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Roda, Raga make waves in Jeddah
Manila Bulletin
|July 23 2025
Jefrey Roda and Anton Raga opened their campaigns with contrasting victories on Monday, July 21, at the start of the 2025 World Pool Championships held at the Green Halls in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Roda, 25, who captured his first World Nineball Tour title at the Chinese Taipei Open last year, edged Scotland's Fraser Patrick in a nail-biting 9-8 win to kick off his title bid on a high note.
This story is from the July 23 2025 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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