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AIMAG: Amit advances to quarterfinals of women's 10-ball

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/sports/09/24/rubilen-amit-092417.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Rubilen Amit. File Photo</figcaption></figure></div>Rubilen Amit secured a spot in the quarterfinal round of the women&#x27;s 10-ball pool singles in the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) on Sunday at the Ashgabat Olympic Complex.Amit, a former two-time world champion, defeated Thi Ngoc Huyen of Vietnam, 7-2, in the round of 16 and is now hoping to improve upon her bronze medal finish in Incheon, South Korea two years ago.&quot;Hopeful, makakuha tayo ng medal,&quot; said Amit. &quot;Kung ma-match, okay. Kung papalarin na mahigitan pa, mas maganda. I&#x27;ll do my best.The 35-year-old Amit is scheduled to meet Iran&#x27;s Parisa Mangli in the quarterfinals on Monday.Chezka Centeno, the silver medalist in the women&#x27;s 9-ball singles, succumbed to Chen Siming, 7-1, in her own last 16 battle.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/seagames/news/2017/08/28/biado-credits-bata-django-seag-gold-30279">READ: Biado credits Bata, Django for SEAG gold</a></li></ul>Other national team participants lost their matches, including in bowling after Kenneth Chua and Jo-Mar Roland Jumapao lost to India in the men’s quarterfinal doubles.Chua, a silver medal winner in men’s singles, finished with 224 points, while Jumapao had 182 points for a combined 406 points to India’s 418 points from Shabbir Dhankot (181) and Dhruv Sarda (237).Chua and Jumapao earned a spot in the quarter after they finished third in their group. The other national team pair of Ivan Malig and Anton Alcazaren placed 15th in their group.In the women’s division, Maria Liza del Rosario and Krizziah Lyn Tabora make up Team 1, while Marian Lara Posadas Marie Alexis Sy are Team 2 for the doubles meet set Sunday afternoon.Over at indoor tennis, Anna Patrimonio and Khim Iglupas dropped their game against Ankita Raina and Prarthana Thombare of India in the quarters Saturday. The team of Iglupas and Jeson Patrombon also lost to Thombare and Jagadeesan Vishnuvardhan of India in the quarters Friday.In Sambo, Renzo Miguel Cazenas lost both his fights in the -90kg Sambo men’s category.In the quarters, he fell to Iraj Amirkhani of Iran (9-0) and then in the Repechage (chance for bronze) to Afghanistan’s Mahmoodullhaq Mohammadi.In wrestling, Alvin Lobreguito, bronze medal winner in the freestyle -57kg traditional wrestling event, suffered a 10-0 defeat in to Jawed Rahimi of Iran in the final 16 freestyle -57kg. (For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website.</a>)

Rubilen Amit secured a spot in the quarterfinal round of the women's 10-ball pool singles in the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) on Sunday at the Ashgabat Olympic Complex.

Rubilen Amit secured a spot in the quarterfinal round of the women's 10-ball pool singles in the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) on Sunday at the Ashgabat Olympic Complex.