MANILA, Philippines — Filipino cue artist Carlo Biado is the last Filipino standing in the Men’s World 8-Ball Championship at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Center in Rockford, Illinois, United States, as he advanced to the tournament’s final 16.
In the round of 32, Biado defeated Mexico’s Gerson Boza, 10-5, to book his ticket to the next round.
Before that, in the losers’ qualification round, Biado bested Vitaly Pastura of Ukraine, 8-0.
Biado will next face the Netherlands’ Marco Teutscher in the round of 16, which begins at midnight on Wednesday (Philippine time).
Other Filipinos, Lee Van Corteza, Jeffrey De Luna, and Sean Mark Malayan, all exited during the qualification round, making Biado the lone Filipino in the tournament to go further.