Johann Chua secured a semifinal berth to emerge as the last Filipino standing in the 2025 US Open Pool 9-Ball Championship after Michael Baoanan and Jefrey Roda fell to their respective opponents on Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City. Chua, 33, first outlasted Serbian...
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...
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...
Johann Chua showed brilliance as he outlasted American Fedor Gorst in the final, 13-6, to reign supreme in the 2025 Knight Shot 9-Ball Open in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates Thursday, July 17. The 33-year-old Chua displayed iron will and took flight from a tight 7-6 lead, securing the next six...
Johann Chua annihilated Jeffrey Ignacio in an all-Filipino final, 13-5, to conquer the 2025 9-Ball 99 David Loman Cup in Hanoi, Vietnam Tuesday evening, June 24. Itching to bounce back from a title loss in the 9-Ball Peri Tribute Cup last week, Chua immediately unleashed his fiery form and captured...
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,...