Biado wins 2017 World 9-Ball title

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/tvpatrol/12/11/biado3.jpg"/><figcaption>Carlo Biado shows the medal and trophy he won for capturing the world 9-ball championship in Doha Thursday. <em>Courtesy of the World Pool-Billiard Association Facebook</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Carlo Biado defeated countryman Ronald Garcia 13-5 to win the world 9-ball title in Doha, Qatar Thursday.</p><p>Biado, who pocketed $30,000 (P1.5 million) for the victory, became the first Filipino to win the 9-ball crown since Francisco “Django” Bustamante in 2010. </p><p>He is the fifth Pinoy to win the distinction after Efren “Bata” Reyes (1999), Alex Pagulayan (2004), Ronato “Volcano” Alcano (2006), and Bustamante.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m very, very happy now because it&#x27;s been a long time,&quot; Biado said in an interview posted on the Facebook page of the the World Pool-Billiard Association.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/tvpatrol/12/11/biado4.jpg"/><figcaption>Carlo Biado and Ronald Garcia before squaring off in the world 9-ball final on Thursday. <em>Courtesy of the World Pool-Billiard Association Facebook</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The Qatar victory capped arguably the best year in the 34-year-old billiards player&#x27;s career.</p><p>He took the title in the 9-ball event at the World Games in Poland in July, his first time to participate in the competition.</p><p>A month later in Kuala Lumpur, he secured the gold medal in the same event in the Southeast Asian Games.</p><p>In Doha, Biado downed Wu Kun Lin of Taiwan in the semifinals to advance, while Garcia beat Klenti Kaci of Albania in his bracket to book a finals seat.</p><div><strong>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</strong></div>

<p>Carlo "Cool" Biado brought down fellow Filipino cue artist Ronald Garcia to crown himself as the 2017 World 9-Ball champion in Doha, Qatar Thursday night (Manila time).</p>

Carlo "Cool" Biado brought down fellow Filipino cue artist Ronald Garcia to crown himself as the 2017 World 9-Ball champion in Doha, Qatar Thursday night (Manila time).

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Biado wins 2017 World 9-Ball title

Biado wins 2017 World 9-Ball title

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Published Dec 14, 2017 09:09 PM PHT

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Updated Dec 14, 2017 11:57 PM PHT

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