Villar Cup resumes in Iloilo

MANILA, Philippines - Sen. Manny Villar returns to his home province of Iloilo with the country’s topnotch cue artists in tow as The Manny Villar Cup resumes with its ninth leg July 30-Aug. 2 in Iloilo City.

Led by pool icon Efren “Bata” Reyes, the cream of the Philippine billiards crop will once again pit skills against each other for the coveted title and the P300,000 top purse at stake in this prestigious island-hopping series presented by Senator Villar’s Villards: Tulong sa Pagsulong ng Philippine Sports.

“I hope my fellow Ilonggos would enjoy seeing our world-class billiards players playing in front of them, and to those who are aspiring to become one of them, may this provide them inspiration,” said Villar.

“After three successful legs in Luzon this year – Baguio, Isabela, Calabarzon – we’re going down south again and to a new place as we continue our program to further develop billiards in our country, and we’re very thankful to Sen. Manny for his continued support,” said Billiards Managers and Players Association of the Philippines (BMPAP) president Vic Rodriguez.

Besides Reyes, other world-renowned pool masters competing in the tournament, co-organized by the BMPAP and sponsored by Camella Communities, are fellow former world champion Ronnie Alcano and Alex Pagulayan, former world No.1 Dennis Orcollo and Francisco “Django” Bustamante, and former leg winners Warren Kiamco, Gandy Valle, Ramil Gallego, Rodolfo Luat, Roberto Gomez and Lee Van Corteza.