Oliver Ortmann – Corteza wins, de Luna bows out
Oliver Ortmann – Reigning national champion Lee Vann �The Slayer� Corteza continued his winning ways in the ongoing Predator World Tour at the Lloret de Mar in Girona, Spain. The Davao City-native Corteza, the 2009 World Ten Ball finalist, turned back Jose Luis Gonzales of Spain, 8-5, to keep the RP�s hopes alive in the tournament. However, compatriot Jeffrey �The Bull� de Luna bowed out yesterday after suffering his second loss in the tournament against Rodney �The Rocket� Morris of the United States, 8-7. He earlier lost to Neils �The Terminator� Feijen of the Netherlands, 8-5. In other matches yesterday, Tony Crosby of the USA blasted Carlos Cabello of Spain, 8-0, David Alcaide of Spain nipped Raul Hebles, 8-2, Oliver Ortmann of Germany crushed Jayson Shaw of Scotland, 8-2, Charlie Williams of the USA trounced Oscar Dominguez of Mexico, 8-2, Steve Moore of the USA bested Nuno Santos of Portugal, 8-5 and Huidji See of the Netherlands beat Stephan Cohen of France, 8-7. A total of 50,000 euros is up for grabs in the week-long event with the champion getting the lion�s share of 10,000 euros.