World No.1 Aloysius Yapp and reigning World Champion Carlo Biado suffered shock exits on a dramatic Day Four of the Florida Open Pool Championship, while five-time US Open champion Shane Van Boening moved one step closer to redemption after reaching the Last 16 in Orlando.<\/p>\n
The second edition of the Florida Open Pool Championship returns to the stunning Caribe Royale Resort from 4-9 August, bringing six days of world-class nine-ball action as the World Nineball Tour\u2019s August USA Swing gets underway. With crucial ranking points, Mosconi Cup qualification and major silverware all on the line, the sport\u2019s biggest stars continue their battle in the Sunshine State.<\/p>\n
FULL BRACKET<\/a> Recently crowned World No.1 Aloysius Yapp suffered one of the biggest shocks of the tournament as Peru\u2019s Cristopher Tevez abruptly ended the Singaporean\u2019s title defence with a 10-8 victory in the Last 64.<\/p>\n Reflecting on his exit, Yapp said: \u201cI feel like my luck has finally run out. I don\u2019t think I played badly, but Cristopher played better when it mattered. Even when he gave me chances, I couldn\u2019t capitalise on them.<\/p>\n \u201cNow I have to move on. It\u2019s disappointing to lose the title, but I\u2019ll focus on the next tournament and make sure I come back playing better.\u201d<\/p>\n Another major shock followed as reigning World Champion Carlo Biado saw his Florida Open campaign ended by 18-year-old Albert Januarta, who produced one of the biggest result of his career to reach the Last 16 of a Matchroom Major for the first time.<\/p>\n The former junior champion, who has earned the nickname \u2018Giant Killer\u2019, held his nerve to defeat one of the sport\u2019s biggest stars and simultaneously halt Biado\u2019s pursuit of the World No.1 ranking.<\/p>\n Januarta said: \u201cI\u2019m over the moon. It feels amazing to reach the Last 16 for the first time, especially against Carlo. I look up to him a lot and he\u2019s one of the best players ever, so even sharing the table with him is an honour.<\/p>\n \u201cTo get the win makes it even more special. I just tried to stay focused and play my own game, and thankfully I managed to get over the line.\u201d<\/p>\n Another former junior champion enjoying an impressive performance was AJ Manas, who secured his place in the Last 16 after overcoming Austria\u2019s Max Lechner before defeating Jayson Shaw.<\/p>\n Manas said: \u201cFirst of all, I\u2019m sorry to Jayson because I was definitely lucky in that match. But I\u2019m really happy to get the win, especially after losing to him at the Philippines Open last year.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a great feeling to reach my first Last 16 at a Matchroom Major, but now I need to rest, recover and be ready for tomorrow.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s also great seeing the junior event here this week. It reminds me how far I\u2019ve come, from winning the junior title in Hanoi to now reaching the Last 16 of a major. It shows that the hard work pays off, and hopefully I can keep going and take this all the way to the final.\u201d<\/p>\n Five-time US Open champion Shane Van Boening also continued his charge towards redemption in Florida, defeating six-time World Pool Masters champion Ralf Souquet before overcoming two-time World Champion Albin Ouschan to book his place in the Last 16.<\/p>\n Van Boening commented: \u201cTwo really good wins against two good players. I know I\u2019m on the favourites this week so I felt confident going into both matches. But tomorrow is a new day and another challenge. Josh is playing really well, so it\u2019s going to be a great match and I\u2019m looking forward to it.\u201d<\/p>\n Van Boening is set to meet the recently crowned UK Open champion Joshua Filler, who reaches his third Last 16 in a Major this year. The German defeated Andri Januarta before producing a comeback against Sanjin Pehlivanovic, recovering from 4-2 down to secure his place in the next round.<\/p>\n Filler said: \u201cI\u2019ve played solid in both matches. Against Sanjin, I was 4-2 down and for a moment I thought I was out, but I found my rhythm and from there I played almost perfect. From there I didn\u2019t miss much, and I took my chances to get the win.\u201d<\/p>\n With a second Matchroom Major title of the year now within reach, Filler added: \u201cIt would be fantastic. I know I\u2019m capable of winning this title, and it would be the perfect foundation for me to go on and win a second US Open.\u201d<\/p>\n The Florida Open Pool Championship now moves into the business end of the tournament, with the Last 16 set for another blockbuster day in Orlando. Van Boening faces Filler in a heavyweight showdown, while Francisco S\u00e1nchez Ruiz takes on AJ Manas, with the remaining contenders all fighting for their place in the final stages and the chance to be crowned the new champion in Florida.<\/p>\n For the full draw and live scoring, visit\u00a0www.wntlivescores.com.<\/p>\n For all the latest updates, follow World Nineball Tour on\u00a0Facebook,\u00a0Instagram,\u00a0X,\u00a0TikTok, and\u00a0YouTube.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"World No.1 Aloysius Yapp and reigning World Champion Carlo Biado suffered shock exits on a dramatic Day Four…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":366087,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[148522,77048,148523,28,30,29,148524,148525],"class_list":["post-366086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-aj-manas","tag-aloysius-yapp","tag-carlo-biado","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-joshua-filler","tag-shane-van-boening"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=366086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366086\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/366087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=366086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=366086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=366086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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