By MANILA (UPDATED) – Filipino pool champion Carlo Biado has made history again — this time in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Biado became the first Filipino to win a second World Pool Championship title, after dethroning defending champion Fedor Gorst in a back-and-forth 15-13 final early Sunday morning, Philippine time.
He first won the World Nineball title in 2017 in Doha, Qatar, the last time a Filipino clinched the coveted championship. “This is another great reason to rejoice and celebrate. Carlo Biado winning in Jeddah and becoming the only player in the world to emerge 9-ball champion twice,” Tolentino said. “Long live Biado and Philippine billiards.”
The POC has been tasked to administer the obligations and responsibilities of the national sports association of billiards and snookers, the Billiard Sports Confederation of the Philippines (BSCP), since its suspension by the Asian Confederation of Billiard Sport, or ACBS, last March.
