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Manila Bulletin devider Sports devider Biado, six other Filipinos reach Last 16 of World Pool Championship

Biado, six other Filipinos reach Last 16 of World Pool Championship

Published Jul 25, 2025 11:51 am

At A Glance

  • Carlo Biado strengthened his bid for a second World Pool Championship title by leading six other Filipinos into the Last 16 on Thursday, July 24, at the Green Halls in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Carlo Biado inches closer to a second World Pool Championship title. (File Photo/Matchroom Pool)
Carlo Biado inches closer to a second World Pool Championship title. (File Photo/Matchroom Pool)
Carlo Biado strengthened his bid for a second World Pool Championship title by leading six other Filipinos into the Last 16 on Thursday, July 24, at the Green Halls in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The 41-year-old Biado, the last Filipino to win the title in 2017, first edged England’s Chris Melling, 11–9, before defeating Poland’s Wiktor Zielinski, 11–8, on a day that also saw five Filipinos bow out of contention.
Among those who kissed their title campaigns goodbye was last year’s semifinalist Johann Chua, who absorbed an 11-6 beating from fellow Filipino Anton Raga in the Last 32. Raga earlier crushed local bet Fahad Aldhayan, 11-3.
Biado’s victory, however, set him up an all-Filipino duel with last year’s quarterfinalist Jeffrey Ignacio, who first survived a hill-hill battle with Singapore’s Aloysius Yapp, 11-10, before dumping Poland’s Mieszko Fortunski, 11-7.
Also arranging an all-Filipino fight are Patric Gonzales and Bernie Regalario.
Gonzales first routed Germany’s Tobias Bongers, 11-6, before eliminating two-time world 10-ball champion Eklent Kaci of Albania, 11-6, while Regalario downed Greece’s Dimitris Loukatos, 11-7, and Hong Kong’s Lo Ho Sum.
James Aranas, winner of the World Cup of Pool with Chua, also advanced to the pivotal stage with identical 11-4 victories over Spaniard David Alcaide and Denmark’s Mickey Krause, while Jefrey Roda also joined the crew with contrasting wins over Chinese Taipei’s Fu Che Wei, 11-4, and Scottish veteran Jayson Shaw, 11-9.
Marvin Asis and Michael Feliciano reached the Last 32 but lost to Vietnam’s Duong Quoc Hoang (11-6) and Albania’s Kledio Kaci (11-7), respectively, while Roland Garcia and AJ Manas yielded in the Last 64 at the expense of Italy’s Oliver Sznolnoki (11-8) and Fortunski (11-10).
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