Philippine Independence Day 2012 Invitational 9-Ball Tournament- The 6th Ambassador's Cup reels off on June 10

Now on its 6th year, the yearly traditional Ambassador's Cup Billiard Tournament reels off as part of the over all Kalayaan 2012 activities.  The Philippine Billiard Club of Geneva supports the Ugnayang Bayan's theme for this year "Tungo sa Pagbabago, Para sa Pagbabago". The PBC-Geneva, as part of the Filipino community in Geneva stands in solidarity with the Filipino people for real and meaningful societal change.  The PBC- Geneva would again like to thank His Excellency Ambassador Evan Garcia of the Philippine Mission for his continuing commitment to support this yearly Kalayaan Day event for our pool aficionados.

So see you all on Sunday, 10 June 2012 at the Centre Carougeois de Billard, 2 pm and please bring your friends along for an afternoon of fun and competition. A registration fee of 30 CHF for the players will be collected. For more information, call Ms. PJ at 076 754 44 05.

Mabuhay ang Kalayaan!!!

Jimmy Menguita wins 24th Asian 9-Ball Tour

Veteran pool player Jimmy Menguita crushed Joseph Sycip 7-2 in today's finals of the 24th Asian 9-Ball Tournament which was held at the Centre Carougeois de Billiard. Menguita advanced quickly by taking the first three racks. But it was really Menguita's perfect offensive plays and defensive safeties which limited his opponent to just two racks.

The battle for the 3rd place was more of a neck-to-neck battle as PJ Schatz beat Russel Alata 5-4.

PJ Schatz who is one of the top women players in the league, played her best by employing defensive safeties to finally win the match.

Asians to face-off anew at the 24th Asian 9-Ball Tournament in Carouge

It's back to the green felt table this Sunday, 6 May 2012 as the 24th Asian 9 Ball Tournament commences at the Centre Carougeois de Billard. The veteran players, Ken Nanakorn, Val Arceo, and Jimmy Menguita are again expected to race to the finals. However, anything can happen as the presence of other high caliber pool players like Leo Barroga, Ruben Zaballa, Morris Leonor, and PJ Schatz can turn the tables against the favorites.

The tournament starts at exactly 2 pm. A registration fee of 30 CHF for the players will be collected. For more information, please call Ken Nanakorn at 079.433.6126 or Jerry Quinto at 079.263.6832 or Ken Nanakorn or e-mail us at pbc.geneva@yahoo.com

John Torres slams Val Arceo, 7-1, wins 23rd Asian 9 Ball Championship

It was a one-sided battle as John Torres massacred Val Arceo 7-1 at the 23rd Asian 9-Ball Tournament at the Centre Carougeois de Billard. Torres started his blitzkreig attack by taking the lead in the early racks by splendid pocketing and perfect positioning of the balls. He was very much in control of the game as he limited Arceo to only one rack.

In the finals match for the 3rd place, Jimmy Menguita trounced Ken Nanakorn 5-2. Menguita who was considered the underdog, played one of his best pool games by combining offensive pocketing and ball positioning and defensive safeties.

Pool Sharks to Clash Anew at 23rd Asian 9-Ball Tour on 25 March

It will be another battle of the Asian poolsharks this 25th March as the 23rd Asian 9-Ball Tour reels off at the Centre Carougeois de Billard. Defending champion Val Arceo is once again the favorite to win this event. However, his nemesis Jimmy Menguita is ready to pounced back and wrest the championship from him. Thai pool veteran Ken Nanakorn is another person to beat as he has proven in the past that he is no push over.

The Philippine Billiard Club of Geneva, the main organizer of the Asian Tours cordially invites our fellow Asians to join us in this afternoon of billiard competition. For information and registration, please contact us at the following numbers: Ken Nanakorn at 079.433.6126 or Jerry Quinto at 079.263.6832 or e-mail us at pbc.geneva@yahoo.com

Val Arceo blanks Jimmy Menquita 7-0 to capture 22nd Asian 9-Ball Tournament

Veteran pool player Val Arceo went on a rampage by crushing his arch-rival Jimmy Menquita 7-0 in the finals of the 22nd Asian 9-Ball Tournament which was held today at the Centre Carougeois de Billard.

Arceo played like a well-oiled machine pocketing and positioning the balls in perfect precision and playing good defensive safeties and taking rack after rack while leaving his opponent scoreless.

In the battle for third place, Nilo Teodoro nipped Catherine Schneeberger 5-3. It was a see-saw battle until the 6th rack as both players fought it out and was tied at 3-3. A decisive foul on the 8 ball by Schneeberger gave Teodoro a chance to sink in the 8 and 9 ball to take the lead. He put an icing on the cake by taking the 8th rack.

The Philippine Billiard Club of Geneva, the main organizer of the Asian Tours would again like to thank our pool players, friends and sponsors for their unwavering support. We would also like to thank the Centre Carougeois de Billard for being our home for the past years.

Centre Carougeois de Billard re-opens, 22nd Asian 9-Ball Tour returns on 12 February

The much-awaited return of the 22nd Asian 9-Ball Tournament will reel off once again on the 12th of February, Sunday at 2 pm at the newly re-opened Centre Carougeois de Billard.

After months of forced hibernation, the Asian Tour, organised by the Philippine Billiard Club of Geneva will again organise this regular monthly pool competition among Asian pool players.
As always, it will again be a day of exciting pool competition, with lots of fun and camaraderie.

A registration fee of 30 CHF will be charged for each participating player. Players are requested to be present 15 minutes before game time. For information and registration, please call: Jerry Quinto at 079-263-68-32 or Ken Nanakorn at 076-752-53-47 or e-mail us at pbc.geneva@yahoo.com

Big Clash expected at 22nd Asian 9-Ball Tour on 18 September

IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!!!!!!!
DUE TO THE UNFORESEEN IMPENDING CLOSURE OF THE CENTRE CAROUGEOIS DE BILLARD, WE ARE SORRY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE 22nd
ASIAN 9-BALL TOURNAMENT WILL BE CANCELLED TEMPORARILY. WE ARE
HOPING TO FIND ANOTHER PLACE FOR THE SAID EVENT.

A Big Clash is expected at the 22nd Asian 9-Ball Tournament on Sunday, the 18 of September, 2 pm at the Centre Carougeois de Billard. After a two-month recess, the Asian Tours continues its battle of the pool titans which will feature the best players in town. Among those expected to show up are veteran player's Ken Nanakorn, Val Arceo, Jimmy Menguita, and Morris Leonor.

The tournament starts at exactly 4 pm. A registration fee of 30 CHF for the players will be collected. For more information, please call Ken Nanakorn at 079.433.6126 or Jerry Quinto at 079.263.6832 or Ken Nanakorn or e-mail us at pbc.geneva@yahoo.com

Thailand's Ken Nanakorn nips Leo Barroga 7-5, captures 2011 Ambassador's Cup- Philippine Independence Day 9-Ball Tournament

Thailand's Ken Nanakorn rallied from behind to beat Leo Barroga 7-5 to clinch the 5th Philippine Independence Day's Ambassador's Cup 9-Ball Tournament.. The rookie Barroga quickly took the first three racks leading 3-0. However, the Thai veteran regained control of the table and slowly equalized the score at 5-5. But the last two racks was too much pressure for the rookie Barroga. In several instances, he "chickened-out" and failed miserably to pocket the balls and left the table wide open for Nanakorn to run out. The Thai veteran simply out-gunned him in the last two racks.

Meanwhile, Veteran Val Arceo took the 3rd place. The Philippine Billiard Club of Geneva, the main organizer of the monthly Asian Tours would like to thank the Philippine Mission to the UN, and His excellency, Ambassador Evan Garcia for donating the trophies for this yearly event.

Val Arceo nips Morris Leonor 7-6, conquers 21st Asian 9-Ball Finals

Val Arceo shows his winning form at the finals of the 21st Asian 9-Ball Tournament

The 21st Asian 9-Ball ended with a bang as Val Arceo nipped Morris Leonor 7-6 in a sudden death hill-to-hill final rack. Arceo easily gained the upper hand in the early racks in an all-out offensive onslaught and quickly taking the lead 3-0. But Leonor came back from behind slowly chipping off Arceo's lead and forcing a tie at 6-6. The hill-to-hill drama ended with Leonor missing on the 4 ball and Arceo taking advantage and running out to finally nail his victory.

The 3rd place went to Thailand's Ken Nanakorn as he easily demolished Ruben Zaballa 7-4. Nanakorn took the early lead and held on the lead until the final rack.

The Philippine Billiard Club- Geneva, would like to thank the players, fans, supporters for a sucessful tournament. We hope to see you again next month for the annual Philippine Independence Day-The 5th Ambassador's Cup, an Asian invitational 9-Ball Tournament that will be held on 5 June 2011.

21st Asian 9-Ball Tour on 15th May

The Philippine Billiard Club of Geneva invites all Asians to participate in the next 21st Asian 9-Ball Tournament. As always, it will be a day of fun and enjoyment as pool lovers- the players, fans, and supporters hang around compete and make friends.

Val Arceo shocks Jimmy Menguita 7-5 to win 3rd Asian 10-Ball crown

It was like Lazarus coming back from the grave as Val Arceo shocked Jimmy Menguita in what could be the biggest come from behind victory in yesterday's 3^rd Asian 10-Ball Tournament at the Centre Carougeois de Billard.

In blitzkreig fashion Jimmy Menguita started his attack and with superb pocketing and ball control and started nailing down Val Arceo. As Menguita led 5-1, everyone thought that the lead was too hard to overcome and that it was game over for Arceo.

However, miracles do happen especially in the Asian Tours as Val Arceo sprung out of the cold and brilliantly took control of the table with great pocketing, cue positioning and defensive safeties and rallied from behind taking 6 straight racks to the delight of the crowd and finally winning a spectacular 7-5 victory over Menguita.

In the battle for 3^rd place, rookie Leo Barroga slammed Frankie Federigan in a rack-to-rack battle. The Philippine Billiard Club-Geneva would like to thank the participants and fans for another successful Asian tournament. We hope to see you again next month for the 21st Asian 9-Ball Tournament.

3rd Asian 10-Ball Tournament on 3 April

Ken Nanakorn nips Raymundo Ruben 7-5 to grab 20th Asian 8-Ball Championship

(from Left, Raymundo Ruben (2nd place), Ken Nanakorn (1st place), and Val Arceo (3rd place)

It was a come from behind win for Ken Nanakorn as he nipped Raymundo Ruben 7-5 to grab the 20th Asian 9-Ball crown yesterday at the Centre Carougeois de Billard.
The veteran Ruben also known as "Kilabot ng Vegas" took the early racks and led 4-1. However, in the final racks, luck fell short for Ruben as he missed several shots and Nanakorn was able to rally and come from behind to an astounding finish 7-5.

In the battle for 3rd place, Val Arceo stunned Ruben Zaballa to win 5-3. It was also a close match in the early racks, but the more experienced Arceo mounted a series of offensive moves in the final racks to ensure his win.

Cue Masters to clash anew at 20th Asian 9-Ball Tour

The 20th Asian 9-Ball Tournament scheduled for Sunday, 6 March 2011 promises to be another exciting spectacle as the cue masters face off once again at the Centre Carougeois de Billard.

Jimmy Menguita, last month's 9-Ball champion leads the pack of hustlers who will vie for this month's crown. Ken Nanakorn of Thailand is another cue master, who fresh from his Eurotour stint in France promises to slug it out until the finals.

Other favorites are Val Arceo, Ruben Zaballa, Morris Leonor, and rookie of the year Leo Barroga.

Jimmy Menguita nips Joseph Sycip 7-5, captures 19th Asian 9-Ball crown

It was another exciting finals match as Jimmy Menguita rallied against an onslaught by Joseph Sycip to win the championship 7-5 at the 19th Asian 9-Ball Tournament at the Centre Carougeois de Billard.

Sycip started with the fireworks by grabbing the first two racks and leading 2-0. Menguita took the third rack. Sycip went on to another offensive and kept the lead at 4-2 before Menguita was finally able to get back to his game and even up the score at 5-5. The last two racks finally went to Menguita for the final score 7-5.

In the battle for 3rd place, Leo Barroga stunned Morris Leonor 7-5. The rookie Barroga has surprised everyone with his performance by beating the more experience veteran players in the league on his way to the finals.

Chinese New Year begins with a bang as 19th Asian 9-Ball Tournament reels on 6 February

Gong Xi Fa Cai !!! or Happy Chinese New Year !!! The Asian Tours will be celebrating the Chinese New Year of the Rabbit with another big bang as the 19th Asian 9-Ball Tournament
blasts off this Sunday, 6 February, 2 pm at the best pool place in town, the Centre Carougeois de Billard.

As usual, the tournament will definitely be another exciting battle between the cue masters of Asia. The main sponsor, the Philippine Billiard Club of Geneva would like to invite pool players from the Asia region to come and join us.

Vietnam's Tony Truong clobbers Thailand's Ken Nanakorn, grabs 18th Asian 9-Ball Championships

Playing his last tournament in the Asian Tours here in Geneva before he leaves for Vietnam, Tony Truong surprised everyone by clobbering Thailand's Ken Nanakorn 7-5 to grab the championship of the 18th Asian 9-Ball Tournament at the Centre Carougeois de Billard.

Truong was determined to win this tournament as he kept his Thai opponent lagging behind by two racks until the final score. His attack-defense tactic was a great factor in his succesful win. Friends and fans applauded his victory and a small farewell party was held with his pool mates.

For the 3rd place, Ruben Zaballa trounced Raymundo Ruben 5-3. Zaballa took an early lead, taking the first couple of racks. But the stubborn Ruben tried to equalise by taking the next couple of racks. But then Zaballa went into an offensive streak taking the final racks to ensure his victory.

The Philippine Billiard Club of Geneva and the Asian Tours would like to congratulate Tony Truong for his wonderful victory. We would like to thank Tony for being a part of the Asian Tours. He is indeed a great pool player and we hope he will continue to play pool and someday be the top player in Vietnam. We will surely miss him.

18th Asian 9-Ball on 9 January

The 18th Asian 9-Ball tournament will be reeling on this Sunday, 9 January 2011 at the Centre Carougeois de Billard. The first tournament of the new year of the metal rabbit is expected to be as exciting as the past Asian Tours.

Philippine bet Val Arceo is again expected to be among the finalists, together with Thailand's Ken Nanakorn. Vietnam's Tony Truong who is playing his last tournament before going home is expected to try his best and give the veteran players a run for their money.

Final Christmas Clash at the 2nd Asian 10 Ball Tournament

Despite the barrage of snow this winter season, the heat is still on as the top Asian cue masters rack it up again at the 2nd Asian 10-Ball Tournament that unwinds on 12 December at 2 pm,Sunday at the Centre Carougeois de Billard.

As the final tournament of the year, the matches are expected to be as exciting and thrilling as the previous Asian Tours. Last month's champion Val Arceo from the Philippines will again be aiming for another championship. However his nearest rival, Thailand's Ken Nanakorn is expected to put up a neck-to-neck fight to wrest the crown.

Further resistance is expected from other cue masters like Tony Truong from Vietnam, Morris Leonor, Ruben Zaballa and Jimmy Menguita from the Philippines, and Liang Zi Yue of China. And further surprises can also be expected from other players who have shown great pool skills in the recent tours.

As this will be the final tour of the year, we would like to invite other Asian players to come and join us in this fun-filled day of pool competition. A registration fee of 35 CHF will be charged for each participating player. Players are requested to be present 15 minutes before game time.
And as this will also be our Christmas celebration, we will have some cocktails and food for our players and friends. For information and registration, please call: Jerry Quinto at 079-263-68-32 or Ken Nanakorn at 076-752-53-47 or e-mail us at pbc.geneva@yahoo.com

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL !!!!!!!