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FILIPINO billiards master Efren “Bata” Reyes and Francisco “Django” Bustamante will banner the country’s bid when the 2009 PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool gets underway on September 1 to 6 at the SM City North EDSA Mall in Quezon City. Reyes and Bustamante, both legends in the sport, won the World Cup’s inaugural event ... Full story

THE 2009 PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool gets underway on September 1 to 6 at the SM City North EDSA Mall in Quezon City. According to Luke Riches, spokesman of Matchroom Sport, a total of 32 two-player teams from 31 countries competing for pool’s most prestigious team prize which offers $250,000 total pot prize. ‘This is a fantastic ... Full story

SPEARHEADED BY THREE former world champions, two former world No. 1s and the reigning women's world titlist, the Philippine billiards squad to the 25th Southeast Asian Games aptly deserves the "Dream Team" tag. Hall of Famer Efren "Bata" Reyes and fellow ex-world titlists Alex Pagulayan and Ronnie Alcano should easily mow down the opposition in the ... Full story

Former world no.1 Dennis Orcollo will have a chance to exact revenge against Taiwanese ace Ching-Shun Yang as the two topnotch Asian pool stars square off in a challenge match dubbed as Face Off Series 2-One More Time slated on September 8 at the Club Capo in Tomas Morato, Quezon City. It shall be recalled that in ... Full story

Photo caption: Manny Villar together former world No. 1 Dennis Orcullo Topnotch cue artist will display their skills to Ilonggo audience when the Manny Villar Cup goes to Iloilo on July 30 to August 2 for the 9th leg of its nationwide tour. Led by pool icon Efren "Bata" Reyes, the cream of the Philippine billiards crop will ... Full story

JOHN CARLO CERNA of Pasay City turned back Zoren Bantayan of San Pedro, Laguna, 11-6, in the finals to rules the just concluded Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines (BSCP) 3rd Philippine Juniors Pool Championship for Boys 19 year old and below on Sunday at the famous Star Billiards Center No.46 Joy St. in Grace Village, Quezon City. Cerna pocketed won the P50,000 prize money, and ... Full story

2006 Sydney (Australia) edition for boys: Rene Mar David, quarterfinalist 2007 Willengen (Germany) edition for boys: Rene Mar David and Mark Mendoza failed to advance in the knockout stage 2008 Reno (USA) edition for boys: Silver Medallist Jerico Banares, runner-up ; Jonas Magpantay, quarterfinalist 2008 Reno (USA) edition for girls: Bronze Medallist Zemonette Oryan, semifinalists JONAS Magpantay scored ... Full story

COUNT the Qatar 9-ball open championship to the growing list of crown finish top gunner Mika "The Iceman" Immonen has collected. Immonen, the 2001 world pool champion, used precise pocketing to beat reigning two-time world junior champion Taiwanese Ko Pin-yi, 13-9, in the finals on Monday in Doha, Qatar enroute to the coveted plum plus ... Full story

MANILA, Philippines---Antonio “Gaga” Gabica, the 2006 Doha Asiad 9-ball gold medallist scored back-to-back wins on Sunday to seal a place in the semifinals of the on-going 2009 Qatar International 9-ball Pool Championship at the Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation in Doha, Qatar. The Lapu Lapu City, Cebu native bested Wang Hsiang Hung of Chinese-Taipei, 11-7, in ... Full story

MANILA, Philippines---VETERAN Internationalists Antonio “Gaga” Gabica and Israel “Amay” Rota came up with yet another scintillating performance to kept Philippine Flag high in the on-going 2009 Qatar International 9-ball Pool Championship late Saturday at the Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation in Doha, Qatar. Gabica and Rota, both from Cebu bested their respective rivals to earned seats ... Full story