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PREVIEW – MEDALLA LIGHT PUERTO RICO OPEN & PREDATOR WORLD TEAMS

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$500,000 on the line at Predator Pro Billiard Series events in San Juan

he second annual Puerto Rico Billiard Expo begins at the Convention Center in San Juan on Tuesday and almost 200 of the world’s best professionals will be playing for a share of the half a million dollar purse put up for the three Predator Pro Billiard Series events which form part of the Expo.

Played alongside the CSI Leagues Caribbean Championships, the Predator Pro Billiard Series is staging the Medalla Light Puerto Rico Men’s and Women’s Opens, and the Predator WPA World Teams Championships, where Philippines are the defending champions after claiming last year’s title in Austria, Europe.

The first Puerto Rico Billiard Expo was staged in San Juan in November last year, attracting over 1,000 players and 8,500 fans from over 40 different countries. It was also a huge success for Puerto Rico, achieving 3,250 hotel nights booked in one week and an economic impact of four million dollars for the island.

This year’s Expo expects to welcome even more attendees and begins November 7. On the same day, the first of the professional events begins, with the Pro Billiard Series Medalla Light Puerto Rico Men’s and Women’s Opens taking center stage.

This year, the 128-player Men’s event has a $125,000 purse, and the winner will take home $37,500. The Women’s event will have a field of 48 players and a $75,000 purse, paying $22,500 to the champion.

Carlo Biado, one of the most decorated Filipino players of his generation, will be defending two titles during the Expo. He won the 2022 Medalla Light Puerto Rico Open, beating Daniel Maciol 4-1, 4-3 to claim his first Predator Pro Billiard Series title.

A large crowd had gathered for both the Open and the Women’s final. The passionate spectators and their support of the players was something remarked upon by players and officials as one of the cornerstones of last year’s event.

The 2022 Women’s final was won by Wei Tzu-Chien of Chinese Taipei, who defeated Biado’s Philippines team-mate Chezka Centeno 4-2, 4-0 in the final.




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