Posts Tagged ‘pool’

By Joey villar | (The Philippine Star)

MANILA, Philippines – Efren “Bata” Reyes and Francisco “Django” Bustamante, the elder ‘statesmen’ of Philippine pool, begin their bid for a third crown against an unpredictable Thailand pair today at the start of the PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool at the Midtown wing of the Robinson’s Place in Ermita, Manila. Read the rest of this entry »

By Joey Villar (The Philippine Star)

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino pool legends Efren “Bata” Reyes and Francisco “Django” Bustamante renew their celebrated partnership as they shoot for a third straight crown in the PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool slated Sept. 7-12 at the Midtown wing of the Robinson’s Place Manila. Read the rest of this entry »

By Abs-Cbnnews.com

MANILA, Philippines — “It’s about time to change the image of billiards in the Philippines.”

This was the battlecry of the National Collegiate Billiards League (NCBL) founders who vowed to take away the “gambling” image of the sport, whose international Pinoy champions have put the country on the world map of billiards. Read the rest of this entry »

By Ronnie Nathanielsz | PhilBoxing.com

Jundel Mazon, one of the lesser lights in the star-studded Philippine pool line-up emerged as the newest sensation from the country which is regarded as the epicenter of pool by winning the first ever 2010 Guinness World Series of Pool 10-Ball Championships at Mal Taman Anggrek in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. Read the rest of this entry »

By Ronnie Nathanielsz | PhilBoxing.com

Francisco “Django” Bustamante, one of the genuine legends of pool alongside his bosom buddy Efren “Bata” Reyes has been elected for induction into the prestigious Billiard Congress of America “Hall of Fame” in recognition of a career of remarkable achievements and more importantly gentlemanly behavior at the table or away from it. Read the rest of this entry »

By Ronnie Nathanielsz | PhilBoxing.com

Defending PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool champions Efren “Bata” Reyes and Francisco “Django” Bustamante open the defense of their coveted title against the comparatively unknown Thai duo of Nitiwat Kanjanasri and Surathep Phoochalam at the Midtown Wing of Robinsons Place in Ermita, Manila on September 7. Read the rest of this entry »

By Eddie Alinea | PhilBoxing.com

A star-studded team officials diagnosed as strong enough to bring home a maximum five gold medals will be fielded in by the Billiards and Snooker congress of the Philippines in the coming Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. Read the rest of this entry »

source: Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines – Newly crowned world pool champion Francisco “Django” Bustamante yesterday expressed his willingness to join buddy Efren “Bata” Reyes and the Philippine team to the coming Asian Games in Guangzhou. Read the rest of this entry »

By Ronnie Nathanielsz | PhilBoxing.com

Pool legend Francisco “Django” Bustamante at long last won the title he coveted the most after a heartbreaking loss to American Earl “The Pearl” Strickland in 2002 in Cardiff in a week of personal anguish during which he lost his little girl hours before he was to play in the quarter finals. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – Sixteen Filipinos led by pool legend Efren “Bata” Reyes and Lee Vann Corteza got off to a big start in the 2010 World Pool Championships (World 9-Ball) in Doha, Qatar. Read the rest of this entry »

The Philippine juggernaut continued to roll on at the World Pool Champinships in Doha, Qatar Friday evening.

Pool legend Efren “Bata” Reyes continued his comeback after an initial loss to Haitao Liu of China with back-to-back wins over Germany’s Holger Gries 9-7 and a 9-0 whitewash of Ihab Hassan. Read the rest of this entry »

By Philstar

MANILA, Philippines – Dennis Orcullo and Ronato Alcano resume their quest for international fame in the WPA World Pool Championships (World 9-Ball) which begins today in Doha, Qatar. Read the rest of this entry »

By Marlon Bernardino [PhilBoxing]

PHILIPPINE billiard icon Efren “Bata” Reyes is once again at the top of the world as he emerged as the winner of the just-ended Spanish Open 9-Ball Championships held yesterday in Vigo, Spain. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – Lee Vann Corteza pocketed his second 10-Ball crown in the US in three weeks as he nipped Chinese Hi Wen Lo, 13-12, to rule the US Open 10-Ball Championship at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – Roberto Gomez bested Efren “Bata” Reyes, 9-6, to stay in contention in the US Open 10-ball Championship at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada Tuesday.

Gomez won the last three racks as he broke out of a 6-all count for the victory in the race to 9, winner’s break format. Read the rest of this entry »