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Philippines' Carlo Biado wins U.S. Open Pool Championship

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TJ Manotoc, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Carlo Biado won 4 medals in 2017, 3 of those gold. Courtesy of WPApool.com/FILE" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/12/16/carlo.jpg"/><figcaption>Carlo Biado won 4 medals in 2017, 3 of those gold. <em>Courtesy of WPApool.com/FILE</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Filipino billiards champion Carlo Biado made history once again for the country Sunday in Manila, winning the US Open Pool championship in Atlantic City in New Jersey.</p><p>Biado&#x27;s victory came 27 years after Efren Bata Reyes, and 16 years after Filipino-Canadian Alex Pagulayan won one of the sport&#x27;s most prestigious tournaments.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Making a nation proud 🇵🇭🏆<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USOpenPool?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USOpenPool</a> 🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/ZX9iFt4NAn">pic.twitter.com/ZX9iFt4NAn</a></p>— Matchroom Pool (@MatchroomPool) <a href="https://twitter.com/MatchroomPool/status/1439357600043347975?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/19/21/billiards-pinoys-orcollo-biado-reach-us-open-semis">Billiards: Orcollo, Biado reach US Open Pool Championship semis</a></li></ul><p>The win did not come easy for the 37-year-old Biado who had to come from behind against his Singaporean foe Aloysius Yapp. </p><p>Yapp took a commanding 8-3 lead as he pounced on the early mistakes of the Filipino.</p><p>But once given the opening, Biado took the table and made an epic run stringing 10 straight racks to seal the win, 13-8.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">🇵🇭 CARLO BIADO HAS WON THE 2021 US OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIP 🏆<br/><br/>He&#x27;s beaten Aloysius Yapp 13-8, winning the last TEN racks in a row. Unbelievable 👏<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USOpenPool?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USOpenPool</a> 🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/S3sfKhAFS0">pic.twitter.com/S3sfKhAFS0</a></p>— Matchroom Pool (@MatchroomPool) <a href="https://twitter.com/MatchroomPool/status/1439349365584416771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>This is Biado‘s first ever U.S. Open win and he becomes only one of the very few non-Americans to have won the US open and the world 9 Ball Championship.</p><p>In the post match interview, Biado was in tears as he admitted that winning the U.S. Open has always been a childhood dream.</p><p>He thanked his family and Filipino fans in attendance in Atlantic City for their support.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Emotional Speech ✅<br/>Green Jacket ✅<br/>New Trophy ✅<br/><br/>Carlo Biado is your 2021 US Open Pool Champion 🇺🇸<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USOpenPool?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USOpenPool</a> 🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/jJy7lDcKjA">pic.twitter.com/jJy7lDcKjA</a></p>— Matchroom Pool (@MatchroomPool) <a href="https://twitter.com/MatchroomPool/status/1439351577127575556?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Biado’s name will now be etched on the prestigious trophy and he goes home with a winner’s check of $50,000.</p><p>His win came just a week after Filipina-Canadian-Ecuadorian Leylah Fernandez took the US open tennis tournament by storm, finishing runner up, and three months since Yuka Saso became the first Filipino player to win the U.S. Women&#x27;s Open golf championship.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/07/21/us-womens-open-golf-yuka-saso-final-round">History! Yuka Saso of the Philippines crowned US Women’s Open golf champion</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/12/21/raducanu-tops-leylah-fernandez-to-win-us-open-title">US Open: Emma Raducanu beats Leylah Fernandez to win women’s singles title</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0gol2cz9-fM?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Filipino billiards champion Carlo Biado made history once again for the country Sunday in Manila, winning the US Open Pool championships in Atlantic City in New Jersey.

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Philippines' Carlo Biado wins U.S. Open Pool Championship

TJ Manotoc,

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Published September 19, 2021 09:06 AM PHT

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Updated September 19, 2021 09:23 AM PHT

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