Dennis Orcollo
Dennis Orcollo (born 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.
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Competitor for  Philippines |
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| Gold | 2010 Guangzhou | Nine-ball singles |
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[clarification needed] in the USA.[3] Also in 2006, Orcollo won the last edition of the World Pool League tournament against Niels Feijen.[4]
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,[5] 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).[6] 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.
In 2011, Dennis Orcollo won the WPA World Eight-ball title, besting Niels Feijen in the championship match.[7]
[edit] Achievements
- 2011 Predator International 10-Ball Championship
- 2011 WPA World Eight-ball Championship
- 2011 Derby City Classic 9-Ball
- 2011 BSCP National 9-Ball Championships
- 2010 Asian Games Nine-ball Singles[8]
- 2010 San Miguel Octoberfest Nine-ball Open[9]
- 2010 World Pool Masters (bigger format)[10]
- 2009 Predator International 10-Ball Championship
- 2008 Asian Nine-ball Tour, China Leg[11]
- 2008 Qatar World Open 9-Ball Tournament[12][13]
- 2007 enjoypool.com 9-Ball Championship Mens Division
- 2007 Bill Staton Memorial
- 2007 BCA Open Nine-ball Champion
- 2006 World Pool League Champion
- 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[clarification needed]
- 2010 World Cup of Pool - RUNNER-UP (with Roberto Gomez)
- 2010 Pattaya 9 Ball Invitational - SEMIFINALIST
- 2011 World 9 Ball Championship - SEMIFINALIST
- 2011 Guinness World Series of Pool - SEMIFINALIST
- 2011 World Pool Masters - RUNNER-UP
- 2011 San Miguel Octoberfest 9 Ball - RUNNER-UP
[edit] References
- ^ [Matchroom staff writers] (2006-10-02). "World Pool League: Orcollo Takes The Glory". MatchroomSport.com. Matchroom Sport Ltd.. http://matchroomsport.com/articleDetail.asp?intArticleId=140. Retrieved 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. http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.cfm?storynum=4035. Retrieved 2007-07-06.
- ^ Straight Pool Challenge Final Results
- ^ "Orcollo Takes World Pool League Title". AZ Billiards.com. http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?id=3815. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- ^ "Orcollo dominates Van Boening for Vegas Win". AzBilliards.com. http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?id=4370. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- ^ Ortmann Fulfills Lifetime Goal at Predator World 14.1 Championships
- ^ WPA Staff (February 26, 2011). "Orcullo Wins". AzBilliards.com. http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?storynum=8446. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
- ^ Gerry Carpio (November 19, 2010). "Money man says Asiad gold priceless". The Philippine Star. p. 22.
- ^ Olmin Leyba (November 6, 2010). "Orcollo rips Luat, takes P.5M prize". The Philippine Star. p. 17.
- ^ Matchroom Pool (May 17, 2010). "Orcollo is World Pool Masters Champion". AzBilliards.com. http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?storynum=7646. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
- ^ gmanews.tv/story, (Guinness 9-ball Update) Orcollo wins Guinness 9-ball-Guangzhou
- ^ "Dennis Orcollo Tops Qatar World 9-Ball Open; Pockets $40,000". AZ Billiards.com. http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.cfm?storynum=5421. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
- ^ gulf-times.com, Filipino Orcollo reigns supreme
| Preceded by Karl Boyes |
WPA World Eight-ball Champion 2011 |
Succeeded by Chang Jung-lin |
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