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Photo shows from left to right: 14-year-old Jonas Magpantay, women's national champion Zemonette Oryan , coach Almario Marlon Bernardino Jr., reigning RP junior champion Jerico Banares and journalist/ columnist Robbie Pangilinan. Oryan (2nd from left, bronze medallist in the girl's 19 and under)) and Banares (4th from left, silver medallist in ... Full story

MANILA, Philippines—When pressure mounts, Efren “Bata” Reyes and Francisco “Django” Bustamante shine. The longtime pillars of local billiards won their singles matches Thursday as Team Quezon City-Philippines caught up with Team World, 6-6, at the end of regulation play in the QC Invasion: Quezon City-Philippines vs the World Grand Villards Showdown at the Trinoma ... Full story

RENO, NEVADA – The eight showed its color on Jerico Banares on Wednesday. Banares twice missed on the black eight during his 8-11 defeat at the hands of Taiwanese Ko Pin-yi in the finals of the World Junior Pool Championship at the Sands Regency Hotel here. Breaks didn't go his way – literally and figuratively. After picking ... Full story

RENO, NEVADA – Jerico Banares and Zemonette Oryan, the country's best hopes of scoring a breakthrough win in the World Junior Championship, dominated separate rivals on Tuesday to land a spot in the knockout stage of the Under-19 tournament at Sands Regency Hotel here. Banares toyed with Japanese Kihara Hirotaka, 9-2, to advance in the ... Full story

REIGNING national junior champion Jerico Banares, current national women's champion Zemonette Oryan and 14-year-old Jonas Magpantay got off to great starts in the 2008 World Junior Pool Championship on Monday (Tuesday in Manila time) at the Sand Regency Hotel here. The 19-year-old Banares, who is best to ... Full story

RENO, NEVADA---Gets Ready to Rumble. That's how the 3-man Philippine team to the 2008 World Pool Billiard Association (WPA) Junior World 9-Ball Championships Pool describe by head coach Almario Marlon Bernardino Jr. which will start on Monday (Tuesday morning in Manila Time) here at the ... Full story

REIGNING NATIONAL JUNIOR CHAMPION Jerico Banares enjoys the chance to carry the Philippine Flag. "Excited ako na dalhin ang pangalan ng bansa," said Banares. "Parang nakakasawa na rin kasi na puro money game ang nilalaro." The 19-year-old from Antipolo City will anchor the country's campaign in the World Junior Pool Championship (9-ball), which begins on Monday at ... Full story

DEMOSTHENES "PLONG-PLONG" PULPUL will leave for Indonesia on December 1 to compete in the Bali 9-Ball Open 2008 slated on December 3 to 6 at the Sanur Beach Hotel in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. "I hope to do well in this event," said Pulpul in ... Full story

Osaka, Japan-  Finland's mighty Mika Immonen has won the 41st All Japan Championships, prolonging a winning streak that started out in October and hasn't stopped yet. Asia has been considered ,in the new millennium, the continent with the strongest players. At this year's event, this field was truly littered with Asia's best with names ... Full story

Osaka, Japan- The All Japan Championships is drawing to an end with one day left out of the six total. Mika Immonen (FIN) is the last man standing out of the four pros Dragon Promotions sent. But as Immonen has proved in the past, one is all you need. Rodney Morris (USA) suffered a first ... Full story