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MAPPA Predator-Wilde Blu 8-Ball Cup gets underway


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A wide open race looms when the Makati Pool Players Association (MAPPA) Predator-Wilde Blu 8-Ball Cup gets underway on Friday at the AMF-Puyat Superbowl and Billiards Center, Makati Cinema Square in Makati City.

Top amateur cue artists from Metro Manila and nearby provinces will converge for the 8 ball billiards tournament, with first Filipino woman to become a world pool champion Rubilen Amit gracing the simple opening ceremonies prior to the start of the competition.

Amit is expected to encourage participants in the 8-ball competition to continue to play the sport.

She may also share her secrets of her rise as one of the world?s woman top players.

Amit will make the ceremonial lag along with national coach and International Billiards champion Rodolfo "Boy Samson" Luat and other members of the national team.

A total of P100,000 at stake in the tournament supported by long-time billiards patron sportsman/businessman Aristeo ?Putch? Puyat and DMC Entertainment and Production management boss Jesse Gonzales Cambosa Sr., organized by Makati Pool Players Association headed by it's president Arvin Arceo.
Expected to provide stiff competitions are engineer Vergel Recaido, Blogger Leslie ?Anitokid? Mapugay, Dr. Christian Mancao, Broadcaster Sam Nielsen Sarmiento, Banker Mel Austria, Businessman Michael Cua and Esteban Robles, Artist Popoy Cusi, expat players Tim Gosnell, Jean Michel Berille, Jason Pye and Architect Eric Salud.

Players from the United States, France, Australia, Costa Rica and Korea are expected to vie for title.

"For the love of the amateur pool club that I co-founded 11 years ago when Makati Pool Players Association (MAPPA) was established with Lito Vice de Castro as the founding President then myself as the Vice President. In 2009 the leadership of the pool club was passed on to me that gave me 5 years in the club presidency then it never stop from there giving the amateur pool community the best it can for our beloved sport. Kudos to all succeeding MAPPA Presidents for contributing their great efforts to make MAPPA the best the biggest amateur pool club in the country today. Credit goes to Eric 'Teod' Salud, Damien Warren, Stanley Salazar and to the current MAPPA President the one the only " Arvin Arceo " who stood by my side as my Vice President for many years until he finally accepted to take the Presidency this year 2019." said Jesse Gonzales Cambosa Sr. who is also the director of the Billiards Sports Confederation of the Philippines (BSCP) under the leadership of long-time billiards patron sportsman/businessman Aristeo ?Putch? Puyat.-Marlon Bernardino-


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