Corteza eyes World Pool Crown in 2012

Filipino cue artist Lee Vann Corteza wants to win the WPA World Crown in 2012 and join an elite group of Filipino world champions.

"Target kong makopo ang WPA World Crown (8-ball, 9-ball and 10-ball) para makasama ko yung mga Filipino world champion," Corteza said.

Among the Filipinos who have won the WPA World Crown are Efren "Bata" Reyes, Francisco "Django" Bustamante, Alex Pagulayan, Dennis Orcollo, Ronato Alcano and Rubilen "Bingkay" Amit.

"Yung na lang talaga ang kulang ni (Corteza), ang World Championship crown," said Christopher Palses, Corteza's head coach at the Negros Billiards Stable.

A 2-time National Open champion, Corteza hopes to continue his winning run in 2012 when he competes in the Derby City Classic in Kentuky in January, the World 8-Ball Championship in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates in February and the Japan Open in March.

Last 2011, Corteza defeated a number of high-caliber opponents, including compatriot and world number 1 Dennis Orcollo. He racked up 4 major titles in the last 5 months.

Corteza won the 2011 Golden Brea 9-Ball Asian Invitational Championship in Malaysia last August, the San Miguel Beer Oktoberfest 9-Ball Open Masters in October, the Philippine Bigtime Billiards Face-Off and the Manny Pacquiao International 10-Ball Championships, both in December.

Corteza also won the US Open 10-Ball Championship in 2010, which he considers as the greatest achievement of his career.

source by Marlon Bernardino, abs-cbnNEWS.com

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