10-ball tournament Philippines

Looks like the pool world will face off again for another billiards tournament, and this time the name of the game is 10-ball. The world championships will be held in the Philippines so watch out for it.

Bustamante wins Hard Times One Pocket

Francisco "Django" Bustamante over Chohan for Hard Times One Pocket Win

Great win for the Filipino, as "www.azbilliards.com" reports:

"What could be better for Francisco Bustamante than an undefeated run through the field to win the 9-ball division at the Hard Times Billiards Summer Jamboree? How about another undefeated run through the field to win the one-pocket division?

Bustamante made his way to the match for the hot-seat without letting an opponent get to the hill against him, but that streak was ended by Tony Chohan when he took an early 2-1 lead against Bustamante for the hot-seat. Bustamante came back and won that match 3-2 to send Chohan to the one loss side, but Chohan's stay on the left side of the board didn't last long.

Chohan rolled over David Gross 3-0 in under 15 minutes allowing Gross a total of three balls pocketed over three games.

The rematch between Chohan and Bustamante in the extended race to five finals was a marathon. Their first match had lasted less than 40 minutes for five games, but the rematch lasted nearly 3 hours as Chohan climbed to a 3-1 lead, but saw that lead erased at 4-4.

The final game saw Bustamante on the defensive for much of the action, but he kept with it and took advantage of any opening Chohan left him as he won the final game for first place.

Bustamante earned $3500 for first place, while Chohan settled for $2200. Gross and Jose Parica filled out the top four spots."

Bustamante earns Player Ranking Top Spot

Bustamante earns AzB Player Ranking Top Spot

An undefeated run through both events at the Hard Times Billiards Summer Jamboree was more than enough to propel Francisco Bustamante to the top of the AzB Player Ranking list this week. Bustamante won both the 9-ball and one pocket divisions and climbed six places into the top position.

Last week's #1 player, Shane Van Boening, dropped to third place while Efren Reyes held strong at second. Both Johnny Archer and young Austin Murphy held in 4th and 5th place.

Xiao-Ting Pan remains the top rated female player. Pan actually climbed one spot on the list while her closest rival, Jeanette Lee, dropped two spots to #12.

A 9th place finish in the Hard Times 9-Ball event earned Jeff Gregory the distinction of highest climbing player as he rose 2973 spots to 42nd place. Second highest climber was Viking Tour Ladies Event winner Katie Cowan who climbed 1964 places to 25th place.

Alcano Wins World 8-Ball Championship

Ronato "Volcano" Alcano won his second World Title in four months! He won the World Pool Championships 9-Ball and now has added the World 8-Ball Championship to his trophy case.

Interestingly he is already preparing to take part in the 10-ball championships coming soon. When and if he does take 1st place in that tournament it would be one of the greatest performances for this most improved player.

Ronato Alcano for Guiness Beer

World Pool champion Ronato Alcano is the new endorser for Guiness Beer and the Guiness 9 Ball Tour.

Check out http://www.guinness9balltour.com/ for more information

Thorsten Hohmann wins IPT North American Open 8-Ball Championship

Thorsten Hohmann Wins Pool's Biggest Prize - The most historic event in pool history has just concluded with Thorsten "The Hitman" Hohmann winning $350,000 for his double-hill victory over "Marvelous Marlon" Manalo.

Bata loses to kid

Bata rolls over to Taiwan's kid sensation in China

The Magician Efren "Bata" Reyes has lost to the reigning World 9-ball player Wu Chia Ching, 5 - 9, in the Finals of the exhibition leg of the 2006 Asian 9-Ball Tour at Guangdong TV Studio late Sunday evening in Guangzhou, China.

Although the game was an exhibition, another top player, Francisco Bustamante could not defeat the teen. For fun or not, this Chiang kid is beating those Filipinos up.

World Cup of Pool

MATCHROOM Sport is announcing the first ever PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool, which will be held at the Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, from Tuesday, August 22 to Sunday, August 27.

The event features 32 two-man teams from around the world and includes some of the sport's greatest players.

Former 9-ball World Champions and longtime rivals Earl Strickland (USA) and Efren Reyes (Philippines) are in the fold. While snooker stars Steve Davis, Tony Drago and Ronnie O'Sullivan will also be joining.