Ronato “Volcano” Alcano will lead Filipino cue artists participating in the 35th Annual US Open 9-Ball Championship in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA, from October 17 to 23. Alcano, the top player of Perry Mariano’s Bugsy Promotions, recently won the 2010 Sangsom 9-Ball Pattaya International Pool Competition in Pattaya, Thailand. He will be joined by Efren “Bata” Reyes, Francisco “Django” Bustamante, Dennis “Robocop” Orcollo, Roberto “Pinoy Superman” Gomez, Lee Vann “The Slayer” Corteza, and Ramil “Bebeng” Gallego.
Ronato Alcano, the top player of Perry Mariano’s Bugsy Promotions, recently won the 2010 Sangsom 9-Ball Pattaya International Pool Competition in Pattaya
Also representing the Philippines are Jose “Amang” Parica, Alex “The Lion” Pagulayan, Antonio “Nickoy” Lining, Warren “Warrior” Kiamco, and Rodolfo “Boy Samson” Luat.
United States based pool players like Sy Nakashima and Mary Avina will compete in the Chuck Markulis Memorial Tournament this weekend in Sacramento. Notable Southern California players such as Ramin “Noodles” Bakhtiari, Mary Anne Starkey, Fred “The Chief” Garcia, and Andy “The Dragon” Chen are also mentioned.