Philippines Bags 2023 World Cup of Pool Title

 

James Aranas and Johann Chua of the Philippines captured the 2023 World Cup of Pool title after beating Germany in the finals, 11-7. The duo is the first unseeded team to win the World Cup of Pool.

 

The event was held at the Pazo de Feiras e Congresos de Lugo in Lugo, Spain from June 27 to July 2 and contested by 32 teams from around the world.

 

Aranas and Chua upset 2022 defending champion Francisco Sánchez Ruíz & David Alcaide of Spain in Round 1 and defeated another team from the host in the second round before trailing to the quarterfinals and semifinals where they won with just a single point advantage. 

 

Philippines now holds the most number of World Cup titles with four followed by China with 3.

Philippines Takes Beasley 9-Ball Title

 

Johann Chua of the Philippines won the 2022 Beasley 9-Ball Open title  after defeating Bader Alawadhi of Kuwait in the finals, 13-10. 

 

Chua came out undefeated before going to the finals. He won over B.Czapla (9-4), J.Hall (9-7), J.Knuckles (9-2), H.White (9-3), A.Alyousef  (9-3), C. H. Chia (9-1) and B.Alawadhi (9-1).

 

Chua is scheduled to take part of two more tournaments in United States. 

 

 

 

 

#SEAGames2021 News 056 | Philippines To Send 8 Athletes for Billiards

 

 

The Philippines will send 8 cue masters at the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam.

Billiards will feature ten (10) events which includes carom, english billiards, pool, and snooker events.

Competing for the women's events are veteran campaigners Rubilen Amit and Chezka Centeno. Both will play in 9-ball and 10-ball pool singles events.

Meanwhile for the men's events, the Philippines will be represented by veteran Efren Reyes (carom), Francisco Dela Cruz (carom), Jefrey Roda (snooker), Alvin Barbero (snooker), Johann Chua (pool) and SEA Games veteran Carlo Biado (pool).

 

The Philippines won 12 medals at the 2019 SEA Games including the four (4) gold medals in pool events.

Billiards competition in Vietnam SEA Games will be held at Ha Dong Gymnasium in Hanoi from May 14 to May 22.

 

#SEAGames2021 News 016 | PH Announced Names for Billiards & Snooker

 

 

 

The Philippines will be represented by 8 athletes for the sports of billiards and snooker at the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam. 

The Billiards Sports Confederation of the Philippines (BSCP) has named the players that will don the Philippine flag in Hanoi which is composed of two women and six men. 

In the last SEA Games held in their own turf, the Philippines dominated the billiards events winning 12 medals including the four gold medals. 

This coming SEA Games in May, ten (10) gold medals are at stake in this sport and below are the names will try to match gold medals they have won in the last SEA Games edition.

For the men's events, Efren “Bata” Reyes and Carlo Biado will headline the squad along with Johann Chua, Alvin Barbero, Jefrey Roda and Francisco Dela Cruz. And for the women's events, it will be bannered by Rubilen Amit and Chezka Centeno.

Filipino Cue Artist settled Runner Up in Arizona

 

Roland Garcia of the Philippines ended runner-up in the US Pro Billiards Predator Arizona 10-Ball Open held in Tucson, Arizona. Garcia lost to Fedor Gorst in the final, 3-4, 2-4, giving the Russian his second consecutive championship. The tournament in Arizona will be followed by five events that are part of the qualifier for the Predator World 10-Ball Championship, including the Wisconsin Open to be held on February 9-12. 

 

Philippines is known for having caliber cue players and is set to compete at the coming Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam.

 

 

 

SEA Games 2019 News 074: Myanmar to Send 10 Players For Billiards & Snookers

Myanmar is planning to send 10 players for billiards and snookers in the forthcoming 30th Southeast Asian Games to held in the Philippines this November.

According to Myanmar Times, Myanmar Billiards and Snooker Federation has plan to send three men and two women players for 9-ball, two men for billiards and three men for snooker.

Billiards and snookers is a consistent medal producer for team Myanmar at the Southeast Asian Games.

At the 2015 SEA Games in Singapore, Myanmar raked a total of 8 medals in which 1 was gold medal courtesy of Htay Aung and Tun Min Si Thu in the men's doubles english billiards.

While at the 2017  SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur, this sport contributed 6 medals from the total 37 medals they won in total. Half of the 6 medals were silver medals.

Billiards and snookers offers 10 gold medals at the 2019 SEA Games and aside from Myanmar, Singapore and host Philippines are expected to dominate the sport.

SEA Games 2019 News 043: Philippine Billiards Athletes Named

One of the sports the Philippines can dominate in international tournaments is billiards especially in pool events.

At the upcoming Southeast Asian Games 2019 to be held in their home turf, billiards is calendared among the 56 sports to be contested by 11 countries.

Billiards will have four disciplines namely pool, carom, English billiard and snooker.

Recently, the Billiard Sports Confederation of the Philippines (BSCP) held its qualifying tournament  last March 11 to 29 at the Gameball training center on the second floor of the Sports Medicine building inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Malate, Manila. 

After the qualifying event, seventeen (17) outstanding cue artists will represent the sun and the three-star flag.

These are Rubilen Amit, Chezka Centeno, Irish Ranola and Flordeliza for the women's events.

Warren Kiamco, Dennis Orcollo, Carlo Biado, Johan Chua, Jeffrey Ignacio, Jeff Roda and Alvin Barbero for the men's events.

Also gaining the slots for team Philippines are Michale Angelo Mengorio, Basil Alshajar, Benjamin Guevarra, Luis Saberdo, Reynaldo Grandea and the legendary Efren "Bata" Reyes.

Ten (10) events will be contested at the 30th SEA Games namely men's 9-ball singles and doubles; men's 10-ball singles, women's 9-ball singles and doubles; women's 10-ball singles; men's 1-cushion carom singles; men's English billiard singles; and, men's snooker singles and doubles.

🎱 Billiards News | 10-Ball

The Philippines once again proved to the world that they are still one of the best teams in billiards. Two Filipino cue artists recently won titles in Japan and in the United States.

Congratulations to Warren Kiamco of the Philippines for winning the 2018 West Coast Swing 10-Ball Challenge title held at the Freezer’s Ice House in Tempre, Arizona.

Also, Lee Vann Corteza won the men's 10-ball crown of the 31st Japan Open 2018 Championship last Monday, July 16, 2018 at the New Pier Hall in Tokyo, Japan.  He defeated Japanese Naoyuki Oi, 8-7 in the finals.

Photos used are credited to - The A-Game & to PhilBoxing.com.

🎱 Three-Cushion Carom Billiards World Cup 2018

Vietnam cue artists dominated the the Three-Cushion Carom Billiards World Cup 2018 which was held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from May 25.

Tran Quyet Chien of Vietnam won the title after beating Ngo Dinh Nai in all Vietnamese finals.

The third place was awarded to Caudron Frederic of Belgium and another Vietnam cue artist Nguyen Quoc Nguyen. 

The winner took home 16,000 EUR, the runner up received 10,000 EUR while the third placer got 6,000 EUR.

Vietnam sent 18 cueists to the tournament including 2017 Asian champion Nguyen Quoc Nguyen, Tran Quyet Chien, Ma Minh Cam, 2017 Asian silver medallist Duong Anh Vu and Ngo Dinh Nai.

The event was participated by attracted 149 cue players from 17 countries and territories.

 

Southeast Asia in Billiards & Snookers

World Cup of Pool

🎱 World Cup of Pool 2018

The World Cup of Pool is being held in Shanghai, China from May 15 until May 20.

32 two-man teams are competing for a prize fund of $250,000 including six teams from Southeast Asia. 

The tournament is in knock-out format.

• Arun / Feri Satriyadi (Indonesia) 
• Muhammad Almie / Darryl Chia (Malaysia)
• Carlo Biado and Jeffrey De Luna (Philippines) 
• Aloysius Yapp / Toh Lian Han (Singapore)
• Nitiwat Kanjanasri / Tanut Makkamontree (Thailand)
• Duong Quoc Hoang / Nguyen Anh Tuan (Vietnam) 

Round 1

• May 15 | Thailand 5-7 Holland
• May 15 | Indonesia 0-7 Germany
• May 16 | Philippines 7-3 New Zealand
• May 16 | Vietnam 3-7 Spain
• May 16 | Singapore 5-7 USA
• May 17 | Malaysia 3-7 Finland

Round 2

• May 18 | Philippines 7-0 England

Quarter Finals

• May 19 | Philippines 1-9 China-B

🎱 Asian Carom Billiards Championship 2018

The Asian Carom Billiards Championship 2018 took place in Ho Chi Minh City from April 4 gathering leading cue players from Japan, the Republic of Korea and Vietnam. 

As a conclusion of the tournament, Vietnam won in the one-cushion carom category with Ngo Dinh Nai winning the title.

He defeated Ma Minh Cam 100-83 in all-Vietnamese final.

Nai took home 1000 USD for being the first place and take the title for the second time.

The third place of one-cushion carom category went to Vietnam’s Pham Quoc Tuan and Lee Seung-jin of the Republic of Korea.

Meanwhile, Korean cueists dominated the three-cushion carom category occupying first to fourth places.

The five-day event was participated by 50 cue artists. 

🎱 Billiards | Scotty Townsend Memorial 9-Ball Tournament 2018

Congratulations to Zoren James Aranas of the Philippines for winning the 2018 Scotty Townsend Memorial 9-Ball Tournament which was successfully held at the Arena Billiards West Monroe in Los Angeles, California.

Aranas defeated Filipino-Canadian Alex Pagulayan in the finals and pocketed 7,500 USD while the later received 5,625USD as runner up.

Earlier in January, Aranas won the 2018 Music City Classic Open Division held in Madison, Tennessee, USA.

Philippines is still number 1 in Southeast Asia in 9-ball billiards for both women and men's events.

Billiards has a high (99%) percentage inclusion at the coming 2019 SEA Games to be held in the Philippines.

🎱 Billiards | 28th Annual Andy Mercer Memorial 9-Ball Classic 2018

Congratulations to Philippines' Warren Kiamco who won the 28th Annual Andy Mercer Memorial 9-Ball Classic 2018 title.

The tournament was held at the Rum Runner Lounge in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Kiamco defeated Shane Van Boening of US twice in the championship round with a 6-3 victory in Game 1 then a 6-4 win in Game 2 to claim the $5,000 top prize.

Last February,Kiamco won second overall at the 2018 Virginia State 10-Ball Championship held in Virginia, US.

Some Filipino cue artists are still competing in many billiard tournaments in United States.

🎱 Jogja Open 10-Ball International Billiards Tournament 2018

The Carlo Biado of the Philippines won the Jogja Open 10-Ball International Billiards Tournament title held in Jakarta, Indonesia. He beat his compatriot Jundel Mazon, 13-11 in the finals. 

Carlo Biado received 12,000 USD plus trophy as prize for capturing the 10-ball title.  

Before going to the finals, Biado defeated Indonesia's Ricky Yang in the semifinals, 11-5 and another Indonesian cue player in the quarter finals. 

Meanwhile, Mazon beat his compatriot Heshley Jusayan in the semifinals, 11-9.

The tournament was participated by 128 billiard athletes from 10 countries.

Southeast Asian countries like Singapore, the Philippines and host Indonesia competed against cue players from Kuwait, Japan, Finland, Germany, Taiwan and UAE.

The tournament was held from March 3 to 8 at the Rama Billiard Jogyakarta in Sewandanan 1, Pakualam Yogyakarta.

Photos used are credited to www.azbilliards.com

🎱 3-Cushions Team World Championships 2018

The 3-Cushions Team World Championships was held in Viersen, Germany from February 22 to 24.

Vietnam team composed of world's no.10 Nguyen Quoc Nguyen and world no. 16 Tran Quyet Chien were among the top 16 teams that competed at this tournament. 

Team Vietnam were in Group C along with Denmark, Greece and defending champion Korea.

Below were the results of team Vietnam against rival teams in Group C.

• Korea 40:21 Vietnam 
• Denmark 40:27 Vietnam 
• Vietnam 40:25 Greece 

With 1 win and two defeats in Group stage, Vietnam failed to advance in the quarter finals while Korea and Denmark went to battle in the quarters.

 

The event ended with Korean team of Sung Won Choi and Dong Koong Kang taking the 2018 world team championships beating team Austria in the finals. They took home US$9,800 as prize.

🎱 Billiards & Snookers | 20th Annual Derby City Classic One Pocket Division

Another Filipino cue player in the name of Francisco “Django” Bustamante took the limelight after hailing as champion of the 20th Annual Derby City Classic One Pocket Division held at the Horseshoe Southern Indiana of Elizabeth, Indiana in United States. 

Some few days before Bustamante won, Roberto Gomez of the Philippines captured the Derby City Classic Bigfoot 10-Ball Challenge title held at the same venue.

Once again, the Philippine flag waves in international billiard tournament. 

Billiards will not be featured at the coming Asian Games in Indonesia but expected to be included at the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines in 2019.

As of now, no news about the 2019 Southeast Asian Games are being circulated. Only the possible venues like building the Clark Sports City are predetermined. 

 

🎱 Billiards & Snookers | Derby City Classic Bigfoot 10-Ball Challenge

Congratulations to Roberto Gomez of the Philippines for winning the Derby City Classic Bigfoot 10-Ball Challenge title held at the Horseshoe Southern India­na in Elizabeth, Indiana, USA. 

Gomez defeated reigning World Junior Championship titlist Fedor Gorst of Russia in their championship showdown, 11-10. 

He pocketed the $16,000 top purse while Gorst collected $8,000 runner-up prize.

Other Philippine cue artists at the competition were Lee Vann Corteza, Ronato Alcano and Dennis Orcollo but failed to advance in the last stages of the tournament. 

Billiards will not be featured at the coming Asian Games in Indonesia but expected to be included at the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines were Filipinos are good at this sport.

🎱 World 9-Ball Championship 2017

The 2017 World 9-Ball Championship was held at the Al Arabi Sports Club in Doha, Qatar from December 4 until December 14.

The finals of the said tournament saw two Filipinos competing against each other for the top prize and assuring the title back to the Philippines after 7 years.

But ruling the event was Carlo Biado of the Philippines who trounced compatriot Roland Garcia, 13-5 in the finals. 

Biado became the fourth Filipino to win the title after Efren Reyes in 1999, Ronato Alcano in 2006 and Francisco Bustamante in 2010.  

Biado cruised to the finals after beating Wu Kun Lin of Chinese Taipei, 11-6, while Garcia subdued Albanian Klenti Kaci with the same score in the semi finals.  

Maung Maung of Myanmar reached the quarter finals but failed to advance after losing to Klenti Kaci of Albania.

Other than Biado and Garcia, other Philippine cue players in the competition were Warren Kiamco, Jeffrey Ignacio, Francisco Felicilda, Israel Rota and Jeffrey De Luna.

Other Southeast Asian billiard players who were in the knock out rounds were Kwang Chan Keng of Singapore, Hoang Duong Quoc and Nguyen Anh Tuan of Vietnam.

50th All Japan Championship 2017

The 50th Annual  All Japan (10-Ball) Championship 2017 was held victoriously at the Archaic Hall in Amagasaki City, Hyogo, Japan.

The All-Japan 10 Ball Championship became an all-Filipino finals. Johann Chua defeated his compatriot Jundal Mezon with a large margin score, 11-2. 

Before reaching the finals, Chua defeated Liu Hai Tao of China in the semi finals while Mezon defeated Chinese Taipei's Chang Lu-Yong. 

Aside from Chua and Mezon, two other Philippines cuers reached the quarterfinals. These were Jeffery Ignacio and Jeffery De Luna. 

Aside from the Philippines, other Southeast Asian countries present at the tournament were Indonesia (Muhammad Bewi Simanjuntak) Singapore (Aloysius Yapp & Koh Seng Anh) and Vietnam (Quoc Hoang Duong). 

Also in the tournament were billiard world champions Efren Reyes, Lee Van Corteza and Warren Kiamco, all from the Philippines.

The winner takes home 1,800,000 JPY or $17,780.

The women's division, Chen Si-Ming won the title beating Miyuki Kuribayashi in the finals.

All photos used are credited to the official website of this tournament.