MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippines suffered heavy losses in the on-going 2010 Guinness World Series of Pool 10-Ball Challenge on Friday after Dennis Orcollo and Antonio Lining lost their respective assignments at the Mal Taman Aggrek in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Orcollo yielded to England’s Darren Appleton (8-3), while Lining bowed to Japan’s top seed Naoyuki Oi (8-6). Both Filipinos were unbeaten going into the final 16 round.

Lining was actually leading over the Japanese early in their match, 5- 2, but an error by the Filipino from a rushed approach in the 8th rack saw Oi return to the table and chain 3 consecutive racks.

The shift in momentum proved to be costly for Lining as he was unable to find his rhythm again.

“My game simply just wasn’t there today,” said Lining in a report posted on AZBilliards.com. “My stroke felt tight and at the same time, he (Oi) was in top form. This is a disappointing loss for me because I really wanted to win here. But that’s just the breaks of the game. Sometimes you have it and sometimes you don’t."

Things were even worse for Orcollo, who had a hard time finding a chink in Appleton’s perfect game. It was a complete turn-around of events for the Filipino, who enjoyed a fairly unhindered cruise towards the single elimination round. -- by Marlon Bernardino