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Starboy Manas Steals The Show As Team Asia Extends Perfect Run – 2025 Livesb.Io Reyes Cup
Team Asia continued their reign of dominance, securing a second consecutive whitewash to take a commanding 7–0 lead over Team Rest of the World. At the heart of the action was 18-year-old AJ ‘Starboy’ Manas, who potted all three winning nine-balls to fire Asia closer to retaining their crown in Manila. The 2025 LiveSB.io Reyes Cup is […]
Menard wins first WPBA SemiPro event, hosted by Janet Atwell’s Borderline Brunswick Arena
The main, and really only question that had to be answered before the WPBA opted to sanction a ‘SemiPro’ event, hosted by Janet Atwell at her Borderline Brunswick Arena facility in Bristol, TN this past weekend (Oct. 10-12) was: “Where do we draw the line?” Given that the “P” in WPBA is about Professional, the […]
Team Asia made a statement on opening day, storming to a commanding 4–0 lead over the newly formed Team Rest of the World, as debutant AJ “Starboy” Manas delivered a standout performance under the bright lights of the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila. The 2025 LiveSB.io Reyes Cup is set to ignite the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila from October 16–19, as Team Asia defends their crown in an event staged […]
The World Nineball Tour is delighted to announce LiveSB.io as the title sponsor of two flagship events on its calendar: the Reyes Cup and the Philippines Open Pool Championship. The partnership spans two years, covering both the 2025 and 2026 editions. LiveSB.io, a leading Southeast Asian sports live scores and news platform, continues to strengthen […]
Casanzio wins Joss NE 9-Ball Tour’s Northeast 9-Ball Open XXXVII in Utica, NY
The 19-stop, ‘25/’26 season of the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour (not counting Turning Stone events) is shaping up to be the season of the ‘which’es, as in, which competitor among a handful of the tour’s more prominent personalities is going to win any given stop on the tour. At the outset, back in September, Bucky […]
SBA Expands Scouting Tour to Discover New Talents for Season 2 Team Expansion
Hot on the heels of announcing its Season 2 expansion, the Sharks Billiards Association (SBA) is hitting the road to discover the next wave of Filipino billiards talents. As SBA Season 2 shapes up to be bigger than ever, the scouting tours have ramped up, visiting select billiard halls nationwide in search of standout players […]
Black Widow Makes Animated Debut
Jeanette Lee, The Black Widow, makes her animated debut in the Cartoon Network’s, “Ha Ha You Clown,” a part of Adult Swim. The weekly show debuts at 11:45 PM EDT on Sunday, October 19. Jeanette has a recurring role on the show playing herself as “the retired billiards star, next-door neighbor of the show’s main […]
Austria’s Albin Ouschan has claimed the title of 2025 Yalin WPA Men’s 8-Ball World Champion, concluding an extraordinary week of world-class billiards in Bali, Indonesia. The Austrian standout delivered a masterful performance throughout the tournament, closing out the event with a hard-fought victory over World No. 1 Alex Kazakis of Greece in a gripping final. Known for his precision, patience, […]
Pijus Labutis wrote his name into Nineball history, defeating Moritz Neuhausen 13–7 in a thrilling final to capture his maiden Matchroom Major title at the 2025 Hanoi Open Pool Championship. For Labutis, the victory represents the culmination of years of perseverance and near misses on the World Nineball Tour, as he finally broke through to join […]
The 2025 Predator WPA Women’s 10-Ball World Championship presented by VenBilliards came to a thrilling conclusion in Bali, Indonesia, as Chezka Centeno of the Philippines claimed her second World 10-Ball title at just 26 years old. Centeno, known for her calm composure and effortless precision under pressure, defeated fellow Filipino star Rubilen Amit in a high-stakes final that captivated fans around the world. The […]