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PHILIPPINE billiards is set to take another monumental this time in collegiate and high school level after the successful formed of Billiards Managers and Players Association of the Philippines (BMPAP). The National Collegiate Billards Leaque (NCBL) will be the first of a kind in the country, and it will provide great opportunities, especially in uplifting the lives of the Filipino cue artists, ... Full story

Filipino Ramon "Maestro" Mistica went undefeated through the field of 32 players at Hard Times Bellflower last weekend  winning over Fach Garcia 9-2 in the finals of L A 9-Ball Open in Los Angeles, California. Garcia reach the hot seat by beating compatriot Jun Almoite  7-6..In the hotseat match, Mistica showed his brilliance in ... Full story

Standings after eight rounds: Boys 12 under 6.5 points – W. Yi (China), D. Ghosh (India) 6 – P. Bersamina (RP)... Full story

FILIPINO Grandmaster Mark Paragua defeated American International Master Justin Sarkar in the fourth and final round to rules the just ended July edition of Marshall Grand Prix in New York, over the weekend. Paragua, who beat Eve Litvak and Michael Bodek in the first two roundds before settling a draw with Leif Pressman finished undefeated with 3.5 points on account of three wins and a draw, ... Full story

THE country's most popular cue wizards Efren "Bata" Reyes and Francisco "Django" Bustamante won't play in the forthcoming 2010 Guinness World Series 9-ball Championships to be held on July 28 to August 1 in Jakarta, Indonesia. This was revealed yesterday by Christine "Ish" Caparras of Puyat Sports. " Hindi makapaglalaro sina Efren (Reyes) at Django (Bustamante) ... Full story

FILIPINO billiards master Efren "Bata" Reyes and Francisco "Django" Bustamante dominated the latest 2010 Player Money List, which includes 2 other Filipino tumbok king in the top 10. According to AZbilliards.com report yesterday, the 55-year-old Angeles City pride Reyes, the 2010 Player of the Decade, had total earnings of $71,012 and remained on top. Reyes, ... Full story

MARLON “MARVELOUS” MANALO lead nine (9) other Filipinos in the 2010 Guinness World Series 9-ball Championships on July 28 to August 1 in Jakarta, Indonesia. “Baka dito sa Guinness sa Jakarta ay matumbok na din natin ang titulo,” said Manalo who share his blessings yesterday to fellow Barangay Malamig resident by giving a feeding program ... Full story

FM  Haridas Pascua scored back to back draws against second seed Das Debashis of India in the fourth round and No,. 13 seed Konstantin Kazakov of Kazakhstan to stay within striking distance in the boys 18 years old and under category in the 2010 Asian Youth invitational chess championships at the Beijing Convention Center in Beijing, China. Pascua, who finished  15th ... Full story

THE Diliman Preparatory School will send the biggest number of participants in the country’s attempt to break the world record in simultaneous chess exhibition. Former senator Nikki Coseteng, the school’s president, vouched her support in the event slated on July 31 to August 1 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. “I always believe that Filipinos have sound mind and body,” said Coseteng. Two Time-Olympian Grandmaster Jayson Gonzales will showcase ... Full story

BILLIARDS superstars Dennis “Robocop” Orcullo, Ronato “Volcano” Alcano, Antonio “Nickoy” Lining, and Lee Vann “The Slayer” Corteza will banner the Philippines’ campaign against world’s best when the 2010 Guinness World Series 9-ball Championships gets underway on July 28 to August 1 in ... Full story