Hohmann nips buddy Souquet, captures Philippine Open crown

Compatriots and bosom buddies Thorsten Hohmann and Ralf Souquet battled it out in a classic finale of the Philippine Open Pool men’s championship on Monday at the SM Megamall.

The two German former world champions, who were seeking their first-ever championship on Philippine soil, pushed each other to the limit up to the 21st and final rack.

In the end, Hohmann got the better of the match and claimed this year’s championship in a nail-bitter of an encounter, 11-10.

So the player who wasn’t supposed to join in this WPA event wound up victorious and capped an interesting story here. (report from Rey Joble/GMA News)