead even; each competitor making several unforced errors during the course of this race-to-three match.
Rack one went to Milo due to an accidental scratch when Leo potted in the nine-ball. The second rack went back and forth until Leo managed to pot in the nine-ball across table. Milo almost managed to steal away the third rack with a two-nine ball combination with ball in hand, but missed by a few milimeters that the nine-ball went out of the hole. Leo managed to win the third rack a few balls after. Milo got extremely lucky in the fourth rack when he missed potting the 6-ball in the corner pocket, but on the rebound, the cue ball hit the 9-ball and went in the side pocket. The deciding match went back and forth until Milo finally potted a mid-range shot at the nine to seal the game at 3-2.
Milo choked big time when he competed along with Ramon in the doubles match against Francis & EJ. The score was 2-1 in favor of Milo & Ramon, and had the chance to seal the victory 3-1. Milo managed to pot three balls straight, 6-8 in different pockets with a very good position for the nine. Just when you thought it was over, Milo missed an easy nine to the top left corner pocket; the ball rattled out for an even easier shot for his opponents. Things were never the same after that miscue, and Milo's team bowed down to the score of 3-2.
However, team 6 edged out their opponent in the overall standings with the score of 10-6. Team 6 advances to the second round of the tournament; the date to be still determined.
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