Carlo Biado

Another in a seemingly endless parade of champions from the Philippines, Carlo Biado (born Oct. 31, 1983) began his career playing pool in the evenings after working as a caddie during the day. Biado began playing in professional events in the early 2000s but didn’t win his first significant event until winning the Manny Pacquiao 10-Ball Championship in 2010. He captured the Japan Open 10-Ball Championship five years later. Also in 2015, Biado reached the final of the World 10-Ball Championship, only to lose to Taiwan’s Pin Yi Ko. 

Biado finally broke through with major wins in 2017, defeating Scotland’s Jayson Shaw in the final to win a Gold Medal in the 9-Ball competition at the 2017 World Games, winning 9-Ball gold at the Southeast Asia Games (SEA Games), and topping countryman Roland Garcia to win the WPA World 9-Ball Championship. Biado reached the title match of the World 9-Ball Championship again a year later, losing to Joshua Filler.

In 2021, Biado earned the prestigious U.S. Open 9-Ball title, beating Singapore’s Aloysius Yapp in the final. He earned another SEA Games title that year as well, winning gold in Men’s 10-Ball.

Biado teamed with fellow Filipinos Johann Chua and Rubilen Amit to capture the WPA World Teams Championship. He added the Predator Pro Billiard Series Puerto Rico Open title in 2022.

In March 2024, Biado earned his third world title, topping Japan’s Naoyuki Oi to win the WPA World 10-Ball Championship in Las Vegas.

TITLES

• 2024 WPA World Ten-ball Championship
• 2024 Universal Chinese Taipei Open
• 2023 RAXX MVP Tour Nine-ball Open
• 2023 Manny Pacquiao Ten-ball Championship
• 2022 Pro Billiard Series Puerto Rico Open
• 2022 Texas Open Ten-ball Scotch Doubles
• 2022 WPA World Mixed Teams Ten-ball Championship
• 2022 US Open Eight-ball Championship
• 2021 Big Tyme Classic One Pocket
• 2021 Cajun Coast Classic Nine-ball
• 2021 Southeast Asian Games Ten-ball Singles
• 2021 Abu Dhabi Open Nine-ball Championship
• 2021 US Open Nine-ball Championship
• 2020 Predator One Pool Ten-ball
• 2018 Pool Classic Competition (Philippines vs. Chinese Taipei (Taiwan))
• 2018 Jogja Open International Ten-ball
• 2017 Philippine Sportsman of the Year
• 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
• 2017 World Games Nine-ball Singles
• 2017 Southeast Asian Games Nine-ball Singles
• 2015 Japan Open Ten-ball
• 2015 Southeast Asian Games Nine-ball Doubles
• 2013 Hard Times Ten-ball Open
• 2012 Green Garden Jakarta Ten-ball Open
• 2012 Banjarmasin Nine-ball Championship
• 2011 BSCP National Eight-ball Pool Championship
• 2011 BSCP National Pool Championship Overall
• 2010 Manny Pacquiao Ten-ball Championship