Ronato Alcano won both the 2006 WPA World Nine-ball Championship and the 2007 WPA World Eight-ball Championship.
13 Facts About Ronato Alcano
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Ronato Alcano then opted to play pool for a living.
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In 2002, Ronato Alcano began to make a name for himself, and began competing in major events in the US.
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Ronato Alcano won five tournaments in the Joss Tour and was awarded Rookie of the Year for 2002 by azbilliards.
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Ronato Alcano returned to the East, for the 2005 WPA Asian Nine-ball Tour, winning the Manila tournament, and qualifying for the world championship.
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ESPN commentator Gerry Forsyth said, "the only way to stop Ronato Alcano is to put a rattlesnake in his pocket, then ask him for a match" about Ronato Alcano's performance.
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Ronato Alcano thus became the third Filipino to become World Champion, after Efren Reyes and Alex Pagulayan.
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Ronato Alcano then defeated local favorite Reyes and defending champion Wu Chia-ching in the knockout stages, proceeding to the final.
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For winning the tournament, Ronato Alcano won US$100,000 which is the largest first prize ever won in the world nine-ball championship.
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On 16 September 2007, Ronato Alcano finished second to Antonio Gabica in the Philippine Nine-ball Open.
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On 11 December 2007, Ronato Alcano won the Philippines' 31st gold medal in the 24th Southeast Asian Games Men's 8-Ball Pool Singles at the Sima Thani Hotel Grand Ballroom.
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On 25 April 2008, Ronnie Ronato Alcano lost his title at the World 8-Ball Championships in Fujairah City, United Arab Emirates.
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On 26 October 2008, Ronato Alcano lost to Mika Immonen in the $250,000 33rd US Open Nine-ball Championship, where 237 billiards players competed in Chesapeake, Virginia.