Joven Alba (24 August 1969-2016) was a Filipino professional pool and snooker player. Alba was a professional pool player between 2009 and 2013, and having played snooker beforehand.[1] Alba's biggest accomplishment was winning the team snooker event at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games.[2] Alongside partners Leonardo Andam and Alex Pagulayan the Filipino team defeated Thailand team of Nitiwat Kanjanjanasri, Phaithoon Phonbun and Supoj Saenla in the final.[3][4]
| Died | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Philippines |
| Pool games | 9-Ball |
| Tournament wins | |
| Major | Team snooker at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games |
In pool, Alba reached the quarter-finals of both the 2010 and 2011 WPA World Eight-ball Championships, losing to Darren Appleton on both occasions.[5][6]
Death edit
Alba died in 2016, according to Facebook: (https://www.facebook.com/EzoneDubai/photos/rest-in-peace-my-friend-uae-national-billiard-team-coach-joven-alba-/1069740596444557/?paipv=0&eav=AfbTcHksDsqfl60FzZuexMjf9ai13iXP89nt7V-SqNnXNLNKU6_hOO9VW8EwgKxmcm4&_rdr)
Achievements edit
References edit
- ^ "Joven ALBA - AZBilliards.com". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Billiards in the Philippines and the SEA Games". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "The 23rd SEA Games Schedule". 2005seagames.com. Südostasienspiele 2005. Archived from the original on 2006-12-06. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
- ^ "Billiards & Snooker Results – Summary of all Matches". 2005seagames.com. Südostasienspiele 2005. Archived from the original on 2006-06-15. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
- ^ "Day Four of the World 8-Ball Championships". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "World 8-Ball Final 16". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
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