Carlo Biado beats fellow Pinoy to rule Chinese Taipei Open

Carlo Biado defeated fellow Filipino Bernie Regalario to rule the 2nd Chinese Taipei Open.

Biado won over Regalario, 13-7, in the finals on Friday to claim the title for the first ranking event of the World Nineball Tour this year.

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Carlo Biado snaps off the first WNT ranking event of 2024, taking down young star Bernie Regalario 13-7 in the final of the 2nd Chinese Taipei Open ???? pic.twitter.com/XZuGtNR2kl

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In his social media post, Biado wrote he was happy to have recovered from a first day slump.

"On the first day, I played really bad that day. I think it’s not for me. I don’t know what is happening to me, but I am lucky I have my partner who reminds me when Im feeling down who I really am," he wrote.

"We do have struggles in life but we need to handle it very well what ever the reason is."

 

 

 

 

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Regalario, meanwhile, congratulated Biado in the victory.

"Lost to kuya/champ Carlo Biado in the final but I'm still very grateful for making it to the final Congratulations kuya," he wrote.

 

 

 

 

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Biado won the US Open in 2021 and claimed the gold in the Southeast Asian Games in 2015 (doubles nine-ball), 2017 (singles nine-ball) and 2021 (singles ten-ball).

—JKC, GMA Integrated News