Dennis Orcollo
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Dennis Orcollo (b. January 28, 1979), sometimes called Dennis Orcullo, is a Filipino professional pool player, nicknamed "Surigao" (name from a province in the Philippines) and "Robocop".[1] He has been called "the Philippines' Money-game King". [2]
Like a number of upcoming players from the Philippines, Orcollo was first seen on television in his contention at the Rising Stars Tournament in 2000.
At the 2002 WPA World Nine-ball Championship, he unexpectedly beat champion Ralf Souquet 9-8 in the last 64, but eventually lost 6-9 to Efren Reyes in the last 32.
In 2006, Orcollo began his campaign in the U.S.. There, he won a number of tournaments, including the Reno Open, the Hard Times Nine-ball Tournament and two bar table events. Because his compatriots had entered a less prestigious event in Asia, Orcollo was the only player from the Philippines to compete in the World Straight Pool Championship, which was ultimately dominated by Thorsten Hohmann. Although he neither won nor received any prize money, Orcollo made a respectable high run of 91. The following year, he made a better straight pool run of 93 at an exhibition[clarify] in the USA.[3]
In 2007, he was runner-up to his fellow countryman Ronato Alcano at the WPA World Eight-ball Championship. Also in this year, he won the BCA Open Nine-ball Championship, a tournament where three fellow Filipinos were defeated in the final in past editions of that event. He competed for the second time at the World Straight Pool Championship. Unlike the previous event, where he was the only Philippine player in contention, Warren Kiamco joined him. He had a much better performance in the tournament and achieved a high run of 117 (the fourth highest in the tournament).[4] However, he was defeated by Oliver Ortmann, the eventual winner of the event, in the quarter-finals by a lopsided 200-7 score, the largest margin in the history of the tournament.
[edit] Achievements
- 2007 World Straight Pool Championship 5th place
- 2007 World Eight-ball Championship 2nd place
- 2007 BCA Open Nine-ball Champion
- 2006 World Pool League Champion (bar-table nine-ball)[1]
- 2006 US Bar Table Champion (eight-ball)
- 2006 Reno Open winner (nine-ball)
- 2006 Hard Times Billiards Summer Jamboree winner (nine-ball)
[edit] Additional 2006 tournament results
- 4th place - US Bar Table Championship (nine-ball)
- 4th place - SML Entertainment Open Nine-ball Championship
- 17th place - BCA Open Nine-ball Championship
- 2nd place - Hard Times Billiards Summer Jamboree (one-pocket)
- 3rd place - IPT North American Open Championship (eight-ball)
- 5th place - IPT World Open Championship (eight-ball)
- 33rd place - World Pool Championship[clarify]
[edit] References
- ^ a b [Matchroom staff writers] (2006-10-02). World Pool League: Orcollo Takes The Glory. MatchroomSport.com. Matchroom Sport Ltd.. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
- ^ Bernardino, Marlon (2006-12-26). Bata Reyes, Three Other Pinoy Cues Invited to Play in World 8-Ball. AzBilliards.com: The A to Z of Billiards and Pool. AzBilliards. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
- ^ Straight Pool Challenge Final Results
- ^ Ortmann Fulfills Lifetime Goal at Predator World 14.1 Championships
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