Biado, Centeno, Amit stay in respective title huntsMANILA, Philippines — Carlo Biado, Chezka Centeno and Rubilen Amit are showing the world why the Philippines is the epicenter of the billiards universe. Biado marched on to the Round of 16 in the WPA Men’s 8-Ball World Championship while Centeno and Amit zoomed to the Last 16 of the Seybert Women’s Open both in St. Louis, Missouri Monday. Biado, a world 10-ball and nine-ball king and World Games gold winner, was battling Dutch Marco Teutscher as of this writing. Centeno and Amit, for their part, remained unscathed after trouncing Taiwanese Chiang Shui Ching, 4-0, 4-3, and German Pia Filler, 3-4, 4-1, 3-3 (2-1), in keeping their title hopes alive. There were some shares of setbacks though as Jeffrey de Luna, Lee Van Corteza and Sean Mark Malayan were all shown the door in the 8-ball title and Biado and Amit exited in the mixed doubles.

Source: Philippine Star April 07, 2026 15:45 UTC