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2008 Reno WPA World Junior silver medallist Jericho Banares of Antipolo upset 2011 San Miguel Beer Oktoberfest Festival 9-Ball Open Masters Champion Lee Vann "The Slayer" Corteza, 11-7, to rule the 2012 Star Billiards 10-Ball Cup was held recently at the Star Billiards Center in Grace Village, Quezon City. Banares capture the P100,000 champion’s purse. ... Full story

FILIPINO billiards icon Francisco “Django” Bustamante is once again on top of the world as he emerged as the winner of the 2012 West Coast Challenge was held at the California Billiard Club in Mountain View, California, USA. Bustamante, playing under the banner of Puyat Sports, scored six in a row to beat Raj Hundal of India, 8-4, in the finals and capture his second event ... Full story

FILIPINO Alex "The Lion" Pagulayan clustered two straight racks to beat Liu Hai Tao of China, 9-6, to win the Philippine Bigtime Billiards (PBB) Face-Off Series late Saturday (April 14) at the Pagcor Airport Casino in Parañaque City. The win was worth $5,000 for Pagulayan while Liu settled for $2,500 in the winner's break format, dubbed as Philippines versus Asia, jointly organized ... Full story

FILIPINO Ramon "Maestro Monching" Mistica won the 2012 Canadian Open 8-Ball Championships held last March 31 and April 1 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He defeated Canadian Nick Kruger in the finals, 6-3, pocketing $2,250 total prize money.Kruger, on the other hand settled for runner-up purse of $1,500. Another Filipino entry Edwin Montal wound up third for ... Full story

TAIWANESE cue artist Chang Yu Long defeated Filipino Ronato "Volcano" Alcano bagging the top prize of the Philippine Bigtime Billiards Face-Off series on Saturday at the Airport Pagcor Casino in Paranaque City. Chang won two straight racks to edged Alcano, 9-7, in the race-to-9 event backed up by Sorsogon Province Sports Patron Philip Escudero, Malungai Life ... Full story

FILIPINO Ronato "Volcano" Alcano remains the favorite over Taiwanese ace Chang Yu Long when the Philippine Bigtime Billiards (PBB) Face Off Series dubbed as Philippines versus Asia will resume tonight, Saturday, March 31, 9pm at the PAGCOR Airport Casino in Parañaque City. "“I will do my very best,” said the Calamba City, Laguna pride Alcano, a ... Full story

Manila, Philippines---ONCE again, Chieh Yu Chou, has proven the Taiwanese expertise in billiard sports after winning the recently-concluded 2012 AMWAY eSpring Women’s World 9-Ball Open Championship Sunday at the Cue Master Pool Club in Taipei, Taiwan. Chou defeated Jasmin Ouschan of Austria, 11-9, in the finals to went home the top prize of $20,000 top prize. ... Full story

FRANCISCO "Django" Bustamante couldn't afford to lose. So the top player of sportsman/businessman Aristeo "Putch" Puyat made sure to win his important game. The 2010 WPA World 9-ball champion clustered four straight racks to beat Taiwanese Yang Ching-shun, 9-3, to win the Philippine Bigtime Billiards (PBB) Face-Off Series late Saturday (March 24) at the Pagcor Airport ... Full story

THE Philippines' Iris "Fighter" Ranola remained on track for a first world title as the Zamboanga native stormed into the Last 24 of the 12 AMWAY eSpring Women’s World 9-Ball Open Championship Saturday in Taipei, Taiwan. The reigning Southeast Asian Games double gold medallist Ranola, playing under the banner of sportsman/businessman Aristeo "Putch" Puyat, reached ... Full story

THE COUNTRY's top two womens pool players suffered heart-breaking loss in the on-going 2012 AMWAY eSpring Women’s World 9-Ball Open Friday in Taipei, Taiwan. After former Women's World 10-ball champion Rubilen "Bingkay" Amit won his first two matches against M. Kleingeld, 7-0, and K. Ebe, 7-3, failed ... Full story