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. [11]
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. [12]
In 2007, Orcollo reached the finals of the WPA World Eight-ball Championship only to be bested by countryman Ronato Alcano. He would again reach the finals of the same event in 2011, this time to win against Niels Feijen.
In 2008, Orcollo won the Japan Nine-ball Open beating Ryogi Aoji of Japan 9–2 in the finals. Four months later, Orcollo ruled the inaugural Qatar World Nine-ball Open tournament defeating Niels "The Terminator" Feijen of Netherlands 13–5 in the championship match to bag the title and the top purse of $40,000. Feijen, received the runner-up prize of $20,000. [13]
In 2010, Orcollo tops the World Pool Masters, which featured over 750 players from around the world and was hosted at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. He defeated Japanese player Toru Kuribayashi 8–3 in the final and took home the $20,000 top prize. [14] Orcollo also won the Asian Games Nine-ball singles, beating compatriot Warren Kiamco, 9–7. [15] He was awarded as one of the 2010 Philippines Sportsman of the year. [16]
In 2011, Orcollo snapped off his first World title after beating Neils Feijen of Netherlands 10–3 in the final of the World Eight-ball Championship. [17] Orcollo won the 2011 Derby City Classic nine-ball, beating American player Shane Van Boening 7–2 in the final. [18] Orcollo also won the Predator International Ten-ball Championship for the second time after he beat Mika Immonen of Finland 10–8. [19] Orcollo was named the 2011 WPA player of year. [20]
In 2012, Orcollo won the US Open Ten-ball Championship, defeating compatriot Francisco "Django" Bustamante, 11–5 in the championship match to win the top prize of US$15,000. [21] He then won the Hard Times Ten-ball Open after he dominated Shane Van Boening 11–3 in the final. [22] Orcollo also conquered the China Open Nine-ball Championship when he dispatched Chinese Taipei’s Lu Hui-Chan, 11–9. [23] Orcollo was named the 2012 AZBilliards player of the year.
In 2013, Dennis Orcollo and Lee Vann Corteza clinched the World Cup of Pool after defeating the Dutch tandem of Niels Feijen and Nick van den Berg, 10–8, at York Hall in London, England. They became the third Filipino duo to win the annual single-elimination tournament for doubles teams in nine-ball competition after Efren "Bata" Reyes and Francisco "Django" Bustamante won the inaugural event in 2006 and then repeated in 2009.
Orcollo sought redemption after he came up close in 2010 World cup of Pool with a second place finish with his partner Roberto Gomez, bowing to eventual winners Li He-wen and Fu Jian-bo of China. [24]
In 2015, Orcollo overcame Mike Dechaine 11–9 in the final to win the US Open eight-ball Championship. Orcollo earned $11,000 for first place, while Dechaine settled for $7,000. [25]
In 2016, Orcollo defeated Shane Van Boening, 200–121 to win the U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship, [26] a tournament that has not been held previously for sixteen years. [27]
In 2020, Orcollo recorded a 120–119 victory against Shane Van Boening to be crowned The Money Game King in a three-day one-on-one 9-ball tournament held at Bill's Bar and Billiards in Oklahoma City. [28]
In 2021, Orcollo defeated Shane Van Boening again, this time by a score of 120–115 in their race to a 120 nine-ball rematch. [29]
In their early match on day 1, Orcollo runs an incredible 11 straight racks in a row. [30] The only other pool player to ever have run 11 consecutive racks in history was Earl Strickland. [31]
In 2022, Orcollo was the fourth Filipino pool player to be inducted into the BCA Hall of fame, joining fellow countrymen Efren Reyes, Francisco Bustamante, and Jose Parica. He was the clear choice of voters in the Greatest Players category and have earned induction into the sport’s most prestigious club. [32]
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