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Ko Pin Yi
Chinese Taipei
Ko Pin Yi (Born 31 May 1989) is a professional pool player from Chinese Taipei. He became multiple World Champion in the disciplines of 9-ball and 10-ball in 2015 and in 2022 won the APF Asian 9 Ball Open.
Ko Pin Yi
Chinese Taipei
Ko Pin Yi (Born 31 May 1989) is a professional pool player from Chinese Taipei. He became multiple World Champion in the disciplines of 9-ball and 10-ball in 2015 and in 2022 won the APF Asian 9 Ball Open.


Chezka Centeno
Philippines
Chezka Centeno (Born 30 June 1999) is a Filipino billiards player from Zamboanga City. At the age of 11, she entered the Philippine National Games and finished third. When she was 12, she was invited to the Kremlin Cup in Russia and finished in the top 32.
After being recruited into the national team, Chezka participated at the 2014 Asian Junior Championship and won 1st place under the girls' single category.
She later won the nine-ball women's single at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, facing her idol and fellow Filipina, Rubilen Amit in the final.
Chezka Centeno
Philippines
Chezka Centeno (Born 30 June 1999) is a Filipino billiards player from Zamboanga City. At the age of 11, she entered the Philippine National Games and finished third. When she was 12, she was invited to the Kremlin Cup in Russia and finished in the top 32.
After being recruited into the national team, Chezka participated at the 2014 Asian Junior Championship and won 1st place under the girls' single category.
She later won the nine-ball women's single at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, facing her idol and fellow Filipina, Rubilen Amit in the final.


James Aranas
Philippines
James Aranas (Born 29 April 1992) from Cavite, Philippines, nicknamed "Dodong Diamond". James is the 2019 Super Billiard Expo Champion and also 2nd in the 2022 APF Asian 9-Ball Open.
James Aranas
Philippines
James Aranas (Born 29 April 1992) from Cavite, Philippines, nicknamed "Dodong Diamond". James is the 2019 Super Billiard Expo Champion and also 2nd in the 2022 APF Asian 9-Ball Open.


Events
APF Asian 9-Ball Open 2022
24. 08. 2022 - 28. 08. 2022

Venue:
Singapore - Aspire Recreation Centre
The inaugural open event is organized by APF which is a non-profit organisation incorporated in Singapore as a company limited by guarantee to, among other things, promote pool billiards within Asia .
The event is organised in collaboration with Matchroom Pool, a leading promoter of pool sports in the
world and is the first professional pool tournament with Matchroom World Nineball Ranking Points to
held in Asia.
The Matchroom press release can be found here:
https://matchroompool.com/news/asian-9-ball-open-becomes-nineball-world-ranking-event/
Live broadcast across various television network and Matchroom and APF channels.
Prize Money: SGD $35,000
Champion: SGD $10,000 + Trophy
Runner-Up: SGD $5,000 + Trophy
3rd & 4th: SGD $2,500 + Trophy
5th – 8th: SGD $1,250
9th – 16th: SGD $650
17th – 32nd: SGD $300
Field: 96 Athletes
Format: Double Elimination
World Nineball Ranking Points + APF Ranking Points
Countries Participating: Bangladesh, Brunei, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Event
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