Four Filipinos posted contrasting results to remain in the hunt for a spot in the Round of 32 knockout stage of the WPA World 8-Ball Championship in St. Louis, Missouri on Sunday, April 5. Jeff De Luna, Sean Mark Malayan and Lee Van Corteza kept their campaigns alive with clutch victories over...
Four Filipinos fought back from early setbacks to keep their title bids alive in the 2026 WPA World 8-Ball Championship in St. Louis, Missouri over the weekend. Veteran campaigner Jeff De Luna, the 2006 Doha Asian Games 9-ball silver medalist, stayed in contention with a dominant 8-0 shutout of...
Johann Chua, Michael Baoanan and Jefrey Roda found ways to overcome their respective foes to advance to the Last 16 of the 2025 US Open Pool 9-Ball Championship at the Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City Friday, Aug. 22 (Philippine time). With several Filipino bets collapsing one after another, Chua...
Carlo Biado and Johann Chua kept their fine form by outlasting their respective rivals to barge into the knockout round of the 2025 US Open Pool 9-Ball Championship at the Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City Thursday, Aug. 21 (Philippine time). Tied at 3-3, the 41-year-old Biado imposed his will and...
Johann Chua and Carlo Biado delivered the opening blow for the Filipino representatives in the 2025 US Open Pool 9-Ball Championship, toppling their respective foes in the preliminaries at the Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City Tuesday, Aug. 19 (Philippine time). Straight from his Battle of the...
Prized cue artists Carlo Biado and Johann Chua lead the Filipino crew as they aim to bring the Philippines back on top when the 2025 US Open Pool 9-Ball Championship unfurls at Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City starting Tuesday, Aug. 19 (Philippine time). A total of 15 Filipinos are competing in...
Carlo Biado and Bernie Regalario arranged themselves a semifinal clash to assure the Philippines a spot in the World Pool Championship final at the Green Halls in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Saturday, July 26. The 41-year-old Biado, who once ruled the 9-Ball competition in 2017, got the better of former...
Veteran cue artist Johann Chua couldn’t sustain the momentum and bowed to hometown bet Nguyen Anh Tuan, 13-4, in the final round of the 2025 9-Ball Peri Tribute Cup in Đà Nẵng Peri Pool Arena in Vietnam Thursday, June 19. Coming off an 11-3 demolition of Carlo Biado in the semifinals, the...
Johann Chua and Carlo Biado stumbled in their respective Round of 64 assignments to bow out of contention in the 2025 European Open Pool Championships at the Hills Hotel Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday, March 14. Johann Chua (Matchroom Pool) Chua came up short in his bid to eclipse his...
Johann Chua and Carlo Biado dumped their respective rivals on Thursday, March 13, to barge into the knockout stage of the 2025 European Open Pool Championships at the Hills Hotel Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Carlo Biado. (Matchroom Pool) Chua, seeking to eclipse his runner-up finish last...
Johann Chua and Carlo Biado scored back-to-back wins on Wednesday, March 12, to jumpstart their respective title campaigns in the 2025 European Open Pool Championships at the Hills Hotel Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Johann Chua. (Matchroom Pool) Chua, who finished as a runner-up last year,...
Johann Chua seeks to write a different narrative this time when he and fellow veteran Carlo Biado compete in the 2025 European Open Pool Championships starting on Tuesday, March 11, at the Hills Hotel Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Johann Chua (File Photo/Matchroom Pool) The 32-year-old Chua,...
