Biado rules P. Rico Open, pockets P1.4 million

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2022 08:03:46 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON Former US Open 9-ball world champion Carlo Biado stamped his class and ruled the Medalla Light Puerto Rico Open, defeating Poland’s Daniel Maciol, 2-0, (4-1, 4-3) in the final at the Puerto Rico Convention Center on Saturday, Nov. 19. The Filipino cue master went off to a hot start, easily winning the […]

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Bacolod’s Chua emerges new men’s 9-ball king, upstages Biado

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 06:04:57 +0000

By JONAS TERRADO Johann Chua captured his first-ever Southeast Asian Games gold after defeating Carlo Biado, 9-6, in an all-Filipino final of the men’s 9-ball singles Wednesday in Hanoi, Vietnam. Chua broke away from a 5-5 tie by winning three straight racks before taking advantage of the miscues committed by Biado to secure perhaps the […]

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Olympian Barbosa, Amit, Cray deliver as Team PH stays on target

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 23:01:08 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Olympian Kurt Barbosa, Rubilen Amit, and Eric Cray and delivered as expected  metals as Team Philippines stayed on track on its target of finishing third at the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Barbosa, who was king of the finweight division in the regional biennial meet in the Manila 2019 edition, showed […]

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Billiards assured of gold as Biado, Chua forge all-Pinoy 9-ball final

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 05:54:38 +0000

By JONAS TERRADO The Philippines was assured of another gold in the 31st Southeast Asian Games after Carlo Biado and Johann Chua won their semifinal matches Wednesday to arrange an all-Filipino final in the men’s 9-ball singles. Biado reasserted his mastery over Singapore’s Aloysius Yapp with a 9-7 victory while Chua prevailed over Singapore’s Lian […]

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Biado survives scare from Malaysian rivals, gains quarters

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 14 May 2022 08:47:20 +0000

By JONAS TERRADO Carlo Biado held off a late push by Malaysia’s Darryl Chia to take a 9-7 win and advance to the quarterfinals of the men’s 9-ball singles competition of the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Biado, who last year won the US Open Pool Championship, had to weather off Chia’s rally […]

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Hot start for Biado at Naga’s National 10-ball Tournament

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 04 May 2022 08:07:01 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON Reigning US 9-ball Open Champion Carlo Biado got off to a blazing start, notching back-to-back victories to highlight the opening of the National 10-ball Tournament on Tuesday at the Robinson’s Mall in Naga City. Also known as ‘The Black Tiger’, the 38 years-old Rosario, La Union native first defeated Ronald Cayetano of […]

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SEA Games warm-up for Biado

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2022 06:36:57 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON Reigning US 9-ball Open Champion Carlo Biado is set to get a fitting warm up before the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam when he spearheads a strong field in the National 10-Ball Tournament on May 3 to 7, 2022 at Robinson’s Mall in Naga City. Biado, who also headlines the eight pool […]

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Didal, other Tokyo vets, Paralympians to be feted at PSA Awards Night

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2022 08:51:35 +0000

Filipino athletes who represented the country in the 2020 Olympic Games will be cited during the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Annual Awards Night next week at the Diamond Hotel. Citations are going to be given to 19 athletes who carried the country’s tricolors in both the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics by the country’s […]

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Vintage Bata Reyes, Biado lead PH billiards, snooker team to SEA Games

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 03:58:11 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Billiards icon Efren “Bata” Reyes and reigning US Open Pool champion Carlo Biado headline the Philippine billiards and snooker team competing in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam in May. The Billiards Sports Confederation of the Philippines (BSCP) announced this on social media over the weekend where they will send eight […]

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