24 Facts About Alex Pagulayan

Alejandro Salvador "Alex" Pagulayan was born on June 25,1978 and is a Filipino-born Canadian professional pool player.

Alex Pagulayan's nickname is "the Lion", given to him by Paul Thornley, Canadian snooker player whom he credits as his mentor.

Alex Pagulayan was born in Cabagan, Isabela, Philippines and was raised in Toronto, Canada.

Alex Pagulayan represented the Philippines in the mid-2000s and in 2012, he began carrying the Canadian flag in international tournaments again.

Alex Pagulayan is known for his relaxed demeanor during competition, and is a crowd favorite, well liked because of his humorous interaction with the audience and entertaining impressions of other players.

Alex Pagulayan was born in the town of Cabagan in Isabela, Philippines.

Alex Pagulayan emigrated to Canada when he was 16 years old.

Alex Pagulayan's father managed a pool hall, so Pagulayan was introduced to the game at an early age.

Alex Pagulayan has experience in the game of snooker other than Pool, helping the Filipino team to win the Snooker Gold Medal at the 2005 SEA Games with teammates Joven Alba and Leonardo Andam.

Alex Pagulayan's break did not include the 9 ball, and despite the six ball advantage, he lost that game.

In 2003, Alex Pagulayan went on the road in the United States with Canadian pool player Ronnie Wiseman to compete in pocket billiard tournaments.

In 2004 in Taipei, Taiwan, Alex Pagulayan captured the prestigious WPA World Nine-ball Championship title while representing the Philippines.

In 2006, Alex Pagulayan won the first national championship of the Billiards and Snooker Congress of Philippines, besting Gandy Valle in the final and earning P1,000,000.

However, at a demonstration match at the 2006 Derby City Classic in Kentucky, Alex Pagulayan made a high run of 130, the second-highest of the event.

In 2007, Alex Pagulayan won the World Summit of Pool nine-ball championship held at the Riviera Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The semi-finals as well as the final matches were recorded by ESPN for future broadcast, and the final match between Alex Pagulayan and Van Boening was a race to 7.

On May 11,2008, Alex Pagulayan defeated Mika Immonen in the Matchroom Sports production of the World Pool Masters in a thrilling final match held at the Rivera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Alex Pagulayan was a finalist in the 2006 World Pool Masters, but lost to German Ralf Souquet.

In 2014, Alex Pagulayan entered the Snooker Q School to qualify for main tour events.

Alex Pagulayan participated in qualifying for the 2014 Wuxi Classic, but lost his match to world number 14 Stephen Maguire.

Alex Pagulayan would remain undefeated in all of his matches, including a semi-finals victory over Alain Martel in the tournament.

Alex Pagulayan won the 2017 CSI USOpen 8-Ball Championship against Shane Van Boening.

Alex Pagulayan filed a libel and P 6 million damages action with Pasig Regional Trial Court on July 14,2008.

Alex Pagulayan made the move to continue his professional career, which he stated was his livelihood.