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RESULT: PHILIPPINES B 9-8 CHINA

2.49pm: Reyes pots the 8-ball and starts dancing as he leaves a good position on the 9-ball. Bustamante sinks it and the crowd are on their feet after arguably the most amazing match in World Cup of Pool history.

2.48pm: Now two.

2.47pm: Four pots from the final for the Philippines.

2.46pm: China can only hope they get another chance. Every successful shot from the hosts is loudly cheered.

2.45pm: Fu misses it and Philippines are thrown a tournament lifeline.

2.44pm: It's one of the best matches in World Cup of Pool history. Li breaks and there is a potential 1-2 combination on.

2.43pm: Reyes leaves what looks a decent safety shot after China run out position.  But Li's jump shot, under immense pressure, is perfect and he pots the 2-ball with good position for the 3-ball. Good character shown from China and it's a one-rack shoot-out. The winner of the next rack is in the final, the loser goes home.

2.36pm: Fu's break is a good one and with two balls gone and a shot at the 1-ball this could be the second hill-hill contest of the tournament.

2.33pm: China hold their nerve and Li, to his credit, has not let the miscue in the 14th rack  affect him. They run out the 15th rack and it is 8-7. One of the best matches of the competition. Brilliant drama.

2.31pm: But there's another sting in the tail as Bustamante makes an illegal break at the worst possible time.

2.28pm: China look in control but a horrific miscue from Li sees him slice an easy effort on the 4-ball. Li looks at his cue in disgust as if he wants to smash it into a million pieces. He shakes his head in his seat and I don't want to make the lad feel bad but that could put his country out of the competition. Philippines on the hill at 8-6.

2.26pm: The 2-ball is touching the rail and referee Michaela Tabb announces this fact. Reyes' next shot is a foul as nothing touches a rail. The Filipino duo aren't happy about it but Michaela is spot on. Li later plays a fine jump shot safety. Bustamante wants an extension but they've already used their one allocated for each rack. He plays a hurried kick shot off the side rail and leaves it on.

2.23pm: Li's dry break leaves an easy 1-ball on for Philippines. Bustamante makes it but it's a tough blue 2 for Reyes.

2.17pm: Reyes, considered by many to be the greatest pool player ever, makes a mistake by missing a straight-forward pot on the 3-ball. The crowd gasp and that error could be heavily punished. China win the rack as a result and it's now 7-6 and it is getting tight and tense.

2.16pm: Bustamante's break is legal and there is a shot on the 1-ball for Reyes.

2.14pm: Bustamante screws the cue ball perfectly after the 8-ball is sunk and leaves his partner with an easy opportunity to win the rack for their country. He does so and Philippines are 7-5 up.

2.13pm: Li leaves the 1-ball on after a Bustamante safety and this could well become 7-5. As you'd expect at the semi-final stage it is a high-quality match with both sides jumping on mistakes.

2.12pm: An illegal break, as three balls are not pocketed or go over the headstring, sees Philippines get a shot in the early phases of the 12th rack.

2.10pm: The 11th rack is one of the most uneventful of the day. A good break, rest of the balls potted in quick succession. Easy. China are within one of their opponents. 6-5.

2.08pm: Among the crowd are 2004 World Pool Champion Alex Pagulayan and American Rodney Morris, who was in the USA side that lost to China in the quarter-finals.

2.03pm: Bustamante plays a misjudged safety on the 1-ball and looks anxious as he realises he has left it on into the side bag. Li and Fu look composed in this rack. Li pots the 9-ball and we're back to a two-rack gap.

1.58pm: The Chinese revival only lasts two racks as Philippines are back in the ninth. The crowd are cheering once more as it is routine, straight-forward and clinical. 6-3.

1.52pm: It's a dry break from China but they get another chance. Li's pot from the 7-ball to the 8-ball is underhit and leaves his partner with a tricky effort but a fine thin cut from Fu on the 8-ball gets the Chinese wagon back on track.

1.48pm: China play safe but the red three is pottable for Bustamante. However, he also misses and China make no more more mistakes in this rack. 5-2 they trail but they still need something special for the remainder of this game.

1.45pm: Ok, I'm going to stop saying stuff like masterclass as every time I do they then miss the next shot. Reyes fails with an attempt on the red three for probably the first real error of the day from the home side.

1.44pm: This is a pool masterclass from the Filipino maestros. They break and run out the sixth. 5-1. Philippines four away from the final.

1.41pm: Master of ceremonies legend John McDonald asks the crowd to keep still while the players are shooting. Local referee Cielo Lopez says the same, just in a more sexy manner and in the native tongue. We've got a rowdy bunch here but what do you expect when Reyes and Bustamante are involved in World Cup of Pool semi-final action in Manila.

1.38pm: Django warns his colleague to not to leave him in a tough position, Efren laughs and leaves him in a tough position. But it is all good-humoured banter between the players and it doesn't matter as they continue and Reyes sinks the 9-ball. The hosts lead 4-1. A masterful display so far from the 2006 champions.

1.37pm: Head referee Michaela Tabb lays down the law, stamping her authority early on this match as she warns the crowd to turn the flash off their camera's. You don't mess with our Michaela!

1.35pm: In no time, Philippines wrap up the fourth rack to lead 3-1 with a display of gymnastic-like cueing from Django.

1.33pm: Li's jump shot, going over the 9-ball to hit the 1-ball, hits the target but is left in a bad place and Philippines could be moving 3-1 ahead.

1.24pm: But The Magician cannot produce any tricks this time as his safety wasn't good enough and China capitalise to get a rack on the board after a shaky start.

1.20pm: Fu gets a massive slice of luck in the third as his pot on the 2-ball misses but the cue ball cannons into the 3-ball and it disappears. Li then misses with his next shot and Reyes is out of his seat quicker than a greyhound out of the traps after the hare.

1.18pm: Unsurprisingly, it becomes 2-0. Perfect start for Reyes and Bustamante

1.15pm: There's not much joy after Bustamante's break but another miss from Fu, this time on the 2-ball, gives Philippines B a chance. They have taken the majority of their chances this week so China will need to raise their game if they're to reach the final.

1.05pm: China's team of Li Hewen and Fu Jianbo meet the Philippines B pairing of Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante. China win the lag but two errors from Fu Jianbo, who misses the 1-ball then leaves a shot at the same ball and it is a nervous start from the 2007 champions. Philippines B take the lead 1-0.

12.50pm: MC John McDonald warms up the crowd and we're nearly ready to go. Needless to say there is not a single seat available and no space on the balcony as everyone is desperate to catch a glimpse of the action. What a tournament this has been. The atmosphere has been incredible.

12.45pm: This is it! This is judgement day. By the end of today we will find out who the 2009 PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool Champions are. First up are the two semi-finals as 2007 winners China meet 2006 trophy holders Philippines B. Then the second semi-final sees Germany, the only non-Asian team left in the tournament, versus Philippines A.