Leonardo Andam (August 15, 1958 – May 22, 2014) popularly known by the nicknames "Dodong" was a Filipino professional pool player. Andam was a multiple time winner at the Southeast Asian Games.[2][1] He was part of the Filipino snooker national team alongside Joven Alba and Ronnie Alcano.[1] Andam reached the Quarter finals of the 2001 WPA World Nine-ball Championship, before losing 9–11 to Canadian Alain Martel.[3]
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| Born | August 15, 1958 Iligan, Philippines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | May 22, 2014 (aged 55) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport country |  Philippines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Dodong, The Rattlesnake[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional | 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pool games | Nine-ball, Rotation, Snooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best finish | Quarter finals 2001 WPA World Nine-ball Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and career edit
Andam captured seven gold medals in the Sea Games, as well as countless local pool and snooker championship.
Death edit
Andam died in 2014, aged 55 from a motorcycle accident.[2] Andam was travelling to Ozamiz for a tournament, but fell from his cycle in Iligan.[2][4]
Titles edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "'Dodong' Andam, billiards hero and SEA Games champ, dies in motorcycle accident". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ a b c Navarro, June. "Pool ace Andam dies in motorcyle mishap". sports.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Andam last man standing in world pool | Philstar.com". philstar.com. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ Cordero, Abac; Star, The Philippine (22 May 2014). "Andam, SEA Games billiards gold medalist, 55". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2 February 2020.