00:00 Cool Masters, Yoan Chua and James Ananas getting the Senate's attention, Senator Jingo Estrada's
00:04 Fally Resolution seeking to congratulate and commend the duo for their historic championship
00:08 run in the 2023 World Cup of Fool this July in Lugo, Spain. Ananas and Chua ousted Germany
00:14 in the finals 11-7 to give the Philippines a record fourth title in the tournament. The two
00:20 snapped the country's 10-year championship drought and became just the third Filipino tandem to ever
00:24 win the prestigious tote. The two will try to extend their winning run in the international
00:29 nine ball open which started July 24th in Quezon City. Let's go all out on this event with Shark
00:34 Billiard League head organizer Hadley Magliano and joining us surprise guest Fedor Gorst,
00:40 number one player in Russia, 13 in the world, correct? Correct, correct. Good evening, thank
00:45 you for being here. Hi, good evening. Thank you. Hello, thank you for being here. I know it was
00:50 the last minute but you're here. First of all, thank you for being here on the show. I know
00:56 you're supposed to be with a lot but at least you're here. Let's talk about this event. So,
01:00 let's talk about the... John Polliado and Ladau, sorry. And you should have two more, Ananas.
01:12 Okay. We know when it comes to billiards, Efren Batares, Diango Bustamante, Philippines is one
01:18 of... Do you agree? You're nodding. Yeah, I agree. One of the best when it comes to... How did this
01:26 Sharks Billiard League help developing future billiard players? Actually, it's been 10 years
01:34 since the last international tournament in Philippines. Wow, 10 years? 10 years. Wow,
01:38 that long? That long. But considering we're world champions, it's surprising that there's no
01:45 tournament here in the Philippines. Why? Basically, there's no support. We don't have support from
01:52 private companies or private individuals as well as government. So, we're trying to jumpstart the
02:00 sport once again. And Fedor Gors is here because? Of the international tournament. And how are you
02:06 liking it so far? How's everything with the international tournament? You know, it's my
02:11 second time here in Philippines. I've been here last month also with Sharks and now I'm here
02:16 because it's a ranking event. It's the first time I think it's a matrim ranking event in Philippines.
02:22 It's a big thing. So, of course, I had to come and play here. And then, what can you say about
02:28 the Sharks trying to raise the level of Philippine billiards? Yeah, they're trying to raise the bar
02:35 and trying to grow the game in Philippines. And it's great for all the local players because they
02:41 can actually put their names on the map and show what they're worth. Hadley, aside from our local
02:50 stars, of course, you have an event that started on July 24 until the 29th, correct? Yeah. And then,
02:55 aside from the local stars, what else can the people, of course, the billiards fans,
03:00 look forward to here? Actually, Sharks is trying to put billiards in the collegiate level.
03:08 Oh, really? Yeah, we are trying to build it so that we can make billiards as a varsity sport
03:14 in schools because we can see it in basketball, soccer, and other sports we have. Yeah, yeah,
03:20 volleyball. But in the Philippines, we produced what they call Michael Jordan of the sport,
03:28 Efren Bata. But sadly, we were left behind in other countries. So, that's the goal of Sharks.
03:36 It's to... What about grassroots? Grassroots, yes. Let's start with that. I'm sure in Russia,
03:41 like that also, they start young. I wish we had more time, but I apologize because we have another
03:48 show coming up. But thank you for being on the show. Hopefully, you come back. Bring more players.
03:51 Yeah, I will. Bring a pool table, too. Let's play pool. Thank you, Hadley. Thank you. Thank you,
03:56 Fedor Gors. Great meeting you. Russia's number one player in billiards and also the 13th in the world,
04:01 Fedor Gors, and also Sharks Billiard League Head Organizer, Hadley Magliano.
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