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Billiards: Roberto Gomez enters last 16 of World Pool Championship

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Posted at Jun 09 04:59 PM

Pinoy billiards ace Roberto Gomez made it to the last 16 of the the 2021 World Pool Championship by pulling off a come from behind victory against Singapore's Aloysius Yapp on Tuesday in Milton Keynes, England.  Read more »

Billiards: PH succumbs to Estonia, gets eliminated from World Cup of Pool

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Posted at May 14 05:54 PM

The Pinoy tandem of Roberto Gomez and Jeff De Luna failed to advance to the World Cup of Pool semi-finals after losing to Estonia at the Stadium MK, Milton Keynes in England. Read more »

Billiards: De Luna, Gomez pull off massive comeback to enter QF of World Cup of Pool

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 13 06:22 PM

Down 0-5, Filipino bets Jeffrey de Luna and Roberto Gomez rallied to stun the American pair of Billy Thorpe and Skyler Woodward, 7-5, and formalized their entry to the quarterfinals of the World Cup of Pool.  Read more »

'Buhay na buhay': Efren Bata Reyes, pinabulaanan ang fake news na pumanaw na siya

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Updated as of Jan 16 07:19 PM

Sa bilyar mismo pinatunayan ni Efren Bata Reyes na buhay pa siya. Read more »

Young fan shows love to ‘idol’ Bata Reyes with portrait of billiards icon

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 16 04:28 AM

John Marko David Dadulo said he was thrilled to see how much Reyes appreciated Dadulo's portrait of the billiards legend. Read more »

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

ABS-CBN News
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

ABS-CBN News
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 »