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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

JUN LIN CHANG is continuing his climb toward greatness after beating fellow countryman Chei Wei Fu, 11-6, in an all-Taiwan final to rules the just-ended 2012 World 8-Ball Championship at the Fujairah Tennis and Country Club in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates late Friday. Chang, who signed up with Manila-based Bugsy Promotions of billiards patron Ceferino "Perry" ... Full story

Philippine billiard icon Francisco "Django" Bustamante is once again at the top of the world as he emerged as the winner of the 2012 Derby City Classic Fatboy 10-Ball Challenge held at the Horseshoe Casino and Hotel in Elizabeth, Indiana, USA late Saturday (Sunday in Manila). Bustamante, one of the top player of Puyat Sports, defeated ... Full story

Philippine billiards icon Efren “Bata" Reyes conjured up some old-fashioned magic to win the  Philippine Bigtime Billiards (PBB) Face Off Series late Friday (December 30, 2011) at the Pagcor Airport Casino in Parañaque City. The 57-year-old Reyes defeated Wu Jia Qiang (formerly Wu Chia-ching from Chinese-Taipei), 9-6. A 2005 WPA World 9-Ball Champion and 2005 WPA ... Full story

NBS bet Lee Vann "The Slayer" Corteza in action photo (Bob Guerrero) Awarding photo: Tournament director  Ish Caparras of Puyat Sports, NBS bet Lee Vann "The Slayer" Corteza and two official from SMB (Bob Guerrero) Negros Billiards Stable (NBS) top player Lee Vann "The Slayer" Corteza (standing first row, fourth from left), NBS head coach Christopher "Toper" ... Full story

FILIPINO Victor Arpilleda flashed his vintage form by winning the 2011 Jogjakarta 9-ball Open in Indonesia on Sunday. The Jakarta based Arpilleda who hails from Murphy, Quezon City edged Irsal Nasution of Indonesia, 11-10, in the finals to win the US$7,000 top prize and the championship trophy. The 1997 Jakarta Southeast Asian Games 9-ball gold medallist Arpilleda, ... Full story

FILIPINO cue master Lee Vann Corteza of the Philippines won the 3rd Golden Break 9 Ball Invitational Championship 2011 title Sunday at the Golden Break Snooker & Pool Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The top player of Negros Billiards Stable and JSY Sports Corteza, also know as "The Slayer",  pocketed the top prize ... Full story

TAIWANESE sennsation Ko Pin-Yi added another feather to his cap by winning the overall title in the 2011 Guinness World Series of Pool Championship 10ball challenge at the Mall Taman Anggrek Jakarta, Indonesia on Sunday. The former WPA World Junior champion, one of the Taiwan's most talented players, toppled 2007 US Open 9-Ball Champion Shane "The ... Full story

FORMER WPA World 9-ball and 8-ball champion champion Filipino Ronato "Volcano" Alcano rediscovered his fine form but Japanese Yukio Akakariyama scuttled his bid to win another world title. Akakariyama outsteadied Alcano in a thrilling duel, 13-11, by display of pressure packed 9-ball before a partisan crowd of close to 1500, most of them Filipinos, to add ... Full story

MANILA---A former chess player-turned snooker artist is this year's World Ten Ball Championships kingpin. Huidji See, a Chinese player-born in the Netherlands, ruled the event by outlasting Fu Jianbo of China, 11-8, in the finals on Sunday here at the World Trade Center. Thus, See pocketed $60,000 for topping the biggest prize in pool for men this ... Full story