MANILA, Philippines-Johann Chua and James Aranas dethroned defending champion Francisco Sanchez Ruiz and David Alcaide of host Spain with a 7-5 comeback win on Tuesday to send the Philippines into the second round of the World Cup of Pool. Chua and Aranas bucked a 5-3 deficit that put them two racks away from a quick exit in the 32-team field by winning four consecutive racks to eliminate Sanchez Ruiz and Alcaide at Pazo de Feiras e Congresos in Lugo, Spain. The duo will take on either Spain's Jonas Souto Comino and Jose Alberto Delgado or Saudi Arabia's Khalid Alghamdi and Mohannad Hamoud Alghumayz in the round-of-16 later in the week.

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