Carlo Biado during the WPA World 9-Ball competition. Photo from @WPAPool
Filipino bet Carlo Biado failed to defend his crown after bowing to Germany’s Joshua Filler, 13-10, in final of the 2018 World 9-Ball Championship in Doha, Qatar late Thursday.
The La Union native ran out of steam as the 21-year-old Filler scored six straight racks to take over the lead for good, 11-7, in the championship match at Al Arabi Sports Club.
Biado managed to get within one, 11-10, but a scratch in the ensuing rack doomed his bid for a back-to-back crown.
He settled for a runner-up prize of $20,000 while Filler savored his first World 9-ball crown and $40,000.
Biado, though, was still satisfied with his performance in the tournament, especially being the final for the second year in a row.
“I played well but the table was a bit bouncy and I was getting frustrated,” Biado told wpa-pool.com.
“I was thinking too much about the table and it kind of affected me. But overall I’m ok with how I played. I only made two or three mistakes and my play was very good.”