Antonio Lining
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Antonio Lining is a Filipino
pool
player, nicknamed "Nikoy." He is one of the few left-handed Asian players.
Lining's most notable appearance was in the Motolite International Nine-ball Tournament in 2000, where he finished second to Francisco Bustamante
. Prior to that final, Lining bested Efren Reyes
in the quarter-finals.
At the 2002 Busan Asian Games
, Lining and Bustamante won the gold medal at the nine-ball doubles event.
From there, he has only made small appearances in later events and had some success, especially in events that were held in Japan.
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
pool
Pocket billiards
Pool, also more formally known as pocket billiards or pool billiards , is the family of cue sports and games played on a pool table having six receptacles called pockets along the , into which balls are deposited as the main goal of play. Popular versions include eight-ball and nine-ball...
player, nicknamed "Nikoy." He is one of the few left-handed Asian players.
Lining's most notable appearance was in the Motolite International Nine-ball Tournament in 2000, where he finished second to Francisco Bustamante
Francisco Bustamante
Francisco Bustamante is a Filipino professional pocket billiards player from Tarlac, and the 2010 World Nine-ball Champion., nicknamed "Django", after the lead character of the film of the same name, and sometimes also called "Bustie", especially in the United States.-Early life:Bustamante is the...
. Prior to that final, Lining bested Efren Reyes
Efren Reyes
Efren Manalang Reyes is a Filipino professional pool player and a two-time world champion. Reyes is considered by many to be the greatest all-around pool player in the history of the game. He is affectionately nicknamed "Bata" and "the Magician".-Early life:Reyes was born in Pampanga in 1954...
in the quarter-finals.
At the 2002 Busan Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
, Lining and Bustamante won the gold medal at the nine-ball doubles event.
From there, he has only made small appearances in later events and had some success, especially in events that were held in Japan.
Achievements
- 2006 Japan Open Nine-ball Champion
- 2005 Brunswick Open - Tokyo, Japan
- 2002 Busan Asian Games Gold Medalist
- 2000 All Japan Championship
- 1999 Muntinlupa National Open - Muntinlupa, Philippines
- 1998 Amagsaki Open - Amagsaki, Japan
- 1997 Pasay National Open - Davao, Philippines
- 1996 B's Open - Tokyo, Japan
- 1995 Davao National Open - Davao, Philippines
- 1994 Asian Championships - Taipei, Taiwan
- 1994 1st Indonesian Open - Jakarta, Indonesia
- 1992 Tung Pa Open - Taipei, Taiwan
- 1992 Hemeji Open - Osaka, Japan
- 1989 Scratch Open - Osaka, Japan