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Chua dispatches Van Boening, tops Battle of the Bull

Published Aug 18, 2025 01:41 pm

At A Glance

  • Johann Chua displayed poise and dispatched American Shane van Boening, 13-8, to rule the 3rd Battle of the Bull 9-Ball at Wolf's Den Billiards in Roanoke, Virginia over the weekend.
Johann Chua, center, is this year's king of Battle of the Bull. (Matchroom Pool)
Johann Chua, center, is this year's king of Battle of the Bull. (Matchroom Pool)
Johann Chua displayed poise and dispatched American Shane van Boening, 13-8, to rule the 3rd Battle of the Bull 9-Ball at Wolf’s Den Billiards in Roanoke, Virginia over the weekend.
The former World Cup of Pool champion rose to the occasion after untangling himself from a 3-all deadlock to an 8-4 lead to set the tone en route to the win in this race-to-13 title clash.
The victory gave the 33-year-old Chua a morale booster ahead of the prestigious U.S. Open as well as grand winner’s purse of $20,000 (P1,141,060), while Van Boening took home the $10,000 (P570,530) consolation prize in the star-studded 128-man joust.
Chua also redeemed himself after being eliminated by Spanish Francisco Sanchez Ruiz, 10-4, in Round of 32 of the 2025 Florida Open Championships in Orlando earlier this month – a setback that cut his win streak from his championship victory in the Knight Shot 9-Ball Open in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates in July.
“Walang imposible sa taong di sumusuko at patuloy na lumalaban para sa pangarap kahit ano mang mangyari. Maraming salamat po ulit sa inyong lahat,” Chua wrote on his social media post.
“Laban lang ng laban! Walang susuko. Next stop: US Open 2025,” he added.
Chua’s path to the finals wasn’t smooth-sailing as he needed to overcome strong players in Vietnamese Duong Quoc Hoang (11-5), Polish Wiktor Zielinski (9-6), Austrian Max Lechner (9-5), and Swedish rising star Walter Laikre (9-5).
He toppled Vietnam’s Le Quang Trung (9-7), Finland’s Jani Siekkinen (9-3), and US’ Payne McBride (9-7) in the first stage.
Meanwhile, Kyle Amaroto bucked a slow start and humbled compatriot James Aranas, 10-5, to reign supreme in this year’s Bandung Open 9-Ball Tournament Championship in Indonesia.
Down 2-3, the 22-year-old Amaroto found his groove by taking seven out of the next nine racks to capture the win.
Amoroto, who once made a buzz after beating veteran Van Boening in 2023 Hanoi Open, won the champion’s prize of $9,300 (P530,592), while Aranas bagged $3,700 ( P211,085).

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