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LEE VAN “The Slayer” Corteza was in his elements, Roberto “Pinoy Superman”Gomez a little shaky and Ronato “Volcano” Alcano terrible. Contrasting conditions of the three ace Filipino pool sharks produced contrasting results on the second day of the 34th Annual US Open 9-Ball Championship at the Chesapeake Conference Center in Chesapeake, Virginia yesterday. Corteza, a ... Full story

FORMER double world champion (WPA 9-ball and 8-ball) Ronato “Volcano” Alcano, Southeast Asian Games gold medalists Lee Vann “The Slayer” Corteza and Warren “Warrior” Kiamco lived up to expectations by hurdling their respective rivals yesterday at the start of the 34th Annual US Open 9-Ball Championship being held at the Chesapeake Conference Center in ... Full story

FILIPINO billiards master Marlon “Marvelous” Manalo turned back American Donnie Mills, 9-3, in the finals to rules the just ended 2009 Seminole Pro Tour season at the beautiful Strokers Billiards in Palm Harbor Florida, USA, recently. Manalo, who also won the Tri-State 9-ball tournament last week in New York, pockets $3,000 ... Full story

He was last seen in action during the 2007 World Pool Championship. After that Chao Fong Pang’s whereabouts became a mystery except for the rumor that he bolted out of Taiwan and migrated to China to teach pool.... Full story

AFTER a magnificent performance in the just ended money rich Galveston World Classic in Texas, Filipino billiards great Efren “Bata” Reyes, Ronato “Volcano” Alcano and Warren “Warrior” Kiamco will try their luck in the forthcoming 34th annual U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships in Chesapeake Conference Center in Chesapeake, Virginia next ... Full story

FORMER double world champion (WPA 8-ball and 9-ball) Filipino Ronato “Volcano” Alcano flashed his old deadly form beating former World 9-ball king American Johnny “The Scorpion”Archer in the finals to captured the 8-ball title in the Galveston World Classic yesterday at the ... Full story

PREDATOR International Ten-Ball champion Dennis “Robocop” Orcollo still alive in the on-going 8-ball competition dubbed as Galveston World Classic yesterday at the Moody Gardens Hotel and Convention Center in Galveston, Texas. Orcollo, who lost to Japanese Goh Takami in the fourth round of the winner’s brackets bounced back in the one-loss side ... Full story

RP billiards master Efren “Bata” Reyes prevailed over American Cliff Joyner in the last finals berth then subdued another American bet and former undefeated player American Shannon “The Cannon” Daulton in the finals to enroute the One Pocket division title dubbed as  Galveston World Classic yesterday at the Moody Gardens Hotel and Convention Center in Galveston, Texas . Aside from the title, ... Full story

VETERAN Internationalists Ramil “Bebeng” Gallego leads a group of Filipino players to the Hokuriku Open 9-Ball Championship scheduled on October 10-11 in Kanuzawa, Japan. The Japan-based Gallego, a member of the Billiards Managers and Players Association (BMPAP) won this year’s Japan Open 9-Ball Championship by beating Taiwanese Li-wen Ro, 9-3, in the finals. Gallego who hails from ... Full story

PHOTO BY: REY NILLAMA FORMER Middle East pool instructor Elvis Calasang came up to his personal expectation by crushing rising upstart Jundel Mason, 10-9, in the finals of the just- concluded 2nd ABC Pool Tour Category A, Open division over the weekend at the Star Billiards Center, No.46 Joy St., Grace Village, ... Full story