2 seed to get a home playoff game against a lower-seeded opponent, and it defeated
unranked Riverside 37-28 on Saturday.
He will be joined in the last four by second-ranked Rahul Jaideep, fourth seed Mahmood Dhaif, and
unranked Hassan Al Qattan.
Unranked in the centerpiece division, Cortes shocked top seed Steven Sonsona, 0-4, 5-4(5), 10-6, in the quarterfinals and dominated Lex Estillore, 6-2, 6-1, before subduing Pepito to complete a grand finish in the event.
The
unranked Cebu City bet beat Sail Lago, 6-1, 6-2, in the 16-U championship then took the 18-U title - and also the MVP trophy - with an emphatic 6-0, 6-0 win.
Abdulrahman Janahi, with a 2,180 world ranking, and
unranked players Ayman Jaffer and Khalid Al Mosawi will also represent the host country in the upcoming tournament.
Illinois: 4-5,
unranked, won three of last four games
"There were also helicopters flying over our heads." Jaziri, 27, is first up today against world No.406 Baker while No.214 Ward faces
unranked Sami Ghorbel, 19, who admitted: "I've only played college tournaments."
Stephen Hendry squandered a 4-0 lead against Zhang Anda, an
unranked Chinese qualifier, and leads just 5-4 overnight.
Samuel Peter (28-1-0, 22 knockouts), who was named the WBC's interim heavyweight champion this week, will defend that title against
unranked 37-year-old Jameel McCline (38-7-3, 23).
David plays Ritchie Davies and if he wins it - he's as short as 1-4 to oblige - then that will be three unseeded scalps with a guaranteed fourth
unranked player to come in the semis.
UNRANKED Jarkko Nieminen yesterday became the first Finn ever to reach a final in an ATP tennis event.
Eala is currently ranked 113th among the world's juniors-her highest since being
unranked when she saw action in the qualifying round of the French Open last year.
The 14-year-old Maneja, playing out of Arellano U, scored back-to-back 1-0 (ret.) wins in her age group over top seed Julia Ignacio and against Gaby Zoleta in the girls' 16-U finals then the Quezon City ace hung tough to frustrate Mica Emana, 7-5, 6-4, in a duel of
unranked bets in the premier 18-U division of the Group 2 tournament put up by the Palawan Pawnshop-Palawan Pera Padala headed by president/CEO Bobby Castro.