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2008 Reno WPA World Junior silver medallist Jericho Banares of Antipolo upset 2011 San Miguel Beer Oktoberfest Festival 9-Ball Open Masters Champion Lee Vann "The Slayer" Corteza, 11-7, to rule the 2012 Star Billiards 10-Ball Cup was held recently at the Star Billiards Center in Grace Village, Quezon City. Banares capture the P100,000 champion’s purse. ... Full story

TAIWANESE cue artist Chang Yu Long defeated Filipino Ronato "Volcano" Alcano bagging the top prize of the Philippine Bigtime Billiards Face-Off series on Saturday at the Airport Pagcor Casino in Paranaque City. Chang won two straight racks to edged Alcano, 9-7, in the race-to-9 event backed up by Sorsogon Province Sports Patron Philip Escudero, Malungai Life ... Full story

FILIPINO Ronato "Volcano" Alcano remains the favorite over Taiwanese ace Chang Yu Long when the Philippine Bigtime Billiards (PBB) Face Off Series dubbed as Philippines versus Asia will resume tonight, Saturday, March 31, 9pm at the PAGCOR Airport Casino in Parañaque City. "“I will do my very best,” said the Calamba City, Laguna pride Alcano, a ... Full story

Manila, Philippines---ONCE again, Chieh Yu Chou, has proven the Taiwanese expertise in billiard sports after winning the recently-concluded 2012 AMWAY eSpring Women’s World 9-Ball Open Championship Sunday at the Cue Master Pool Club in Taipei, Taiwan. Chou defeated Jasmin Ouschan of Austria, 11-9, in the finals to went home the top prize of $20,000 top prize. ... Full story

FRANCISCO "Django" Bustamante couldn't afford to lose. So the top player of sportsman/businessman Aristeo "Putch" Puyat made sure to win his important game. The 2010 WPA World 9-ball champion clustered four straight racks to beat Taiwanese Yang Ching-shun, 9-3, to win the Philippine Bigtime Billiards (PBB) Face-Off Series late Saturday (March 24) at the Pagcor Airport ... Full story

THE COUNTRY's top two womens pool players suffered heart-breaking loss in the on-going 2012 AMWAY eSpring Women’s World 9-Ball Open Friday in Taipei, Taiwan. After former Women's World 10-ball champion Rubilen "Bingkay" Amit won his first two matches against M. Kleingeld, 7-0, and K. Ebe, 7-3, failed ... Full story

REIGNING Southeast Asian Games double gold medallist and Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) awardee Iris Ranola got off to a good start in the 2012 AMWAY eSpring Women’s World 9-Ball Open in Taipei, Taiwan. The World No.24 Ranola, who plays for the Aristeo “Putch” Puyat stable, defeated World No.2 Fu Xiao-Fang of China, 7-4, in the first ... Full story

XAVIER School extended its domination of juniors pool to a second straight year while AMA Computer University picked up its first seniors title in the just ended second season of the National Collegiate Billiards League (B-League) last Sunday at the Star Billiards Center in Quezon City. Xavier School defeated Sto.Nino, 2-1, in the finals to earned their juniors crown while AMA Computer University upset Adamson, 2-1, ... Full story

The 48-year-old pool legend showed vintage form to pull off a come-from-behind win against Ko, 9-7, in the winner's break format, dubbed as Philippines versus Asia,  jointly organized by the Mega Sports World and BRKHRD Corp and aired live over Solar Sports, Sky Channel 70 and Destiny Channel 34, and also aired worldwide through the ... Full story

FORMER World 9-Ball Champion Francisco "Django" Bustamante seeks revenge against  Taiwanese ace Pin Yi Ko when the Philippine Bigtime Billiards (PBB) Face Off Series resumes on Saturday, February 25 at the Pagcor Airport Casino in Parañaque City. Ko defeated Bustamante's Puyat Sports stablemate double world champion Efren "Bata" Reyes, 4-9, in the last weekend PBB ... Full story