Miguel Labrador is the best in Venezuela

MARACAY - Miguel Labrador from Venezuela has won the national three cushion title in his country. The championship was played in Maracqy and held for the 21th time. It was the third national title fort he winner, who is nicknamed ‘El Catire the Tariba'. With the title, Labrador improves his position in the rankings for the national competition, the Pan American and the World ranking. In the final match, the triple champion defeated a renowned opponent, Miguel Canton, who is second in the ranking, 30-26.

The champion finished 1.087 avarage, in his best match he recorded 1.765 with a run of nine. Third place went to the young William Villanueva from the capital. Miguel Canton signed up for the highest match average with 2.143 and made the highest run of ten.

,,I am very proud to win this title'', the new champion said afterwards. ,,I gave it my very best tried to correct some technical misses, but I know that I need a lot of practice to reach a higher level. My feeling is amazing to belong to the lucky group of multiple champions.''

The president of the federation, Eduardo Robayo, presented the award to the winner.

The results: player and overall average:

1. Miguel Labrador 1087
2. Miguel Canton 0,904
3. William Villanueva 0,957
4. Marconi Almagro 0,796
5. Daniel Reyes 0,824
6. Carlos Moreno 0,778
7. William Guillen 0,605
8. Milton Zambrano 0,529
9. Rafael Quintero 0,767
10. Merlin Romero 0,783.

William Villanueva, who took the third place