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Alex
Pagulayan – Philippines
Age - 27 (Born 25 June ’78)
Based - Toronto, Canada and Manila, Philippines
Nickname - The Lion
Hobbies - Poker, Basketball and Malls
Cue Used - Schon Butt, Predator Shaft<
Achievements - 2005 US Open Champion. 2004
World Pool Champion. Runner-up 2003 World
Pool Championship. Runner-up 2002 US Open.
Joss Tour Grand Final Winner. Runner-up
2003 Reno Open,
Following successive final appearances at
the World Pool Championship, including winning
it in 2004, Pagulayan is now one of the
biggest names in world pool and a must-have
for any tournament promoter. The entertaining
Canadian-Filipino makes any tournament complete
and years of hardened gambling on the road
have helped make him one of the most feared
players out there.
After
the heartbreak losing to Thorsten Hohmann
at the final hurdle at Cardiff in 2003,
he went one better in Taipei the following
year, taking down underdog Chang Pei-wei
in a superb battle. Since then Alex has
gone on to establish himself as a bona fide
celebrity in his native Philippines whom
he now represents.
In
2005 Pagulayan has had three big wins –
the Derby City Classic 10-Ball Ring Game
and the SML Entertainment 9-Ball Championship
showed he still had the killer touch, but
it was his victory over Jose Parica in the
US Open final that cemented Pagulayan’s
place in the pantheon of modern greats.
Although a serious poker player now, pool
remains his first love. |
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