Manila, Philippines- The top three billiard managers in the Philippines have joined forces with the APB.
The companies include:
Puyat Sports owned by Aristeo Puyat, Negros Stables owned by Jonathan Sy, and Bugsy Promotions owned by Perry Mariano.
The stars of these marquee groups include four World Champions : World Champion & Hall of Famer Efren Reyes; World Champion & Hall of Famer Francisco Bustamante; World Champion Dennis Orcullo; World Champion Alex Pagulayan. Other top stars Lee Van Corteza, Warren Kiamco, Jundel Mazon, Antonio Lining, Roberto Gomez, and Carlo Biado.
"ABP will surely be a welcomed organization to all professional pool players worldwide. If only players will realize that they are the sport and standing together there's nothing that they can't accomplish. I hope the ABP will serve the purpose of the sport and players", explains Perry Mariano, Owner of Bugsy Promotions which manages top players Orcullo, Biado, and Gomez.
"These are exciting times and we have some awesome guys involved. I'm super excited. I love nothing more than to pave the way for the young guys coming up. It will be good to look back on our careers and say we did something meaningful", said Rodney Morris, Board of Directors of the ABP.
The ABP welcomes the stars of the Philippines to help join the ideals and beliefs of the ABP to help change the sport of billiards for generations to come. The ABP is thrilled to have an international representation to help in the initiative to improve the sport of billiards in conjunction with promoters, sponsors and associations. With a worldwide representation and support, the ABP is an organization
of professional pool players that can have a powerful voice in helping changes for the better.
We thank all of our members for their support and everyone should expect more exciting news in the days to come.
ABP Philippines Pro Player Members:
Efren Reyes
Francisco Bustamante
Alex Pagulayan
Dennis Orcullo
Lee Van Corteza
Roberto Gomez
Carlo Biado
Warren Kiamco
Antonio Lining
Jundel Mazon
May 2011 Updated ABP Player Membership
* Efren Reyes PHI
* Francisco Bustamante PHI
* Alex Pagulayan PHI
* Dennis Orcullo PHI
* Lee Van Corteza PHI
* Roberto Gomez PHI
* Carlo Biado PHI
* Warren Kiamco PHI
* Antonio Lining PHI
* Jundel Mazon PHI
* Shane Van Boening USA
* Mika Immonen FIN
* Johnny Archer USA
* Shawn Putnam USA
* Rodney Morris USA
* Mike Davis USA
* Thorsten Hohmann GER
* John Schmidt USA
* Corey Deuel USA
* Stevie Moore USA
* Oscar Dominguez USA
* Charlie Williams USA
* Dennis Hatch USA
* Jeremy Jones USA
* Allen Hopkins USA
* Scott Frost USA
* Ernesto Dominguez MEX
* Tony Robles USA
* Ronnie Wiseman CAN
* Kim Davenport USA
* Jeremy Sossei USA
* Tommy Kennedy USA
* John Morra CAN
* Rob Saez USA
* Ben Zimmer USA
* Larry Phlegar USA
* Chris Szuter USA
* Art Wiggins USA
* Brian White USA
* Jeff Crawford USA
* Bill Mccollum USA
* Jeff Beckley USA
* Bill Incardona USA
* Stefano Palinga ITA
* Tommy Najar USA
* Corey Harper USA
* Ron Park USA
* James Barraks USA
* Justin Daniels USA
* Dan Wallace USA
* James Roberts USA
Reyes, Bustamante, Orcullo & Filipino Pros Unite & Join with The Association of Billiard Professionals
June 1, 2011