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MANDALUYONG CITY---RICKY YANG of Indonesia took US$20,000, in first-prize money on Sunday at the just concluded Philippine Open (Ten Ball) Pool Championship at the SM Megamall, Megatrade Hall 2 here in Mandaluyong City. He bested Lui Hui Chan of Chinese-Taipei , 9-7, in the semis then subdued lone Filipino hopeful Jeffrey de Luna, 11-4, in the ... Full story

MANDALUYONG CITY, Philippines---Ricky Yang of Indonesia downed Lui Hui-Chan of Chinese-Taipei, 9-7, on Sunday to claim the firt finals seat in the inaugural Philippine Open Pool Championship here at the SM Megamall, Megatrade Hall 2. Yang is already assured at least US$10,000 by reaching the finals in this double-elimination US$84,000 total pot prize tournament with the champion getting the lion share of US$20,000. On the roads to ... Full story

She maybe lacking in international exposure as compared to most of the lady cue artists competing in the JBETpoker.net Women’s World 10-Ball Championship but Rubilen Amit is confident she can make waves and hopefully win the prestigious event that unfurls tomorrow at the ... Full story

(PHOTO CAPTION): Aspiring female cue artists hope to follow the footsteps of Angel Paglia, who made it to the Women’s World 10-Ball Championship main draw after winning the qualifying tournament in Orlando, Florida.... Full story

photo by: Rey Nillama DEMOSTHENES Pulpul continues his winning ways after beating reigning US Open women’s 9-ball champion Kelly Fisher of the Unites States, 9-2, to post his fourth straight wins in the on-going inaugural Philippine Open (Ten Ball) Pool Championship on Saturday at the SM Megamall ... Full story

MANDALUYONG CITY, Philippines---DEMOSTHENES Pulpul breezed through the fourth round of the inaugural Philippine Open (Ten Ball) Pool Championship as he overcome his fellow Filipino opponent on Friday at the SM Megamall (Megatrade Hall 2) here in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila. After winning his first two assignments, Pulpul, the 2008 World Ten Ball ... Full story

The board and officers of the Billiards & Snooker Congress of the Philippines welcome the decision of the Makati Regional Trial Court to grant our petition for a Temporary Restraining Order on the group of Aristeo Puyat and Arturo Ilagan from representing themselves as officers of our national sports association (NSA). It is significant that the court asserted its full jurisdiction over this intra-corporate dispute within ... Full story

Taiwanese Assert Their Presence Three Taiwanese players fought their way into the third round in the winners bracket, while two stayed alive in the losers bracket. Either way, the Taiwanese are making their presence felt again in an international tournament as they showed strength in the face of top-flight competition in the ongoing Philippine Open. Two-time world junior champion Ko Pin-Yi, seeded fourth, led ... Full story

(photo caption): Model-turned-professional pool player Shanelle Loraine, who has a Filipino blood, will be one of the top attraction in the forthcoming Women’s World 10-Ball Championship. ... Full story

MANILA, PHILIPPINES---ANTONIO “Ga-Ga” Gabica turned back Ibrahim Bin Amir of Malaysia, 9-2, to joined three other Filipino in the winning column in the second round of inaugural Philippine Open (Ten Ball) Pool Championship on Thursday at the SM Megamall (Megatrade Hall 2) ... Full story