Jericho Bañares is new RP junior pool champ

Jericho Bañares of Antipolo City is the new Philippine junior pool champion, the Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines announced in a press statement issued on Monday. Bañares bagged the 2nd BSCP Junior Pool Championship title with a 13-8 win over John Carlo Cerna of Pasay City in the finals of the tournament held Sunday night at the Star Billiards Center in Quezon City. Bañares and Cerna will represent the Philippines in the 2008 World Junior Pool Championship scheduled in the US in November. Bañares also won a scooter and the winner's trophy. Rounding up the top eight placers in the tournament are Jordan Legaspi, Rayner Espejo, Alexander Aquino, Zoren Bantayan, Michael A. Mengorio, and Renemar David. All of the top eight players won prizes donated by Ambassador Francis Chua consisting of a scooter, air-conditioning units, TV sets, DVD players, and motorbikes. - GMANews.TV