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Hustlers also claim Budweiser Cup crown
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Posted on May 28 2008
After dominating the 2008 Winter/Spring Budweiser SBA Open 8-Ball League, SaipanCell Krystal Hustlers added the SBA Budweiser Cup championship to this season’s list of accolades after beating Godfather’s Magas last Tuesday at Godfather’s Bar.
Hustlers and Godfather’s were the final two teams left out of the original 16 in the four-week mini tournament that spiced up the first half of the team billiards season.
The evening started fairly well for Hustlers as Ryan Sanciangco and Erwin Gomez gave them a 2-0 lead following wins over Keiji Takeda and Vidal Camacho.
Sanciangco split the first two games against Takeda before pulling through in the rubber to get Hustlers on the board. Gomez, meanwhile, had an easier time against Camacho, sweeping their matchup, 2-0.
Mike Sablan avenged the twin losses in the very next game, upsetting veteran cue artist Senen Pangilinan to trim their deficit to 1-2.
Jerry Soriano, however, made sure Hustlers rebounded nicely from its first lost of the finals, skunking Sam Babauta to give their team a commanding 3-1 lead in the race-to-four games finale.
Babauta and Camacho then teamed up to keep Godfather’s upset hopes alive, scoring a 2-1 win over Rowell Mariano and Joey Lucido in the first of two doubles matches.
That was as far as Godfather’s would go though, as Gomez and Pangilinan joined hands to secure the win and the coveted championships, beating Takeda and Sablan in the final doubles match, 2-1.
The Hustlers and the rest of the teams in the 2008 Winter/Spring SBA Budweiser Open 8-Ball League will be feted on June 8 when the tournament holds its awards banquet at the Charley’s Cabaret of the Pacific Island Club.
The event starts promptly at 11am in the San Antonio landmark. The cost is $25 for adults and $12.50 for kids.
League coordinator Charlotte Tenepre is also reminding interested teams that the deadline for submission of lineups for the 2008 Summer/Fall season will be on July 1.
For more information about the 2008 Winter/Spring SBA Budweiser Open 8-Ball League and SBA Budweiser Cup banquet, call Tenepere at 233-4397.
