Rubilen Amit bucked a shaky start and outshone Chinese Taipei’s Wan-Ling Wang, 2-4, 4-3, 4-3, 4-2, to punch her ticket in the semifinal round of the 2025 Las Vegas Women’s Open at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Nevada Saturday, March 1 (Manila time). Rubilen Amit (Predator Pro Billiard...
Chezka Centeno set aside the friendship and outlasted her mentor Rubilen Amit, 4-3, 4-2, to barge into the Last 16 of 2025 Las Vegas Women’s Open at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Nevada early Friday, Feb. 28 (Manila time). Chezka Centeno (Predator Pro Billiard Series) Centeno, the...
Chezka Centeno and Rubilen Amit toppled their respective American rivals to arrange a third-round meeting in the 2025 Las Vegas 10-Ball Open at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Nevada. Chezka Centeno, left, and Rubilen Amit. (File Photo/Predator Pro Billiards Series) Centeno, seeking to retain...
Rubilen Amit and Chezka Centeno join forces with their respective partners in the Kamui Mixed Doubles Open 10-Ball Championship on Feb. 25 to March 1 at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rubilen Amit, right, competes with Francisco "Django" Bustamante in the Mixed Open...
Two world champions in boxing and billiards lead the list of major awardees to be feted in the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Awards Night three weeks from now at the grand ballroom of the Manila Hotel. Melvin Jerusalem (Wendell Alinea/File) Pool icons Rubilen...
Rubilen Amit came up short in capturing the women’s division title of the 2024 Asian 10-Ball Championships after yielding in the finals on Thursday, Dec. 19, in Doha, Qatar. From Rubilen Amit Facebook Amit, a two-time world 10-ball champion, succumbed to Chinese rival Liu Shasha in a hill-hill...
Jeffrey De Luna toppled compatriot Kyle Amoroto, 9-6, to barge into the semifinals and become the last Filipino standing in the men’s division of the Asian 10-Ball Championship in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday, Dec. 17. File Photo from 77 Billiards The 40-year-old De Luna, a 9-ball silver medalist in...
Chezka Centeno breathed life in her title-retention bid, but at the expense of compatriot Rubilen Amit after advancing to the quarterfinals in the 2024 WPA World 10-Ball Women’s Championship on Thursday, Nov. 14, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Chezka Centeno inches closer to retaining the world...
Defending champion Chezka Centeno and Rubilen Amit scored contrasting results in the second round of the 2024 WPA World 10-Ball Women’s Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Wednesday, Nov. 13. Rubilen Amit, left, and Chezka Centeno. (Predator Pro Billiards Series) Centeno fell short to...
Chezka Centeno and Rubilen Amit dumped their rivals to open their respective title campaigns on Tuesday, Nov. 13, in the 2024 WPA World 10-Ball Women’s Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Rubilen Amit, left, and Chezka Centeno. (Predator Pro Billiards Series) Both enjoying a first-round bye,...
Chezka Centeno tries to defend her title while Rubilen Amit guns for her third crown when they compete in the 2024 WPA World 10-Ball Women’s Championship starting on Monday, Nov. 11, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Rubilen Amit, left, and Chezka Centeno. (File Photo) The two Filipina bets arrived at...
Lady cuemaster Rubilen Amit and boxing champ Melvin Jerusalem carried the banner in a September to remember for Filipino sportsmen and women. Boxer Melvin Jerusalem headlines PH sports men and women in month of September. (Wendell Alinea) Further cementing her status as queen of billiards, Amit...
