The Philippines' Johann Chua and James Aranas outlast two-time champion Albin Ouschan and Mario He of Austria in the final four to reach the World Cup of Pool final.
MANILA, Philippines – Johann Chua and James Aranas pulled off another squeaker and edged two-time champion Albin Ouschan and Mario He of Austria to reach the final of the World Cup of Pool in Spain on Sunday, July 2.against Chinese Taipei a day prior, the Filipino pair hacked out a 9-8 win anew to deny Ouschan and He, the 2017 and 2019 winners, another crack at the title.
A golden break by He cut their deficit to 7-8 before a miscue by Chua on the six ball in the 16th rack allowed Austria to tie the race-to-nine duel at 8-8.
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