Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. Roussel R. Reyes meets Filipino Carlo Biado who won as the first runner up in the WPA 9-Ball-World Championships. (Doha PE photo)

DOHA 17 January 2019 — Filipino billiard player Carlo Biado was first runner up in the 2018 World Pool–Billiard Association (WPA) World 9-Ball Championship held at Al-Attiya Sports Arena of the Al-Arabi Sports Club in Doha, Qatar on 10 to 20 December 2018.

Considered the most prestigious prize in the sport of 9-ball, 128 of the world’s best professional pool players from over 40 countries were invited for the event.

Mr. Biado was the reigning champion who defeated his compatriot Roland Garcia, 13–5, in the 2017 final. The Filipino again reached the finals this year, defeating American Shane Van Boening in the semi-final round. However, Germany's Joshua Filler won in the final round of the event, 13–10.

Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. Roussel R. Reyes invited the Filipino players of the 2018 WPA 9-Ball World Championship to visit the Philippine Embassy in Doha and awarded the Certificates of Recognition to Mr. Biado, as well as to Filipino cue artists Johann Chua, Roland Garcia and Jeffrey Ignacio.

The World 9-ball Championship was first contested in 1990, where Qatar hosted the 9-Ball Championships for the eighth time in a row. END

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Filipino billiard player Carlo Biado during the awarding ceremony. (Doha PE photo)

Chargé d'affaires Roussel R. Reyes awards the Certificates of Recognition to the Filipino players in the 2018 WPA 9-Ball World Championship at the Philippine Embassy, Doha from left: Jeffrey Ignacio, Roland Garcia, Johann Chua and Carlo Biado. (Doha PE photo)