Tag: Marlon Manalo

Round three starts today in the International Pool Tour's North American Open and already 17,066 games have been played. Fatigue certainly played a role yesterday with 120 players facing a $5,000 difference in payout as they were whittled down to 60 in 12 straight hours of 8-ball action. The 60 rema…

The IPT’s North American 8-Ball Open is shaping up to be the Philippines 8-Ball Smackdown. The Filipino contingent flew their flag high and often on Monday — the second day of the history-making, $2 million event — as six Pinoy shooters scored perfect 4-0 records in round-robin play: Efren Reyes,…

The 2006 San Miguel Beer Asian 9-Ball tour begins today, May 5, at the Nguyen Du Sports Hall in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The field is divided into eight groups. Using a round-robin format, race-to-9, with alternating breaks, the winner of each group will advance to the quarterfinals. Filipino t…

After the last two years in Chinese-Taipei and Kaohsiung, Matchroom Sport has decided to push the envelope and stage the prestigious World Pool Championships in Manila this year, marking the first time that the annual event will be held in the Philippines. Matchroom Sport, headed by its chairman,…

[caption id="attachment_2970" align="alignright" width="150"] Ochoa's play is turning some heads.[/caption]The 256-man full-capacity field has been cut in half on the fifth day of the 30th annual U.S. Open 9-ball Championships in Chesapeake, Va. there were no gimme matches left as several big name h…

[caption id="attachment_2883" align="alignright" width="150"] Taiwan's Chia-Ching Wu[/caption]KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan, July 9 - The host country of the World Pool Championship has put two of its own players in the final Sunday. Taiwan's Po-Cheng Kuo and Chia-Ching Wu will lag for the $75,000 grand priz…

As round-robin play at the World Pool Championship draws to a close, some big names are arranging for flights out of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Top performers like Mosconi Cup veterans Ralf Souquet (Germany) and Charlie Williams (USA) are packing their bags, and Steve Davis (England) and Filipino legend …

Filipino player Marlon Manalo went undefeated to win the Sands Regency Reno Open, June 3-12, in Reno, Nev. The win comes on the heels of his unexpected tie-for-fifth finish at the BCA Open 9-Ball Championships in May. Manalo beat countryman Santos Sambajon Jr., 9-8, and advanced to vie for the ho…