Carlo Biado

Carlo Biado (born October 31, 1983) is a Filipino professional pool player.In 2017, Biado defeated Jayson Shaw of the UK, 11–7, to win the men's 9-ball event of the 2017 World Games.[1]

Carlo Biado
Biado in 2018
Born (1983-10-31) October 31, 1983
Philippines
Sport country Philippines
Pool games9-Ball
Tournament wins
World Champion9-Ball (2017)
Medal record
Representing  Philippines
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Games 1 0 0
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 0 0 1
Southeast Asian Games 3 2 3
Total 4 2 4
Men's Nine-ball
Representing  Philippines
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Wrocław Singles
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ashgabat Singles
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Singles
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vietnam Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Philippines Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Cambodia Doubles
Men's Ten-ball
Representing  Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vietnam Singles
Silver medal – second place 2013 Naypyidaw Singles

Also in 2017, Biado defeated countryman Roland Garcia, 13–5, to win the 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Championship.[2]The following year, Biado would also reach the final of the 2018 event, however, would lose 10–13 to Joshua Filler.[3]

Early life

Biado has roots in Rosario, La Union[4][5] and/or Nueva Ecija.[6] He started playing pool when he was age 13 and worked as a caddie at the Villamor Air Base golf course while he was still a student. After work he would play billiards in the evening. He stopped pursuing high school education when he was on his first year and the sport serves as a means of livelihood. He earned money from bets in the billiards place he helps manage.[5][7]

Career

Biado became a professional pool player in 2004 but failed to win any major world title within his first ten years.[4] In 2015, Biado reached the final of the WPA World Ten-ball Championship, defeating David Alcaide and Nikos Ekonomopoulos in the knockout rounds. Biado would eventually lose the final to Taiwan's Ko Pin-yi 9–11.[8]

In 2017, Biado defeated Jayson Shaw of the UK, 11–7, to win the men's 9-ball event of the 2017 World Games.[9]

Also in 2017, Biado defeated countryman Roland Garcia, 13–5, to win the 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Championship.[10] The following year, Biado would also reach the final of the 2018 event, however, would lose 10–13 to Joshua Filler.[11][12]

Biado reached the final of the 2019 WPA Players Championship, losing to Kevin Cheng 12–11.[13]

A month after, Biado and De Luna booked a spot in the final of 2019 World Cup of Pool by beating the Netherlands duo of Neils Feijen and Marc Bijsterbosch, 9–6 in the semifinal but eventually fell short in the finals against Austria, yielding an 11-3 decision.[14]

The tandem of Carlo Biado and Jeff de Luna was unable to clinch the country's fourth title against the team of Mario He and Albin Ouschan which bagged their second title in their third consecutive finals appearance.[15]

2021, Biado defeated Aloysius Yapp, 13–8, to win the U.S. Open Pool Championship. With the win, Biado became one of the few Filipino players to win the tournament along with Alex Pagulayan and Efren Reyes.[16]

Also in 2021, Biado defeated fellow filipino cue artist Johann Chua, 9-3, to win the men’s 10-ball singles gold medal in the 31st Southeast Asian Games at Ha Dong Gymnasium in Vietnam.

Interestingly, Chua took the gold in the 9-Ball singles event after pouncing on uncharacteristic errors of Biado too.

This is the third gold of Biado in the SEA Games on top of his three silver and two bronze medals.[17]

In 2022, the trio of Johann Chua, Carlo Biado and Rubielyn Amit emerged triumphant in the 2022 World Teams 10- ball championship after sweeping Great Britain of Jayson Shaw,Kelly Fisher and Darren Appleton,3-0, in the final in Klagenfurt, Austria.

With the win, they gave the Philippines its first world team 10-ball title after runner-up finishes in 2010 and 2014, the last time the tournament was held before it was revived in 2022.

On the road to the finals, team Philippines conquered team Poland, 3-1, in the quarterfinals then outlasted team Germany in the semis, 3-2, in a shootout battle.[18][19]

Titles and achievements

References
  1. Navarro, June (July 30, 2017). "Biado rules 9-ball to give PH first ever gold in World Games". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  2. Luarca, Roy (December 14, 2017). "Carlo Biado rules world 9-ball". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  3. Grieta (December 20, 2018). "FILLER WINS A THRILLER IN DOHA". WPA Pool. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  4. Leyba, Olmin (December 15, 2017). "Carlo Biado halts Roland Garcia, tops World 9-ball". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  5. Jonas Terrado (December 15, 2017). "Biado is world champ: In all-Filipino final, La Union native strikes early vs Garcia". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on January 14, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  6. Parrocha, Azer (September 19, 2021). "Palace congratulates Carlo Biado for ruling US Open". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  7. Gasgonia, Dennis (December 16, 2017). "Carlo Biado: From 'tee boy' in golf to the new king of world 9-ball". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  8. Ted Lerner (October 13, 2017). "Filipino players Biado, Garcia make it to World 9-ball Championship final 4". Rappler. Archived from the original on January 14, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  9. "Fresh off historic 9-ball World Games win, inspired Biado eyeing SEA Games gold". ABS-CBN Sports. August 6, 2017. Archived from the original on January 14, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  10. Roy Luarca (October 13, 2017). "Carlo Biado rules world 9-ball". Inquirer.net. Archived from the original on January 14, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  11. "Billiards: Carlo Biado bows to German foe in World 9-Ball Championship". ABS-CBN News. December 20, 2018. Archived from the original on December 23, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  12. "Filler Wins A thriller in Doha". Taiwanese Passion for Pool｜Alison Chang (in Chinese). December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  13. "Kevin Cheng Captures The WPA Players Championship In A Sudden Death Thriller Over Carlo Biado". azbilliards.com. April 20, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  14. Leyba, Olmin. "Carlo Biado, Jeff De Luna fall short". Philstar.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  15. "Philippines loses to Austria in World Cup of Pool finals". ESPN.com. July 1, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  16. "Carlo Biado Joins Efren Reyes as US Open Pool Winner".
  17. Giongco, Mark (May 21, 2022). "SEA Games: Carlo Biado bags gold, Johann Chua silver in men's 10-ball". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  18. editor, delfin dioquino (September 11, 2022). "PH pool trio crushes Great Britain to rule Predator World Teams 10-Ball Championship". RAPPLER. Retrieved September 13, 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  19. "Team PH wins World Teams 10-ball title". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
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