IT'S OVER!!!
England's Peach Captures World Pool Throphy
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, 12 Nov 2007
DARYL PEACH showed the world that England is still a force to be reckoned with in the sport of Pool especially with the hosting of the Olympic Games in 2012 in London. The 35-year-old Blackpool England cue artists beat Filipino Roberto Gomez in a race to 17 finals last night with a cliff hanging Read full story

RP VERSUS EUROPE IN WPC FINALS; GOMEZ CLUSTERED 11 STRAIGHT RACKS
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, 10 Nov 2007
QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES -- LONE Filipino hopeful Roberto Gomez is one step closer to fame and glory when he beat Englishman Karl Boyes, 11-4, in the semi-final round early tonight to arrange a titular showdown with another Englishman Daryl Peach, winner over former three-time World Junior Champion Read full story

PEACH BREAKS THE HEARTS RP FANS, BEATS DJANGO IN CONTROVERSIAL FASHION
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, 10 Nov 2007
QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES -- ENGLISHMAN Daryl Peach broke the hearts of the Filipino fans by beating hometown favorite Francisco "Django" Bustamante, 11-10, in an intense and controversial quarter-final game this afternoon at the Big Dome in the ongoing 2007 Philippine World Pool Championship. Dra Read full story

3 PINOYS IN ROUND OF 8!
Bustamantes Advance as Gomez Blanks Feijen
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, 10 Nov 2007
QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES -- Roberto Gomez lived up to his nickname as the "Pinoy Superman" when he virtually annihilated Niels Feijen of the Netherlands 11-0 before a large crowd at the Araneta Coliseum who were rewarded for staying up past midnight with a magnificent display of pool. With the v Read full story

FOUR PINOYS SEEDED IN 2008 WORLD POOL CHAMPIONSHIPS
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, 10 Nov 2007
MANILA -- FOUR FILIPINO POOL sharks are not only enjoying a guaranteed $4,500 each but have already been seeded into the 2008 World Pool Championships, courtesy of the four having reached the round-of-16 of the ongoing 2007 World Pool Championships in Philippines. This was bared yesterday Matchr Read full story

ENCOUNTERS WITH EARL
By Ted Lerner, PhilBoxing.com, 09 Nov 2007

(Manila, Philippines)--It seems everyone backstage at the World Pool Championship has a personal story to tell about the great Earl Strickland and his bizarre rants and raves. Earl’s always looking for a sympathetic ear in orde Read full story

JOVEN OUSTS FORMER WORLD CHAMP WU IN WPC
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, 09 Nov 2007
QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES -- A day after crushing compatriot Dennis Orcollo, 10-6, Joven Bustamante pulled another big upset win and this time defeating ex-World Pool Champion Wu Chia-ching of Taiwan, 10-8, to advance into round-of-16 at the Big Dome Thursday night. The 28-year-old Joven, distant Read full story

INPUT DOES NOT EQUAL OUTPUT
Alex Lely’s Long Quest for the Holy Grail of Pool
By Ted Lerner, PhilBoxing.com, 07 Nov 2007

(Manila, Philippines)-- Some players call it getting in “dead stroke.” Others call it “free flowing mode.” Yet others call it being “in the zone.” Whatever the moniker, it is the Holy Grail of playing for pool players. I Read full story

WPC Update: Gomez Beats Feijen, De Luna Clashes with Corteza in Round of 64
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, 07 Nov 2007
ROBERTO GOMEZ WINS 1ST MATCH FILIPINO ROBERTO GOMEZ clustered three straight racks to upset heavyweight European no.1 player Niels Feijen of the Netherlands, 9-6, to inch closer to the last 64 in the ongoing 2007 Philippine World Pool Championships at the Big Dome yesterday. "Buti na l Read full story

WORLD POOL: ANDAM EXACTS REVENGE ON SOUQUET, MANALO ALSO WINS 1ST MATCH
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, 05 Nov 2007
LEONARDO ANDAM waited a year to avenge his loss in the last year's edition of the Philippine World Pool Championships. The veteran cue artist remembered too well the loss he suffered from German Ralf Souquet in the preliminary of last year's World Pool Championship in a 4-8 rack score. "Isang Read full story

WPC UPDATE: DJANGO, ALEX, BEBENG ADVANCE INTO LAST 64
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, 05 Nov 2007
QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES -- FRANCISCO "DJANGO" BUSTAMANTE, Alex "The Lion" Pagulayan and Ramil "Bebeng" Gallego posted back to back contrasting victories yesterday to advance into last 64 of the Philippine World Pool Championship at the Big Dome. The power-breaking Bustamante from Tarlac City be Read full story

WPC UPDATE: ALCANO, UCHIGAKI IN ROUND OF 64; INCENTIVES FOR TAIWAN PLAYERS
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, 04 Nov 2007
RONATO ALCANO ENTERS ROUND OF-64 QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES -- Ronnie Alcano flashed his toothless smile and winning form yesterday to lead the charge of Filipino cue artists in the World Pool Championship yesterday at the Araneta Coliseum. With the knockout rounds in sight, Alcano didn't Read full story

POOL COMES TO THE HOME OF THE “THRILLA”
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, 03 Nov 2007

When Efren “Bata” Reyes saunters to the main TV table to open the 2007 World Pool Championship against Japanese qualifier Kenichi Nokigaki millions of people in the Philippines and all across the Read full story

ALL EYES ON SHANE VAN BOENING IN WORLD POOL CHAMPIONSHIPS
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, 03 Nov 2007
MANILA, PHILIPPINES -- ALL eyes on America's brightest hope Shane Van Boening as his skill will be tested in the biggest 9-ball pool today. While his name hardly rings a bell to many, Van Boening, the recently crowned US Open champion, easily tops the list of fancied players in the World Pool Ch Read full story

A SLOG IN THE MUD
The World Pool Championship qualifiers are the toughest test in pool
By Ted Lerner, PhilBoxing.com, 02 Nov 2007

(Manila, Philippines)--It’s all about the grind, and who has the stamina, the will, and yes, it being professional 9-ball, the luck on their side to prevail. It’s a brutally difficult combination of factors to pull togethe Read full story

WPC Update: Taiwanese, Japanese Take First Two Qualifiers
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, 29 Oct 2007
MANILA -- Lu Hui-Chan of Chinese Taipei and Kenichi Ichigaki of Japan took the first two spots of the WPC qualifying tournament at the Star Billiards Center on Saturday, October 27. Lu beat compatriot Ching Yu-lung 9-2 in the final of the first qualifier. The field consisted of 80 players. Read full story

WPC Qualifiers Starts Today with Record Number of Entries
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, 27 Oct 2007
MANILA, PHILIPPINES -- The qualifying tournament for the 2007 World Pool Championship opens today (Saturday, Oct. 27) at the Star Billiards Center in Quezon City with a record 180 players competing for 10 slots in the WPC. Players from 18 countries have signed up for the 10 events. Countries Read full story

ABS-CBN to Broadcast World Pool
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, 26 Oct 2007

MANILA, PHILIPPINES -- COME November, the most prestigious and biggest pool tournament in the world will be broadcast live over the Philippines' largest television network, ABS-CBN. Raya Sports and Events, the Filip Read full story

A BEER, A DATE, A BET, AND THE “AMERICAN” GAME OF POOL
By Ted Lerner, PhilBoxing.com, 18 Oct 2007

Angeles City, Philippines (Special to PhilBoxing.com) -- Last year’s World Pool Championship final in Manila featured two players, Ralf Souquet and Ronnie Alcano, who, on the surface, appeared to have little in common. Read full story