By Nazario Rodriguez Jr.
Horizon news staff

Some eight players have assured their participation for the upcoming Easter Open Billiard tournament during the first day of registration last Wednesday at the Q-Ball Club.
The tournament will start on March 5.
Registration fee is $25 for each of the limited 32 players in various divisions with exciting prizes to be contested.
These are $300 (first), $200 for second, $100 for third and $50 for fourth.
The games will be played every Monday and Tuesday at 9 p.m. onwards.
The elimination games will be Race to five and the championship race will be race to seven.
The tournament is open to all nationalities.
For more details please call Marlon Sayson at 488-1832 from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Gayongorsa steals show in FBCP All-Star Games
BONG Gayongorsa stole the show during the All-Star break of the ongoing All-Filipino Budweiser 9-ball billiards tournament.
Gayongorsa won the first event, 16 balls three minutes challenge and went home with a Budlight chair with bag then prevailed anew in the second event, which was the 8-ball challenge and won a pool stick with bag from Q-Ball.
In the third event, Budweiser 9-ball challenge double, the pair of Marlon Sayson and Boy Gopez emerged winner and won the prize of bud light cooler each and bags.
Paul Salonga won the final event, which was the Budweiser 9-ball challenge single with a prize of Budweiser pool stick.
All-Filipino Budweiser 9-ball play-off starts this Sunday
THE play-off round of the All-Filipino Budweiser 9-Ball tournament will be played this Sunday with half of the original 16 players still on the hunt for the title.
Rolando Delarial and Benjie Doma will square-off in this knock-out system round. The winner of this match will face the winner in the other winning bracket pair between Paul Salonga and Glen Priscilla for the next round.
In the losing bracket, Gerald Sison will play against Albert Bautista to earn the right to face the winner between Bong Gayongorsa and Randy del Castillo.
The final four is scheduled on Feb. 18. The top players on the two brackets will dispute for the title and the champion’s prize of a round trip ticket to Manila courtesy of Asian Spirit.