It was signed, sealed and delivered by an extraordinary lady from Zamboanga City who dared to dream it — Chezka Centeno.Beating legends after legends, Centeno punctuated her fairy tale story with a 9-5 decimation of three-time world 9-ball titlist Yu Han of China on a magical Sunday night to remember in Klagenfurt, Austria and crowned herself the globe’s new 10-ball queen.
“It was my dream to be world champion,” she said while crying and laughing at the same time while being interviewed by the event’s announcer with Amit, herself in tears, by her side. Centeno, however, made sure it landed in her possession and back home to a tiny archipelagic nation that already produced a row of world beaters headed by Efren "Bata" Reyes and Francisco "Django" Bustamante.
San Beda and St. Benilde pulled off a pair of lopsided victories at the Filoil EcoOil Arena yesterday to go into the second...
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Centeno barges into finals of WPA World 10-Ball Women's ChampionshipDisplaying unbending grit and magnificent shot-making, the 24-year-old Centeno clawed her way back from the grave and snatched a shock 9-8 hill-hill victory over British legend Allison Fisher.
Source: PhilstarNews - 🏆 1. / 94 Read more »
Source: manilabulletin - 🏆 25. / 51 Read more »
Centeno on cue for World 10-Ball crownThere’s a reason why Chezka Centeno is being hailed as world pool champion Rubilen Amit’s successor as queen of Philippine billiards.
Source: PhilstarNews - 🏆 1. / 94 Read more »
Source: manilabulletin - 🏆 25. / 51 Read more »
Source: TheManilaTimes - 🏆 2. / 92 Read more »
Centeno gets shot at world 10-ball crownChezka Centeno took up billiards at age five, playing in dimly-lit pool halls in her hometown in Zamboanga City and stepping on beer cases as she reached for her shots.
Source: PhilstarNews - 🏆 1. / 94 Read more »