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FILIPINA Rubilen “Bingkay” Amit cruised into the Last 24 in the 2010 Amway WPA Women’s World 9-Ball Open yesterday at the Core Pacific Living Mall Hotel in Taipei, Taiwan. The 27-year-old from Mandaue City, Cebu finished 3-2 win-loss record during Group E stage match in this annual event which ... Full story

RUBILEN “BINGKAY” AMIT, the reigning WPA Women’s World 10-ball champion cinderella run was halted yesterday after suffered her first loss against Yuan Chun- Lin of Chinese-Taipei (5-7) in the battle of undefeated players in the on-going ... Full story

BILLIARDS masters Efren “Bata” Reyes and Francisco “Django” Bustamante expect a tough grind when they spearhead the Filipinos charge in the 23rd annual Japan Open gets underway on March 20 in Tokyo, Japan. Both Reyes and Bustamante, the 1-2 punch of businessman/ sportsman Aristeo “Putch” Puyat of Puyat Sports, acknowledge RP Billiards God Father who feted ... Full story

FILIPINO legendary Jose "Amang" Parica felled his opponents one by one but surrendered the battle that mattered most, bowing to US brightest hope Shane "The South Dakota Kid" Van Boening, 7-5, in the finals of 17th annual U.S. Bar Table Championships 10-ball competition yesterday at the Sands Regency Casino Hotel in Downtown, Reno, Nevada, USA. Parica, ... Full story

FILIPINO legend Jose "Amang" Parica continued his winning ways in the US pool tourney after dominating the just concluded 14th Annual Jay Swanson Memorial 9-Ball Tournament in Hollywood, California in Los Angeles, California. Parica, dubbed as the leader of the Filipino invasion in the US pool circuit in the mid 80's edged American Sal Butera ... Full story

Dennis Hatch Powers USA Team to Mosconi Cup Glory The February issue of Inside POOL Magazine, which again features Dennis Hatch on the cover as Team USA wins the Mosconi Cup at the MGM Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV, has been made available for free download at InsidePOOLmag.com. This month the download ... Full story

Manila, Philippines- Billiards beauty star Shanelle Loraine has signed on with Cream Silk, the #1 hair care brand in the Philippines. Shanelle will be appearing in several ads and TV commercials for the mainstream hair care products. ... Full story

MANILA, PHILIPPINES---DENNIS “Robocop” Orcullo put another awesome performance to spearheaded Team Philippines in a thrilling 4-2 victory over Norway to cruised into the quarter-final round of the first-ever World Team Pool Cup Championship late Thursday (Manila Time) at the Hall 13 Hannover Exhibition Grounds in Hannover, Germany. Orcullo, the reigning International Predator ... Full story

MANILA, PHILIPPINES---FORMER World No.1 Dennis “Robocop” Orcullo delivered twice to lift RP team into a 4-1 smashing victory over Czech Republic late Tuesday (Manila Time) to cruised into the Last 16 of first-ever World Team Cup Championship being held at the Hall 13 Hannover Exhibition Grounds in Hannover, Germany. The Bislig, Surigao del Sur ... Full story

MANILA, PHILIPPINES---Efren “Bata” Reyes, perhaps the greatest billiards player of all time, continue put the Philippines on the global map. This after the United States Billiard Media Association, the USBMA announced yesterday that the 55-year-old Filipino pool maestro named Player of the Decade, beating fellow former world champions Johnny “The Scorpion” Archer of the ... Full story