Leonor spooks Niespla 5-3, wins 2006 Halloween All Filipino 9-Ball Spookout

Morris Leonor accepting the Champion's trophy

It was "trick or treat" time at yesterday’s 2006 Halloween All Filipino 9 ball Spookout as Morris Leonor,the scariest of them all, dominated the pool tables and spooked Joey Niespla in the finals match.

Leonor, known as "Morris the Menace", bested Joey Niespla, 5-3, finals to clinch the champion’s cup and top purse. In the race for the 3^rd place, Frankie Federigan beat Boss Reyes, 5-1 in a one sided match.

It was Leonor’s 2nd title this year. He also topped the 2006 Summer All-Filipino 9-ball Tournament last July.

This year's 2006 Halloween All Filipino 9 ball Spookout was sponsored by Western Union. Western Union has just opened a new agent location at our very own Mabuhay Asian Store. "Sa Western Union, higit sa pera ang pinapadala mo".

Halloween 2006 All-Filipino 9-ball Tournament

It will be another scary Halloween day as the best and toughest Filipino cue artists meet face to face in this year's Halloween 2006 All Filipino 9 Ball "Spook-out" on Sunday, 29 October at 2 pm at the La Sphère Académie et Centre Sportif, at 80 rue de Lausanne, 1201 Geneva.

The registration fee for this event is 25 CHF. For more information and registration, one can contact the PBC-Geneva President, Jerry Quinto at 079.2636832 or Rudy Guacena at 079 8197789, or e-mail the PBC-Geneva at pbc.geneva@yahoo.com

This year's PBC-Geneva Halloween 2006 All Filipino 9 Ball "Spook-out" is sponsored by Western Union- Mabilis, maaasahan, money transfer sa buong mundo. From the 1st to the 30th of November, Western Union will be giving away free totebags for every money transfer transaction to the Philippines. This Christmas promo is available only at SBB-CFF-FFS agent locations.

Leonor beats Reyes 5-2, bags Summer 2006 All-Filipino 9 ball tournament

Morris Leonor, the Summer 2006 All-Filipino 9 ball tournament champion

The hottest billiard competition has just been concluded yesterday with Morris “the Menace” Leonor blasting Ambrosio “Boss” Reyes, 5-2 to capture the finals of the Summer 2006 All Filipino 9-ball Tournament at the La Sphère Académie et Centre Sportif in Geneva.

Leonor played superbly well in terms of pocketing and ball positioning. His flawless precision shots in the early racks guaranteed his victory over Reyes. Boss Reyes on the other hand just did not have the breaks nor the luck on his side.

In the other finals match, Jimmy Menguita beat Joseph Sycip 3-0 to take the 3^rd place. Menguita, last year’s Summer All-Filipino 9-ball champion easily breezed through the first 3 racks in a loop-sided match that showed his superiority as one of best cue artists in the Filipino community.

Summer 2006 All Filipino 9 Ball Tour Heats Up

The heat is up as the Geneva community’s Filipino cue artists face each other again in the Summer 2006 All Filipino 9 Ball Tour on 30 July, 2006, Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at the La Sphère Académie et Centre Sportif, 80 rue de Lausanne, 1202 Geneva.

Top contenders who are expected to see action and dominate the tables are Jerry “The Master” Quinto, Raymundo Ruben, and Joey Niespla. However, anything can happen as players like Val Arceo, Frankie Federigan, and Jimmy Menguita have shown that they can also be a force to reckon with.

The Philippine Billiard Club of Geneva is inviting other compatriots who are either pool aficionados or those who just simply want to play pool and have fun to join us. A registration fee of 25 CHF will be charged for each participant. Prizes include trophies and cash prizes. For information and registration, please call: Jerry Quinto at 079.2636832 or Rudy Guacena at 079.8197789 or e-mail us at pbc.geneva@yahoo.com

Jerry Quinto dominates Independence Day "Ambassador's Cup" All-Filipino 9-ball Tournament

Jerry "The Master" Quinto

Jerry "The Master" Quinto demolished Raymundo Ruben in a lop-sided match as he easily captured the Independence Day “Ambassador’s Cup” All- Filipino 9-Ball Tournament yesterday at the La Sphère Académie et Centre Sportif .

In the other pair of the final’s race, Val Arceo beat Joseph Sycip to capture the 3^rd place.
Arceo’s superb ball pocketing and position play from the first rack to the last rack assured him of victory.

The Independence Day “Ambassador’s Cup” All-Filipino 9-Ball Tournament was organized by the Philippine Billiard Club-Geneva as part of the month-long Independence Day celebration and was made possible through the support of H.E. Ambassador Enrique Manalo of the Philippine Mission to the UN and other organizations.

Independence Day 2006 "The Ambassador's Cup" All-Filipino 9-Ball Tournament set on June 4

As part of the Independence Day 2006 celebrations, the Philippine Billiards Club of Geneva will be organizing another All-Filipino 9-Ball Tournament on the 4^th of June, Sunday, at 2:00 p.m. at the La Sphère Académie et Centre Sportif, 80 rue de Lausanne, 1202 Geneva.

Dubbed as “The Ambassador’s Cup”, this years tournament promises to be another nerve wrecking event as the finest cue artists from the Filipino community will again face each other to strive for the most prestigious award – the 1^st Ambassador’s Cup, plus the champion’s purse. We would like to thank H.E. Ambassador Enrique Manalo of the Philippine Mission to the UN and other organisations for his support.

The Philippine Billiard Club of Geneva is inviting other compatriots who are either pool aficionados or those who just simply want to play pool and have fun to join us. A registration fee of 25 CHF will be charged for each participant. Prizes include trophies and cash prizes. For information and registration, please call: Jerry Quinto at 079.2636832 or Rudy Guacena at 079.8197789 or e-mail us at pbc.geneva@yahoo.com

Joey Niespla nips Raymundo Ruben 6-5, captures Easter All-Filipino 9-Ball Tournament

Joey Niespla displays his winning form in the Easter All-Filipino

9- ball tournament at the La Sphère

Joey Niespla known as “batang Bataan” received the champion’s purse and trophy by edging defending champion “kilabot ng Las Vegas”, Raymundo Ruben, 6-5, in the finals of this afternoon’s 2006 Easter All-Filipino 9-ball Tournament at the La Sphère Académie et Centre Sportif.

It was a neck-to-neck race as both cue artists displayed superb techniques in pocketing and precise positioning of the balls. In the end, pressure gave in as Ruben missed the number 8 ball at the corner pocket that gave Niespla an easy open shot and a good position to finally pocket the 9 ball.

In the other pair of the final four, Morris Leonor beat Joseph Sycip 6-3 to take the third place. After being tied at 3-all, Leonor pulled away as Sycip missed several consecutive shots. It was sweet revenge for Leonor as he was beaten by Sycip earlier in the first round.

The Easter All-Filipino 9-Ball Tournament was organized by the Philippine Billiard Club-Geneva, and sponsored by Western Union, Mabuhay Asian Store, Hollywood Video Club, and Consul Enrique Garcia II of the Philippine Mission.

From Left: Raymundo Ruben (2nd place), Joey Niespla (1st place), Morris Leonor (3rd place), and Joseph Sycip (4th place)

Easter All Filipino 9-Ball Tour

The Philippine Billiard Club-Geneva will be launching an Easter Sunday hunt for the All-Filipino 9-Ball Champion. The tournament will be held at the La Sphère Académie et Centre Sportif, -the home of the Philippine Billiard Club at 80 rue de Lausanne, 1202 Geneva, on the 16th of April 2006 at 14:00 hrs.

A registration fee of 25 CHF will be charged for each participant. Prizes include trophies and cash prizes. For information and registration, please call: Jerry Quinto at 079.2636832 or Rudy Guacena at 079.8197789 or e-mail us at pbc.geneva@yahoo.com

Sponsors for the Easter All-Filipino 9-Ball Tour are Western Union, Mabuhay Asian Store, Hollywood Video Club and Consul Enrique "Henrik" Garcia II.

Raymundo Ruben wins All-Filipino 9 ball Tourney

Raymundo Ruben during this afternoon's All-Filipino 9-ball tournament at the La Sphère

Raymundo "Monang" Ruben captured the All-Filipino 9 ball tournament finals today at the La Sphère Académie et Centre Sportif. Ruben displayed his superb pool techniques as he bulldozed his way to the finals. Known as "Kilabot ng Las Vegas"("Terror of Las Vegas"), he then defeated 2nd placer Joseph Sycip 7-2 to easily win the benefit tournament.

In the other finals match Jimmy Menguita, last year's 9-ball champion showed his true form by beating Val Arceo 7-3 to land 3rd place. By the end of the game, it was clear that it was Menguita's accurate pocketing and position play which spelled the difference.

The organisers of the tournament, Ugnayang Bayan in cooperation with the Philippine Mission and Philippine Billiards Club-Geneva, the tournament coordinators Mr. Rudy Guacena and the PBC President Jerry Quinto would like to thank the sponsors and all the participants who in one way or another contributed to make this event possible. Special thanks to Ms. Lisa Daousis of UNCTAD, Ms. Tess Baarde of the Filipino Catholic Community of Geneva (FCCG), Ms. Shiela Droze, Mr. Harry Lacsamana of Haritz Media, and Mr. Donnie Mapanao of Migrante-Geneva. The proceeds will go to the Bantay Bata 163, a child welfare program of ABS-CBN Foundation.

All-Filipino 9-ball tourney at La Sphere for the benefit of Bantay Bata 163

Silky Brilliantes, Jerry Quinto, and Boss Reyes pose with La Sphère owner, Elvis Ambord during last year's Philippine Independence Day All-Filipino 9-Ball Tournament.


An All- Filipino 9 ball Billiard Tournament will be held on the 5th of March 2006, at 2 p.m. at the La Sphère Académie et Centre Sportif, at 80-82, rue de Lausanne, 1202 Genève. A minimal registration fee of 25 CHF will be charged for every participant of the event. Proceeds of this competition will go to the Bantay Bata 163.

Bantay Bata 163 is a child welfare program of ABS-CBN Foundation that not only rescues and rehabilitates sick and abused children, but also provides shelter, therapy and quality home care for rescued children until they can be reunited with their families or referred to proper child-caring agencies.

BB163 gives emphasis on the family through the following services: training and advocacy on child abuse prevention, rehabilitation of families in crisis, educational scholarships, livelihood, community outreach and medical and dental missions. Donations to BB 163 will also be welcomed and accepted by BB 163 Geneva representatives.

The Ugnayang Bayan, in cooperation with the Philippine Mission of Geneva and the Philippine Billiard Club- Geneva would like to thank the following sponsors, Tess Baarde of FCCG, Lisa Daousis, Shiela Droze and Harry Lacsamana for their utmost support. For more information, please call: Jerry Quinto at 079.2636832 or Rudy Guacena at 079.8197789 or e-mail us at pbc.geneva@yahoo.com.