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Known for its global reach, billiards faces grim future as long as int’l trips not possible

Dominic Menor, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 04:36 PM

With the world plunged in a pandemic and no timetable yet for a vaccine, big-money tournaments that banked on booking the planet’s top players could put the game in dire straits. Read more »

Before becoming billiards world champ, Rubilen Amit tried her luck in basketball

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Posted at May 22 10:32 PM

Amit said she tried out for a women's basketball team at UST, but gave up because the training was too grueling for her. Read more »

PSA to honor 'Bata' with lifetime achievement award

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Posted at Jan 26 04:35 PM

Efren "Bata" Reyes is set to be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Philippine Sportswriters Association during its Awards Night. Read more »

The day Efren “Bata” Reyes destroyed me at chess

Gian Lao
Updated as of Jan 12 04:31 PM

Challenging the billiards legend to any game at all is a huge mistake. Writer Gian Lao, visiting Bata on New Year's Day in his hometown Pampanga, should have known better. Read more »

Music fans get to play, shoot pool, sing with OPM bands at bowling event

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Posted at Dec 17 11:46 AM

It isn’t every day where any common Juan can play bowling, billiards, or sing karaoke with their favorite rock stars. Read more »

SEA Games: Orcollo outlasts Viet foe for 10-ball gold

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Posted at Dec 10 04:38 PM

Dennis Orcollo outlasted The Kien Do of Vietnam, 9-8, Monday night to capture the men’s 10-ball singles gold medal in the 30th Southeast Asian Games at the Manila Hotel Tent.   Read more »

SEA Games: Amit downs Centeno for 9-ball gold

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Posted at Dec 08 09:42 PM

Former world pool champion Rubilen Amit bested compatriot Chezka Centeno to bag the gold medal in the 9-ball singles event of the 30th Southeast Asian Games, Sunday at the Manila Hotel Tent. Read more »

SEA Games: PH secures gold-silver finish as Amit, Centeno meet in 9-ball final

Camille Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 03:02 PM

Rubilen Amit and Chezka Centeno will figure in a rematch for the women's 9-ball gold medal in the 30th Southeast Asian Games. Read more »

SEA Games: Pilipinas namayagpag sa marathon, judo

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Posted at Dec 07 03:41 AM

Muling namayagpag ang mga atletang Pinoy sa 30th Southeast Asian Games. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 6, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 03:21 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Bata falls to younger competition

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 09 03:56 PM

Efren “Bata” Reyes of the Philippines watches Ngo Dinh Nai of Vietnam during their SEA Games 1-cushion carom match at Manila Hotel on Friday. Read more »

Pilipinas tuloy ang paghakot ng medalya sa 2019 SEA Games

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 12:49 AM

Muli namang pinatunayan ni Efren "Bata" Reyes ang kaniyang kinang sa billiards matapos makapasok sa semifinals ng karambola. Read more »

SEA Games: Efren 'Bata' Reyes outclasses Thai opponent in one carom cushion

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Posted at Dec 04 10:52 PM

Efren "Bata" Reyes, an icon of Philippine billiards, is back in action for the 30th Southeast Asian Games. Read more »

SEA Games: Amit bucks slow start, beats Thai foe in 10-ball

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 04 01:04 PM

Rubilen Amit survived an error-strewn start to seize a 7-5 triumph over Thailand's Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan in the women's 10-ball singles competition of the 30th Southeast Asian Games, Wednesday at the Manila Hotel Tent. Read more »

Win or don't eat: the Philippines' poverty-driven, world-beating pool stars

Mikhail Flores, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 26 02:44 PM

MANILA – Pool isn't just a game in the Philippines but a way to make a living, driving a fiercely competitive scene that has produced some of the world's top players.   Read more »

In billiards, world champs called up to represent Philippines in SEA Games

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 11 12:47 PM

With international winners making up the team in pool, the hosts are confident winning a handful of gold medals in the SEA Games. Read more »

Billiards: PH’s Rubilen Amit secures No. 3 spot in world rankings

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Posted at Sep 28 01:44 AM

The former world women's billiards champion leapfrogged to the top 3 in the international rankings based on the recent list released by the World Pool-Billiards Association.  Read more »

Billiards: Biado suffers loss vs Taiwan's Cheng in WPA Players Championship finals

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Updated as of Apr 20 04:42 PM

Former World 9 Ball champion Carlo Biado fell short in his pursuit of the WPA Players Championship after bowing to Taiwan's Kevin Cheng at Griff Billiards in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday (Saturday, Manila time). Read more »

Billiards: Biado drops Taiwanese, enters WPA Players Championship finals

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Updated as of Apr 20 01:41 PM

After 4 Filipinos qualified for the Round of 16, only one remains standing in the finals of the inaugural WPA Players Championship at Griff Billiards in Las Vegas, Nevada.   Read more »

Billiards trick master wins viewers' hearts, moves on to 'PGT' grand finals

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Posted at Apr 22 09:04 PM

Despite missing one of his tricks, Jonacris Bandillo still managed to win the hearts of the "Pilipinas Got Talent" viewers with his superb billiards tricks. Read more »