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Thirty up-and-coming cue artists gather to compete in the Grand Finale of the Search for the New Billiards Idol that starts on Sunday at the Superman Sports Bar in Libis, Quezon City. Those players are the ... Full story

RENO, NEVADA---NONOY Quinones played true to form to beat compatriot Jaynard Orque, 5-1, in the all Filipino-finals to rules the just concluded 2008 United States Pool Players Association (USPPA) 9-Ball Championships at the Sand Regency Hotel here on Thursday. With the win, the Reno based Quinones, who hails from Tandag, Surigao del Sur pocketed the top purse of $1,000 for his impressive showing in this 128 ... Full story

(photo caption): Senator Manny Villar presented the trophy and medals to the members of Team World, who won over Team Quezon City-Philippines in their Grand VILLARDS showdown. Also in photo is Quezon City Council Majority Floor Leader Ariel Inton, who represented Mayor Sonny Belmonte. Team Quezon City-Philippines reached the hill first but could ... 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

Mika Immonen bounced back from an early two-rack deficit to edge Dennis Orcollo, 7-6, and continue the visiting team’s onslaught against the luckless home squad in the Q.C. Invasion: Quezon City-Philippines vs the World Grand VILLARDS Showdown yesterday at the Trinoma Mall in Quezon City. The win gave the Team World a 4-1 lead in this race-to-nine duel presented by Senator Manny Villar’s Villards: Tulong sa ... Full story

MANILA, Philippines—Team World continued to lord it over Team Quezon City Philippines, 5-2, Wednesday in the QC Invasion: Quezon City-Philippines vs the World Grand Villards Showdown at the activity center of Trinoma Mall in Quezon City. Former double world champion Wu Chia-ching routed Roberto Gomez, 7-1, in their singles encounter to pad the visitors’ lead over the Filipinos, who earlier got a reprieve with the doubles ... Full story

MANILA, Philippines - Back-to-back victories late Wednesday enabled the Filipinos to get back in contention in the the QC Invastion: Quezon City-Philippines vs the World Grand "Villards" Showdown pool tournament held at the Trionama Mall in Quezon City. Wins in the team event and the second singles match of Day Two helped the RP team cut down the International side's lead ... 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