By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA<\/strong><\/p>\nFrancisco \u201cDjango\u201d Bustamante and Mark Estiola bowed out of contention at the 2025 Las Vegas 10-Ball Open on Saturday, Feb. 22 (Sunday, Philippine time) after losing to their respective rivals in the losers\u2019 qualification at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino.<\/p>\n
Needing two more wins to advance to the knockout stage, the 61-year-old Bustamante first outhustled Canada\u2019s Randal Bagot, 4-2, 1-4, 4-1, before absorbing a 4-2, 4-3 setback to Polish foe Mateusz Sniegocki.<\/p>\n
Estiola was also not so fortunate despite a scoring 4-2, 4-2 triumph over American Tony Chohan as he dropped his next match to \u00a0Peruvian Gerson Martinez Boza, 4-2, 4-1, in a match that lasted one hour and 53 minutes.<\/p>\n
A victory for both Bustamante and Estiola could have earned them a slot in the Last 32 that already has 2006 Doha Asian Games silver medalist Jeff De Luna and Roberto Gomez, who toppled their respective second-round opponents early Saturday, Feb. 22.<\/p>\n
In fact, De Luna plays Boza at press time, while Gomez is battling American Laz Martinez.<\/p>\n
Also in the round was Fil-Canadian Alex Pagulayan, who represents Canada, as he competes against Ruslan Chinakhov.<\/p>\n
The $125,000 tournament offers $37,500 to the champion, with the Top 32 also earning cash prizes.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Chezka Centeno and Rubilen Amit compete with 62 others in the Las Vegas Women\u2019s 10-Ball Open slated on Tuesday, Feb. 25.<\/p>\n
The tournament offers a $75,000 total prize fund with the champion taking home the $22,500 winner\u2019s pot.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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