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#7 - Dennis ORCOLLO vs Shane VanBOENING / 2018 West Coast Challenge 10-Ball!
Dennis Orcollo (born January 28, 1979), sometimes called Dennis Orcullo, is a Filipino professional pool player, nicknamed "Surigao" (after a province in the Philippines) and "RoboCop". He has been called "the Philippines' Money-game King".
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- 7 Dennis ORCOLLO vs Shane VanBOENING 2018 West Coast Challenge 10 Ball
- Early life
- Career
- Titles and achievements
- References
Early life
Orcollo is the second of four brothers. His father was killed in a boating accident caused by a windstorm when he was young. He started practicing pool at 8 years of age through his grandfather's table. Because of financial problems, he gave up school at third grade, and focused on his sport.
Career
Orcollo began competing outside the Philippines in 2002. That year, he competed in the WPA World Nine-ball Championship where he finished 17th place.
In 2006, Orcollo began his campaign in the U.S.. There, he won a number of tournaments, including the Reno Open, the Hard Times Nine-ball Tournament and two bar table events. Because his compatriots had entered a less prestigious event in Asia, Orcollo was the only player from the Philippines to compete in the inaugural World Straight Pool Championship. Also in 2006, Orcollo won the last edition of the World Pool League tournament against Niels Feijen.
In 2007, Orcollo reached the finals of the WPA World Eight-ball Championship, only to be bested by countryman Ronato Alcano. He would again reached the finals of the same event in 2011 but to win, this time against Niels Feijen.
In 2016, Orcollo defeated Shane Van Boening, 200-121 to win the U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship, a tournament that has not been held previously for sixteen years.